Part of Cedar Cove, book 12
First published 2011
Beth Morehouse tends her thriving Christmas tree farm in Cedar Cove, looking forward to her best holiday season yet. Her daughters are flourishing, her relationship with veterinarian Ted Reynolds grows more promising each day, and her small business prospers. Then someone abandons a basket of puppies on her doorstep. Beth commits to finding each one a loving home, but the task proves more complex than expected. Meanwhile, her daughters Bailey and Sophie secretly invite their father Kent to spend Christmas in Cedar Cove. The girls harbor dreams of reuniting their divorced parents, creating an awkward triangle just as Beth's romance with Ted deepens. As Christmas approaches, the puppies need homes, family tensions rise, and Beth must navigate between her past and her future. The holiday season brings unexpected matchmaking opportunities and romantic surprises that will reshape more than one Cedar Cove family.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, holiday, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, second-chance
Setting: Cedar Cove
Period: Christmas
283 pages · Hardcover · MIRA