I spend Christmas in a house I should never have entered—invited by my best friend, stranded by a snowstorm, trapped with her father, a man whose attention feels too sharp, too knowing. He watches me like he’s already decided what I am to him. And worse—my body agrees before my conscience does.

Bad luck always plagues her during holidays. Warmth, traditions, gifts—none of them belong to her. Unbeknownst to her, Santa has left her a lucky magic, and it only activates when romance blooms.

Offline has the perfect hook for a modern mystery: social media, identity, and paranoia in the digital age When Lila Torres, a famous lifestyle influencer with 5 million followers, vanishes in the middle of a chaotic livestream, fans initially think it’s a publicity stunt. But when encrypted messages signed with her username start appearing in her followers’ DMs — messages that predict real-world crimes — one fan begins to suspect something terrifying: Lila might not be dead… but someone’s using her online presence to manipulate the living.