He walked away from the empire. Now he's back to guard the one woman who could burn it to the ground.
Six winters ago, Blake Delano torched a warehouse—and the sins it hid—and put a bullet's worth of distance between himself and the family that owns Wintervale. He learned to fight for cash, sleep with one eye open, and ignore any order that smells like blood.
Then Wintervale called.
Protect the senator's daughter. Keep her breathing. Don't ask why.
Peyton Quinn looks like a society saint in crimson silk, but she's nobody's ornament. She's the secret Kingsley heir the founding families buried—her blood unlocks board seats, proxy votes, and billions, which makes her the cleanest leverage in town.
The plan for her is simple: snatch or smear. Sign the power away...or vanish.
Blake's job is simpler: stop it.
He doesn't rescue—he restrains. He doesn't woo—he warns. And he'll split this town in half before he lets them touch her. But Peyton isn't here to be saved. She's done smiling for cameras and kneeling to power. When the gala lights dim and the snow starts to fall, they're a match and a fuse—igniting a city that only pretends it's pure. Wintervale will toast to peace. They'll bring the war.
The Vibes: Dark protector · Forced proximity · Billionaire/crime family politics · Secret heir · Morally gray alpha · Brat heroine with a spine · Winter small-town glamour, big-city danger
The Series: Silent Night, Savage Heart launches the CHRISTMAS IN WINTERVALE series. Each couple gets their own complete romance (no couple-specific cliffhanger) while a bigger conspiracy burns through the entire series.
The Warning: High heat. On-page violence and menace. Criminal power plays. References to past trafficking (off-page). A ruthless hero who softens only for his heroine—and will ruin anyone who threatens her.
Welcome to Christmas in Wintervale—where the rich write the rules, the poor disappear, and Christmas sparkles over a graveyard of secrets. Lights. Lies. Legacy. You’re invited…
Six winters ago, Blake Delano torched a warehouse—and the sins it hid—and put a bullet’s worth of distance between himself and the family that owns Wintervale. He learned to fight for cash, sleep with one eye open, and ignore any order that smells like blood.
Then Wintervale called.
Protect the senator’s daughter. Keep her breathing. Don’t ask why.
Peyton Quinn looks like a society saint in crimson silk, but she’s nobody’s ornament. She’s the secret Kingsley heir the founding families buried—her blood unlocks board seats, proxy votes, and billions, which makes her the cleanest leverage in town.
The plan for her is simple: snatch or smear. Sign the power away…or vanish.
Blake’s job is simpler: stop it.
