All I Want for Christmas

<p><strong>Rose Gardner Investigations #7.5</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>A Rose Gardner Christmas novella taking place the December after <em>It All Falls Down</em></strong></p><p></p><p>Rose Gardner and her best friend Neely Kate have one wish this Christmas: to celebrate their first holiday season with their babies surrounded by love and joy. But life as always has other plans.</p><p></p><p>For Rose sharing custody of her niece and nephew with her brother-in-law Mike's parents proves to be more challenging than she ever imagined. The tension escalates threatening to overshadow the festive season. Meanwhile her husband Joe faces a surprise visitor who brings unexpected complications to their already chaotic lives.</p><p></p><p>Neely Kate determined to make this Christmas her best yet after years of heartache is blindsided when Carter Hale attorney to the former Fenton County crime lord delivers devastating news. It's a revelation that could unravel not just her perfect Christmas but the life she's built with her husband Jed.</p><p></p><p>Told from the perspectives of Rose Neely Kate Joe and James Skeeter Malcolm <em>All I Want for Christmas</em> weaves a story of love resilience and the unbreakable bonds of friendship. Will these beloved characters find their holiday miracles or will this Christmas become yet another battle to overcome?</p>