After the Frost

He lost the perfect wife. She's never wanted to be one. So why can't they stay away from each other?

Steinar hoped moving back to his Norwegian hometown would help his seven-year-old twins heal after their mother's death. But settling in is harder than he imagined—the kids miss England, the language feels foreign, and belonging seems just out of reach. Then, on an icy roadside, his car lands in a ditch… and a woman in a pickup appears with a tow strap and zero fuss.

Reidun is a plumber who fixes problems, not families. She's never seen herself as "wife material" or the mothering type, and being the last single woman in her friend group only sharpens the ache she refuses to name. Pulling a stranded dad and his feisty twins out of trouble is routine—keeping her guarded heart from softening around them is not.

As the town rallies to launch its first Christmas festival, Steinar and Reidun find themselves on the same volunteer crew. He can't imagine love that doesn't look like the gentle homemaker he lost. She's certain she'll never fit the mold his children are used to. Yet beneath twinkling lights and small-town traditions, something unexpected begins to bloom.

This Christmas, they'll discover that God's best gifts often come wrapped in the most unlikely packaging.

After the Frost is Book 5 in the Seasons of Faith Christian romance series: five longtime friends, one small Norwegian town, and a reminder that God's timing is always perfect—even when love takes you by surprise later in life.