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Cute story. Could have been longer and I thought the whole subplot with Grace and Simon was a bit of a non-starter, but loved Amber and Rachel's plots.
Grace feels as if her husband doesn't see her anymore and finally asks for a separation. She quickly finds out being single isn't exactly what she needs or wants.
Rachel instead of getting engaged for Christmas gets dumped for her best friend. This was a messy sub-plot and I really liked it especially because Ziepe touches a bit on toxic friendships too. I don't know if I liked how Rachel's plot resolved itself though. I am calling her story a HFN instead of a HEA because I didn't really like how her love interest went about things.
I really enjoyed Amber's dawning realization she was in love with her long time best friend Jack. Think "My Best Friend's Wedding" but she's not shitty like Julia Robert's character was.
The writing was good, I think it could have been tighter in places. The pact was a non-starter (they are all too old to make single pacts) though I like how Ziepe made it not really a thing in the end. The flow was also good though the story revolved around three characters. I think Ziepe making them co-workers was smart since the three women did have lots of scenes together.
I can see reading this around the holidays to get you in the Christmas mood.