Too Cold for Comfort

Nisha J. Tuli has just released her second contemporary romance: Too Cold for Comfort. I enjoyed her previous romance, set in sunny Hawaii, and was excited for the contrast of a snowy getaway here. Aadya just called off her wedding and is now in Manitoba on assignment from National Geographic. Her aim is to photograph some polar bears and kickstart her career to a new level. The remote lodge where she’s staying is run by a grumpy man, Reid, whom she also ends up rooming with due to an overbooking error. He may be as cold as the climate there, but he’s also undeniably hot, and it’s not long before Aadya and Reid begin to warm up to each other. But what kind of future can they possibly have together with their wildly different lifestyles?

What I Liked:

• Arctic setting and nature photography. I love books set in a cold, wintery setting, and really enjoyed reading about the Northern Wilderness Polar Bear Lodge designed for nature treks and, of course, polar bear viewing. There could even be Northern Lights if you’re lucky! Aadya has made a career of traveling far and wide, capturing breathtaking shots worthy of a magazine cover. That was one of my favorite aspects of Too Cold for Comfort.
• Career vs. family goals. Aadya’s main tension, both with her mom and with her ex-fiancé, has been over what her own life should look like. She has wanderlust and loves her job, even if no one else seems to get it. She doesn’t want to settle down and be expected to become a stay-at-home mom. Can anyone understand or accept her ambitions? Not everyone can, but I loved how this all played out by the end.
• Grumpy-sunshine romance. Reid is closed off and even a tad hostile when Aadya arrives. He’s not keen on journalists, for reasons he doesn’t reveal right away. But underneath his rough exterior, he’s a good guy and he cares about people. I appreciated that, despite his standoff-ish personality, this didn’t immediately turn into an enemies-to-lovers arc. As much as I love that trope, it was refreshing to see Aadya simply accept him as he is and keep being her own upbeat self. It made their eventual relationship more believable, especially given the short timeline for most of the book.

What Didn’t Work for Me:

• Instalust but not much else foundation. Aadya really thinks Reid is hot… and not a whole lot else. I wish there had been more to build up their relationship besides obvious attraction and plenty of private time together. What else in those two weeks together made them such a singular couple?
• I wish we had Reid’s POV. Continuing from the above, I think that having some chapters from Reid’s perspective would have helped make his character feel more developed. It also would have helped make their romance something to root for at the end of Aadya’s stay. Instead, a lot of that development comes much, much later.

Audiobook:

Shiromi Arserio does a wonderful job of narrating Too Cold for Comfort. The whole book is told from Aadya’s perspective, and we get her full personality, from a little sarcasm with annoying guests to a lot of oversharing around Reid. This was a quick and fun listen.

Final Thoughts

Too Cold for Comfort is a lighthearted romance for fans of Arctic excursions, women with career ambitions, and a brief fling between two opposites that could become something enduring. I appreciated the themes here, even if the relationship could have used more of a foundation early on. But overall, this was a low-stakes and enjoyable romance perfect for winter weather.

Special thanks to Forever, Hachette Audio, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book!

Get the Book

You can buy Too Cold for Comfort here – it’s available as a paperback, ebook, and audiobook.

Too Cold for Comfort by Nisha J. Tuli
Audiobook Narrator	Shiromi Arserio
Audience	Adult
Genre	Contemporary Romance
Setting	Manitoba, Canada
Number of Pages	320
Format I Read	Audiobook & Ebook (NetGalley ARCs)
Original Publication Date	November 10, 2026
Publisher	Forever

Official Summary

In this steamy romance from the New York Times bestselling author of the Artefacts of Ouranos series, the arctic heats up when a photographer who rarely holds anything back is forced to share a private wing with a grumpy lodge owner who holds everything in.

Photographer Aadya Williams has trekked all the way to northern Canada to nab a career-making shot of a polar bear … and to put 1,500 miles between her and a messy breakup. Despite expecting freezing temperatures, nothing’s colder than the welcome she gets from Reid Doerksen, the gruff owner of the Northern Wilderness Polar Bear Lodge. Even worse, the lodge is overbooked, so now she has to share the private family wing with him for the next two weeks.

At least Aadya has plenty to keep her occupied when she’s not out searching for the perfect photo op. But when a storm strands Aadya and Reid together at the lodge, it’s impossible to avoid the heat simmering between them. As the snow comes down, so do Reid’s walls, and Aadya begins to realize the most important shot of her life may not be one she takes with her camera.