From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a new forced proximity, single dad romantic comedy. This steamy, laugh out loud, enemies-to-lovers, small town standalone romance delivers the perfect happily ever after.

What does one do when they completely blow an interview?

If youre me, you pick up a one-night stand with the most gorgeous man youve ever seen..

Thats right, after a lousy interview that could have changed everything for me, I headed over to the local small town bar to sulk when the one man I shouldnt want walked in. And when my friend convinced me to take him back to my hotel room, I didnt think about it, I just did it . . . well, I did him.

It was an unforgettable night, but I didnt stay for breakfast. Instead, I got out of there and tried not to think about him again.

Everything was fine until I received a call from the interviewer saying I got the job as the assistant baseball coach at Almond Bay High. Id be working directly under the one and only Ryland Rowleymy one-night stand.

Now, Im not only working with him but renting the apartment above his garage. And I have to deal with the fact that hes the man I dream about and cant have while not letting my attraction get in the way of keeping the harmony between us. Sounds easy, doesnt it?

It should have been, except the plan falls apart when my shower breaks, and night after night I have to slip into his house to use the bathroom only to find him in the kitchen, staring me down with those hungry, single dad eyes.

Have you ever heard of a man-in-waiting?

Yeah, neither has my best friend’s soon-to-be monster-in-law. Ooo, sorry, I meant mother-in-law. Nor has she heard of the term, what the bride wants, the bride gets.

With wedding planning underway and a short timeline, my best friend, Lia, has recruited me to help her battle the snarly beast that is Mrs. Beaver. Not scared at all, I accept the challenge as her man-in-waiting–aka, man of honor–and take matters into my own hands.

The only problem is, with every second we draw closer to the wedding, I’m starting to see my best girl in a different light.

She’s always been beautiful to me, but now . . . I find myself staring a touch too long. My hand lingering for one more minute. And when she’s upset? Allowing her to sleep in my bed.

And before I know what’s happening, it hits me like a ton of bricks. I’m in love with my best friend. Not just in love, but infatuated.

No one compares to her and nothing seems to distract me from that realization.

Not the girl I try to date while I help plan Lia’s wedding.

Not her angry fiancé who thinks I’m growing too close.

And not the looming deadline of her nuptials.

Which means, there’s only one thing left for me to do. Prove to Lia I’m the one she should be with instead. But with the pressure of her engagement, the stress from her soon-to-be mother-in-law, and the breath-stealing nerves running through me, I’m finding it a lot harder to claim the girl than I would like to admit.

As his fellow citizens decorate their quaint town, brimming with carols and glad tidings, Cole wants nothing more than to hibernate the winter away. But his dreary plans are thwarted when his nemesis, Storee Taylor, moves in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy.

Immediately his new neighbour turns his world into a real-life nightmare-before-Christmas, especially when she decides to enter the towns Christmas Kringle contest　which shes determined to win.

But Coles got other ideas in mind. Entering the competition himself, hes planning to beat Storee at her own game by pretending this grumps heart has grown three sizes this season, and hes fallen for the girl next door.

But the competition isnt the only thing thats starting to heat up　so are Cole and Storees feelings for each other. Before they know it, things are starting to get very complicated, and all it takes is one night for someone to steal it all

A candy cane-filled, enemies-to-lovers, festive fake-fating romance to spice up everyones stockings this Christmas.