Unrequited love? Check. Secret crush? Check. Best friend romance? Check.
Plus church life, Christian relationships, spiritual growth, God’s will, and so forth. If you like a mix of Seaside Chapel with Savannah Sweethearts but in a landlocked city, Let Me Hold You (Midtown Christmas) is for you. Set in the heart of midtown Atlanta, Christmas Village comes alive from November to January, and with it, romance. Clean reads for fans of contemporary Christian romance.
My novel will debut in the 12-author Once Upon a Starry Night anthology set to be released on October 1, 2023.
Let Me Hold You

Big City Romance, Small Town Feel
She wants to get out of his friend zone and into his heart.
After breaking up with his girlfriend, Levi Theroux meets the woman of his dreams, but she won't give him the time of day in his tale of unrequited love. His best friend, Maggie Jacobs, tries to help him in every which way she can to pursue his dream date, without revealing to him that she is secretly in love with him in her own Cyrano de Bergerac story. Will these two best friends find a Christmas breakthrough and their own happily ever after at the Christmas Village where they work?
Tropes & Themes:
- Unrequited Love
- Secret Love
- Best Friends
- Cyrano de Bergerac
- Friend Zone
- Friends to More
- Slow Burn
- Midtown Atlanta
- Big City Romance
- Church Life
- Women in Ministry
- Workplace Romance
- She Falls First