Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon

Grief brings people together in this bittersweet romance from Norman (Charm City Rocks). It’s Baltimore bar owner Grace White’s first Christmas season since her husband Tim’s death almost a year ago. Navigating her new life as a widow becomes even more complicated when she uncovers hundreds of emails that point to Tim having an emotional affair with another woman, tarnishing her memory of their relationship. Advertising exec Henry Adler is also facing the holidays alone, his wife Brynn having died around the same time as Tim did. He feels pressure to move forward with his life, but is emotionally stuck in the past. When Grace’s and Henry’s mothers set them up to meet, the pair form an immediate, though somber, bond. As their friendship deepens, Henry shares his love of holiday films and they agree to watch one a night until Christmas, trying to inject the season with some much needed cheer. A genuine connection blossoms between Grace and Henry, but are either of them really ready to move on? This raw, emotional tale is not the typical holiday romance fare, but readers looking for a tearjerker with a hopeful ending will want to check it out—and have tissues at the ready. (Oct.)