23 Sugar Plum Rd.

Holidays In Stanford Book 2

She came to Stanford to hide. He plans to make her stay.

After one viral disaster turned Manhattan event planner Vivian Johnson into a national punchline, she swore off high society, spotlight—and men.
Now she’s traded champagne galas for peppermint lattes in a sleepy upstate town called Stanford, where everyone knows everyone…and nobody lets you hide for long.

Especially Ryan Radke, the sinfully talented (and ridiculously good-looking) baker who runs the local bakery on Sugar Plum Road.

Ryan’s all steady hands, warm smiles, and a streak of protective stubbornness that threatens to crack the icy shell around Vivian’s heart. Their chemistry? Immediate. The timing? Disastrous.
She’s here to rebuild her life—not fall for the man who makes her melt faster than butter in his oven.

But when a rival committee member digs up Vivian’s scandal right before the town’s biggest holiday fundraiser, Ryan refuses to let her face it alone.

Now the woman who swore she’d never risk her heart again is about to learn that the sweetest second chances come when you finally stop running…and start believing in love.

✨ A heart-melting, slow-burn holiday romance filled with redemption, laughter, steamy workbench kisses, and the magic of small-town community. Perfect for fans of Hope Ford, Abby Jimenez, and Kelly Elliott.