A Christmas For Holly - Wishing Tree, Vermont, #2

Trapped in a snowstorm, Paul and Lucas find that unresolved feelings from a single, impulsive kiss could spark something deeper, leading them toward the most magical Christmas miracles. The festive season offers nothing but despair for Paul 'Holly' Hollister, the once-proud captain of the Albany Harriers. His once-glittering hockey career has crumbled, leaving him crippled with anxiety and without a sense of direction.
After a stint in rehab, Holly is desperate for peace-something his best friend Kai seems to have found in the snowy town of Wishing Tree. Despite his hatred for the cold, Holly is drawn there by friendship-and by the unsettling dreams of Lucas Haynes, the man he drunkenly kissed at Kai and Bailey's wedding and hasn't been able to forget since. The only problem? Lucas is determined to keep him at arm's length.
Lucas Haynes has never felt a romantic pull toward anyone-until that unexpected kiss with Holly at his brother's wedding flipped his world upside down. Finding out Holly was already in a relationship afterward had only fueled his frustration and his decision to avoid the hockey star. But now that Holly is in Wishing Tree, single and adrift, Lucas can't deny the attraction that still simmers between them.
When a snowstorm traps them together, Lucas' sarcasm and distrust slowly crumble under Holly's vulnerability. As secrets come to light, old wounds are reopened, and the undeniable spark between them grows into something more, Lucas starts to wonder if this closeness could be the love he never thought he'd find-and if Holly might get the second chance at happiness he so desperately needs. A Christmas for Holly is an opposites-attract, hurt/comfort, Christmas romance featuring a retired hockey captain with crippling anxiety, a guarded gift store owner grappling with unexpected attraction, unresolved tension from a drunken wedding kiss, a charming small town blanketed in snow, meddling but loving family, and a snowstorm that brings honesty and vulnerability to light-leading to a heartwarming holiday happily ever after.