Sometimes the best Christmas surprise is the person you never expected to meet.
Emily Parker has nine days to save a historic family farm.
Sent from Manhattan to Maple Ridge Farm just before Christmas, Emily arrives with a plan: organize a series of unforgettable holiday events, bring the community together, and prove that the farm is worth saving before New Year's Eve.
The last thing she expects is Ben Cole.
Quiet, guarded, and completely at home among the snow-covered barns and horses, Ben has no interest in Emily's ambitious plans-or in letting the city girl disrupt the life he has built for himself.
But as Christmas draws closer, working side by side becomes harder to resist.
Between Christmas markets, bonfires, snowy nights, family secrets, and unexpected sparks, Emily begins to wonder if saving the farm might not be the only reason she was meant to come to Maple Ridge.
And Ben is hiding something of his own.
Because sometimes the stranger who walks into your life at Christmas is carrying the one secret that could change everything.
The Christmas Stranger is a heartwarming holiday romance filled with snow, Christmas magic, family, second chances, a hidden identity, and a slow-burning love story.
Perfect for readers who love cozy Christmas romances, charming rural settings, emotional secrets, and happily-ever-afters.