by Robyn Carr
Part of Virgin River, book 14
First published 2011
Becca Timm has one Christmas goal: forget Denny Cutler. Three years have passed since he shattered her heart before deploying to war. She decides their college romance needs to stay buried. Becca drives to Virgin River, the mountain town Denny calls home, and crashes her brother's hunting weekend uninvited. The trip was supposed to be men only. An accident forces Becca to stay longer than planned. She finds herself stuck in Virgin River with Denny in tight living spaces. Christmas magic begins to work on the small mountain community. Becca sees that the boy who hurt her has grown into a confident man. She starts to wonder if he might be the Christmas gift she never expected to want.
Genres: fiction, romance, christmas, contemporary-romance
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Virgin River
Period: Christmas
331 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Mira