First published 2024
Kira North despises Christmas, which makes her recent purchase of a Christmas tree farm in Dream Harbor particularly awkward. The town radiates charm that feels almost aggressive in its cuteness. Bennett Ellis arrives for what should be a peaceful vacation, hoping to escape his compulsive need to repair everything around him. When a snowstorm traps Ben at Kira's property, her initial hostility meets his determined optimism. The fairy lights cast their glow through the evergreen branches while hot chocolate steams between them. Two people running from different disappointments find themselves snowed in together, discovering that sometimes the holidays you resist most become the ones that change everything. This standalone entry in the Dream Harbor series delivers both romantic heat and mystery elements, wrapping grumpy meets sunshine dynamics with forced proximity in a small town setting.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, holiday
Vibes: cozy, emotional, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity
Setting: Dream Harbor
Period: Christmas
369 pages · ebook · HarperCollins