Some writers yearn for hand-tooled, leather-bound editions of their books. And, while I do think that a gilt-edged page is super spiffy, my heart loves an artfully deployed GIF the way my mouth loves peanut M&Ms. Since no one has thought to honor me in GIF, I decided to put together my own edtion--a sustainable, vegan option. Like all special editions, this is made for the reader who has already read and enjoyed HER CAPRICE and wants a little supplemental material. Spoilers a

Tis the season for impossibly sweet love stories wherein an uptight city girl returns to her hometown in time for Christmas to save the family farm/dog park/old folks retirement center, thereby meeting the local prince/handyman/widower (but the kind with cute moppets) whose car--vintage truck, actually--is curiously clean for a bachelor. It is never littered with fast food wrappers or half-empty Diet Coke bottles or unlaundered undercrackers from that time he went on a run du