Cocoa and Christmas Magic

A Sweet Christmas Romance

Katie Murphy didn’t come back to Evergreen Falls to fall in love—she came for a magazine assignment, a few charming photos, and a quick exit before the town’s memories caught up with her. But that plan goes sideways the moment she wanders into a Christmas tree maze… and gets rescued by the man who built it.

Kasen Brooks is a third-generation tree farmer with flannel sleeves rolled up to his forearms and a hot cocoa recipe capable of melting defenses Katie didn’t know she still had. He rescues her with a flashlight, a thermos, and a smile that feels like coming home.

All she wants is to capture “authentic small-town Christmas magic,” turn in her article, and get back to her meticulously untethered life in New York. But Evergreen Falls has other plans—including Kasen, who keeps showing her the quiet, beautiful corners of the life she left behind… and the pieces of herself she didn’t realize she’d lost.

Tropes: Small Town • Holiday Romance • Cinnamon Roll Hero • Opposites Attract • Returning Home • Slow Burn