Every year, NHL superstar Declan Bradbury comes home for Christmas.

But he’s more than a hockey player to me. He’s my best friend.

The man I’m in love with—the man I can’t have.

Problem is, it rips my heart out every time he leaves.

I need to put some distance between us, find a way to move on and protect my heart.

I plan to do just that, until he begins showing up at every turn, and every single person in Holiday Peak starts acting strange.

I had no idea what Declan was up to behind the scenes, or that the town was conspiring with him.

When I found out, there was one thing I did know.

My life would never be the same again.