“So, how’s work at the lodge?” Roxanne asked, trying to make small talk with Liam on the way to Jocelyn and Caden’s house as she held Darian’s present on her lap.

He shrugged, not taking his eyes off the road. “It’s okay. We’re starting to book up for the holidays.”

She chuckled. “I’d bet that the Christmas tree in the foyer is filling up, too.”

He looked over at her and smiled. “They both are.”

Each year, the good people of Christmas Cove brought gifts to The North Pole Lodge to donate to The Christmas Cove Children's Home. And each year, the massive tree in the foyer was filled with...