The Way December Loved Us

The Way December Loved Us

In the heart of Houston, where Christmas lights glow against warm nights and jazz hums through hidden lounges, two souls find themselves at a crossroads.
Tahlia Grant has always loved quietly. A writer and painter with dreams bigger than her apartment walls, she’s learned to pour her heart into art instead of people. After her father’s death and a three-year relationship that ended in betrayal, she’s built her world around solitude, her mom, and her canvases. But when December rolls around, even silence feels lonely.
Omari Bennett, a respected lawyer with a steady career and loving parents, has everything except the one thing that matters. Every case he wins, every check he signs, just reminds him of what he doesn’t someone who sees him beyond his title. When his best friend drags him to a holiday art show one night, he’s not expecting to see her—the woman whose work speaks the words he’s never been able to say.
What starts as conversation under string lights turns into late-night talks, city drives, and slow mornings where walls start to crumble. But love this deep doesn’t come easy. Old fears resurface, careers pull them in opposite directions, and both must decide if they’ll let the past define them or trust that sometimes love shows up when the season is right.