Wrapped in Blue

<p>When Seattle journalist Julian Parris is sent to cover a seaside town's quirky Christmas festival he expects tinsel tourists and a forgettable puff piece-not a woman who knocks him off his feet. Literally.</p><p></p><p>Iris Callahan lifelong Indigo Beach local and reluctant festival coordinator has too much on her plate to play tour guide to a brooding city reporter. Between juggling family obligations small-town drama and her dream of reopening her late mentor's local surf shop the last thing she needs is a man who's just passing through.</p><p></p><p>But when a chance encounter leads to shared sunsets salt-sprayed laughter and sparks neither can ignore Iris and Julian find themselves caught between the pull of possibility and the promise of goodbye.</p><p></p><p>In a town draped in shimmering lights and second chances sometimes the hardest thing isn't falling in love-it's deciding whether to stay long enough to see what happens next.</p>