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Lost Notes, Found Love
The heart makes its own wish list.
A lost note.
A secret helper.
A holiday that rewrote both their stories.
After divorce, loss, and too many microwaved dinners, Laura Bennett just wants to survive December. Her therapist’s assignment—write a Christmas wish list—feels ridiculous… until one of those wishes appears in her mailbox.
Next door, Jo River is trying to remember how to feel alive again. Finding a stranger’s list in the snow seems harmless—until fulfilling those tiny wishes starts mending her own heart too.
In the glow of fairy lights and falling snow, two lonely women discover that love might be the quietest miracle of all.
Lost Notes, Found Love is a cozy sweet but steamy sapphic Christmas romance of secret kindnesses, quiet miracles, and the courage to love again.
A lost note.
A secret helper.
A holiday that rewrote both their stories.
After divorce, loss, and too many microwaved dinners, Laura Bennett just wants to survive December. Her therapist’s assignment—write a Christmas wish list—feels ridiculous… until one of those wishes appears in her mailbox.
Next door, Jo River is trying to remember how to feel alive again. Finding a stranger’s list in the snow seems harmless—until fulfilling those tiny wishes starts mending her own heart too.
In the glow of fairy lights and falling snow, two lonely women discover that love might be the quietest miracle of all.
Lost Notes, Found Love is a cozy sweet but steamy sapphic Christmas romance of secret kindnesses, quiet miracles, and the courage to love again.
136 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 12, 2025
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December 25, 2025
Sometimes the holidays have that melancholy feel to them and this book captures that sentiment. Laura Bennett is still struggling with grief one year removed from her father’s death and her divorce. She fills her days with her routine of teaching, keeping order in her house, and visiting her mother in the nursing home but with no joy to her life. Her therapist asks her to write down a list of ten things that might bring her a bit of light. Simple things. Next door, her neighbor Jo River, who is nearly a stranger, finds the list on the ground and decides to secretly fulfill some of the wishes.
This book cuts straight to the heart. The author hits the perfect note of loneliness and hope for the characters. Their interactions are warm and loving but not rushed. I became invested quickly because the author draws Jo and Laura as kind people who you wish good things for. The story is big on romantic gestures with an added touch of angst. Their chemistry is on point and made me smile, Jo the awkward but earnest artist and Laura who I rooted for to finally find her moment. The Christmas vibe is ever present and the writing is so pretty. The ending is picture perfect. I recommend this novella.
This book cuts straight to the heart. The author hits the perfect note of loneliness and hope for the characters. Their interactions are warm and loving but not rushed. I became invested quickly because the author draws Jo and Laura as kind people who you wish good things for. The story is big on romantic gestures with an added touch of angst. Their chemistry is on point and made me smile, Jo the awkward but earnest artist and Laura who I rooted for to finally find her moment. The Christmas vibe is ever present and the writing is so pretty. The ending is picture perfect. I recommend this novella.
February 12, 2026
(Rounded up from 4.5)
Listen, I was smiling from ear to ear reading this wholesome as heck book about two people who are lonely and decide to connect with each other to alleviate that feeling of grief and wind up falling in love. Short, cute, and wholesome as heck!
Listen, I was smiling from ear to ear reading this wholesome as heck book about two people who are lonely and decide to connect with each other to alleviate that feeling of grief and wind up falling in love. Short, cute, and wholesome as heck!
March 1, 2026
Easy little palate cleanser. Lots of Christmas atmosphere and really, really sweet. Laura and Jo live next door to each other, don’t know each other, other than the obligatory neighbor headnod. Both are lonely and feel kinda stuck in their lives. Quite a bit of story is packed into a small package and some character development, which was nice to see. No spice, just some kissing. Not even fade to black. It’s just fluffy Christmas vibes and finding someone when you don’t think you deserve anyone.
November 9, 2025
It's a cosy christmas journey that's sweet and relatable, about making emotional connections, and letting people see the real you.
It's full of tender moments, adoration, and a growing connection they both needed.
What starts as trying to bring someone kindness and fulfil their Christmas wishes, turns into a loving bond of friendship to lovers, and a second chance at love and life.
Jo makes it her mission to help make Laura's secret wishes come true, and it helps her confront her own loneliness and vulnerabilities.
It was touching and sweet, the memory box scenes made me cry, and it has a perfect ending.
"When i'm with you, I feel like I've finally found what I've been looking for my whole life"
"I don't want to push away the best thing that's happened to me just because it started imperfectly"
"You gave me magic when I'd forgotten it existed. You gave me hope when I'd forgotten what that felt like"
It's full of tender moments, adoration, and a growing connection they both needed.
What starts as trying to bring someone kindness and fulfil their Christmas wishes, turns into a loving bond of friendship to lovers, and a second chance at love and life.
Jo makes it her mission to help make Laura's secret wishes come true, and it helps her confront her own loneliness and vulnerabilities.
It was touching and sweet, the memory box scenes made me cry, and it has a perfect ending.
"When i'm with you, I feel like I've finally found what I've been looking for my whole life"
"I don't want to push away the best thing that's happened to me just because it started imperfectly"
"You gave me magic when I'd forgotten it existed. You gave me hope when I'd forgotten what that felt like"
December 8, 2025
a lot of promise
So the story itself is really good. Really easy to follow and that I really enjoyed. Maybe needs a bit more editing because I’m confused who Clare is! It’s obviously Laura but there’s a whole paragraph where Clare is there instead of Laura. Only fault in the book to be honest. Only because I had to read it several times before I realised it was a typo and not that I was mixing two different books up.
So the story itself is really good. Really easy to follow and that I really enjoyed. Maybe needs a bit more editing because I’m confused who Clare is! It’s obviously Laura but there’s a whole paragraph where Clare is there instead of Laura. Only fault in the book to be honest. Only because I had to read it several times before I realised it was a typo and not that I was mixing two different books up.
February 23, 2026
This is a truly sweet, almost heart wrenching story of two very caring women, Laura and Jo, who are going through a very trying period of their lives.
They just happen to be neighbors. One, Laura, a dedicated teacher, living in a a home filed with memories, the other, Lo, a talented artist, attempting to run away from hers.
Laura, the after an unproductive visit to her psychiatrist, where she was urged to write out a list of 10 things that would help her get through the holiday season. The first of which is to receive a Christmas card from an unknown source.
While returning home, she unknowingly loses the note.
Jo, her artist neighbor, comes across the note while entering her apartment. Realizing who lost it, and after reading the contents, she is overcome by the sadness the list expresses.
On a whim, she creates a beautiful card, and, without signing it, leaves it in Laura's mailbox!
Unbeknownst, to Laura, Jo, out of the goodness of her heart, sets out to grant Laura each of her wishes.
This act of kindness brings the two together, in a warm, slowly developing romance, that almost leads to tragedy!
This is not a long story, but it is filled with warmth, tenderness, and eventually, the kind of love that goes beyond physical love between two women, to a special mature kind to those who truly deserve it!
I read this before the holidays, and finally got the chance to review it with the hope that even though the season has passed, you will take, a brief moment in your life, to enjoy a romance that has depth, and above all, optimism.
Thank you, Cameron Tate, for bringing a tear to my eyes, and a reason to realize that many large gifts are often small, but can result in a changes in people's lives that we could have never imagined.
Libra Love
They just happen to be neighbors. One, Laura, a dedicated teacher, living in a a home filed with memories, the other, Lo, a talented artist, attempting to run away from hers.
Laura, the after an unproductive visit to her psychiatrist, where she was urged to write out a list of 10 things that would help her get through the holiday season. The first of which is to receive a Christmas card from an unknown source.
While returning home, she unknowingly loses the note.
Jo, her artist neighbor, comes across the note while entering her apartment. Realizing who lost it, and after reading the contents, she is overcome by the sadness the list expresses.
On a whim, she creates a beautiful card, and, without signing it, leaves it in Laura's mailbox!
Unbeknownst, to Laura, Jo, out of the goodness of her heart, sets out to grant Laura each of her wishes.
This act of kindness brings the two together, in a warm, slowly developing romance, that almost leads to tragedy!
This is not a long story, but it is filled with warmth, tenderness, and eventually, the kind of love that goes beyond physical love between two women, to a special mature kind to those who truly deserve it!
I read this before the holidays, and finally got the chance to review it with the hope that even though the season has passed, you will take, a brief moment in your life, to enjoy a romance that has depth, and above all, optimism.
Thank you, Cameron Tate, for bringing a tear to my eyes, and a reason to realize that many large gifts are often small, but can result in a changes in people's lives that we could have never imagined.
Libra Love
March 6, 2026
This rating might be a bit harsh and probably isn’t a fair reflection of the writing if you enjoy short reads. It was a fun little story, but I struggle with the whole “falling in love in 30 days or less” . I always catch myself thinking yeah… right. It just feels a little cheesy to me. I tend to find short stories with a friend to lover or long lost love theme easier to believe because there’s more relationship history there, even if it’s mostly implied.
December 15, 2025
Ehhh, I can see why this was a novella. Ended up really disliking the pace and the instalove aspect to this one. Neighbor comes over with dinner and you're just like "yep lemme eat this meal with a virtual stranger in my house" 30 pages later and WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT WERE IN LOVE!
January 7, 2026
Missing Piece
Jo and Laura share neighborly waves. Jo flees to a new town and wants a new start. Laura is going through the motions of life. Could either expect to find their missing piece? The author writes a short sapphic tale of how ordinary days are sprinkled with miracles.
Jo and Laura share neighborly waves. Jo flees to a new town and wants a new start. Laura is going through the motions of life. Could either expect to find their missing piece? The author writes a short sapphic tale of how ordinary days are sprinkled with miracles.
November 18, 2025
4.5 stars ⭐️
January 29, 2026
Really enjoyed this story. Full of hope and connection. A lovely story on a Winter’s day.
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