by Julia Day
A toymaker with a dilemma, twelve hours to make it right, and a special ops paramedic at her side? Not exactly the Christmas Eve Serenity planned…
Serenity Yates is an hour away from closing her toy shop for the holidays and starting a much-needed break. But first, she'll hand over a handmade dollhouse to her final customer of the year. At least, that’s the hope—until the plan goes terribly wrong.
Jeremy Park hasn't visited his sister in two years, and he can’t wait to see her face when he shows up with the gift at the top of his niece's wish list. But when he arrives at the toy shop on Christmas Eve, he learns he won’t be giving Lilah her dream dollhouse after all.
Serenity promises Jeremy to do whatever she must to make this right, no matter how long it takes. When Jeremy offers to help, Serenity reluctantly agrees. As they work through the night, a sweet bond grows, and Serenity begins to fear that, when morning comes, she'll find it hard to say good-bye.
Jeremy feels the tug of attraction, too, but pursuing a relationship makes no sense. Serenity has deep roots in her hometown. And in a week, he'll return to Italy and his job rescuing others in the most dangerous places on earth. He isn’t ready to let Serenity go, but he can see no way for their lives to fit.
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Fun facts about A Season for Serenity:
- Although I always include a military character in my books, this is the first time the main character is military. Jeremy is a pararescueman, an Air Force special ops paramedic. Also called PJs, they are warriors who can rescue and give emergency medical care to downed pilots, civilians in natural disasters, and even NASA astronauts!
- Serenity is a toymaker who has a "terribly wrong" dilemma happen in the first chapter. This premise is loosely-based on a true story, told to me by a toymaker who made rocking chairs for my daughters when they were toddlers.
- The book is set in Azalea Springs, North Carolina--the same fictional small town as Fade to Us. The heroine, Brooke, makes a cameo appearance in A Season for Serenity.
- If this book were rated like a movie, it would be PG-13. The "heat level" for this book is simmering (level 2).
