**Christmas is around the corner...**and love might be right next door.

Hope Crossing, Texas is just what Jillian McKenna needs. Here, she can recover after a terrible attack...and create a home for her baby-to-be. But she also has a complication next door. She once saw a future with veterinarian Gabriel Vaughn — a future that feels impossible now. Only with love, faith, a support dog and some Christmas spirit, maybe it’s not too late after all...

Mills & Boon Love Inspired — Heartfelt stories that show that faith, forgiveness and hope have the power to lift spirits and change lives.