“[Thayne] engages the reader’s heart and emotions, inspiring hope and the belief that miracles are possible.” —Debbie Macomber New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne returns to Haven Point to bring readers another heartwarming and inspiring story of Christmas romance—this time for Luke and Elizabeth Hamilton, a couple greatly in need of holiday healing and the magic of Christmas! Hearts are lighter and wishes burn a little brighter at Christmas… Elizabeth was trapped in a tangle of postpartum depression and grief after the death of her beloved parents and she couldn’t quite see the way back to her husband and their two beautiful kids…until a car accident stole away her memories and changed her life. And when she finally remembered the sound of little Cassie’s laugh, the baby powder smell of Bridger, or the feel of her husband’s hand in hers, Elizabeth worried that they’d moved on without her. That she’d missed too much. That perhaps she wasn’t the right mother for her kids or wife for Luke, no matter how much she loved them. But now, seven years later, Luke finds her in a nearby town and brings Elizabeth back home to the family she loves, just in time for Christmas. And being reunited with Luke and her children is better than anything Elizabeth could have imagined. As they all trim the tree and bake cookies, making new holiday memories, Elizabeth and Luke are drawn ever closer. Can the hurt of the past seven years be healed over the course of one Christmas season and bring the Hamiltons the gift of a new beginning? Don’t miss Christmas at the Shelter Inn , New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne’s latest charming story about two sisters coming together and finding hope one magical Christmas, years after tragedy and loss tore their family apart. Other heartwarming reads from RaeAnne Thayne: All is Bright - Sleigh Bells Ring - Christmas in Snowflake Canyon - Snow Angel Cove (Hope's Crossing Series) - Snowfall on Haven Point (Haven Point Series) - Season of Wonder (Haven Point Series) - Cafe at Beach End - Summer at the Cape - The Sea Glass Cottage - The Path to Sunshine Cove - The Cliff House "[Thayne] engages the reader's heart and emotions, inspiring hope and the belief that miracles are possible." —Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author "RaeAnne Thayne gets better with every book." —Robyn Carr, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author "Thayne's a true expert at writing contemporary holiday romance."— RT Book Reviews "RaeAnne has a knack for capturing those emotions that come from the heart." —RT Book Reviews “The newest addition to Thayne’s “Haven Point” series (after Season of Wonder ) provides a poignant second chance romance wrapped in small-town warmth.”— Library Journal on Coming Home for Christmas “…the heart of this sweet contemporary story is in the women’s relationships with each other, and it will suit readers on both sides of the blurry romance/women’s fiction divide.”— Publishers Weekly on THE CLIFF HOUSE "Endearing small-town residents and bratty cats add humor to this heartwarming, steady-paced holiday romance." — Publishers Weekly on Sugar Pine Trail New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne finds inspiration in the beautiful northern Utah mountains where she lives with her family. Her books have won numerous honors, including six RITA Award nominations from Romance Writers of America and Career Achievement and Romance Pioneer awards from RT Book Reviews. She loves to hear from readers and can be reached through her website. Coming Home for Christmas By RaeAnne Thayne Harlequin Enterprises Limited Copyright © 2019 RaeAnne Thayne All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-335-50499-9 CHAPTER 1 This was it. Luke Hamilton waited outside the big, rambling Victorian house in a little coastal town in Oregon, hands shoved into the pockets of his coat against the wet slap of air and nerves churning through him. Elizabeth was here. After all the years when he had been certain she was dead — that she had wandered into the mountains somewhere that cold day seven years earlier or she had somehow walked into the deep, unforgiving waters of Lake Haven — he was going to see her again. Though he had been given months to wrap his head around the idea that his wife wasn't dead, that she was indeed living under another name in this town by the sea, it still didn't seem real. How was he supposed to feel in this moment? He had no idea. He only knew he was filled with a crazy mix of anticipation, fear and the low fury that had been simmering inside him for months, since the moment FBI agent Elliot Bailey had produced a piece of paper with a name and an address. Luke still couldn't quite believe she was in there, the wife he had not seen in seven years. The wife who had disappeared off the face of the earth, leaving plenty of people to speculate that he had somehow hurt her, even killed her. For all those days and months and year