Christmas in Norah's quaint seaside town used to sparkle with festive joy, but this year, it's shrouded in solitude. Her family's absence leaves her wandering the empty beaches, where a chance encounter with a stray dog steers her life in an unexpected direction, straight to Matthew—her once inseparable high school sweetheat, now a caring veterinarian. Their rekindled friendship blossoms as Matthew introduces Norah to a world of foster dogs needing love and care. Among these furry friends, one timid pup carves a special place in her heart, a bond that Matthew nurtures with a touching Christmas Eve surprise. But it's his other, more symbolic gift that leaves Norah breathless. As the festive lights twinkle, old memories and long-buried secrets resurface. Could this Christmas miracle reawaken a long-lost love between Norah and Matthew? Or will the shadows of their past once again cast a divide? Dive into a story where Christmas magic intertwines with the threads of second chances, set against the backdrop of a picturesque beach town. A tale that not only celebrates the season's warmth but also explores the depth of old friendships and the courage to embrace love again.
Authors
Lori Wilde can’t remember a time when she didn’t want to write. She even went to nursing school so she could have a schedule flexible enough to allow her to write on the side. She nursed for 20 years, working in a variety of settings from the newborn nursery to the recovery room, to dialysis. But she never lost her desire to write. She sold her first book in 1994 to Silhouette Romance but later discovered she had a flair for comedy and branched out to Harlequin Duets and now, to Blaze. Lori is an adventuresome soul who loves to travel. She’s taken flying lessons, completed two marathons, rode in a hot-air balloon, performed with a professional jazz band, traveled Europe as a teenager, hiked volcanoes in Hawaii, trod on glaciers in Alaska, shot white-water rapids, water-skied, snow-skied, raced all-terrain vehicles, bodysurfed in the Gulf of Mexico, and photographed grizzly bears in Yellowstone. She lives in her native Texas, with her own real-life hero, Bill.
