SEASON OF WONDER by RaeAnne Thayne

She's the new veterinarian and a single mom who's hiding her past from the residents of Haven Point. He's the deputy sheriff and her neighbor. There is an attraction that she wants to deny. A daughter's vandalism brings them to work together. As he invites them to spend time with him and his family during the holiday season an attraction becomes more. Then an accusation against her daughter puts distance between them. Can they have a SEASON OF WONDER together?

Dani Cappelli is new to Haven Point and shortly after arriving, her past comes back to haunt her, stopping her from interacting with the residents. Her past as a foster kid and a disastrous marriage leave her unwilling to trust people. Her neighbor makes her nervous and she wants to spend as little time around him as possible. Ruben Morales is a deputy for the county and has has been interested in Dani since he first saw her at the vet clinic. When Dani's daughter is caught vandalizing property, he makes a deal with her to clean up the damage. Ruben, Dani, and her daughters all help with the cleaning, which opens them up to being neighborly in the town, as well as giving Ruben a reason to spend more time with Dani. But will Dani be able to get over her past to open herself up to Ruben completely? And will they ever really feel at home in Haven Point?

RaeAnne Thayne returns to Haven Point with SEASON OF WONDER, to bring together two people who realize that the past doesn't have to affect your future. An emotional story of overcoming your past to have a better life, and realizing that you can find love of different types when you find the woman of your dreams. I'm always in the mood to read a RaeAnne Shayne book. Any time you can go to Haven Point, please do, it's worth the trip, along with all her other book series.

It’s a long way from New York to Idaho…but could
they have found a home at last?

Dani Capelli has never truly belonged anywhere. And from her
earliest days as a foster child in Queens, she would have
been lost if it weren’t for her love of animals. Until high
school, when she fell hard for the wrong boy, and found
herself pregnant—and married—by graduation. Two daughters
later, Dani realized her mistake and filed for divorce, and
with the help of scholarships and loans—and a lot of
macaroni and cheese dinners—she enrolled in vet school.
Things were finally looking up…until her ex-husband became
her late husband, in the most notorious way possible.

Now Dani and her daughters need an out-of-town pass more
than ever. So when the retiring Haven Point veterinarian
offers her a chance to settle in the small Idaho town and
take over his practice, she jumps at it. But adjusting to
the charming mountain community isn’t easy;
thirteen-year-old Silver begins acting out while
six-year-old Mia is growing too attached to Haven
Point and everything in it, especially their
next-door-neighbor, Deputy Sheriff Ruben Morales. And Dani
can’t blame her. Ruben is everything she’s secretly
wanted—and everything she can’t bear to risk loving…and losing.

As the holidays draw near, their shared concern for Dani’s
daughters brings them closer together, giving Ruben the
chance to show this big-city woman just how magical
Christmas in Haven Point can be...and that the promise of a
home at last is very real in the most wondrous season of the
year…