The hate is real. So is the chemistry.

Annie loves Christmas — the silly party games by the fire, the Christmas crackers around her mam’s delicious turkey. But this year, everything feels bittersweet. Single again and facing the sale of her beloved childhood home, she’s bracing for a festive season full of change.

Penn hates Christmas — and always has. Sure, his parents have a huge house in the countryside that they decorate each year for hundreds of their 'close friends'. But for Penn, the holidays mean spending the festive season all alone.

When fate forces Annie’s trinket shop and Penn’s second-hand record shop to share a single space, sparks fly. Annie secretly thinks Penn is devastatingly handsome, and Penn thinks Annie is the cutest girl he’s ever met. But the sparks turn sour when they start to butt heads at every turn.

With the holidays looming, Penn wants to ask Annie for a big favour, and she’s the only girl who can help. Can they put their differences aside and come together?

A laugh-out-loud and totally swoon-worthy rom-com, 'Stuck Together' is the perfect festive treat for fans of Catherine Walsh, Lindsey Kelk, and Mhairi McFarlane.

Lily Joseph is a romantic fiction writer from North East England. Her work has been shortlisted for the Lindisfarne Prize, an award for northern authors.