Two festive sci‑fi romances about love and wonder
Unexpected visitors — from a man lost in a blizzard a century ago to pint‑sized green aliens on a roof — upend two women’s holiday plans and force them to choose between the past and a strange new future. Tender, witty, and quietly magical, Open With Care blends cozy Wyoming snow, bickering family drama, and gentle first‑contact sci‑fi into two second‑chance stories that warm the heart.
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Gifts, Snow,
and Second Chances
Gini is determined to keep Christmas bright despite a blizzard, a fractious family, and the man who once broke her heart — until uninvited guests arrive with impossible presents.
Across town, Jane MacKenzie opens a mysterious box and releases a man frozen in time, forcing her to reckon with a love that predates her life. Both women must navigate caregiving, small‑town expectations, and the bittersweet pull of who they used to be.
These two linked novellas serve up cozy holiday comforts alongside playful speculative twists: glowing crystals that alter youth, quirky extraterrestrials, and a gentle exploration of identity and regret. Perfect for readers who crave simmering chemistry, family stakes that cut deep, and the kind of nostalgia that makes you believe in second chances at any age.
If a single gift could rewrite your past, would you unwrap it?
Open With Care — Two Interstellar Christmas Romances
Snowbound hearts, unexpected visitors, and gifts that change everything — a festive double-feature from Pauline Baird Jones and Genie Davis.
Open With Care brings together two cozy-science-fiction holiday novellas that celebrate second chances, family chaos, and the small, surprising gifts that arrive when we least expect them. In one story, Gini braces for a blizzard, a bickering family, and the awkward return of a man who once broke her heart — only to find her roof hosting little green visitors and a present that offers a taste of the youth she thought was gone.
In the other, Jane MacKenzie opens a mysterious box and releases a man lost in a blizzard over a century ago. Shocked and unsure how to respond, Jane must grapple with an impossible visitor and an otherworldly bargain that could change her life.
These two stories are united by the spirit of gift-giving and the warmth of holiday settings: simmering chemistry, snowy Wyoming nights, and family drama that feels all too familiar. Whether you love gentle romance, a touch of speculative wonder, or holiday stories where the unexpected becomes ordinary, Open With Care delivers heart, humor, and a sprinkle of alien magic. Perfect for readers who enjoy character-driven holiday fiction with a speculative twist.
Bring home warmth, wonder, and two tender second‑chance stories — start reading tonight.
Award-winning author Pauline Baird Jones and Genie Davis blend emotional depth with playful imagination. Together they’ve crafted a festive pair of novellas that mix cozy holiday details with speculative surprises, inviting readers to believe in second chances and the strange gifts the universe might drop onto our doorsteps.