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Ethan Cole stopped believing in Christmas the night he lost some one special leaving their little girl behind.
Since then, December has been nothing but a reminder of grief he refuses to face. While his family gathers to celebrate, Ethan keeps his distance, focusing only on raising his daughter and protecting his heart from more loss.
Then Noelle Parker enters his world.
Bright, kind, and hopelessly in love with Christmas, Noelle carries warmth wherever she goes. When she becomes the nanny in Ethan's home, her laughter begins to soften the silence he has lived in for years. Slowly, against his will, Ethan finds himself drawn not just to her love for Christmas-but to her.
What he doesn't see is what Noelle hides.
Behind her smiles is a quiet strength, a pain she keeps tucked away, choosing joy even when it costs her something. She is used to being the light for others, even when her own flickers.
As winter deepens and Christmas approaches, two guarded hearts begin to change. Ethan starts to believe again-in Christmas, in love, and in second chances. But healing means facing the truths they both avoid.
In a season built on hope, will love be enough to reach them both?
A slow-burn Christmas romance about grief, hidden pain, and finding warmth where you least expect it.