About Meatloaf & Mistletoe:
Ivy Lancombe:
Age: 25
Looks: Short, chestnut brown, and buxom
Favorite Food: Blackberry Pie
Status: Single, but secretly in love with her best friend
Shepard Lund:
Age: 26
Looks: Tall, blond, and skinny
Favorite Food: Meatloaf
Status: Single, but secretly in love with his best friend
In the snow-dusted streets of Bells Pass, Michigan, Christmas isn’t just a season; it’s a tapestry woven from the warmth of community, the joy of lifelong friends, and magical surprises. This year, the citizens of Bells Pass have made it their mission to transform longtime best friends, Shep and Ivy, from the town’s biggest dating disasters into a love story for the ages.
As the holiday season approaches, Shep and Ivy’s friends embark on a heartwarming campaign to nudge them toward the mistletoe before the clock strikes midnight on Christmas Eve. With the help of an old spinster, an infamous diner, and a magical tree lighting, will Shep and Ivy finally confront the feelings they’ve both been too afraid to share?
Journey through laughter, tender moments, and the charming chaos of small-town celebrations as Shep and Ivy uncover what Christmas really means to them. Will the legend of the Bells Pass Gazebo work its magic, or will they let their chance at happiness slip away?
“Join Shep and Ivy as the spirit of Christmas illuminates the path to love, reminding us all that sometimes the happiest endings are found in the most unexpected places.”
Inclusions: Hero is a brittle asthmatic.
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Author Bio:
Katie Mettner writes inclusive romance and romantic suspense novels featuring characters with disabilities, keeping readers turning pages long past their bedtime.
Her love of books began in childhood when her father took her to the library every Saturday. At seven years old, she discovered The Boxcar Children and immediately fell in love with character-driven stories. She couldn’t get enough of books that pulled her into the lives of unforgettable characters, making them feel like lifelong friends.
After losing her leg at age thirty-five, Katie searched for romance novels featuring characters with disabilities, only to find stories that were often inaccurate, rooted in pity, or focused on “fixing” disability through love. Determined to change that narrative, she wrote Sugar’s Dance. When readers embraced Sugar and her story, Katie discovered her passion: writing novels that portray the disability community as loving, capable, complicated, and beautifully human. Whether she’s writing a heartwarming Christmas romance or a gritty romantic suspense novel, every story is grounded in the belief that everyone deserves to see themselves represented in a love story.
When she isn’t writing, Katie can often be found along the shores of Lake Superior with her husband searching for agates, baking something sweet, visiting her children, or being lovingly bossed around by her quirky miniature dachshund service dog, Lilibet Linn.