The Secret Santa Setup: Count Down to Christmas with 25 Sealed Chapters (Countdown Novels) - Softcover

Hutt, Sarah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006357330X ISBN 13: 9780063573307

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2026

Synopsis

Count down to Christmas in 25 romantic, sealed chapters!

Sixteen-year-old Amanda Mathers has big plans for December: Work at the Matcha-Do About Coffee pop up at Post Christmas tree farm, convince her parents to let her travel abroad this summer, and pull off a Secret Santa with her friends.

What she doesn’t plan on is Luke Post. He looks hot carrying cut trees, but he gives Amanda the cold shoulder. When she pulls his name in Secret Santa she has no idea what to give him. But getting to know each other may turn out to be all they could ever want for Christmas.

Open one sealed chapter each day from December 1 until Christmas!

• Enemies to Lovers: Luke likes things the way they always have been, and that does not include having Amanda at the farm. But Amanda isn’t going to let Luke’s bad attitude distract her from her goals.
• Forced Proximity: Simmering tension threatens to bubble over with these two stuck sharing the same small farm stand.
• Slow Burn: Their romance brews slowly, like cocoa on a cold winter’s night...

About this title

About the Authors

Sarah Hutt is an author and documentary filmmaker whose award-winning work has taken her around the globe. Guided by a deep curiosity about the human experience, she works across genres, bringing a documentarian’s eye and a storyteller’s heart to both fiction and non-fiction. She is the author of The Secret Santa Setup and her writing has made the NY Times bestseller list. She is a Publisher's Weekly starred reviewed author of books for children and young adults.

Sarah Long is a dynamic, award-winning illustrator with a degree from Cambridge School of Art. With a passion for bringing energy and fun to her artwork, Sarah has enjoyed a versatile career, working both in-house and as a freelancer. Her impressive client list includes iconic brands like Harrods, Coca Cola, The Ivy, M&S and Trader Joe’s, as well as publishing giants such as Walker Books, Flow, Bloomsbury, and Simon & Schuster. She has even lent her creativity to beloved cultural icons like The Beatles and Moomin, making her illustrations vibrant, engaging, and widely celebrated.

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 006357330X
• ISBN 13: 9780063573307
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Long Sarah
• Number of pages: 384