Wrapped Up in Christmas Joy (Wrapped Up in Christmas, 2)

When a quilt shop owner finds a former Marines journal she longs to heal his heart When Sophie Davis sorts through a box of donated books to her church shes surprised to discover a soldiers journal. As the daughter of a veteran who watched her father struggle over the years she feels a deep connection to the man who wrote the emotional entries. Former Marine Cole Aaron battled to find peace after returning to civilian life. Hes always needed to protect others. Now fighting fires in Pine Hill Kentucky helps him put out the demons within him. When Sophie shows up at the fire hall with his journal from when hed first returned stateside Cole cant believe it was in the box hed donated. Not wanting to face painful memories he tells her to trash it. Sophie and Cole are drawn together as they both volunteer for their community but its hard for Cole to let down his guard and he doesnt need anyones pity. After all hes been through in the past can he find faith in a more hopeful futureone touched by joy? This heartwarming romance includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Dilly Duchess Potatoes.