The Lie That Stole Christmas
(2026)(The first book in the Winterridge series)
A novel by Theresa Paolo
Sometimes the biggest lie brings you back to what matters most.
Christmas at Winterridge was never supposed to happen again''
Ashley Wetherby swore she would never return to Winterridge Estate. Not after everything that happened the night she gave Carter Reeves all of herself and never saw him again. But when news breaks that her grandfather has passed just days before Christmas, duty pulls her home to say goodbye.
Carter was never supposed to fall for the estate owner’s granddaughter. He was the groundskeeper’s son until her grandfather took him under his wing and made him the estate manager. For the past three years, Carter has quietly run Winterridge while burying his feelings for the woman who trusted him with her heart and disappeared without a word.
As Winterridge fills with family, memories, and unresolved tension, Ash and Carter are forced to confront the past they never healed from. Between whispered secrets, mounting pressure, and a love that never truly faded, one Christmas could change everything they thought they’d left behind.
Genre: Romance
Christmas at Winterridge was never supposed to happen again''
Ashley Wetherby swore she would never return to Winterridge Estate. Not after everything that happened the night she gave Carter Reeves all of herself and never saw him again. But when news breaks that her grandfather has passed just days before Christmas, duty pulls her home to say goodbye.
Carter was never supposed to fall for the estate owner’s granddaughter. He was the groundskeeper’s son until her grandfather took him under his wing and made him the estate manager. For the past three years, Carter has quietly run Winterridge while burying his feelings for the woman who trusted him with her heart and disappeared without a word.
As Winterridge fills with family, memories, and unresolved tension, Ash and Carter are forced to confront the past they never healed from. Between whispered secrets, mounting pressure, and a love that never truly faded, one Christmas could change everything they thought they’d left behind.
Genre: Romance