Page 3 • Dec 25, 2025

Sleigh Bells Ring is written in British English.

Page 9 • Dec 25, 2025

“And you’re not even going to fight me on it?”

Page 9 • Dec 25, 2025

“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.”

Page 40 • Dec 26, 2025

“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…”

Page 41 • Dec 26, 2025

“No father wants to see their child getting amorous.”

Page 60 • Dec 26, 2025

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.

Page 68 • Dec 26, 2025

“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.”

Page 73 • Dec 26, 2025

“Come on, let’s go raid Mum’s sherry stash.”

I love my sister.

Page 75 • Dec 26, 2025

“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?”

Page 102 • Dec 26, 2025

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.

Page 105 • Dec 26, 2025

“You’re my kid. I helped make you. Why the bloody hell would I be embarrassed?”

Page 108 • Dec 26, 2025

“Has she said anything about…Niamh?”

“Nothing other than she hopes you two get together and have beautiful babies.”

Page 110 • Dec 26, 2025

“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.”

Page 113 • Dec 26, 2025

“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.”

Page 134 • Dec 26, 2025

“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?”

Page 263 • Dec 27, 2025

“So… Morgan just has a pet beaver.” I can’t tell you how hard it is not to make inappropriate jokes.