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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Review & Release for Peppermint Stick by Cathryn Fox.



Title: Peppermint Stick
Series: Boston Bucks #10
Author: Cathryn Fox
Genre: Holiday Romance
Tropes: Hot Hockey Player/One Bed
Fake Engagement/Found Family/Small Town
Release Date: November 18, 2025


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After a Thanksgiving PR disaster went viral, I’m back in Snowberry Falls, Vermont, running the town’s Christmas festival—and praying it saves my career.

Then my ex shows up—parading his influencer fiancĂ©e—and I need a win. Fast.

Enter Penn Radford: Boston Bucks enforcer, tabloid magnet, and currently stranded without a room at the fully booked inn. I know his type. Loud, flashy, allergic to shirts…and the guy who punched mall Santa.

My solution? Team up. Fake a holiday romance. Nail the festival. Fix his image. Easy.

But the mistletoe buzzer won’t quit, and those pretend kisses? They feel way too real. And when my past comes back swinging, I have to figure out if Penn is the real deal…or just another mistake wrapped in peppermint sheets.



The plot is focused on Boston Bucks enforcer Penn Radford and PR specialist Jaylyn Quinn. The story follows their fake engagement turning into something real. The plot explores themes of betrayal, jealousy, secrets, and love in a heartwarming manner. 

The characters are vibrant, and the romance is both spicy and heartfelt

This is a friends-to-lovers romance that is filled with passionate scenes and characters with great chemistry. The couple's sexual encounter was fun and flirty, and hot! They made a beautiful couple.

The story also includes a diverse cast of characters, making it quite enjoyable and making things interesting. We love how Jay's family rallied around Penn in support, claiming him as family.

This was a cute and enjoyable holiday romance. We laughed throughout the entire story. The descrptions of the Inn where the couple stayed and the room they were in were comical.

We love a good plot filled with secrets, betrayal, jealousy, and love. This was a new author for us, and we are looking forward to more of her works to come. This was a nice holiday, we quite enjoyed it.





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AUTHOR BIO

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cathryn Fox is a wife, mom, sister, daughter, aunt and friend. She loves dogs, sunny weather, anything chocolate (she never says no to a brownie) pizza and red wine. Cathryn lives in beautiful Nova Scotia with her husband, who is convinced he can turn her into a mixed martial arts fan. When not writing, Cathryn can be found Skyping with her son living in Seattle (could he have moved any farther away?) shopping with her daughter in the city, watching a big action flick with her husband, or hanging out and laughing with friends.


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