Christmas Caroline: A Heartwarming Holiday Novella

A tender Christmas love story wrapped in warmth, wonder, and new beginnings

Caroline Beatty has never understood the magic of Christmas. Growing up in foster care meant holidays were more about surviving than celebrating, and as an adult, she’s learned to keep her expectations low and her heart guarded. But when her editor tasks her with writing a holiday human-interest piece, she finds herself thrown into the very season she avoids.

Enter Maddie Kane, a bright sparkle of holiday sunshine, and her devoted widowed father, Ryan, who’s scrambling to save his company’s annual charity event. With no venue and time running out, Ryan’s hope is fading.

As Caroline helps Ryan secure a place for the event, she gains exclusive access to his story…and unexpectedly, to his heart. Maddie adores her, Ryan can’t seem to hide how much he’s falling, and for the first time, Caroline begins to wonder if Christmas might hold room for her after all.

But opening her heart feels like too big a risk. And love, especially the forever kind, wasn’t meant for her. Will she successfully guard her heart above all else, or find the strength to take a chance on the family she never believed she could have?