02508cam a2200373 i 4500 1661680916 TxAuBib 20241018120000.0 240626s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781335929358 1335929355 (OCoLC)1446242413 TxAuBib rda Thayne, RaeAnne, author. The December market / Raeanne Thayne. Toronto, Ontario : Canary Street Press, 2024. 304 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Shelter Springs ; 2 Includes an excerpt from 15 Summers Later by RaeAnne Thayne. The magic of Christmas--and a second shot at romance--is in the air in Shelter Springs this holiday season... Amanda Taylor isn't a fan of Christmas, but as the owner of a local soap shop, ignoring the holiday season isn't an option. To forget the pain of Christmases past, Amanda focuses on making the season bright for her customers at the Shelter Springs Holiday Giving Market. But when her beloved grandmother, Birdie, starts dating the dashing new resident of the Shelter Inn retirement community, Amanda smells trouble. Fortunately, Rafe Arredondo, the grandson of Birdie's charming suitor, is equally dubious of the match. Unfortunately, he's just as fiery as his grandfather--and Amanda has zero interest in getting burned. As a single father, paramedic and assistant fire chief, Rafe has more than enough on his plate. Sure, he and Amanda share a common goal in keeping their grandparents apart. Still, that doesn't mean he should allow himself to feel as drawn to her as he does. Even if she is great with his young son. Even if she does help the burden of his own painful past feel a little lighter... But when their paths keep crossing at the holiday market, it starts to feel like fate, prompting them both to wonder if taking a chance on love might gift them everything they've been wishing for. 20241018. Small cities Fiction. Holidays Fiction. Grandparents Fiction. Single fathers Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Idaho Fiction. Romance fiction. fast Christmas fiction. Shelter Springs ; 2.