The Christmas Retreat

A Romance Novel by Trisha Ashley

Subgenres & Tropes:

Christmas Romance,
Small Town Romance,
Family Secrets,
Artists & Writers,
Single Parent Romance

Published 2025

Length 490 pages

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Christmas retreats with artists and writers in quirky coastal villages
Family secrets tied to mysterious old houses
Romance sparked by unexpected connections and shared grief

Publisher Description

Ginny Spain usually loves Christmas. Not this year, though. After witnessing a traumatic accident and breaking up with her ex, she plans to spend it alone. But her formidable art historian mother, Evie, has other ideas.

Determined to drag her daughter out of isolation, Evie persuades Ginny to spend Christmas with her at an artist and writer's retreat at Triskelion, a remote old house in the tiny coastal village of Little Star.

But Evie's plans aren't without an ulterior motive – having discovered that her grandmother was an artist and spent time at Triskelion house, she wants to unlock the secrets surrounding her and Ginny's ancestor.

Rugged Rhys Tarn lives at Triskelion with his ten year old daughter, having lost his wife in mysterious and distressing circumstances – and Ginny is in for a shock when she discovers she and Rhys share an unexpected connection.

Between Winter Solstice and Twelfth Night, and with the help of Rhys, can Ginny unlock her past and make this Christmas her happiest one yet?

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