Blurb:

Ten years ago, his brother’s best friend left Cameron behind—now, the only person who can save the day is the one that got away.

To support the family dairy farm, Cameron Frost opens up his dream ice cream shop. Creamsicle Day is right around the corner, the perfect time to unveil a large mural and cement Frosty’s Creamery as a Sleighbell Springs institution.

Mere weeks before the event, the muralist he hired ghosts him.

Now a talented fine artist, Nico Galanis, makes an unexpected post-breakup return to Sleighbell Springs and offers Cameron a trade. He’ll paint the mural if Cameron will be his fake date to his upcoming solo show in Boston—at the art gallery run by his ex.

Cameron’s resentment toward the man who broke his heart is still ice-cold, but he won’t let a past flame get in the way of his dreams. The longer Nico is in town, the more Cameron’s grudge thaws, and the line between pretend and reality starts to blur.

Will they repeat the mistakes of the past, or will they decide that this love is worth melting for?

Worth Melting For is a second-chance MM romance set in the shared world of Sleighbell Springs, following the local residents of the Christmas-themed town in Vermont once all the tourists go home.

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Review:

Worth Melting For is based around a kitschy Christmas themed small town with an adorable little ice cream & dairy shop owned by Cameron. Enter, or re-enter I guess, Nico who is back home to help Cameron by painting him a mural. Which gives both of them a chance to put some old ghosts to bed. And maybe start something new.

I definitely understand why Cameron has been avoiding Nico for so long. The way things happened when they were younger would definitely cause some hurt, especially at the age & stage they were. And while Nico doesn’t understand exactly what went wrong, he’s going to take this chance to put things right. It just takes a little to get there, for both of them, because it’s hard to risk being hurt again.

If you are looking for something syrupy sweet & fun with plenty of spice, West has you covered. She manages to weave steamy moments and a second chance romance together nicely. Is it predictable? Yes. Is it Hallmark level cutesy? Yes. Is it enjoyable because of that? Oh, yes.