Tied Knots (Rusty Knob #4.5)
Erica Chilson

Adults now, events from their teenage years still plague Jack and Bren, as they try to carve out a life for themselves, hoping Jesse and Libby will do the same.
Sharing a duplex for Honor’s benefit, Bren’s passive-aggressive need to always be the good guy, means Jesse is forever crossing every boundary Jack puts down.
In Rusty Knob, West Virginia, boundary lines are either respected or blood is shed.
Peace is going to take a Christmas miracle.
*Tied Knots is a novella also featured in Erica Chilson’s Holiday Anthology #1, along with Wonder and Massacre, offered at a discounted price.