When Belle Foreman returns to Holly Ridge for the holidays, she doesn’t expect to end up in the home of the town’s most feared recluse—scarred veteran Charlie Archer.
Volunteering to catalog his legendary book collection should have been simple… until she discovers her late father’s handwriting inside his books and a past Charlie refuses to talk about.
Charlie wants her gone. Belle refuses to be scared off. As a blizzard closes in and Christmas draws near, Belle’s warmth begins breaking through Charlie’s walls.
But the truth connecting their families is darker than either of them expects—and loving each other may mean confronting wounds that never healed.
A heartfelt small-town military Christmas romance about redemption, hope, and the courage to let someone in.
