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Meddling Christmas Match-Up
Spreadsheets meet flannel in this cozy opposites-attract Christmas romance.
Corporate banker Meena Patel is supposed to be on vacation, visiting her grandfather at Pine Ridge Manor. Instead, she's been volunteered to plan the facility's Christmas party—with an impossible budget and an even more impossible collaborator.
Brice Matthews, grumpy tree farmer and spreadsheet skeptic, has zero patience for uptight city women who color-code everything. Been there, got left behind. But working alongside the organized, ambitious Meena, he starts to wonder if maybe she's different. Maybe she's not just passing through.
Between matchmaking seniors, secret Santa schemes, and decoration disasters, these opposites discover they make a surprisingly good team. Until corporate calls with the promotion of Meena's dreams—and both must choose between playing it safe and risking everything for love.
A heartwarming small-town romance about putting down roots, second chances, and finding home in the last place you expected.
Corporate banker Meena Patel is supposed to be on vacation, visiting her grandfather at Pine Ridge Manor. Instead, she's been volunteered to plan the facility's Christmas party—with an impossible budget and an even more impossible collaborator.
Brice Matthews, grumpy tree farmer and spreadsheet skeptic, has zero patience for uptight city women who color-code everything. Been there, got left behind. But working alongside the organized, ambitious Meena, he starts to wonder if maybe she's different. Maybe she's not just passing through.
Between matchmaking seniors, secret Santa schemes, and decoration disasters, these opposites discover they make a surprisingly good team. Until corporate calls with the promotion of Meena's dreams—and both must choose between playing it safe and risking everything for love.
A heartwarming small-town romance about putting down roots, second chances, and finding home in the last place you expected.
192 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 15, 2025
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December 25, 2025
A feel good Christmas story with humor and various character personalities to enjoy !
December 10, 2025
This is the third book in the Frost Pine Ridge series. It can be read as a standalone as the main characters of the books in the series change with each book. This book follows the Christmas gala that Meena oversaw during the beginning of the holiday season.
Meena has taken time to spend with her grandfather and he has volunteered her to head up a Christmas party for the facility he calls home. She has a ridiculously small budget, a co-chair that seems to point out the flaws but wants the party to be the best it can be. He has a vested interest, his grandmother resides in the same facility as Meena’s grandfather.
We have other seniors trying to matchmake. Both Meena and Brice have been putting others off but for different reasons. Read this heartwarming second chance holiday romance and smile at the outcome.
Well written and incorporating individuals’ insecurities help this to end in an upbeat manner.
Looking forward to the next book to see if I have guessed correctly who the next main character will be.
I was given an Advanced Readers Copy and these are my opinions.
Meena has taken time to spend with her grandfather and he has volunteered her to head up a Christmas party for the facility he calls home. She has a ridiculously small budget, a co-chair that seems to point out the flaws but wants the party to be the best it can be. He has a vested interest, his grandmother resides in the same facility as Meena’s grandfather.
We have other seniors trying to matchmake. Both Meena and Brice have been putting others off but for different reasons. Read this heartwarming second chance holiday romance and smile at the outcome.
Well written and incorporating individuals’ insecurities help this to end in an upbeat manner.
Looking forward to the next book to see if I have guessed correctly who the next main character will be.
I was given an Advanced Readers Copy and these are my opinions.
January 12, 2026
When something is worth doing, it's worth doing it right
That applies to a job, a design, even relationships. Brice is a professional and he does his jobs well, with expertise and pride. Meena is an organizor, she is meticulous and covers every scenario, making every adjust to make things run smoothly. Together they form a good team, until they don't. Teamwork requires trust, communication and willingness to work things out. Unfortunately these two have some difficulty there. Yet, there is a community that isn't going to keep from meddling to make sure this team gets a chance to bond together .
I love reading stories of small towns because having grown up in one and raised my family in one, you feel the love and community that small towns form that can't be beat!
That applies to a job, a design, even relationships. Brice is a professional and he does his jobs well, with expertise and pride. Meena is an organizor, she is meticulous and covers every scenario, making every adjust to make things run smoothly. Together they form a good team, until they don't. Teamwork requires trust, communication and willingness to work things out. Unfortunately these two have some difficulty there. Yet, there is a community that isn't going to keep from meddling to make sure this team gets a chance to bond together .
I love reading stories of small towns because having grown up in one and raised my family in one, you feel the love and community that small towns form that can't be beat!
Review of advance copy received from Author
Meddling Christmas Match-Up is the third book in the Frost Pine Ridge series.
Meena is spending time wiith her grandfather. He has volunteered her to head up the Christmas party at his retirement home.
There is not much of a budget and she is working with a man that points out all her problems. His grandmother lives in the same place as Meena's grandfather.
I really loved this second chance romance.
The continuing stories in this small town is absoutely fantastic and joyish!
A great holiday romance I really enjoyed!
Meena is spending time wiith her grandfather. He has volunteered her to head up the Christmas party at his retirement home.
There is not much of a budget and she is working with a man that points out all her problems. His grandmother lives in the same place as Meena's grandfather.
I really loved this second chance romance.
The continuing stories in this small town is absoutely fantastic and joyish!
A great holiday romance I really enjoyed!
December 17, 2025
Meddling Christmas Match-Up is the third book in the Frost Pine Ridge series.
Meena Patel is still on vacation.
She volunteers to plan the senior assisted living centers Christmas bash that is severely under funded.
She's deciding whether to accept a promotion at her job, or stay in town regardless of the complications of a potential relationship with Brice Matthews, who runs the local Christmas tree farm.
There are developed characters and a compilated romance in this Hallmark style women's fiction book.
Meena Patel is still on vacation.
She volunteers to plan the senior assisted living centers Christmas bash that is severely under funded.
She's deciding whether to accept a promotion at her job, or stay in town regardless of the complications of a potential relationship with Brice Matthews, who runs the local Christmas tree farm.
There are developed characters and a compilated romance in this Hallmark style women's fiction book.
January 31, 2026
I absolutely love this book and the whole series. I can just feel all the love in these stories. I wish there were a lot more books in this series. Meredith Summers had done an outstanding job with these books. I highly recommend this book and the whole series . If you love Christmas and romance you will love these books.
December 30, 2025
What a heartwarming story!
I loved how they got the rest home folks so involved in this story! Um not sure if this is the last one in this series or more to follow but if there's more I'll be sure to read them!
I loved how they got the rest home folks so involved in this story! Um not sure if this is the last one in this series or more to follow but if there's more I'll be sure to read them!
December 21, 2025
great series
Loved this series. Small town great characters great holiday fun. You could feel the family friend community. Great read. Tis the season
Loved this series. Small town great characters great holiday fun. You could feel the family friend community. Great read. Tis the season
January 8, 2026
enjoyable read
Love this series, very relatable characters with flaws want to keep reading. I don’t know if this is the last yet
Love this series, very relatable characters with flaws want to keep reading. I don’t know if this is the last yet
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