I didn’t believe in fate—until a stranger, a lost bag, and New Year'''s Eve proved me wrong.
I planned to spend the night alone. No crowds. No surprises. No broken expectations.
Then I picked up the wrong bag.
Inside was a handwritten list titled: 10 New Year’s Promises — Must Complete Before Midnight.
It belongs to Theo Wilder—a charming street musician who believes strangers are just stories waiting to happen… and that some moments are meant to be shared.
I’m not like him. I’m a list-maker. A planner. A woman who feels safest when nothing changes—especially after the hardest year of my life.
But Theo insists the promises belong to both of us.
So, just for one day, we cross a winter-lit city completing small acts of kindness—dancing in the street, helping strangers, sharing quiet moments that feel unexpectedly warm.
And somewhere between hot chocolate and laughter, I start to feel alive again.
As midnight approaches, one final promise remains—the one neither of us is brave enough to name. Fear steps in. Mine. His. And the question we both avoid:
Is one perfect day enough to change the beginning of a year—or the course of a heart?
Countdown With You is a cozy, heart-healing holiday romance filled with New Year’s Eve magic, gentle strangers-to-lovers chemistry, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.
Genre: Romance
I planned to spend the night alone. No crowds. No surprises. No broken expectations.
Then I picked up the wrong bag.
Inside was a handwritten list titled: 10 New Year’s Promises — Must Complete Before Midnight.
It belongs to Theo Wilder—a charming street musician who believes strangers are just stories waiting to happen… and that some moments are meant to be shared.
I’m not like him. I’m a list-maker. A planner. A woman who feels safest when nothing changes—especially after the hardest year of my life.
But Theo insists the promises belong to both of us.
So, just for one day, we cross a winter-lit city completing small acts of kindness—dancing in the street, helping strangers, sharing quiet moments that feel unexpectedly warm.
And somewhere between hot chocolate and laughter, I start to feel alive again.
As midnight approaches, one final promise remains—the one neither of us is brave enough to name. Fear steps in. Mine. His. And the question we both avoid:
Is one perfect day enough to change the beginning of a year—or the course of a heart?
Countdown With You is a cozy, heart-healing holiday romance filled with New Year’s Eve magic, gentle strangers-to-lovers chemistry, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.
Genre: Romance
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