The Boys of Christmas — Jane Lovering

Who are the boys of Christmas?
Mattie Arden has just escaped from a toxic relationship so when, a few days before Christmas, she receives a letter informing her that she has inherited a house from her great aunt Millie, it's a welcome distraction.
Except it comes with a strange proviso: if Mattie wants the house, she must fulfil Millie's last wish and scatter her ashes over ‘the boys of Christmas'.
In the company of her best friend Toby, Mattie sets out for the seaside village of Christmas Steepleton in the hope of finding out the meaning of her aunt's bizarre request.
Whilst there, a snowstorm leaves them stranded for Christmas, and still no nearer to finding ‘the boys'. But as the weather gives Mattie time to reflect, she realises the answer to the mystery might have been under her nose all along â€"and that's not the only thing …