An all-new holiday meet-cute romance from New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kristen Proby and 1001 Dark Nights…

There are two things you need to know about me. 1: I’m never late. And 2: I hate Christmas. Yes, I’m a girl who hates the holidays.

My entire, enormous family is already enjoying their holiday vacation in Iceland, but thanks to my busy job and having to meet them there, I’m late. They could have chosen any holiday to fly across the world, but Christmas won, which sent me scrambling because the end of the year is my busiest time. It’s difficult to carve out moments to see the family at all.

So, now, I’m forty thousand feet in the air, trying to get to Iceland before Christmas morning, all while also attempting to get some work done. If only the hot guy next to me would leave me be.

Dylan says I should put the work away until after my holiday and relax a bit. And while his suggestion of spending some time together on the north Atlantic island seems preposterous, I can’t help but feel intrigued when he promises to show me how to enjoy the Yuletide season properly.

After all, I can’t possibly spend every minute with my family.

But how do I just shrug off my duty to my job and throw caution to the wind for a stranger...no matter how handsome he is? Because that’s something else about me: I never throw caution to the wind—even a beautiful, blustery Icelandic wind.

Then again, Mama always said, “Never say never…”

The Scramble by Kristen Proby is set standalone novella set in the author’s Single in Settle world

Maddie and Dylan meet on a plane in transit to Iceland for the holiday (part of the reason this is so easily read standalone is that these two meet as you open the book so no missed backstory)

Maddie Montgomery is the quiet workaholic who legit needed her arm twisted just to join everyone on the family vacation.

Maddie find herself sitting in First Class next to Dylan …. and man if you love insta-love this story will have you at Hello…. Proby does a great job at having the reader feel the connection.

Maddie and Dylan turn this plane meeting into a weekend fling into a well… read the book!

I will add I adore Luke’s holiday gathering speech….. it is a true testament to family and so perfect as it comes from the hero who launched this author’s career. Oh if you have not read Come Away with Me I highly recommend you read it!

The epilogue.. of the epilogue… truly made this book for me… the POV at the end brought me right back to Safe With Me a book that will forever hold a place in my heart!

Nope, not telling read the book!

**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you’ll enjoy each one as much as we do.**

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