Christmas with My Coach: A MM Christmas Hockey Novella

by Scarlett Ackles

Christmas is the last thing on my mind when the heating breaks in the dorms, and I’m stuck with nowhere to go. My parents kicked me out years ago, and I’ve spent every holiday since pretending it doesn’t bother me. But now I’m facing an empty campus and the coldest holiday of my life... until Coach Eric steps in.

He offers me a place to stay, but there’s a catch. Eric isn’t just my coach. He’s the one person I should never be anywhere near in this way.

The more time we spend together, the harder it gets to ignore the tension between us. His kindness makes me question everything I thought I knew about what I deserve, and when he looks at me as if he can see through all my walls, it gets worse.

Eric says it’s just a Christmas arrangement, but something tells me things won’t stay so simple. I’m not sure if I’m ready for whatever this is between us. I just know it’s something I can’t walk away from.

98 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 16, 2025

Reviews

[Destiny :) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this Christmas novella up to avoid a reading slump and it worked out perfectly. I really enjoyed this novella and was giggling and kicking my feet basically the entire time.

[Yukitosmom · Rating 1 out of 5]

Christmas with my Coach

This book started so sweet. I was enjoying it, the first black mark was putting the lights on the tree after the ornaments. I know that it's stupid to be upset about but I really was pissed about it. Then the group chat started "blowing up" cause he was staying with the coach and he didn't just say I don't have heat or anywhere else to go. Another black mark, nothing I hate more than stupidity in books. Good grief this book just annoyed me. So unrealistic, whole team ok with them dating and the school didn't fire him. If this book had just had them get together the Christmas before he graduated and hold off on the relationship until he graduated I would have loved this book. Not a fan, really wish I hadn't read it now. I get attached to people in books so I unfortunately will be thinking about this book for months to come but not in a good way.

[Yvonne · Rating 2 out of 5]

Does contain spoilers**** A lot of things didn't make sense to me and felt they were only in to cause drama . For players on Flynn's team not to know that he was staying on Campus for Christmas and that there was no heating, made me feel that he wasn't part of a team. I mean they all would live on the same campus. Also who would take random photos and put them in the team chat. Again why as a team you would think they would want to see if they could help and not create drama.
Only bits I liked were the tension on the ice but then that was cleared up pretty quickly
As for the epilogue I wanted to know if it was all worth it and I still do not know.

[Lexy Carlo · Rating 2 out of 5]

felt like AI wrote this

[Ashley F · Rating 5 out of 5]

Swoon! everything I love. some hurt comfort, a partially broken boy, sweetness and a happy ending. It's a bit of a slow burn but enjoyed thoroughly. Would love 10 more!