Two fresh starts. One unexpected Christmas romance.
The one woman he shouldn't love is the one he can't forget.
Will the midnight bell bless their loveβor seal their fate?
He ghosted her ten years ago. Now sheβs stuck with him for Christmas.
Christmas is sweet. Family secrets can be deadly.
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Carly Hillman
Carly Hillman is a Peabody award-winning producer who has spent the past ten years working at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where she produces the interviews.
Previously, she worked for Good Morning America, The Colbert Report, and NBC-10 Philadelphia. She earned a degree in English from Harvard University, where she graduated with honors.
Her debut novel The Refuge will be published by Crooked Lane Books in September 2026.
She splits her time between New York City and Philadelphia, where she lives with her husband, daughter, and their cat named Sponge.