The Christmas Gift She Never Expected

By Lenora Mae Asturias

Can science explain the magic of Christmas?

Kassandra Huerta is a brilliant biochemistry professor who trusts the certainty of a formula over the chaos of the heart. She feels invisible, especially to her neighbor, Iv n Tapia, a daredevil adventurer who seems to live in a world built for someone else entirely.

Then, on a lonely Christmas Eve, a misdelivered envelope sets off a chain of events no equation could have predicted. Between chocolates, champagne, and a half-baked cake, Kassandra and Iv n discover that opposites don't just attract; they can become something neither one saw coming.

But a job offer on the other side of the country, and the ghosts of two broken pasts, threaten to tear apart what fate just brought together. Will Kassandra risk everything she's built to keep the gift she never expected?

A passionate, heartfelt romance about second chances, the courage to be yourself, and finding love exactly where you stopped looking for it.

Includes a sneak peek at the first chapter of Hidden Desires: A Sweeping WWII Historical Romance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HDWC6V73
• ISBN13: 9798192111864
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 107 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"