A clean & wholesome small-town Christmas romance with a presumed-dead military hero and a new-mom heroine, delivering second chance feels, closed-door (only-kisses) chemistry, and a thread of suspense-lite hope and reunion. Expect found family, emotional healing, and a protective hero determined to earn back trust-on the way to a guaranteed HEA. Perfect for readers who love home-for-the-holidays stories, single-parent stakes, and heart-mending winter miracles.Back from the dead-but locked out of her heart?In the heat of passion, they found each other. Now Tasha must face the world and the consequences of her actions after her baby's father goes missing.Tasha's been down this road before, left to pick up the pieces by a man with a dangerous career. It's part of Owen, who he is at his core. But now that she has a baby to consider, she vows to never make the same mistake again.Owen Redd had a lot of time to think while being held captive while on a mission, but when he escapes and makes his way home to Stone River, everything's changed--including Tasha's feelings for him. He understands her fear-so how can he prove they've received more than one miracle this Christmas?
