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Two people at a crossroads, two remote mountain cabins, and a Christmas they'll never forget.Sophie Furnell loves her job as a 911 operator, and she's good at it. One call at a time, she makes her community a better place. But one night, she has to tell a caller that help isn't coming. Soon after, her job is defunded. Disheartened and broke, she sets off for the Adirondacks to house-sit her grandmother's rental cottage.As violence sweeps through his neighborhood, Cole Marick defends his bicycle shop and loses. His wounds heal, but the business he's worked hard to build is destroyed, along with his faith in humanity. Leaving the boarded-up neighborhood storefronts behind, Cole retreats to his family's Adirondack fishing camp.Amid towering snow-laden trees, two neighbors have come seeking refuge. But not even the shimmer of holiday lights against new-fallen snow is enough to bring Christmas joy to their two damaged spirits. Neither has seen much in the way of miracles lately, but as a snowstorm blows in and Christmas approaches, they discover that miracles come in many forms.

They'll be best friends forever, and that is the problem.Marco is the best friend a girl could ever want. Lydia just wishes he loved her, too, but it's hopeless. So she takes charge of her life and sets out to put distance between them. Otherwise, she risks pining away for the rest of her life all alone, like her mother once did. Except even her mother has found someone to love. So when a guy in one of Lydia's college classes asks her out, she sees her big chance to get over Marco.Marco has breezed through his love life, but the rest of it hasn't been quite so breezy. He was orphaned at ten, and his older brother raised him. Now eighteen, Marco owns the Silva Brothers' Brewpub with his brother, Theo, and works the bar and charms the ladies. But his old pain-avoidance tactics have caught up with him. He's kept Lydia at bay. They're best friends, but best friends can grow close. By the time he realizes he's in over his head, she finds someone to date. He didn't see that coming.In the small coastal town of Pine Harbor, Lydia's Christmas wish could come true, but she'll never know it.

They're meant for each other. They just don't know it yet.At seventeen, Eve Parker was thrust into life as a single mother. Her heart had betrayed her, but she'd learned her lesson. Love wasn't for her. Life became all about raising her daughter, but now that her daughter is starting college, Eve's world is shifting.Dylan Vaughan can't remember when he didn't love Eve-but always from afar. In high school, he'd mustered the courage to tell her, but it was too late. Eve's life had veered off course, and he'd buried his feelings.Now fate has brought them together. The timing seems right, but the wounds of the past loom between them. Some say there's safety in numbers, but these two feel safer alone.A future together looks hopeless, until Eve's loyal, somewhat quirky, and decidedly goal-oriented friends intervene. They all agree that Eve and Dylan belong together, so it's up to them to make it happen. There's just the slight matter of how.In the small coastal town of Pine Harbor, Eve's autumn has changes in store.

A simple mistake, a surprising proposal, and her sensible life spirals out of control.Allie arrives at her fourth wedding reception of the summer. Yet another couple has taken a leap forward in life, while her own life is stuck in a holding pattern. Distracted, she walks into the wrong restroom and makes eye contact with a good-looking, if startled, man.After her hasty retreat, she spies a high-backed chair by the fireplace perfect for hiding while she regains her composure. As she sinks into it with a sigh, the matching chair beside hers swivels around to reveal Bathroom Door Guy. Theo gave up dreams of college to take over the guardianship of his ten-year-old brother. With his brother now grown, Theo looks at his life and finds something missing. Then Allie walks into his life.The two share a moment of shock, then something unexpected happens-they talk easily. That's how Allie's sort-of boyfriend, Justin, finds her-laughing and drinking champagne. After a quick introduction, Justin leads her back to the reception, where he drops to one knee and proposes.Time stops. Justin waits for an answer, and Allie can't breathe. Someone whips out a phone and records it. Her answer goes viral. In the small coastal town of Pine Harbor, Allison's summer is only beginning.

Love means never having to sing a carol.Unemployed artist Chloe Burke has just finished a temp job when a letter arrives from a lawyer. Her estranged great-aunt Eleanor has died and left Chloe a secluded mountain cabin and a modest inheritance. While this is a perfect opportunity to realize her dream of building a business around her painting, she wonders what prompted the gift. An unabashed Christmas enthusiast, Chloe hurries to move in and hang Christmas lights before the first winter snow.Luke Abbot has no regrets, but he would rather keep hidden the troubling truth about his line of work. He has found contentment in his solitary mountain retreat. But his peaceful existence is shaken when a new neighbor arrives. Chloe's exuberant holiday spirit is like crisp winter air. He would rather come in from the cold. But the sparkle and shimmer of Chloe's holiday lights are hard to ignore. So is Chloe.