Book excerpt: A Hideaway Lake Novella Welcome to Hideaway Lake for another holiday filled with love, laughter and heartwarming stories. Join the people that you’ve gotten to know and love for a season of fun with a tree lighting ceremony, the Hideaway Lake Holiday Trail Run, Parade of Lights and lots of warm fires with hot cocoa and interesting conversations. And drama. There’s always drama somewhere in Hideaway Lake. Laura and Joe are concerned about his younger brother who was badly injured in a horrific car wreck. After months of rehabilitation, he is released home to battle not only physical scars, but emotional as well. Will he accept help from his family and friends or be like Scrooge and turn them all away? How can he join in the holiday spirit all around him when his soul feels empty? Hideaway lake is once again the Hallmark setting of the season even with the troubles that some of the families are dealing with. Join the Myer family and friends once again for a season of love and friendship, laughter and joy in this small town setting. The Hideaway Lake series: The Hideaway Inn The Hideaway Cafe Christmas at Hideaway Lake The Winter Retreat The Sisters of Summer The Healing Cottage The Hideaway Equinox The Hideaway Holiday