Baby, It's Cold Outside | Megan Musgrove

Beth Michaels has always found it easy to avoid two things: men and Christmas.

Both bring back memories she’d rather forget. But when a sudden job redundancy forces her to confront the life she’s been hiding from, Beth reluctantly agrees to retreat to a quiet cottage in the English countryside, far from the holiday season’s relentless cheer.

Her plan? A peaceful, distraction-free winter where she can figure out her next move. What she doesn't count on is meeting Aidan - a charming, ex-RAF pilot with a loyal dog and a disarming smile. He’s everything Beth has sworn to keep out of her life. But Aidan has a way of slowly breaking through her carefully built walls, and as Christmas draws near, she finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about love, loss, and the true meaning of the holidays.

Beth may have left the city behind, but can she leave behind the scars of her past? Or will she run back to her old life, letting another Christmas pass her by?