Life has seldom been kind to Coral Stevens. Yet after years of hard work, therapy and friends - she is standing on her own two feet, somewhat comfortable and in control of her own destiny...Or so she thinks. When her boss and good friend of fifteen years chooses to sell the company, it sets Coral's small world spinning, shattering her carefully constructed routine - and places her in the sights of business mogul Tristan Freeman, a man too handsome for his own good...And her new boss.

Sparks fly and fate whispers when they meet, sending them both reeling with the intensity of their reactions. Tristan follows his heart and pursues her, but Coral doesn't trust anything - especially her own heart. How can she let him in after everything that has happened? Her life is her own, yet it's on shaky ground, easily jarred by fear, love and the never ending pull of destiny.

Fate, it seems will help Tristan along the way and put him in Coral's path when she least expects it, and when she needs him more than she knows. But with the ghosts of her past still haunting her, can Coral finally exorcise these demons, face her darkest fears and allow the irresistible Tristan into her heart?

When the past felt too big to bear, Coral Stevens walked away from the burgeoning love between her and Tristan Freeman, handsome mogul - and her new boss. Heartbroken, yet resolute, she feels she has made the right choice...too bad Tristan doesn't.

Their confrontation forces Coral to re-evaluate her choice, and gives her the chance to follow her heart. Trusting him maybe the hardest thing that Coral has ever done, yet the love that has grown between them cannot be denied - nor can the flammable passion that explodes whenever they touch. Slowly but surely, Coral opens her heart to this enigmatic man, revealing her soul, her pain...and eventually her past, even though she fears it will drive him away. Instead, Tristan proves to her that she is worth it, regardless of her revelations - and shows her what a real loving relationship can be like.

Then just when Coral thinks that things can't get any better, danger weaves its way around them, finding the vulnerable crevices of desperation, desire and obsession. Tristan, loving and trusting man that he is, can't see the evil lurking - but Coral can. She has known malice before and she feels it now.

With her happiness and their very lives on the line, how far can she go to protect the one she loves?

When Coral Stevens first met Tristan Freeman, sparks flew and fear exploded, causing her tentatively safe world to brew with defensiveness and mistrust. Tristan, for his part, somehow worked his magic and managed to break down Coral's walls, wearing down the barriers she threw between them - until Coral's heart was firmly caught in his grasp.

But Coral had no idea that meeting him would lead her to challenge every aspect of her life - Including her own mortality. Now, as she begins to recover from her ordeal,s he must learn to let go of her need to control, and allow Tristan to take care of her, for he has become her best friend, her passionate lover, her bright light in the darkness, and maybe with his help, she can finally lay the ghosts of her past to rest.

Now they must prove to each other, no matter how hard it gets, they have become intrinsically woven into the web of each other's lives - Forever.

Or will fate take over again, and play a hand neither one of them can see?

Coral and Tristan have faced many challenges in the short time they have known each other and have come out stronger than ever. They managed to find love against odds so steep, it would scare those of lesser hearts, yet they have held strong through trauma, the past, death and violence. Now settled in their Brighton home together, they face their final challenge - Christmas.

It's the one time of year full of heart warming reunions with family and friends, when love is in the air and people are full of festive cheer. Christmas carols are played in stores, Christmas lights decorate the shops and towns and the countdown to Christmas has begun.

So with Christmas fast approaching, Coral and Tristan must decide what to do for their very first Christmas together. However Coral has a Christmas wish, and she is determined to make it come true. But as events unfold, Coral comes to realise that sometimes, the one thing you think you really want, isn't always what you truly need...

A feel good Contemporary Romantic Christmas Novella that will warm your heart.

Part of the Darkest Fears Trilogy, this Christmas Novella continues from the end of the third book in the series, Forever With Him and contains spoilers. It is advised to read all three books consecutively and then the Christmas Novella.

Fallen For Him (Book One)

Life has seldom been kind to Coral Stevens. Yet after years of hard work, therapy and friends, she is standing on her own two feet, somewhat comfortable and in control of her own destiny...Or so she thinks. When her boss and good friend of fifteen years chooses to sell the company, it sets Coral's small world spinning, shattering her carefully constructed routine - and places her in the sights of business mogul Tristan Freeman, a man too handsome for his own good...And her new boss. But with the ghosts of the past still haunting her, can Coral finally exorcise these demons, face her darkest fears and allow the irresistible Tristan into her heart?

Freed By Him (Book Two)

When the past felt too big to bear, Coral Stevens walked away from the burgeoning love between her and Tristan Freeman, handsome mogul - and her new boss. Heartbroken, yet resolute, she feels she has made the right choice...too bad Tristan doesn't. Trusting him may be the hardest thing that Coral has ever done, yet the love that has grown between them cannot be denied - nor can the flammable passion that explodes whenever they touch. Then just when Coral thinks that things can't get any better, danger weaves its way around them...With her happiness and their very lives on the line, how far can she go to protect the one she loves?

Forever With Him (Book Three)

Coral Stevens had no idea that meeting Tristan Freeman would lead her to challenge every aspect of her life - Including her own mortality. As she begins to recover from her ordeal, she must learn to let go of her need to control, and allow Tristan to take care of her, for he is the one that managed to break down her walls, whilst patiently wearing down the barriers she threw between them - until Coral's heart was firmly caught in his grasp. Now together they must prove to each other, no matter how hard it gets, that they have become intrinsically woven into the web of each other's lives - Forever. Or will fate take over again and play a hand neither one of them can see?