Callie’s status as a single mom is about to end when she meets up with local dad, Scott Prince, at the pumpkin patch. Love is definitely in the air…or is that just pumpkin spice? Either way, Callie is about to embark on a seriously satisfying journey. That is, until the mystery knocker comes knocking. Is it just a Halloween prank, or is someone trying to send her a message—the deadly kind?
As Callie and Scott traverse the dating life with one another and ring in the holidays with the hope of uniting them all as one big, patchwork family, the lingering question of who keeps knocking and what they want looms in the shadows, waiting to be answered. Will Callie and Scott reveal the truth behind the eerie knocking before something it’s too late? And will they ever get their happily ever after?
Follow Callie and Scott’s journey from wary strangers to soulmates in this feel-good holiday romance. With a friends-to-lovers romance, family bonding moments, cozy Christmas traditions, and a found family trope, this wholesome love story will get you in the holiday spirit. Curl up with a mug of hot cocoa and let the magic of the season bring this unlikely pair together one knock at a time.
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EXCERPT:
As Scott moved on to help Lily carve something reminiscent of a lopsided cat face, I found myself admiring his naturally easy-going nature and seemingly endless patience. The realization that I was genuinely enjoying another man’s company washed over me.
It had been a while since I let my guard down to admire someone this way. I hadn’t even fully done that with Rudy, and I’d known him most of my life. Although a small part of me whispered that maybe I hadn’t trusted him fully because I’d known him for so long. Maybe, that same part of me coaxed, I was finally beginning to heal and was ready to move on.
Later, as I stood in the foyer readying my children with jackets with Scott helping to tie shoes, I was marveling at how easy everything seemed to be, how it all seemed so right—us together, readying the kids to leave, and pondering a life where this was my reality—a knock sounded on the door.
“Oh!” I flattened my hand against my thundering heart. “That was unexpected.”
Scott smiled at me as he rose to his feet. “I’m not expecting any guests, are you?”
I held my palms up and out. “Don’t look at me. This isn’t my house.”
“I guess that means I’m on door duty then.” He winked, sending a little flutter to my heart, and reached past me to open the door. “Well, that’s even more unexpected.”
My brows knit together as he pivoted to the side, and I looked past him to an empty porch. “Maybe it was a ding-dong-ditch?” It was the season for tricks, after all.
Scott shrugged, leaned out to take a peek, and then looked back at me. “Most likely. But as long as it’s not a flaming bag of…” He glanced at the kids then. “I probably shouldn’t give them any ideas.”
Author Bio:
J.C. Valentine is the USA Today and International bestselling author of the Night Calls and Wayward Fighters Series and the Forbidden Trilogy. Her vivid imagination and love of words and romance had her penning her own romance stories from an early age, which, despite being poorly edited and written longhand, she forced friends and family members to read. No, she isn't sorry.
Living in the Northwest, she has three amazing children and far too many pets. Among the many hats she wears, J.C. is an entrepreneur. Having graduated with honors, she holds a Bachelor's in English and when she isn't writing, you can find her editing for fellow authors.
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