America needs a story, and fast, so she teams up with the town’s good-looking (and eligible) mayor, Leo, to light up Main Street and salvage her chance at being a full-time writer. The connection between them heats up, halls are decked, sleigh bells ring, and lights twinkle. Just when she thinks the holiday is saved, a nearby city threatens the future of Christmas Cove. With her heart, and career, hanging in the balance, she must learn that Christmas is much more than just a place on a map before time runs out.

COVER: This one is darling. Though I feel like seeing this cute cover means I'm probably too old to read the book, I can't help it. LOL! Love the way it clearly shows what genre this novel is. The choice of a dark sky is a smart one, and it makes the cover scene that much cozier. 

FIRST CHAPTER: America's parents are off on a trip, leaving her to enjoy her boyfriendless life without her mother's comments, while she works as editor for the hottest travel site in the country. America's challenge is keeping her cool around their lead travel writer, Mark Moore. 

KEEP READING: Sure! Dressler does an excellent job of creating America's character and putting her in an uncomfortable situation. Interfering parents, dreaming of a better job while excelling at the one you're at, and stumbling over your words or not being able to speak at all when the cute guy enters the room, is something people know well. She's quirky and funny, which makes her likeable. While we don't yet know why America ends up in Christmas Cove, the reader understands its coming and eagerly awaits what happens next. 

BOOK EXCERPT:

Night came and went with another solid sleep. America looked at herself in the mirror, unable to believe what she had done, or what she had offered to do. Sure, she knew her reasons for wanting to bring back Christmas were purely in the interest of self-preservation. Wanting to succeed with her first article assignment was a huge driving factor, but the task at hand was so much bigger than anything she should have taken on. There was no denying her reign as the office elf, and she knew that if anyone had enough Christmas spirit to spread around, she did.  

Now that the offer was out there, she would need to follow through. One way or another, she was getting her Christmas Cove experience, and an article drafted to prove it. Sure, she had enlisted Leo’s help, but if she had any real chance of success, they would need reinforcements. America checked her watch. Leo would be back any minute to pick her up. In the meantime, she pulled her coat back on and tidied her hastily twisted bun atop her head.  

The pine tree, so generously given to her that previous morning by Leo, stood in its bare state beside her. There is nothing sadder than a Christmas tree with no lights. Except perhaps, she thought, one without ornaments too. 

“This simply will not do,” America said.

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