Dasher's Way

In a snowy town where magic answers only to quiet intention, a bookshop owner who has never left Candlewake must decide whether to trust the guarded stranger fixing up the old Winterveil Farm — or let the chance for real connection slip away like snow on the wind.Welcome back to Candlewake.Where magic works through intention.Where love means choosing presence.Where home is found in both a place and a person.Holly Ives has spent practically her whole life in Candlewake, tending Misfits & Manuscripts, her beloved bookshop filled with stories and second chances. She knows every street, every neighbor, every tradition that makes December sparkle. Staying here has always been enough.Then Cole Winters arrives at the old Winterveil Farm with calloused hands, guarded eyes, and secrets he's not ready to share. He came to fix up the property and disappear into the work. He didn't come looking for mysteries… or for Holly.But Candlewake has a way of knowing what people need before they do.As tourist season unfolds with all its festivals, traditions, and unexpected moments, Holly and Cole discover that sometimes the most powerful magic isn't the kind that sparkles and shines.It's simply paying attention.Hearing what someone needs when they're afraid to say it.Responding with care.In Candlewake, magic is real.And this year, it's personal.~Alyra Knight