Welcome back to Emancipation, Louisiana—where Christmas isn't just a holiday; it's a way of life. But this year, the lights feel dimmer, and one of the town's most anticipated traditions just might become a memory of Christmas past…
Kyleigh Grindley wants nothing to do with Christmas or the town that watched her fall apart during the holiday season. She's built a quiet, powerful life on the hill above town—rich, controlled, and untouchable. Emancipation may see her as "Grindley the Grinch," but she refuses to be bullied into giving up her land and her beloved pine trees for their holiday plans… not even when the man who shattered her comes asking. After nine years away, Jabali Christopher returns home for a looming family crisis and ends up with another problem on his hands. The mayor needs a favor, the town needs a miracle, and Jabali needs the one thing he's been avoiding since he left—permission from the woman whose heart he broke. Secrets and small-town loyalties collide in this urban romance inspired by How the Grinch Stole Christmas, as Jabali and Kyleigh find themselves irrevocably drawn to each other. When feelings long denied resurface, can two wary, wounded hearts save Emancipation's holiday spirit… or will this be the year Christmas finally loses?
