How to Excavate a Heart

Stonewall Honor author Jake Maia Arlow delivers a sapphic Jewish twist on the classic Christmas rom-com in a read perfect for fans of Kelly Quindlen and Casey McQuiston. It all starts when Shani runs into May. Like, literally. With her moms Subaru. Attempted vehicular manslaughter was not part of Shanis plan. She was supposed to be focusing on her monthlong paleoichthyology internship. She was going to spend all her time thinking about dead fish and not at all about how she was unceremoniously dumped days before winter break. It could be going better. But when a dog-walking gig puts her back in Mays path, the fossils shes meant to be diligently studying are pushed to the sidealong with the breakup. Then theyre snowed in together on Christmas Eve. As things start to feel more serious, though, Shanis hurt over her ex-girlfriends rejection comes rushing back. Is she ready to try a committed relationship again, or is she okay with this just being a passing winter fling?