When Sam Thorne turns up at her friend's stately home in the snowbound Yorkshire countryside, she's expecting the usual lavish Christmas party. But the house is empty, except for him, the last guy she expected to see. And the one she stupidly hoped to.

Musician Lewis Smith is penniless, heartbroken, and homeless. So when his aunt, housekeeper at the enormous Rakely House, tells him the mansion will be empty, it seems the perfect place to hide out over Christmas. Until she turns up and catches him where he shouldn't be.

Sam remembers the old Lewis, the mysterious guest she spoke to for hours last Christmas, bright, optimistic, and deeply in love. But he's not that man anymore. He's not even who he's pretending to be now -- a friend of the family. And the other difference? He's very much single.

The snow is falling, the heating's broken, there's little to do but chat and keep warm by the fireside. But as things begin to heat up, will Lewis's secrets prevent this Christmas present turning into Christmas future?

A cosy, open door Christmas romance novella.

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• RomanceHolidaysChristmas
• RomanceRomantic Comedy

• Publication Date: December 1, 2025
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• Print Length: 135 Pages
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