Light Me Up, Snow Lantern: A Cozy Winter Festival Romance

Every year, Mila Hart pours her whole heart into the Snow Lantern Festival, transforming Wintercrest Square into a glowing winter dream. She’s organized, dedicated, and very good at creating magical moments—for everyone except herself. Love, it seems, is something that happens under her lanterns, not to her.

So when the festival’s lighting team cancels at the last minute, Mila braces for disaster.
Enter Evan Cole—a skilled, sharp-tongued lighting expert whose reputation is as bright as his work… and nearly as prickly as the winter wind. He arrives expecting a job, not a whirlwind of volunteers, last-minute crises, and a festival director who cares a little too much about getting everything just right.

Working side by side in the falling snow, Mila and Evan quickly discover that they make a surprisingly good team. His steady confidence balances her anxious perfectionism; her warmth softens his edges. And somewhere between late-night test runs, glowing arches, and moments that linger a little too long, the line between professional and personal starts to blur.

Mila has built a place where other people find love.
This winter, she might finally notice the light that’s been right beside her.

A cozy, slow-burn winter romance filled with gentle banter, soft spark, and the quiet magic of finding someone who sees you—truly sees you—under the lantern glow.