The Boat Builder's Christmas

A Sweet Grumpy Single Dad Christmas Romance

By: Noelle Lane

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

She collects Christmas wishes. He refuses to believe in them. Until one child brings them together.

Maya Brooks arrives in Mistletoe Harbor ready to run the town’s Holiday Foundation with military-level precision. She has color-coded charts, a flawless five-year plan, and zero interest in detours. But when a single Christmas wish is pulled from the town’s Wish Jar, her tidy world collides with the one man she cannot schedule, manage, or anticipate. Sam Porter, the reclusive widower who has not participated in a town event since the day his life fell apart.

Sam wants nothing to do with holiday magic, especially when it involves the polished city organizer determined to drag him out of hiding. But when his son’s heartfelt wish requires a pirate-ship sleigh only he can build, Sam reluctantly agrees. His workshop becomes their battlefield, a tight space filled with sawdust, secrets, and sparks neither of them expected.

As they work side by side, Maya discovers the man behind the walls: a father doing his best, a builder with a grieving heart, and someone who makes her question every rule she has lived by. Sam discovers a woman whose kindness reshapes the shadows in his life, even when he fights it. But when a powerful storm threatens the festival and the sleigh itself, both must confront the future they are afraid to imagine.

She believes in plans. He believes in survival.
But Christmas in Mistletoe Harbor has a way of turning broken pieces into something beautiful.

A warm, emotional small town holiday romance perfect for fans of grumpy and sunshine, cozy winter charm, found family, and slow-burning second chances at love.