Peppermint Promise Christmas: (Christmas In Quebec Book Three)

He gave her his only blanket on the coldest night of her life. She gave him a reason to stay sober one more day. Now they're about to spend nine months together—and discover that some walls are harder to break than others. François and Marie survived homelessness together in small-town Quebec, making a desperate promise: We go together or not at all. Sixteen months later, they've rebuilt their lives at a candy factory that hires the hopeless—but they've kept their relationship strictly professional. Partners. Friends. Nothing more. Until now. When they're chosen to lead an ambitious expansion across Quebec, the mission is impossible to refuse: establish three satellite factories, hire people society has written off, prove that second chances work. Nine months. Three towns. Just the two of them, living in close quarters, working side-by-side from Easter through Christmas. François is hiding a devastating secret about his past. Marie is terrified that reaching for happiness will cost her the daughter she's already lost. And neither can admit that sixteen months of careful distance is starting to feel like the loneliest kind of torture. As skeptical towns test their resolve and lives hang in the balance, François and Marie discover that saving others is easier than saving themselves. But maybe—just maybe—the people who learned to survive together can also learn to love. A wholesome, slow-burn Christmas romance about wounded hearts, impossible odds, and two people who are about to find out that the sweetest transformations happen when you finally let someone in. Book 3 in the Noelville Christmas series—can be read as a standalone Perfect for readers who love: ✨ Friends-to-lovers slow burn ❤️ Second-chance-at-life stories 🎄 Christmas magic across all seasons 🏔️ Small-town Quebec charm 💪 Characters healing together 🍬 Sweet romance with meaningful stakes View Less