The Sunset Cottages

The Sunset Cottages is the fourth novel in Nicole Ellis's Willa Bay series, a Christmas-set entry in the Washington coastal town.

Tia takes one of the sunset-colored cottages on the inn's grounds and immediately has to get it — and herself — ready for her parents' arrival. Cal has built a life in Willa Bay after leaving Seattle behind. Cassie is managing a bakery and a romance that has started again. Samantha, out of a job and out of a relationship, takes a post as a school housemother. Debbie puts together a fundraising event for a friend who needs it.

The holiday setting gives the book its warmth, but it runs on the same ensemble structure as the rest of the series and reads best in order.