Wrapped Up in Christmas Joy: An uplifting small-town romance from Hallmark Publishing (Wrapped Up in Christmas)

By: Janice Lynn

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Synopsis: When a quilt shop owner finds a former Marine&’s journal, she longs to heal his heart… When Sophie Davis sorts through a box of donated books to her church, she&’s surprised to discover a soldier&’s journal. As the daughter of a veteran who watched her father struggle over the years, she feels a deep connection to the man who wrote the emotional entries. Former Marine Cole Aaron battled to find peace after returning to civilian life. He&’s always needed to protect others. Now, fighting fires in Pine Hill, Kentucky helps him put out the demons within him. When Sophie shows up at the fire hall with his journal from when he&’d first returned stateside, Cole can&’t believe it was in the box he&’d donated. Not wanting to face painful memories, he tells her to trash it. Sophie and Cole are drawn together as they both volunteer for their community, but it&’s hard for Cole to let down his guard, and he doesn&’t need anyone&’s pity. After all he&’s been through in the past, can he find faith in a more hopeful future…one touched by joy? This heartwarming romance includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Dilly Duchess Potatoes.