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Tis the Season Holiday Collection #3
Rekindled
After getting married right out of college, Jordan and Spencer Barlowe were sure their love would last a lifetime. Unfortunately, life didn't work out that way and they've spent the last ten years apart. The only connection they have left is their teenage daughter.
When Jordan travels from her current home in Florida back to Pennsylvania so her daughter, Penny, can stay with her mom and Jordan can attend the first indoor track and field meet hosted by her alma mater, she ends up spending a lot more time with her ex-wife than she originally planned.
Is Christmas magic (and some intervening from their teenage daughter) enough to bring Jordan and Spencer back together or is it too late?
When Jordan travels from her current home in Florida back to Pennsylvania so her daughter, Penny, can stay with her mom and Jordan can attend the first indoor track and field meet hosted by her alma mater, she ends up spending a lot more time with her ex-wife than she originally planned.
Is Christmas magic (and some intervening from their teenage daughter) enough to bring Jordan and Spencer back together or is it too late?
121 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 1, 2022
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Erica Lee
52 books996 followersErica Lee finished writing her first book, Dear Santa: I’m Gay, in December 2016. Erica currently lives in Pennsylvania with her wife, dog, chinchilla, and bunny. She spends her days working as an optometrist and her nights snuggled up on the couch with her furry family, binging on netflix or youtube.
Librarian note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Librarian note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
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December 22, 2023
A novella about two women reconnecting for Christmas years after their divorce (years that they've spent yearning for each other) while their daughter plays matchmaker every chance she can? Give it to me.
Also, practically all but one of the female characters introduced here (and there are a lot!) are sapphics (I'm pretty sure the majority are lesbians but I don't want to assume for all of them), so for my fellow sapphics out there this one's for us!
Also, practically all but one of the female characters introduced here (and there are a lot!) are sapphics (I'm pretty sure the majority are lesbians but I don't want to assume for all of them), so for my fellow sapphics out there this one's for us!
December 20, 2022
Erica Lee at her best. Great novella, fun characters.
What’s even better - the author poking fun at herself. Gotta love some self depreciating humour.
It’s quite an accomplishment to make a second chance romance work in a novella, but Erica Lee definitely made it work.
What’s even better - the author poking fun at herself. Gotta love some self depreciating humour.
It’s quite an accomplishment to make a second chance romance work in a novella, but Erica Lee definitely made it work.
December 9, 2022
Super cute second chance romance with no angst. Oh yeah, it's set during the Christmas season.
December 17, 2022
This had my favourite kind of second chance romance - where it's more that circumstances drew them apart but they still love each other than that someone did something terrible and has to be forgiven. I did really enjoy this, but I didn't become as emotionally invested as I would have hoped. I did really like the teen daughter though!
November 2, 2023
Loved this one! I always enjoy a second chance story and this one was no exception. It was sad but refreshing Penny's story.
I did find Spencer to be a bit selfish when she and Jordan separated even tho I loved her character.
At the end love triumphs.
I did find Spencer to be a bit selfish when she and Jordan separated even tho I loved her character.
At the end love triumphs.
December 4, 2022
It’s an Erica Lee day. I finished her Six Pack series and then found she released a new Christmas novella (under 150 pages). It is part of a KU Tis the Season Holiday Collection that are stories from various authors. This is a sweet second chance romance. Jordan and Spencer met, fell in love and married during college. They adopted Penny, Spencer’s niece after her parents died in a car accident. But life took them in different directions and they’ve been divorced for ten years.
Lee writes warm and fun characters. Jordan is the fun and free spirited. Spencer is more planned and careful with a touch of anxiety. Penny is great as the mouthy teen who’d like nothing more than to see her parents together again. As an added bonus characters from the authors Time series makes an appearance as part of the fictional college campus the author likes to use in her books. And in a tongue in cheek moment the author concedes Penny’s background is similar to one of the Time’s characters.
Lee writes warm and fun characters. Jordan is the fun and free spirited. Spencer is more planned and careful with a touch of anxiety. Penny is great as the mouthy teen who’d like nothing more than to see her parents together again. As an added bonus characters from the authors Time series makes an appearance as part of the fictional college campus the author likes to use in her books. And in a tongue in cheek moment the author concedes Penny’s background is similar to one of the Time’s characters.
December 14, 2022
A Hallmark movie in a book!
Jordan and Spencer fell in love young and got married right out of college. They adopted their niece after her parents were killed in an auto accident when Penny was 2 yrs old. Then Jordan's mother's alzheimers got bad, and she lived in Florida. Jordan had to go down to take care of her, but Spencer's life was in PA. They divorced and Penny went with Jordan to Fl. Though, they really still loved each other. Fast forward 10 years, and its Christmas time. Jordan flies to PA with Penny, so she can spend time with her other mom. Because of a fire in her hotel, Jordan ends up spending her time at Spencers'. Is it possible that their love will reignite? This is an adorable story. 5 stars!!
Jordan and Spencer fell in love young and got married right out of college. They adopted their niece after her parents were killed in an auto accident when Penny was 2 yrs old. Then Jordan's mother's alzheimers got bad, and she lived in Florida. Jordan had to go down to take care of her, but Spencer's life was in PA. They divorced and Penny went with Jordan to Fl. Though, they really still loved each other. Fast forward 10 years, and its Christmas time. Jordan flies to PA with Penny, so she can spend time with her other mom. Because of a fire in her hotel, Jordan ends up spending her time at Spencers'. Is it possible that their love will reignite? This is an adorable story. 5 stars!!
December 18, 2022
Heartwarming!
Loved this book so much! It was so good to see Kari and Kacey & Bailey and Emma again too. The connection to Addison Clarkes, The Christmas Inheritance was awesome.
Loved this book so much! It was so good to see Kari and Kacey & Bailey and Emma again too. The connection to Addison Clarkes, The Christmas Inheritance was awesome.
May 31, 2024
So first and most importantly, I just have to say… Penny is the bomb!
I mean, I have a well-known weakness for kids who have an impact on the story, but WOW, Penny! She was devious! But, in the best way! She clearly had a plan, totally worked it, had by far the funniest lines in the book, and, just, wow.
All right, not that Jordan and Spencer were any kind of slouches. I mean, honestly, they’re brilliant together. It’s clear from the first moments together in the story that whatever life did to separate them before, they’re right back where they ought to be. And I guess Penny is just the physical manifestation of that force? The witty, hilarious, completely awesome physical manifestation?
And don’t even get me started on the holiday activities… the dinosaur show with baby Jesus? Why can’t that be REAL? Naturally there’s strategically-placed mistletoe, or a strategically placed person, or whatever. There’s college-Jordan, making us proud! There’s walks with only one way to keep hands warm, stuffed unicorns, and more.
But… there are also the sweet moments, and there were a fair number of those too. When they reflect on Penny, or each other, or the family as a whole… when they consider what they really want… when they talk about whether it makes sense to go back to Florida…
Overall, this had it all: great characters, great antics, cameos from other stories, humor, love… everything. It was wonderful.
I mean, I have a well-known weakness for kids who have an impact on the story, but WOW, Penny! She was devious! But, in the best way! She clearly had a plan, totally worked it, had by far the funniest lines in the book, and, just, wow.
All right, not that Jordan and Spencer were any kind of slouches. I mean, honestly, they’re brilliant together. It’s clear from the first moments together in the story that whatever life did to separate them before, they’re right back where they ought to be. And I guess Penny is just the physical manifestation of that force? The witty, hilarious, completely awesome physical manifestation?
And don’t even get me started on the holiday activities… the dinosaur show with baby Jesus? Why can’t that be REAL? Naturally there’s strategically-placed mistletoe, or a strategically placed person, or whatever. There’s college-Jordan, making us proud! There’s walks with only one way to keep hands warm, stuffed unicorns, and more.
But… there are also the sweet moments, and there were a fair number of those too. When they reflect on Penny, or each other, or the family as a whole… when they consider what they really want… when they talk about whether it makes sense to go back to Florida…
Overall, this had it all: great characters, great antics, cameos from other stories, humor, love… everything. It was wonderful.
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December 27, 2022I'm a big fan of Erica Lee's. I believe I have all her books except the newest one. Like all the others I loved this novella. It was not completely original but it was a premise that you don't see too often and her take on it makes it unique. Two people married young, get divorced, are put in a situation where they are in close quarters with each other and old and unforgotten feelings surface again. I thought that Spencer and Jordan really were made for each other and that they just might have needed time apart to really realize how much they just fit together. Penny was sarcastic and sometimes kinda bratty but I totally loved her and I think it would be great if the author revisited all three of these characters in a full length novel sometime in the future. Hope Miss Lee decides to write another Christmas novel next November or December. Totally what I was looking for in a Christmas book. Definitely recommend. I give it 5 stars.
December 19, 2022
Their love never faded!
Jordan and Spencer got married right out of college. They adopted Spencer's niece Penny at the age of two when both her parents were killed in a car accident. After a few years, Jordan's mother's Alzheimer's worsened and she made the decision to take care of her in Florida, but Spencer chose to stay in PA so they ultimately divorced. Now ten years later, the three of them are together again to celebrate Christmas.
This story is moving and beautiful and Penny is a very intelligent teenager who wants her parents together. The writing is wonderful and the reader can feel the love between them. It's a great celebration of second chances full of joy and hope!
Jordan and Spencer got married right out of college. They adopted Spencer's niece Penny at the age of two when both her parents were killed in a car accident. After a few years, Jordan's mother's Alzheimer's worsened and she made the decision to take care of her in Florida, but Spencer chose to stay in PA so they ultimately divorced. Now ten years later, the three of them are together again to celebrate Christmas.
This story is moving and beautiful and Penny is a very intelligent teenager who wants her parents together. The writing is wonderful and the reader can feel the love between them. It's a great celebration of second chances full of joy and hope!
June 7, 2023
This was a heartouching and emotional story, second chances in love are one of my favorite tropes in books, and in this one they are a divorced couple, which is rare in romance books but i personally adore, i wish there was more stories with this plot. Loved their found family and relationship with the daughter, it was sweet. Recommend very much for fans of love again arcs.
Jordan shook her head at Penny. "When did our daughter become Lindsay Lohan?” “What do you mean?” “She’s totally Parent Trapping us right now.”
Jordan shook her head at Penny. "When did our daughter become Lindsay Lohan?” “What do you mean?” “She’s totally Parent Trapping us right now.”
December 9, 2022
Christmas Spirit and Second Chances!
Erica Lee has come a long way since “Dear Santa, I’m Gay”. The honesty in that book has been constant in all her writings. This Christmas story had that same honesty. Sometimes you think you are doing something for the right reasons but realize after it wasn’t but now fear keeps you from fixing it. This was a sweet, sentimental holiday read. Enjoy!
Erica Lee has come a long way since “Dear Santa, I’m Gay”. The honesty in that book has been constant in all her writings. This Christmas story had that same honesty. Sometimes you think you are doing something for the right reasons but realize after it wasn’t but now fear keeps you from fixing it. This was a sweet, sentimental holiday read. Enjoy!
December 28, 2022
I LOVED this. I don’t read second chance romance pretty much ever so this was my first, probably, and I really liked it. They broke up because of circumstances and nobody did anything wrong, there was no clear division, and their teenage daughter was so funny and I loved her meddling! I loved the writing style, too, it flowed really nicely, I liked the pacing and I love the little jokes here and there. Definitely reading more from this author in future.
January 12, 2023
True Love Never Dies
I thought this novella by Erica Lee was one of the better reads in this holiday collection. It was pretty heartbreaking that Jordan and Spencer divorced ten years earlier because of the reason that they separated and divorced. They were still in love with each other but circumstances forced them to be apart. Their reunion ten years later during the holidays demonstrated their love never died. Penny, their daughter, was a great teenage add to the story.
I thought this novella by Erica Lee was one of the better reads in this holiday collection. It was pretty heartbreaking that Jordan and Spencer divorced ten years earlier because of the reason that they separated and divorced. They were still in love with each other but circumstances forced them to be apart. Their reunion ten years later during the holidays demonstrated their love never died. Penny, their daughter, was a great teenage add to the story.
December 23, 2023
Second-Chance Awesomeness
This one was definitely a feel-good story! From the beginning, you really feel the love that Jordan and Spencer have for each other, even while trying to play it cool with each other so many years after the divorce. With their vast history, forced proximity, and their sweet meddling daughter - they didn't stand a chance! Nothing too angsty... just great Holiday romance.
This one was definitely a feel-good story! From the beginning, you really feel the love that Jordan and Spencer have for each other, even while trying to play it cool with each other so many years after the divorce. With their vast history, forced proximity, and their sweet meddling daughter - they didn't stand a chance! Nothing too angsty... just great Holiday romance.
November 26, 2024
4 stars. This was a great second chance between a divorced couple. Life and circumstances are the reason that Spencer and Jordan fell apart but the love was always there and I really liked that a lot. I liked both characters and their daughter Penny was a riot. She's the main driving force of getting her parents back together which I thought was adorable and funny. This was heartfelt, funny, and romantic. I really a great time with it.
December 26, 2022
Good book
A sweet story about how one decision can change your life. With the help of their daughter Penny, Jordan and Spencer would finally start talking after ten years. The main problem each of them wanted the same thing, to get back together. Read this sweet story and all the high jinks going on.
A sweet story about how one decision can change your life. With the help of their daughter Penny, Jordan and Spencer would finally start talking after ten years. The main problem each of them wanted the same thing, to get back together. Read this sweet story and all the high jinks going on.
December 19, 2022
This was a cute book. It wasn’t amazing, but it wasn’t overly cheesy and unbelievable either. I prefer longer, more detailed character and plot development, but for a quick holiday read, it was enjoyable.
January 3, 2023
i’m such a huge fan of second chance romances!!! this book was INCREDIBLE. it was so heart wrenching at times, i just wanted them to kiss already because the tension was killing meeee. such a good one though
penny you’ll always be famous. my queen.
penny you’ll always be famous. my queen.
January 30, 2023
What a wonderful story and tender love story. I loved the chemistry between the MCs and the unfolding of the story. I have not read this author but really enjoyed her and the way she wove the pieces of the past and present together.
July 15, 2023
It not too many times you can turn the clock back!
Spencer knew deep in her heart, but losing a brother and his wife was devastating by itself. But her ex wife Jordan was coming back home (?) for Christmas with their daughter. Ten years have passed. Isn't it time? Enjoy!
Spencer knew deep in her heart, but losing a brother and his wife was devastating by itself. But her ex wife Jordan was coming back home (?) for Christmas with their daughter. Ten years have passed. Isn't it time? Enjoy!
December 5, 2022
great series
This is a great series of books. This is the 4th book I’ve read and I have enjoyed them all. I enjoyed all of Erica Lee books. And I’m a sucker for a HEA.
This is a great series of books. This is the 4th book I’ve read and I have enjoyed them all. I enjoyed all of Erica Lee books. And I’m a sucker for a HEA.
December 29, 2022
Great read! A true love story
I loved the characters. The premise of 10 years turned back to a lifetime. Their family dynamic was very special!
I loved the characters. The premise of 10 years turned back to a lifetime. Their family dynamic was very special!
December 31, 2022
A great way to finish my year
Sweet, drama free with a touch of angst and a HEA. And who doesn't love a smartass teenager? Penny <3
I didn't even feel the time pass
Sweet, drama free with a touch of angst and a HEA. And who doesn't love a smartass teenager? Penny <3
I didn't even feel the time pass
August 13, 2023
Loved it!
I loved this story. It was sweet and funny and had me reaching for more tissues than I was expecting. Definitely worth the read, and would recommend to anyone.
I loved this story. It was sweet and funny and had me reaching for more tissues than I was expecting. Definitely worth the read, and would recommend to anyone.
February 19, 2024
3.3/5
April 9, 2026
what a stupid reason to break up.
January 1, 2026
Ahh, Erica Lee did it again. Now this time, a short Christmas time novella that leaves you wanting more!
Jordan and Spencer spent all of college together and got married right out of school. Their marriage didn't last long but the connection they have to each other is their teenage daughter.
When Jordan fly's back to PA to attend a track and field meet by her alma matter, she is forced to stay with her ex and daughter. When their daughter conspires against both of her moms to play match maker, do old feelings return? Or did their feelings for each other ever actually leave?
This is a cute second change romance holiday novella that everyone must read. Plus a little sass from a teenager never hurt anyone!
Jordan and Spencer spent all of college together and got married right out of school. Their marriage didn't last long but the connection they have to each other is their teenage daughter.
When Jordan fly's back to PA to attend a track and field meet by her alma matter, she is forced to stay with her ex and daughter. When their daughter conspires against both of her moms to play match maker, do old feelings return? Or did their feelings for each other ever actually leave?
This is a cute second change romance holiday novella that everyone must read. Plus a little sass from a teenager never hurt anyone!
December 19, 2025
Very cute second chance romance. The daughter will have you laughing out loud. Would have read hours more of this story.
2 POV
1 spicy scene
2 POV
1 spicy scene
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