Lilia has always had a wanderer’s heart. She spends her days on the road with her famous Traveling Tavern and only a dragon to keep her company. Despite longing for a deeper connection,she knows she’s destined to wander the world alone. When she meets a handsome stranger on her journey to the winter festivalshe finally feels she’s found a kindred spirit…until he vanishes in the early morning without so much as a goodbye. Turns outhe rushed ahead to reach the festival first with his own traveling tavern. One he never mentioned. Now her would-be companion is her rivalor worse. Someone is trying to sabotage the festival by stealing suppliesand all her suspicions point to him. But when he offers to help find the culpritsparks melt the icy barriers between them. And Lilia must decide if she can trust him with saving the festival-and with her heart.