Love Restored — Mary L. Briggs

In this Inspirational Christmas Romance, a forgotten love story haunts the halls of Fairlight's historic opera house…and a new one struggles to grow amidst the tattered building's careful renovation.

Kate Hollister doesn't expect to find love among the musty corridors of Drummond Hall. As an interior designer, her only concern is matching paint hues and fabrics to restore the building's former glory. Until her professional stance is shaken by the project's brooding architect, Paul Lucas, whose presence alternately charms and frustrates her.

Paul is drawn to Kate the moment he sees her. But past mistakes make it difficult to open his heart, even though they share a mutual faith and a deep passion for treasures of the past. Will their growing attraction blossom into loveâ€"or stay buried, like the secrets of the old opera house?

Author Mary L. Briggs is a freelance and indie writer, whose short stories have been featured in Woman's World Magazine. Love Restored, a sweet romance with a dash of Christmas magic, is her first novel, a collaborative effort with her daughter, Laura (author of The Wedding Caper and Only in Novels).