Elle is for Love: A Holiday Novella

by Jessica Calla

Previously published in LET IT SNOW: A HOLLY GROVE ANTHOLOGY

Long-time Holly Grove mayor, Owen McMurphy, loves nothing more than his charming, idyllic, New England town and its people—especially during the holiday season, when he gets to plan the town’s renown annual tree lighting ceremony. Keeping the citizens of quirky little Holly Grove happy is hard work, though, and Owen needs a break. When he escapes town for a relaxing night at the ski lodge, Owen meets beautiful, single-mom, Elle Cohen, and he opens his heart to the possibility of love.

Problem is, Elle is from Evergreen—the evil, modern town neighboring Holly Grove—and works for Owen’s long-time nemesis, Evergreen’s awful mayor, Harry Harrison. Harry, and his attempts to steal Holly Grove's beloved, historical train station for Evergreen’s own illicit purposes, is one giant headache for Owen, and the last thing he wants is to put Elle in the middle of the towns’ rivalry. Unbeknownst to Owen, however, it’s Holly Grove, not Evergreen, that holds a key to Elle’s past that can change her life forever.

With the winter holidays approaching, an untimely blizzard about to hit his town, and a new relationship with his enemy’s assistant brewing, what can possibly go wrong for beloved Mayor Owen? Only one thing is certain: Elle and her little boy, Charlie, have stolen his heart.

108 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 25, 2021

About the author

Jessica Calla is a contemporary romance and women's fiction author who moonlights during the day as an attorney. If she's not writing, lawyering, or parenting, you'll most likely find her at the movies, scrolling through her Twitter feed, or gulping down various forms of caffeine (sometimes all three at once). A Jersey girl through and through, she resides in the central part of the state with her husband, two sons, and dog.

Find Jessica on Twitter (@jess_calla) or at her website (www.jessicacalla.com). She loves to make reader and writer friends.