Christmas in July: A Small-Town Christian Romance of Service, Second Chances, and Summer Love (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798186762898)

What happens when the man who broke your heart twelve years ago shows up - just when you need a miracle most?

Maren Holloway has set herself an impossible task: pack five hundred Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes in the sweltering July heat of Cypress Hollow, Tennessee. The town thinks she's lost her mind. Her mercantile ceiling fan agrees. And the last thing she needs is a distraction - especially in the form of Jude Calloway, the carpenter who once left without goodbye, rolling back into town in a battered Ford with calloused hands and a faith buried eight years deep.

Jude only came back to renovate his late mother's farmhouse and disappear again. He never intended to end up packing glittery shoeboxes for children he'd never meet. He never intended to fall for the widow across the square, whose hands smell like cinnamon and whose eyes hold the kind of peace he stopped believing in.

But as the heat index climbs and the box count rises, something unexpected begins to grow - in the space between grief and grace, between the prodigal and the faithful, between a summer that should be ordinary and a love that refuses to stay in season.

• A faith-filled slow burn: Two wounded hearts rediscovering that love - and God - show up in the wrong season for the right reasons.
• Rich small-town warmth: Cypress Hollow comes alive with porch swings, sweet tea, grilling feuds, and a community that rallies when the storm rolls in.
• Real emotional depth: Grief, survivor's guilt, second chances, and the courage it takes to open your heart again.
• Unforgettable moments: A lake rescue, a tornado, a midnight packing party by string lights, a creek baptism at sunrise - and one perfectly timed bee sting during a love confession.
• Clean, wholesome romance: Tender, respectful, and deeply rooted in Christian faith.

Perfect for readers who love a porch swing, a glass of sweet tea, and a love story that points straight to grace.

One-click today and spend the afternoon in Cypress Hollow, where Christmas comes in July, love arrives in a battered Ford, and grace never keeps to a schedule.

Author: Arabella G. Hamilton
ISBN-13: 9798186762898
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 07/11/2026
Pages: 110
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.28d