To Wish Impossible Things by B. Ripley

Carmichael.
The one last name in all of Hadley, Saskatchewan that can send a chill down my spine. The Carmichaels are rude, loud and dangerous. Everyone in town knows to avoid them, so when my mother lets it slip that she’s hired one of them at her bakery, I can’t help but think that she’s playing with fire. When a fall sends her to the hospital, I head home early for Christmas, unwilling to let all of her hard work fall apart at the hands of a Carmichael.
I didn’t expect him though.
Avery Carmichael is a whirlwind of ridiculous ideas and impossible dreams. Growing up under the shadow of his last name has only made him more vibrant and I don’t know what to do with how he makes me feel. I came anticipating a fist fight and all I’ve gotten are snowballs, sugar cookies and the urge to let him kiss me like I know he wants to.
I’m used to calm, predictable things and Avery is anything but. It’s impossible for me to want him like I do, but beneath the mistletoe, impossible wishes can become real.