First published 2023
Kerry Tolliver packs up her life at the family Christmas tree farm in North Carolina's mountains and heads to New York City. She joins her gruff older brother and his dog Queenie at their tree stand on a Greenwich Village corner, cramming into a tiny vintage camper while navigating Manhattan for the first time. Kerry quickly bonds with the quirky neighbors surrounding their street corner operation. When one elderly neighbor disappears, Kerry must blend her rural instincts with her crash course in city life to help find them and protect her new urban family. Meanwhile, Patrick complicates everything. The single father lives on the block with his dragon-obsessed son Austin, and Kerry feels an immediate spark with him. Their connection grows stronger as Christmas approaches, but Kerry faces a question that tugs at her heart. Can a holiday romance between a mountain girl and a city dad survive beyond the season? The story weaves together old family bonds and fresh relationships against the backdrop of Christmas in Greenwich Village.
Genres: romance, family-life, contemporary-romance, holiday
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Greenwich Village, Manhattan, North Carolina
Period: Christmas
288 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press