Author’s note:
This story was originally published in the 12 Tropes of Christmas anthology in 2024 for a limited time. The anthology was runner-up in the Favourite Anthology category in the 2024 Australian Romance Readers (ARR) Awards.
Cassandra O’Leary is an Australian author, avid reader, corporate communications escapee and an admirer of pretty, shiny things! In 2015, Cassandra won the global We Heart New Talent contest run by HarperCollins UK, and her debut romantic comedy novel, Girl on a Plane, was then published in 2016.
Cassandra has also independently published novels including Dating Little Miss Perfect plus novellas and short stories. She was a 2024 runner-up in the ARR Awards for Favourite Anthology, for 12 Tropes of Christmas. You’ll find Cassandra drinking excellent coffee, travelling (hopefully), chasing her teen boys and buying shoes on the internet… Oh yes, and writing.
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