The Way Home To You

Description

Author: K. Lanthier
Published: December 5, 2025 — 120 pages

Genre: Romance novella
Tropes: second chance, hockey romance, HEA, holiday, interconnected standalone, dual POV
Content warnings: spicy content

SHE CAME HOME TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART. HE PLANS TO MAKE IT BEAT FOR HIM.

After an unexpected breakup leaves her confused, Marlowe Martin accepts a one-month work contract in Frostpine, her hometown in Ottawa. It feels like the perfect chance to reconnect with her family, take on a new professional challenge, and give herself the space to heal.

What she did not expect was Miles Rainworth, Captain of the Ottawa Wolves hockey team, her brother’s best friend, and her forever crush, suddenly seeming ready to claim what he once walked away from.

Marlowe is torn about letting him in, but this new Miles is focused, relentless, and completely certain that she is the woman he wants, the one he intends to win back. His attention pulls her into a whirlwind she promised herself she would never fall into again, and she finds herself caught between longing and caution. One question keeps echoing through is she ready to risk her heart again, or will she walk away before he has the chance to hurt her twice?

Set in a snowy small town filled with family, holiday warmth, and second chances, The Way Home to You is a cozy Winter/Christmas romance with a guaranteed HEA. This fast-burning hockey novella features a boy-obsessed captain fighting for the girl he never forgot, and a woman who isn’t sure she can risk wanting what she once believed was out of reach. It’s full of swoony, festive moments that will make you smile.
It is the first book in a planned, interconnected series.