Staging Christmas

A comeback queen with a tarnished tiara. A computer nerd in over his head. All it takes is a car crash, a rescue dog, and a century-old ski lodge to make them believe in holiday magic. Kendall Worthington lands herself on the naughty list the moment she crosses the Dickens town line. No one anticipates a car accident. But leave it to her to wreck a local woman's car. Not just any car. A wedding present from the lady's beloved groom. It's no surprise since Kendall considers herself cursed when it comes to love, romance, and all things wedding related. After all her own nuptials disintegrated. Now she's sworn off men and relocated to the place known for its holiday cheer to start over as a single, independent woman. Jamie Frisk knows all about challenges, the latest being how he's going to pay off the astronomical mortgage on the mysterious Dickens landmark he purchased on impulse. What's a software engineer going to do with a massive, fixer-upper like The Iron Gate Lodge? Open it to paying guests again? His family thinks he's crazy, and he's beginning to agree with them. Thankfully, he's got one very special woman with a flair for staging a comeback on his side. Amidst all the spackle and paint—plus a hefty dose of holiday hijinks—these misfits manage to breathe new life into a place steeped in a legacy of love. Could they possibly host a wedding by Christmas? Working together they might just pull it off. And, with the help of Dickens' magic, they may even fall in love along the way.