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A heartwarming sapphic holiday romance filled with family, second chances, and a touch of Christmas magic.
Every December, Nicole Robinson returns to Hebden Bridge for a month of festive chaos with her siblings—her no-nonsense sister Beth and her kind-hearted brother Liam, who’s lived with a cognitive disability since a childhood accident. The Robinsons are loud, loving, and brimming with tradition… including the family mystery they’ve never the origin of the sleigh bells they hear every Christmas Eve.
One tradition Nicole isn’t so fond of? Getting dumped by December. Her relationships always seem to fizzle out before the holidays, and this year is no exception. Beth even made her an Advent calendar to count down the days to the next inevitable breakup. But this Christmas, something’s different.
Niamh—Liam’s childhood best friend and the only person who stood by him after the accident—has returned to town after ten years away. Grown into a stunning, sharp-witted Irishwoman, she’s nothing like the girl Nicole remembers. And when their paths cross again, so does a long-buried spark.
As sleigh bells echo and hot chocolate flows, Nicole and Niamh find themselves caught between nostalgia and something entirely new. But can Niamh fit into the Robinsons’ slightly mad, incredibly close holiday bubble—or will this Christmas romance melt away like snow?
**Sleigh Bells Ring ** is a cozy sapphic holiday romance about family bonds, rekindled love, and the belief that magic—whether in bells or hearts—might just be real after all.
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(16)Sleigh Bells Ring is written in British English.
“And you’re not even going to fight me on it?”
are you kidding me
“I think you’ve done us a favour. I don’t do ‘tests’, Steph. You either want to be with me, the way I am, Christmas with the family included, or you don’t.”
you go girl
“Well, it’s true. You know I don’t enjoy interfering in your private life, sweetie. You’re a grown woman, but this one… She was no good.” “Um…” “Now, someone like Niamh…”
“No father wants to see their child getting amorous.”
I love a snowman day too, but now I don’t think I’m going to relax at all. Nothing happened between us last night, but I think we got a little closer to friends. That would be nice if I could get other parts of my body to agree to a platonic relationship and not want so much more.
“Ail, there’s nothing to give up on!” “Young ’uns, I swear,” she mumbles. “A woman doesn’t randomly invite herself to stay over in your bed for no damn reason, Nic.” “It was la—” “Uber. The local taxi rank. Hell, even your dad would have taken her home. She wanted to be there with you.”
“Come on, let’s go raid Mum’s sherry stash.” I love my sister.
“Everything okay, Mum?” Her scoff says everything. “Care to explain why my Christmas sherry is lacking its contents? Or why I have two traffic cones in my front garden, dressed in mine and your dad’s clothing?”
It was no ordinary, “Hey, we’re friends and I’m here to support you.” look. Nope, it was full of… Dare I say it…desire? Lust? I felt that look down to my bones.
“You’re my kid. I helped make you. Why the bloody hell would I be embarrassed?”
“Has she said anything about…Niamh?” “Nothing other than she hopes you two get together and have beautiful babies.”
“Sure, okay. Will Pat be joining us?” Please say no, please! “No, I thought it would be nice, just the two of us.” “Great, yeah, okay, sure.” Shut up! “Lovely. I’ll come back over when I’m ready.”
“Nic, can I be blunt?” Is this not her being blunt so far? “Of course.” “I nearly swallowed my tongue when I saw you in your gear yesterday.” I feel the heat bloom on my cheeks. “All I wanted to do was walk over and have you lift me over your shoulder.” It’s amazing how many women like that. “And, by the look you were giving me, I think you wouldn’t have minded.”
“Yeah, and so what? You’ll still get pussy. All you gotta say are two words and you’ll be neck deep in minge.” “Two words?” “Lesbian firefighter. Huh, is that three words?”
“So… Morgan just has a pet beaver.” I can’t tell you how hard it is not to make inappropriate jokes.