Good for Goodness' Sake: A Small-Town Holiday Romance

Marketing consultant Allison Waverley returns to Maritime Bay, Nova Scotia, for a holiday assignment she knows inside out: leading a Twelve Days of Kindness campaign to raise money for the local food bank. With her daughter away at university and no plans for Christmas, the timing is perfect--she can breeze through the job, quietly settle her mother's estate, and slip back to her carefully ordered life before old memories catch up.

Then she meets Gabe LeBlanc, the new food bank director whose whole life runs on goodwill--and whose little dog, Mistletoe, wears matching holiday sweaters with him. Gabe believes kindess shouldn't be curated for the camera; Allison believes good deeds always come with strings attached. Working together nudges them both out of their comfort zones and begins to challenge Allison's assumptions about what kindness really looks like.

Surrounded by neighbours who still remember her mother's warmth--and by a man who reminds her what genuine connection feels like again--Allison begins to rediscover belonging, community, and the quiet spark of hope she thought she'd buried.

And as Christmas Eve approaches, one final surprise will force her to decide whether she's ready to believe in real kindness--and real love--again.

Perfect for fans of Gilmore Girls, Sullivan's Crossing, and short, sweet holiday romances filled with mature love, small-town charm, and one very festive little dog.