First published 2020
Noel Book works as an editor at a New York publishing house when she learns her estranged father is dying. She returns to Salt Lake City after eighteen years away, expecting a quick visit. Instead, she inherits the bookstore her father spent years trying to save. Her world has already crumbled from divorce and loneliness. Now she faces the weight of this unexpected inheritance. Anonymous letters begin arriving, each one offering insights about her life and choices ahead. As Noel reconnects with the bookstore and the community she abandoned, she confronts the painful memories that drove her away. The letters guide her toward understanding her childhood differently. Christmas approaches, bringing a revelation that reshapes how she sees both her past wounds and her future possibilities.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: estranged-family, found-family, second-chance-romance
Setting: New York, Salt Lake City
Period: Christmas
384 pages · Hardcover · Gallery Books