The gift of healing

Yuletide Redemption by Jill Kemerer

All Celeste Monroe wants is to give her orphaned baby nephew a happy life. She hopes taking a job caring for injured Sam Sheffield will help fulfill that goal. Celeste’s strength and kindness have Sam falling for her—and her baby. But he refuses to burden them with a man who’s not whole. Can Celeste convince Sam he’s father—and husband—material in time for Christmas?

The Pastor's Christmas Courtship by Glynna Kaye

Jodi Thorpe's childhood vacation cabin seems the perfect place for her to heal her broken heart…and avoid Christmas cheer. After twelve years, nothing in Hunter Ridge has changed—except Garrett McCrae. The bad boy who was once her secret crush is now the town minister. And Garrett won't let her miss out on the joy of the holiday, even as he's about to leave for a mission halfway around the world…