A Merry Pair

By: Madeline, Sarah

Two best friends. A charming small town. And one fake relationship. A Merry Rom-Com full of banter and swoon worthy moments.

Mason Cleary has almost everything he's ever wanted. His bar, Roosters. A large family, and one loyal golden retriever. The only thing he's missing is someone to spend his life with. He's already found her, but he can never tell her... because she's his best friend.

Olive Watson has sworn off relationships. She loves running her coffee shop, The Olive Bean, by day. Baking pastries and making unique drinks. By evening she crochets and hangs out with her guy best friend, Mason, at his bar. Mason and Olive's mothers have been best friends since high school, so they raised their kids as best friends too.

When Olive's sister, Oakley, gets engaged. All the family pressure is directed on Olive and Mason. And the Thornwood Valley Cookie Chronicles is announced as a competition for couples only. Mason comes up with an idea to solve both issues. Fake date his best friend until New Year's Day.

Will Olive and Mason get through the holidays unscathed? Or will their life-long friendship be the cost?

A Merry Pair is the second novel in the Thornwood Valley Series. This is an interconnected standalone. You can read this one without reading the first in the series.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FTSS4JLP
• ISBN13: 9798992836011
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Sarah Madeline
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"