Maybe This Christmas

Morgan returns to return to Snow Crystal, Vt. for her lovely third O'Neil Brothers contemporary (after Suddenly Last Summer). An accident left star skier Tyler O'Neil unable to continue his career in athletics, and he heads back to the family resort to help out while raising his teen daughter, Jess. The resort's outdoor program director, Brenna Daniels, has been a friend of Tyler's%E2%80%94and secretly in love with him%E2%80%94since they were children. Too shy to speak up, Brenna has accepted that her feelings for Tyler will never be returned, but her friends Kayla and Elise, who are involved with the other two O'Neil brothers, are determined to change that. When the resort is overbooked for the holidays, Tyler and Brenna are forced to share a lodge, and soon their connection heats up. Morgan's beautifully rendered tale of seemingly unrequited love will strike a chord with readers. Agent: Sarah Ginsburg, Writers House. (Nov.)