Girl in the Snow — Cassandra O'Leary

Deanna Michaelson is a flight attendant on a mission to get out of London by Christmas. There's only two days to go and she has no idea where she's headed, but she urgently needs a vacation. Then she remembers the remote lodge in upstate New York where she stayed as a kid. A White Christmas and some R&R sounds ideal. Only a snowstorm is coming, and Deanna gets stuck at the lodge with only the manager for company. And there's only one sofa! Deanna thinks he's hot, even if he is grumpy and wizardy. Cal Winterbourne could be her perfect match in a new life she can hardly imagine . . . It could be a Merry Christmas indeed. Author's note:This story was originally published in the 12 Tropes of Christmas anthology in 2024 for a limited time. The anthology was runner-up in the Favourite Anthology category in the 2024 Australian Romance Readers (ARR) Awards.