Full of Christmas wonder, eggnog, and endearing characters, Wendy Darlymple's Kissing Christmas Goodbye is a charming tale of getting a second chance at love. Christmas is Lizzy's favorite time of year; even when divorcing her husband forced her and her daughter to move back in with Lizzy's parents. Max hates Christmas and all the pomp and candy canes that goes with it. What's worse is the house he's renovating is smack dab in the middle of the uber festive Candy Cane Lane. Just when Lizzy thinks she can convince her grinchy neighbor Max to participate in the neighborhood-wide decorating, her world is threatened when Lizzy's ex demands their daughter spend Christmas with him and the other woman.