Christmas at Sea: A Historical Christmas Romance on a 1903 Ocean Liner to New York
Alicea, Alex
Synopsis "Christmas at Sea: A Historical Christmas Romance on a 1903 Ocean Liner to New York"
Two strangers. Two carefully planned futures. One Christmas crossing that changes everything. Winter, 1903. Sophia Rodriguez is crossing the Atlantic aboard a transatlantic liner bound for New York, where a dependable man and the promise of marriage are waiting for her. She has spent years choosing safety over uncertainty and believes she finally knows exactly what her future will look like. Charles Whitcomb believes the same. A disciplined shipping broker who measures life in schedules, contracts, and carefully made plans, Charles is returning to New York with his own future already mapped out. A respectable marriage, a successful career, and the life he has worked tirelessly to build are all waiting on the other side of the ocean. Neither expects a winter storm, a ruined Christmas charity shipment, or each other to change everything. When the storm damages gifts meant for immigrant children traveling aboard the ship, Sophia refuses to let Christmas disappear beneath the waves. Charles, determined to solve a problem that should never have happened, reluctantly joins her. What begins as a simple effort to save a holiday celebration soon becomes something far more complicated. Between lantern-lit decks, handmade decorations, Christmas carols, falling snow, shared cocoa, and quiet moments stolen between one responsibility and the next, Sophia and Charles begin to see each other differently. The closer they grow, the harder it becomes to ignore the truth neither wants to admit. The futures waiting for them in New York may no longer be the futures they want. But the ship is still sailing toward shore. Promises have already been made. And Christmas is getting closer. Christmas at Sea is a heartwarming historical Christmas romance about unexpected love, difficult choices, second chances, and finding the courage to change course when your heart leads somewhere you never planned to go. Perfect for readers who love historical romance, Christmas love stories, ocean-liner settings, slow-burn chemistry, emotional holiday fiction, forced proximity, class differences, and heartfelt happily-ever-after romance.
