'A beautiful story of loss and new love, set in a snow-capped mountain ski resort town.'
Celia Batista waited a long time for all three of her sons to be together for Christmas. But after one of her identical twins disappears without a trace, Celia must rely on Police Captain Luke Veldkamp for help. Despite Luke’s accusations that her other twin son is involved with organized crime, she falls for the handsome, Stetson wearing cop.
Luke Veldkamp is facing his first Christmas after the loss of his wife, working nonstop to avoid the holidays and his grief. His daughter, who’d moved home to care for her mom before her passing, pushes him to face his pain. Luke pushes back, telling her to return to college and regain her own life. If his own strife isn’t enough, the mission to locate the missing son of his beautiful neighbor grows more personal than any other case.
While Luke and Celia fight to keep their families from falling apart, they find comfort and strength in one another. And when love blooms between their children, Luke and Celia’s own relationship takes root and grows. But Celia is used to living on her own terms, and loving a man who has isolated his heart is a risk too great. Now, Luke must either confront his emotions or face a life without the woman he’s come to love.
“You
lost him so young.” Kenna rested a hand on her shoulder.
“Yes,
he was.” Celia wondered how he’d look now, if he’d lived to see his forties.
Would his hair have turned silver early, like his dad’s? Would he have had to
work out to keep the extra weight from creeping on, like she did, or would he
have kept his youthful metabolism? “Luis and I didn’t wait for someday. We had
a good life together, even if it was too short.”
“So
you’re saying I should follow my heart,” Kenna said.
Celia
wiped a tear from her cheek. “Wherever it leads. You are young, and smart, and
have so much to offer the world, no matter if you’re working in a bar, going to
school at Stanford, or living by the beach. I’ve tried to instill that in my
sons.”
“Mom
said something similar before she died.” Kenna handed Celia back the scrapbook
sheet. “But she also asked me to watch over Dad and help him through his grief.
Some days, I feel invisible. I can’t do anything to help because he shuts me
out.”
“Men
are funny that way. They think ignoring their feelings makes them immune.” She
traced her finger over the image of Luis on the page. He’d been gone for
fourteen years, and she still missed him so deeply. “Someday, he will have to
face his grief and pain, and I think he’s a lucky man to have you.”
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