On the last day of school before the festive break, the village of Lytell Stangdale resembles a shaken snow globe. Teaching assistant Ella Welford trudges home through the storm to her beloved Rose Cottage, where she soon has a log fire roaring and festive music filling the cosy rooms. With her beloved Tabby-Cat and two guinea pigs for company, Ella has built a peaceful life for herself in the Yorkshire Moors. But as the years seem to drift by faster than ever, she can't help but wonder if there’s something more waiting for her. When Ella bumps into the last man she expected to see back in the village, a flurry of long-buried feelings hit her at once. Last time she saw Joss Campion , they were both sixteen and best friends. But their friendship was shattered after an accident at his parents’ farm, when Joss was banished from the village. As the blizzard worsens, Ella finds herself drawn back into Joss’s world. But with old wounds still raw and new complications arising, she can’t ignore the feelings she's kept buried for almost two decades. When a Christmas Eve emergency brings them together in the most unexpected way, will they finally have the courage to let their friendship kindle into something more? Return to the enchanting Yorkshire Moors for a heartwarming tale of second chances, festive magic and finding your way home. Perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley, Katie Fforde and Sarah Morgan. Readers adore books by Eliza J Scott: ‘ Captured my heart from the very first page.’ Heidi Swain, Sunday Times bestselling author ‘ This is such a fabulous read!’ Kim the Bookworm ‘ A lovely story that just keeps you guessing right to the very end. Just wanted it to go on forever .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ A book to make you feel warm inside .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Lovely characters. Beautiful story. The tissues had to come out!’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Like a warm cup of coffee on a cold cloudy morning .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ A proper warm, feel-good read... some brilliant laugh-out-loud moments too .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Kept me enthralled from beginning to end. Would definitely recommend it .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ I couldn’t put it down, such a lovely story .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ The plot, characters and setting were all enchanting .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Eliza lives in North Yorkshire with her family and has wanted to be a writer as far back as she can remember. She is inspired by her beautiful surroundings and loves to write heartwarming stories based on romance and friendship with a generous dollop of community spirit and a hint of humour. She’s had fifteen novels published and has been an Amazon UK Kindle top ten bestseller.When she’s not writing, Eliza can usually be found with her nose in a book or working in her garden doing a spot of plot wrangling (of the writing variety), and battling against the weeds. The weeds, unfortunately, are currently winning, but Eliza is undeterred. Roses are amongst her favourite flowers and she doesn’t need much of an excuse to visit a plant centre, where a new rose always seems to mysteriously find its way onto her trolley, much to her husband’s astonishment.Eliza also enjoys having a catch-up with friends over tea and cake, as well as bracing walks in the countryside, rounded off by a visit to a teashop – for yet more tea and cake!