First published 2016
Andrea Montgomery moves to Haven Point with her children, hoping their first Christmas in the new town will bring healing after two difficult years since her husband's death. When her friend Wyn asks her to check on her brother, Sheriff Marshall Bailey, Andrea reluctantly agrees. Marshall is recovering from a hit and run accident that left him wounded and bitter about his vulnerability. Andrea finds him difficult and defensive, but she promised Wyn she would help. Marshall resents needing assistance and fights the protective feelings that Andrea stirs in him. When a winter storm traps them together during the holiday season, the enforced closeness begins to break down Marshall's walls. Andrea's compassionate presence soothes his pain, while her children's Christmas joy reminds him of possibilities he thought he had rejected. Both Andrea and Marshall must overcome their fears about opening their hearts again. She carries the weight of loss and the responsibility of single motherhood. He struggles with feeling weak and his long-held belief that family life isn't for him. As the snow falls around Haven Point, they discover that sometimes the greatest gifts come wrapped in unexpected packages.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Haven Point
Period: Christmas
331 pages · Kindle Edition · HQN Books