Yulia Brooks only wants one thing this Christmas: a peaceful holiday for her seven-year-old son, far away from the memories of a broken marriage and the man who left them both behind. Northfall Mountain Resort was supposed to be a fresh start, not the place she’d end up in the arms of Gabriel Sterling, the cold-eyed billionaire heir with her ex-husband’s surname and a gaze that feels like a challenge and a promise. One snowstorm, one reckless night, and suddenly she’s caught in scandals she never asked for, with cameras on her every move and her child’s custody hanging by a thread. Gabriel offers her a lifeline in the form of a relationship built on appearances rather than trust, but the world refuses to let them forget the truth buried beneath their staged smiles. Yulia wants to hate him, to run from the danger that surrounds his world, yet Gabriel shields her and Noah with a loyalty she no longer believes men possess. As jealousy rises, past wounds reopen, and desire becomes impossible to ignore, Yulia begins to fear the only thing more dangerous than falling for Gabriel Sterling is losing him. Because in the glittering frost of Frostholm City, love is never gentle, and a single secret could shatter everything.