My hot new neighbor hates me.

A year ago, Owen Smith and I spent one unforgettable weekend together… the kind that makes you believe in holiday miracles and happy endings. But when real life crept in, I panicked, broke things off and left Kitchi Falls behind.

Now fate (and one very persistent small-town rumor mill) has brought me back just in time for the holidays, and Owen is the first person I see. Only he’s not smiling anymore. The charming owner of KC’s Taphouse won’t even look at me, and everyone in town wants to know why.

Every snowy encounter and every frosty glance remind me of everything I lost, and everything I still want.

Because the truth is, I never stopped loving him. And this Christmas, I’m hoping for a second chance to get it right.