In 1882, Elise spends cold mornings helping her father tend the town clock tower, never imagining a hidden pocket watch will link her to someone more than a century ahead. When she discovers it lodged between the gears, the faint ticking begins to move backward, and a small note slides into view. Each message carries a modern voice named Julian, a watch restorer trying to understand how an antique piece can answer him.
Separated by time but connected through letters tucked beneath metal springs, Elise and Julian build a quiet bond. She writes about early snow and the uneasy river below the tower, while Julian searches old records that point to a historic flood threatening her town. With every exchanged message, they learn more about each other’s worlds and the danger rising along the riverbank.
As winter darkens and the storm pushes closer, Elise has to decide whether she trusts warnings that seem impossible. Julian can only hope his research reaches her in time, even when history won’t say what happened to her.
In a town bracing for a brutal winter, and a watchmaker staring across centuries, can two hearts divided by time find hope in a single ticking watch?
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This book continues the Everwish Noel journey where time is just a whisper, and love is everlasting.
In the heart of the holiday season, the Everwish Noel series brings five clean time-travel romances where connection slips past clocks and calendars. In each story, a mysterious Everwish box appears when two people from different eras are meant to cross paths. Through old letters, flickering light, winter stars, or a forgotten keepsake on a dusty shelf, they share hope and quiet longing moments that feel impossible yet deeply real.
These standalone tales carry nostalgia and winter warmth, each wrapped in a touch of Christmas wonder.
Can a single wish reach across centuries and find the one meant to hear it?
