CHRISTMAS IN BOQUETE

about Christmas in Boquete

Set in the highlands of Panama, Christmas in Boquete is a tropical, heartwarming twist on a classic holiday romance—by Panamanian bestselling author Mayra De Gracia.

When Miranda, a burnt-out party planner, loses her job, she escapes the chaos of the city and heads to the quiet, rain-kissed town of Boquete to plan her best friend’s Christmas wedding. Tucked away in Panama’s highlands, Boquete is a popular retirement town, a tourist attraction, and home to the iconic Caldera Heights Hotel—now closed to the public for the entire month of December in preparation for the big day, and also the place where Miranda will be staying.

Her job seems simple—until she’s forced to work with Mateo, the groom’s grumpy cousin and the town’s most beloved chef at Caldera, the popular restaurant right next door to the hotel. Once a rising star in Panama City’s culinary scene, Mateo moved to Boquete to escape painful memories and start over. Now he’s in charge of the wedding menu, the strawberry-flavored cake… and, unfortunately, helping Miranda with everything else.

As the weeks go by and Christmas approaches, their clashing personalities begin to soften, giving way to stolen glances, unexpected moments, and feelings neither of them saw coming.

They both came to Boquete in search of a fresh start. What they find might just be love.

Christmas in Boquete is the first holiday romance novel set in Panama—full of cozy magic, second chances, undenying chemistry, emotional healing, and the promise that sometimes, love finds you when you least expect it.

♥ Holiday Romance ♥ He falls first ♥ Small Town ♥ Forced Proximity ♥ Yearn for Yearn ♥ Contemporary The Nutcracker retelling