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Star Crossed Christmas: A Divorced Couple, Forced Proximity Holiday Romance
Paperback
Series: Star Harbor Second Chance Romance, Book 1
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 19 2026
Pages: 226
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.57 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A divorced couple. A crumbling inn. And twenty-seven December days to remember why they fell in love the first time.
Lauren Callahan is 51, between jobs, and heading back to Star Harbor, Maine, for the first time since her divorce. Her Aunt Vivi has left her half of the beloved Harborlight Inn. The other half goes to her ex-husband.
Dan Rossi came home to Star Harbor after their marriage fell apart. He owns the seafood shack on the waterfront. He wears flannel like a religion, answers most questions with a grunt, and shows love the only way he knows how: by feeding people and fixing things without mentioning it. Half the town is a little bit in love with him.
Vivi's will has one condition: run the inn together through the Christmas Eve open house, or lose it to a developer from Boston.
Twenty-seven days. One inn. Two people who were very good at being married until they were suddenly very bad at it. And a small coastal town at Christmas that has opinions, a betting book, and absolutely no intention of minding its own business.
Star Crossed Christmas is a closed-door, later-in-life second chance romance with a grumpy hero who speaks fluent chowder, a heroine who could run the world if she'd stop long enough to enjoy it, and a town that won't let you spend Christmas alone. Even if you want to. Especially if you want to.
Tropes: Divorced couple reunites - Second chance - Later-in-life leads (51 & 54) - Grumpy hero - Small-town Christmas - Found family - Forced proximity - Inheritance
Perfect for readers of Kristan Higgins, Robyn Carr, and Gilmore Girls fans who always wanted Luke and Lorelai to get a Christmas movie.
DATA BLOCK: Heat Level: Closed Door Tone: Funny, Emotional Series Type: Book 1 of 6, Interconnected Standalones Ending: HEA POV: Dual Third Person Content Notes: Divorce, grief (aunt's death, off-page)
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