Bells Pass Series by Katie Mettner

Heather Robbins. Age: 26. Looks: Tall, platinum blonde, and curvaceous. Favorite Food: Apple pastries from The Nightingale Diner. Status: Single, but secretly in love with Bells Pass’s police detective. Gabriel Dennison. Age: 27. Looks: Tall, dark, and handsome. Favorite Food: Baked Chicken from The Nightingale Diner. Status: Single, but secretly in love with his favorite cosmetologist. It’s Christmastime in Bells Pass again, but Heather and Gabe are anything but jolly... moreHeather Robbins. Age: 26. Looks: Tall, platinum blonde, and curvaceous. Favorite Food: Apple pastries from The Nightingale Diner. Status: Single, but secretly in love with Bells Pass’s police detective. Gabriel Dennison. Age: 27. Looks: Tall, dark, and handsome. Favorite Food: Baked Chicken from The Nightingale Diner. Status: Single, but secretly in love with his favorite cosmetologist. It’s Christmastime in Bells Pass again, but Heather and Gabe are anything but jolly. A disastrous homecoming dance in high school hurt them both, and neither knows how to cross the gulf of pain between them. Old bets, hidden truths, family secrets, and tiny angels will come together to show them true love does conquer all. This Christmas, Gabe and Heather might be the couple that proves the legend of the Bells Pass gazebo isn’t just a legend after all. less

Becca Estay. Age: 24. Looks: Petite, jet black, and sweet chocolate brown eyes. Favorite Food: Eggnog. Status: Single, but secretly crushing on Bells Pass’s very own Paul Bunyan. Cameron Robbins. Age: 34. Looks: Rangy, tawny blond, and piercing blue eyes. Favorite Food: Eggnog pie from The Nightingale Diner. Status: Single, but secretly crushing on Bells Pass’s Eggnog Champion. It’s Christmastime in Bells Pass, but Becca and Cameron are more spicy disasters than dating disasters... moreBecca Estay. Age: 24. Looks: Petite, jet black, and sweet chocolate brown eyes. Favorite Food: Eggnog. Status: Single, but secretly crushing on Bells Pass’s very own Paul Bunyan. Cameron Robbins. Age: 34. Looks: Rangy, tawny blond, and piercing blue eyes. Favorite Food: Eggnog pie from The Nightingale Diner. Status: Single, but secretly crushing on Bells Pass’s Eggnog Champion. It’s Christmastime in Bells Pass, but Becca and Cameron are more spicy disasters than dating disasters. They’ve both been hurt in the past, and now, they’re too scared to risk their already battered hearts. Chosen by the legend of the Bells Pass Gazebo as the new Christmas couple, the townspeople know they’ll have to work together if they want to keep their matchmaking streak alive. This Christmas, secrets are revealed, and hearts are mended, but not before two people risk it all for a chance at an evergreen love. less

Indigo Dickson. Age: 27. Looks: Short, curvy, and jet-black hair with eyes to rival her name. Favorite Food: Gumdrops. Status: It’s complicated. Lance Garland. Age: 28. Looks: Tall, dark, and handsome, with the saddest brown eyes in Bells Pass. Favorite Food: The Lancenator. Status: It’s beyond complicated. Lance Garland and Indigo Dickson can’t be dating disasters if they refuse to date. They’ve caught on to the Legend of the Bells Pass Gazebo, and this Christmas, they’re steering clear of it... moreIndigo Dickson. Age: 27. Looks: Short, curvy, and jet-black hair with eyes to rival her name. Favorite Food: Gumdrops. Status: It’s complicated. Lance Garland. Age: 28. Looks: Tall, dark, and handsome, with the saddest brown eyes in Bells Pass. Favorite Food: The Lancenator. Status: It’s beyond complicated. Lance Garland and Indigo Dickson can’t be dating disasters if they refuse to date. They’ve caught on to the Legend of the Bells Pass Gazebo, and this Christmas, they’re steering clear of it. Until Lance suffers a devastating loss and looks to Indigo to help him through the holiday season. Complicated doesn’t begin to describe their relationship, but old misunderstandings and damaged pride stop them from admitting the truth—they’re perfect for each other. The townspeople of Bells Pass know they’ll need all of Santa’s magic to prove it to these childhood friends before the clock strikes twelve on December twenty-fifth. less

Hazel. 28. Tall, red hair, and curvy. Favorite Candy Canes. Single, but has her eye on a certain social worker in town. Irving. 28. Dark and handsome, accessorizing with a hip-hugging wheelchair and a furry German Shepherd. Favorite Sweet Potato Nachos. Happily single. Irving Wallace is a bit of a Grinch, a Scrooge if you will. He’s too busy opening the Bells Pass Housing Project to worry about caroling and Christmas trees. Enter Hazel Cane... moreHazel. 28. Tall, red hair, and curvy. Favorite Candy Canes. Single, but has her eye on a certain social worker in town. Irving. 28. Dark and handsome, accessorizing with a hip-hugging wheelchair and a furry German Shepherd. Favorite Sweet Potato Nachos. Happily single. Irving Wallace is a bit of a Grinch, a Scrooge if you will. He’s too busy opening the Bells Pass Housing Project to worry about caroling and Christmas trees. Enter Hazel Cane. Intrigued by her new colleague, she makes it her mission to help his heart grow this holiday season. With a candy cane on her lips and a song in her heart, she gets some unexpected help from an infamous diner, an angel in disguise, and a whole lot of Christmas spirit. Can Hazel convince this Grinch that Christmas can mean a whole lot more? less

Honor. 35. A blue-eyed beauty, if you ask her newest colleague. Favorite Black & Blue burger from the Nightingale Diner. Widowed, a single mom, and not looking. Dawson. 35. Dark and handsome, accessorizing with a black eye patch and carbon fiber fingers. Favorite Schnitzel. Single and skittish. Bells Pass is abuzz as the bicentennial approaches, and Audrey Violet, the town’s matchmaker, has a plan for the final Christmas couple of the century... moreHonor. 35. A blue-eyed beauty, if you ask her newest colleague. Favorite Black & Blue burger from the Nightingale Diner. Widowed, a single mom, and not looking. Dawson. 35. Dark and handsome, accessorizing with a black eye patch and carbon fiber fingers. Favorite Schnitzel. Single and skittish. Bells Pass is abuzz as the bicentennial approaches, and Audrey Violet, the town’s matchmaker, has a plan for the final Christmas couple of the century. Knowing her niece, Honor, can’t resist a good story, she tasks her with writing one for the next year’s celebration. With a little help from the town’s founders, the legend of the gazebo, a helpful bachelor, a heap of Christmas magic, and a willing heart, the story Honor tells just might be her own. The hero has finger amputations from trauma. less

Jaelyn Riba:. Age: 30. Looks: If you ask the new doctor in town, a Spanish goddess. Favorite Food: Why choose just one? Status: Single and avoiding the mingle. Major Warren:. Age: 38. Looks: Tall and handsome with a killer pair of bedroom blue eyes. Favorite Food: The Spanish Rooster. Status: Single but afraid to mingle. Dr. Major Warren arrives in Bells Pass searching for a fresh start but doesn’t expect to find it in the middle of the town square... moreJaelyn Riba:. Age: 30. Looks: If you ask the new doctor in town, a Spanish goddess. Favorite Food: Why choose just one? Status: Single and avoiding the mingle. Major Warren:. Age: 38. Looks: Tall and handsome with a killer pair of bedroom blue eyes. Favorite Food: The Spanish Rooster. Status: Single but afraid to mingle. Dr. Major Warren arrives in Bells Pass searching for a fresh start but doesn’t expect to find it in the middle of the town square. Jaelyn Riba can’t help but notice the hot guy in the three-piece suit standing by her taco truck, but she has no time for romance, even when their paths unexpectedly intertwine. The townspeople spy their next Christmas couple and get an assist from a Spanish rooster, a tumbling toboggan, and an infamous legend filled with undeniable charm. When the chips are down this Christmas, Major will question if he’s healing Jaelyn or if she’s healing him. Inclusion: Hero is an above-knee amputee. less