Love Takes a Village, Karis Walsh

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Love Takes a Village by Karis Walsh
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Sometimes the life you need is waiting for you somewhere snowy, sweet, and completely unexpected.

When Lena Preiss loses her job, her father nudges her toward a change of scenery. Soon she’s in Leavenworth, Washington, helping her aunt launch a new restaurant in a storybook Christmas village nestled in the Cascade Mountains. It should be a break. Instead, it’s long nights, hungry tourists, and more pressure than Lena bargained for.

Enter Devin Meyer, local chocolatier and master of all things rich, smooth, and handmade. Devin has come home for one last holiday season, helping her father prepare to retire and sell the family chocolate business. She plans to keep her focus firmly on the future… until Lena crashes into her carefully laid plans.

As snow falls and Christmas lights glow, Lena and Devin find themselves drawn together. Between shared exhaustion, quiet moments of sweetness, and the warmth of a community that knows how to show up, they begin to question the expectations that have shaped their lives. Maybe the path forward isn’t something you plan alone. Maybe it’s something you build together.

Love Takes a Village is a cozy queer holiday romance filled with found family, small-town charm, and the kind of love that grows best when you let yourself slow down.