Winter Light — Robin Maderich

In this novella "prequel" to the Connor Falls Christmas Romance Series, Luke Hollis' mind is set on business only, until his young and troubled daughter runs away from home and ends up in the bookstore of Allie Roberts. Allie has good cause to remember Luke--even more reason to avoid him as far as she is concerned--but little Lyddie is determined to bring the independent and solitary Allie into her and her father's lives, despite the busy holiday season and Luke and Allie's preoccupation with everything but the promise of friendship found. When both the past and a tragic accident derail the young girl's plans, can the true spirit of Christmas bring light back into all of their hearts? The Connor Falls Christmas Romance Series is set in the fictional small town of Connor Falls, Pennsylvania, where every heart is touched by the spirit of the season...eventually. Some folks take a little longer to make their way back, but they always get there.