Love, Labor, and the Last Christmas: A Christmas Fantasy Lesbian Romance

Santa's goth daughter never wanted the family business. Especially not after it killed her parents.

When Noel discovers her mother's hidden journals revealing a forbidden romance and a plot to dismantle the corrupt Christmas system from within, she knows she can't take the mantle. But refusing means Christmas collapses worldwide—and millions of children's hearts break.

Her only ally is Tinsel, a paranoid elf who's spent years documenting proof that Christmas Spirit is manufactured through magical manipulation. Together with a stowaway child wielding reality-altering wish-magic, they have three weeks to expose the North Pole's corruption before Noel is forced into a binding ceremony she can't escape.

But the Council has been weaponizing guilt and joy for generations. The reindeer are organizing a strike. A grief-stricken enchantress plans to resurrect Noel's mother by destroying Christmas itself. And Tinsel is convinced that feelings—including what she's starting to feel for Noel—are just another form of enchantment.

To save Christmas, they'll have to destroy it first. To find real magic, they'll have to break every rule. And to choose love, they'll have to trust that some things are real even when the world says they're impossible.

A dark fantasy romance about workers' rights, found family, and choosing truth over tradition—perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher and Travis Baldree with a gothic Christmas twist.