Melissa Albright used to love Christmas—the music, the lights, the magic of it all. But since her mother’s death, the season only feels hollow. Moving back to Cypressville was supposed to be quiet: working on her writing, keeping her Yorkie Snickerdoodle out of trouble, and avoiding the traditions that cut too deep. She never planned on saving the town’s holiday festival, or having her heart blindsided in the process.
Then Jake Blessing shows up.
Her high school crush turned hometown hero isn’t just back in town—he’s determined to help Melissa bring Christmas back to Cypressville. Between influencer chaos, mistletoe games, and a town that refuses to give up on joy, Jake is harder to ignore than the pull of old feelings that never really went away.
As the lights go up, the carols play, and the past collides with the present, Melissa and Jake must decide if love—and Christmas—are worth believing in again.
A cozy, witty, closed-door holiday romance with Southern charm, found family, and the kind of love that feels like coming home.
