by Bonnie Solomon
She's the unstoppable Holiday Spirit. He's a reluctant Hot Santa. Saving the season just got complicated. Christmas has come to Bellhaven, a small town brimming with traditions, lights-and loss. When a recently widowed principal cancels the high school's holiday musical, he leaves behind a furious teenage daughter, devastated theater kids, and a season on the brink of unraveling. Spirit guide Pearly Gates is sent in to help. Her plan? Work through the principal's daughter and prove the holidays can still be meaningful without reopening old wounds. Disguised as a high school custodian, Pearly befriends the kids and corrals them into staging an underground show: The Jingle Rebellion. Hoping to repair her own strained relationship, Pearly brings her longtime soulmate, Thunder-the steady anchor who's spent lifetimes holding everything together. From chaotic first rehearsals to holiday-tradition bonding, Pearly helps the kids find their footing. And when the show finds its home in a local roller rink, Thunder caves to her plea to play Santa. Working side by side, their old rhythm sparks to life. But as Christmas approaches, the real question isn't just whether the show will go on. It's what happens when the Holiday Spirit is the one who needs the miracle. Will Pearly and Thunder cling to the roles they know, or can they survive a shift and risk something new? Hopeful, uplifting, and full of glittery holiday chaos, The Jingle Rebellion is a contemporary cozy fantasy about Christmas magic, found family, and a love that must change to endure.
ISBN: 9798996186617
Published: 2026-11-10