First published 2026
Belle Beaumont never expected to inherit Haven House, a crumbling London orphanage with fire damage and neglected records. The former fiancée of Ebenezer Scrooge arrives determined to create a magical Christmas for the children, but reality strikes hard. Half the building sits unsafe, the paperwork lies in chaos, and snow refuses to fall over Victorian London. Barrister Rafe Munro appears at her door with his own mission. He seeks to free a wrongly accused man and locate a missing child who might be family. The orphanage records could hold the answers he needs. Belle accepts his help sorting through years of tangled documents. Together they navigate mischievous children and peculiar staff members while racing against the holiday deadline. The search for one lost child becomes a journey toward unexpected love and the true meaning of Christmas miracles.
Genres: classic-literature, romance, christmas, historical-fiction, mystery, contemporary-romance
Vibes: cozy, emotional, heartwarming, hopeful, whimsical
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, found-family, second-chance-romance
Setting: Haven House, London, Victorian London
Period: Victorian era, Christmas
208 pages · Paperback · Bethany House Publishers
Content warnings: child-abuse