The Christmas Lily
Is Christmas Magic worth risking everything for… including the love of those they care about most?
Juliet Capel, from a remote southern sea isle shrouded in history and secrets, has never truly belonged anywhere. But now that she’s married to the man she’s always loved, she’s determined to share her dream of the perfect Christmas with her new family and the people of the Isle of Grace who’ve never accepted her. Except her dream falls apart on Christmas Eve when a rare snowstorm hits the isle, her father disappears, and Father Thomas threatens to cancel Midnight Mass.
Green Beret Rafe Montfort will do anything for his new wife, even if that means hunting down everyone on the godforsaken Isle of Grace and forcing them to attend Midnight Mass. Although he doesn’t understand why his beautiful bride needs the acceptance of the people of the isle–especially those who treated her terribly during her poverty-stricken childhood–he knows this perfect Christmas is important to her. But what he’s willing to do for her could threaten everyone’s Christmas… along with their future happiness.
The Christmas Lily has had a curious publication history.
The Christmas Lily, the second Deadly Force prequel, takes place nine months before Every Deep Desire, the first full-length novel in my Deadly Force series, begins.
This story debuted in the 2022 Christmas Wishes & New Year’s Kisses limited edition romance anthology and is now available from Amazon in paperback and E-book formats.