Growing Love
A lumber baron who hasn't celebrated Christmas in twelve years. A librarian who decorates in October. One matchmaker. One mountain cabin. One snowstorm.
Axel Lindstrom is a widower, a serious reader, and a man who has lived alone on his mountain long enough to prefer it that way. He believes in hard truths, not happy endings. He hasn't put up a Christmas tree since his wife died.
Vanessa Saunders is a librarian, a secret romance novelist, and the kind of woman who believes every story deserves a happily ever after. She lights up every room she walks into. Axel's room has been dark for twelve years.
Eleanor Matthews matches them anyway.
The gruff businessman who intimidates everyone else makes the sunny librarian feel safe. The warm, brilliant woman who fills his cabin with light makes the widower remember what living feels like. As December snowstorms close in, the connection between them deepens into something neither expected.
But Vanessa has been hiding her writing career. She's terrified Axel will judge her the way her ex-husband did. When he discovers she writes the romance novels he has always dismissed as frivolous, everything breaks.
Vanessa must defend not just her career, but her worth. And Axel must choose between his prejudices and the woman who brought him back to life.
Tropes: Grumpy-sunshine - Opposites attract - Forced proximity, snowbound cabin - Secret identity - Later-in-life romance - Matchmaker scheme - Christmas romance - Widower - HEA guaranteed
Perfect for fans of Hope Holloway and Annie Cabot.
DATA BLOCK: Heat Level: Closed Door Tone: Emotional, Warm, Holiday Series Type: Book 4 of 4, standalone romance, no cliffhanger Ending: HEA POV: Third Person Content Notes: Mature couple, widower, secret career, Christmas setting, no explicit content
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