A Very Merry Detour: A Christmas Romance

It's the holidays, and Alaina has just been dumped. Determined to have the romantic Christmas she's always wanted, she sets out on a cross-country road trip to surprise her ex-boyfriend and convince him she's the one. But her grand plans are derailed when she drives straight into a snowbank in the middle of nowhere, Utah. She's rescued by Priscilla, a terse, unsmiling bookstore owner with zero interest in holiday cheer. Stranded in the ski town of Brooks with her car out of commission, Alaina makes a bucket list of festive adventures to prove she's fun and adventurous enough to love--and to her surprise, Priscilla offers to join her.

Between tree-cutting misadventures, ice-skating lessons, and a night beneath the stars, Alaina's plan goes off without a hitch--except that the longer she spends with Priscilla, the less she's sure of what, or who, she really wants. All throughout Brooks, the two run into locals who adore Priscilla--from the mechanic to the owner of the diner--and soon, it's clear that Priscilla's hard exterior masks a tender heart, one that's just as afraid as Alaina that she's not worth loving. It may just take a Christmas miracle to show them that true love might be closer than you think.

A heartwarming romance packed with small-town cheer, A Very Merry Detour is about how opening ourselves up to love--whether it's for friends, family, or home--always makes room for our most authentic selves.