The Christmas Guest: A Sweet Enemies to Lovers Romance (The Evergreen Inn Christmas Collection #2)

He came to Pine Haven to hide from the world. She came to light it up. Sharing a tower room for six weeks might just destroy them... or heal them both.

Maggie Chen has built a successful career as a travel blogger by never staying anywhere long enough to get attached. When her best friend asks her to facilitate a writing retreat at the newly restored Evergreen Inn, Maggie agrees to two weeks in Pine Haven, Colorado. Just two weeks. Then she'll be off to Bali, back to her perfectly nomadic life.

But there's a problem. The tower room where she's supposed to stay is already occupied by a reclusive thriller writer who specifically requested complete isolation. And he's not happy about sharing his space with a chatty, camera-wielding social media influencer.

Owen Fletcher came to Pine Haven for one to finish the book that's already eight weeks overdue. After his ex-wife plagiarized his work and destroyed his career, Owen has severe writer's block and a publisher threatening to drop him. He needs silence, solitude, and zero distractions.

Enter Maggie Chen, a human tornado of energy, ring lights, and relentless optimism. She's everything Owen doesn't want in his carefully controlled world. Unfortunately, they're stuck sharing the tower room, complete with a literal tape line down the middle and a roommate agreement that would make lawyers weep.

As they navigate their forced proximity arrangement, cracks appear in both their armor. Maggie realizes that beneath Owen's grumpy exterior is a wounded man who's forgotten why he fell in love with writing. Owen discovers that Maggie's constant movement isn't wanderlust but fear, a woman running from commitment after watching her parents destroy each other in the name of love.

When Owen asks Maggie to be his local guide for content creation, their professional collaboration becomes something more. Stolen moments turn into stolen kisses. Late night conversations reveal hidden depths. And suddenly, two people who've spent years protecting their hearts are falling impossibly, terrifyingly in love.

But Owen's toxic ex returns with threats that could destroy his career again. Maggie receives her dream job offer in New York. And both must do they retreat to the safety of their old lives, or do they risk everything for a love neither was looking for?

The Christmas Guest is a heartwarming clean romance about second chances, learning to trust, and discovering that home isn't a place you're tied to but a person you choose. Perfect for readers who love grumpy sunshine pairings, forced proximity that sparks into more, and emotional depth that will make you believe in love again.

Enemies to lovers tension, only one bed situation, sharing space that leads to sharing hearts, a hero learning to trust after betrayal, a heroine learning to stay instead of run, creative partnership that becomes romantic partnership, small town charm, found family themes, and a guaranteed happily ever after that proves the best stories are written together.
No explicit content. No profanity beyond mild expressions. Just pure emotional romance, witty banter, and the kind of love that makes you believe in second chances.