My buddy bought himself a chance with a beautiful woman and he got the lottery prize. So Im gonna give the same agency a chance.

Do I think Im a book boyfriend? Naw! But for some woman out there, maybe I can be. But Im not looking for just one night with a woman who loves mountain men from books. Im looking for the woman whos meant to be mine. its not exactly the right way to go about it but Cord got lucky. Why cant I?

When she shows up and a storm moves in on the mountain, I get the chance to prove to my match that Ill take care of herforever.

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Chloe:

College is wrapping up and Im happy to be coming home to my parents gym where Ive spent all my life growing up. My mom and dad and all the others at Tremaines Gym have taken care of me and raised me most of my life. I love them like the weird, wild and wonderful people that they are.

But theres one that drives me totally crazy. Samson Wolf. Jaxon and Rubys son. Hes been a thorn in my side forever and he pushes me around like a big brother. But theres no way anything I feel for him feels sisterly!

Hes pushy, obnoxious and downright rude. So why do I turn to him when Im wallowing in the worst kind of trouble? Why do I feel like hes the only person I can talk to and rely on?

Samson:

Shes been in my life since I was born. Shes older than me, smarter than me and all-around a better person than I am. I shouldnt ever think about her the way I have. But I do and I cant stop myself. No matter how much I think its going to annoy our little family. How against us they will be.

Christmas is a special time of year for the whole lot of us. Ive been waiting for her to come home for Christmas break to let her know how I feel. But theres something wrong and shes so on edge. Looking over her shoulder, jumpy, agitated. Shes usually so in control and competent. I almost dont recognize her.

But if shes got a problemI will fix it. And then Ill claim her as the one for me. This Christmas I have a wish that Ive kept under wraps for long enough.

I want Chloe for my very own. This Christmas and for the rest of our lives.

Ruby:

Ive been hiding behind my camera for the last fifteen years after a brutal attack left me scarred and scared. Until one day my agent decides I need to get out into life more before my first book of photography is published and I have my first one-woman showing. And thats where he comes in. Jaxon Wolf. The big, sexy personal trainer who seems to want to get very personal but hes so sweet about it that its hard to resist him. Especially when I really dont want to.

Jaxon:

As soon as I laid eyes on Ruby Young, I knew there was something magical about her. She calls to me and all I want is to be near her. I can feel her shyness and fear though so its a struggle to hold in the strong feelings I have for her until Ive won her trust. Because this woman is the one Im going to marry and take home to mama. I have to do this right for both our sakes because the last thing I want to do is frighten her or drive her away. I need her and Im going to spend forever proving to her how much she means to me.

Caro

I’ve lost a lot over the years and a lot of it can be laid at my crazy sister’s door.

Her latest disaster took away something I didnt even know I wanted, along with forcing me to leave the man who I love.

Coming back here is a last-ditch effort to either forget him or find a way to rekindle the love that I haven’t forgotten.

The grannies offer me help but I’m not sure anything’s going to work.

Ricky’s furious and rightly so.

I cant even tell him exactly why I left.

It’s not my secret to tell.

The only thing I can do is hope that he forgives me and that maybe just maybe… a little holiday magic and the town’s help can bring us back together, stronger than ever.

Ricky

Ive learned the hard way that women are not to be trusted.

My ex Vera burned me.

But I thought Caro was different.

Until she left without a word, not even good-bye.

She’s back with her son and they’re starting to thaw the cold ice that is my heart.

She’s got a secret, and I have a feeling she’s in some big trouble, but she won’t tell me what exactly.

I’m gonna move heaven and earth and try to fix whatever’s going on in time for me to win my girl over.

After all, Christmas is a special time of year.

Surely the holiday magic that surrounds our town can help me seduce the woman I cant seem to forget!

I left Magic, Wyoming to find what every shifter spends their whole life looking for and prays that they find. Their one true fated mate. With the war thats coming, I feel the need to find her sooner rather than later. Im desperate enough to use the Masquerade of Shadows for my hunt.

But when I find her, shes human and doesnt believe in shifters or magic. So what is she doing at this ball and how can she not know what its about? Shes an innocent in a den of wolves and since shes mine, it falls to me to keep her safe while I woo her.

Desperate times call for desperate decisions. I hope I make the right decision and win her over before she finds out where were at and what I am!

Its a dance of desire and I intend to win my mateone way or another!

I dont know why I bothered putting my wish on the Christmas tree in Wildwood Square. Nobody is going to help me. I dont know anybody in town and ive got no friends or family left. Im on my own.

Until the grumpiest, hottest man Ive ever seen cards me in a bar and offers me a job. All I have to do is remember that all he offered me is a job. I need to keep my heart to myself.

Maximillian:

Shes the most beautiful woman Ive ever seen in my life and as soon as I saw her putting her wish on that tree, I knew that I had to find her, help her. Ive never seen a more desperate woman in my life.

But I have to remember that I cant have her. Shes too sweet, too innocent, too pure for an old, scarred grump like me. As a retired firefighter, Ive seen my share of dangerous situations. But nothing like her. Shes a flame that calls to me, beckons me. If I get too close though, Im gonna get burned. Because theres no way that a beautiful, young woman could ever want to tie herself to a damaged old man like me.

But can a little Christmas magic and a holiday wish find us the one thing that both of us are missingsomeone to love?

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Petra:

Im back to where I started. I lost my job at the paper and Im back to working at my parents gift shop. Ive also had to give up my apartment and move into the house with them. Right next door to the man Iove to hate.

Jeremys parents used to be my familys best friends. Until one stupid, drunken comment split that friendship wide open.

Since I moved in hes riding my last nerve. Jumping out at me with his sexy eyes and mouthwatering body wrapped in a towelDang it!

I cant get away from him. Hes around me all the time. He fired me but Im still being tormented by him. So why am I starting to look forward to our little scraps? And why does this Christmas grinch fire me up in the best way?

Jeremy:

Shes my constant nemesis in a blue-eyed angels form. Petra made me fire her. She lied to me and then announced it in front of the whole town. Theres no way I could overlook that.

Tell it to my guilty conscience. I hated to hurt her even if she drives me crazy! So having her live right next door to me is sweet torture. Our daily battles are starting to seem a little bit like foreplay and my body is telling me that theres something else going on here.

Theres no way that I could really like her! Right?

Harmony Henry:

Divorce. The Big D. I thought Jeff and I would be together forever. Three daughters grown and twenty years together. At forty Im literally starting over with my entire life. I moved to Wildwood and my triplet daughters have all started college in different schools, needing to find themselves.

Im still looking. Which is why Im on a cruise even though I hate boats.

Now Ive got even more reasons. A younger man who seems determined to irritate me until I jump ship at the first port.

Drake Roberts:

The curvy older woman next to me in the cabins has a sassy mouth and a sexy smile that makes my heart race.

Im hiding out from the press after a disastrous break-up and Im not looking for a relationship of any kind.

I cant hide out from whatever Harmony makes me feel though. Shes more dangerous than the Singapore grand prix. Racing cars has nothing on the way my heart races every time I speak to the gorgeous brunette.

If I want more with Harmony, Im gonna have to navigate her lush curves with a steady, gentle hand or Im gonna crash and burn in her angry fire.

Angela Post:

Halloween isnt my favorite holiday. A little too dark and scary for me. But when a strange call comes in asking for my famous Deep Dark Chocolate Cake and offering to pay me triple what I charge I cant afford to pass that up.

But the biggest surprise of the night wasnt the order. It was the giant gargoyle with a sweet tooth who showed up to pick it up. His crystal-blue eyes spark with something that lights a fire in my body that blazes in the dark of Halloween. A fire that consumes us when he takes me in his strong, rock-hard arms.

I knew monsters lived in this town but I had no idea one would steal my heart.

Granite:

A curse has kept me locked in a gargoyles stone form except for Halloween night. Its the one night I come alive and as soon as I wake this morning my sweet tooth kicks in. I need cake. Chocolate cake. I ask the sexy voice on the phone what their best dessert is and then order it for tonight. When she said she coudnt do it, I offered a bonus to sweeten the pot. Im not hurting and Ill pay for what I want.

But as soon as I see the sexy little human baker I know what I need and its not cake. Ive only got one night to win her love and break the curse to give us both a future full of hope and happiness and never-ending love.

Callie Hart:

Every Saturday morning, Rory Eastman, the new foreman at Iron H Ranch comes into my bakery for his favorite treat, one of my cinnamon twists with blackberry frosting. My heart races at his first grumpy growl and I don't settle down until his perfect behind hits the door. He's big as a bear and twice as growly and I am here for every minute of it.

But when he finds out he's about to be auctioned off in the next batch of charity sales, he asks me for the strangest favor.

“Be my girlfriend. My fake girlfriend.”

I don't know why he asked and I don't really care. All I know is I can't tell him no. Even if it hurts when he decides we're done faking a romance that feels way too real to me.

Rory Eastman:

I crave Callie Hart's desserts almost as much as I crave her. She's so young and bubbly. So dang pretty and sweet. I can't stay away from her.

It's look but don't touch though. I don't need or want a woman. Not since my wife died.

But the dang ranch has a draw that I don't know about and I'm stuck and can't get out of it. Until I come up with a plan.

The only woman I know that isn't married is the cute little baker.

Now I'm faking a relationship with a girl that's way too good for me and I'm shocked when all these crazy feelings keep coming up whenever I'm around her. I want to protect her and claim her as my own.

But I'm not made for a real relationship. I learned that the hard way. I see an amazing future in her sapphire eyes and I'm not sure if I want to run or stay. All I know is I can't lose her. I need her too.much to let this thing between us slip away.

Anna Arnold:

This job is supposed to be my big break. A wedding cake for a visiting celebrity in Wildwood. A gorgeous, five-tiered masterpiece that the whole world will see.

Instead of enjoying my moment, I have to deal with him…Ryan Barker. He's bossy, arrogant and so dang cold. So why do I find the gorgeous caterer so hot.

Ryan Barker:

My ex has soured me on ever getting close to another woman. All I want to do is work. And currently Anna Arnold, the sassy, sexy blond baker is in my way.

She's not scared of me at all, no matter how big I am, going toe to toe with me when I try to push her out of my kitchen…out of my way.

Now I can't stop thinking about her and that's just ticking me off.

I don't need or want a woman. I've gotta shut this down. But like an idiot, I kiss her. One kiss that leads to an obsession. She's my fantasy come to life. The sweetest thing I've ever tasted and I'm starving for more.

Stephanie:

Everything hurts when everyone turns on you. I wrote a bestseller in college and now, with a crazy deadline, I can't write at all.

For a change of scenery, I head home. But it's not home anymore and everyone gossips about my life like it's their job. Except for him. Benjamin looks nothing like my best friend Benjie from high school. He's still gentle and sweet though. I feel safe with him.

Until one night safe turns into something else. Something that just might last a lifetime.

Ben:

She's back. I've heard the rumors and whispers but I know that the gossips are crazy. My best friend never hurt anyone. If anything, I think she's been hurt.

But I know she wouldn't do anything to anyone on purpose. She hurt me but only because she never came home. I waited and waited for my shot and she just never returned.

Now's my shot though. I'm gonna win her heart and nothing's gonna stop me. She's mine. She's always been mine. I just have to convince her of that.

Courtney Monroe:

I'm poised to take over my father's company and looking for a little stress relief. Enter the invitation to Club Sin and all your darkest desires brought to life.

My night out becomes something strange when I meet three men, I can't see their faces but something about them seems familiar.

One night together becomes the biggest mistake of my life. A night that could destroy my company and blow up my family's future leaving nothing but fractured feelings, anger and emotions lying broken all around me.

Reid Braxton, CEO:

I've missed Courtney every day since our parents started the feud that wrecked our friendship. Now that I've had her, I'm never letting her go. She's mine.

Max Murphy, CFO:

She was always my ultimate fantasy. But now? This damn company can go up in flames for all I care. I just need her. Even if it's sharing her with men who know me better than anyone else.

Cash Renault, Security Chief:

As soon as I saw her in that club, I couldn't let her get away.

But someone else wants Courtney and they think that she's theirs. I will bury any man that comes between our woman and the ultimate goal…a future with the woman that owns all our souls.

Promise Lansing:

I dont need the hassle that my new next-door neighbor brings. Hes keeping me up all night and working my last nerve all day. I loved his parents and miss them desperately but hes bound and determined to turn their lovely old home next to mine into a bed and breakfast. I dont want or need that kind of stress. But when a little kitten shows up, its like were constantly thrown together thanks to little Tigerlily.

The last straw is when I join a dating app and it matches me up with Kade! What the heck? Sure, hes gorgeous when hes shirtless and sweaty with all those bulging muscles. Sure, hes got the sexiest pale green eyes Ive ever seen. And yeah, sure my body goes into overdrive every time hes close to me.

But that doesnt mean that I can be with him. Hes too young, too cocky and too darn annoying! I need a mature man that knows how to treat a woman. Not a young pup that thinks he knows everything but doesnt.

No way!

Kade Graham:

Promise is everything Ive ever wanted in a woman and thought Id never find. I havent been home in ages, memories keeping me far away. If I had, I would have met her sooner and won her over. Without destroying her peace and quiet, according to her.

Tigerlily, the stray kitten she adopted seems bound and determined to love both of us. The app that the town built too. How on earth did we end up on that disastrous first date?

But underneath it all is a force thats impossible to deny. Lust is part of it. But love is the main ingredient that winds us together. I want her, I need her and I ache to hold her close to me all night long.

Can a tiny bundle of fur and our close proximity bring her around to the fact that I might be ten years younger than her but I know what I need? Fireworks fly on the Fourth of July between the two of us and I am so close to getting what I want. Her, curled up in my bed with my ring on her delicate finger for the rest of our lives.

Benito Bonetti:

As Dom of the Bonetti crime family, I work every second of the damn day. Until the day someone decides to kill me and my brother tells me to find someplace out of the way to lie low.

Wildwood, Colorado couldnt be more hidden and one of the guys with Wildwood Construction is a good friend of mine. if I had my way Id burn the city down until I found who thought they could kill me. But we dont always get what we want. But it can be what we need.

And when the killer takes another shot at me, he does me the greatest favor of my life and gives me my woman. And Im never letting her go.

Scarlett Carson:

Boring and dull. Thats me and my life. Until I almost step in front of the bullet meant for Benito Bonetti. I may live in a small town but even I know that name and its not one that I care to get close to.

The cocky younger man isnt taking no for an answer though. Hes insistent that he cant let me go since Im now in danger and its all his fault.

It is. But I have to get away from this man who is tall, dark and dangerous personified. Something about the way he makes me feel terrifies me.

Troubles coming but I have a dark knight lurking in the shadows who will burn down the whole world to keep me safe. Im never getting away from him and Im not really sure anymore if I want to.

Heidi Crane:

I won a job with Wildwood Construction, one of the biggest companies in our area. This is my chance to make a difference in my daughters life.

Im not letting Micah Reese mess this up for me. He cant quit following me and trying to help me, protect me. I dont need it. I can take care of myself. Hes too young and brash, too sexy for his own goodand mine.

If only I could quit looking over my shoulder for the trouble that I know is following me, maybe I could keep my wits about me a little more than I am right now.

Micah Reese:

I cant resist the tall, curvy woman working with me. Heidi is a goddess haunting my every waking thought, my dreams at night. As soon as I saw her, I knew she was meant to be mine.

Shes a proud woman though. Too proud to accept my help without putting me in my place. Im here for every second of it. Shes sexy and snarky and I love every bit of it.

Shes also the best mom and I find myself charmed by her daughter too. They feel like home to me. I might be younger than her but I know what I want and shes it.

But something has her spooked and thats got my blood boiling. No woman should be scared like that. Im gonna fix this and then convince her that she needs me as much as I need her.

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Lucian:

I missed my shot with the love of my life. I pushed her away so that she could follow her dreams and find the new life she needed. She needed to spread her wings and fly.

Now shes back and during a grade-school trip, I see her again. Shes still as beautiful and sassy as she ever was. I have to admit, even though we both moved on, I still have feelings for her. But as two parents trying to take care of our kids, is there another chance for us?

Serena:

As a dancer Ive performed all over the world but my heart has never left Pine Grove. So when my career and my marriage comes to an end, I come home.

My first glimpse of Lucian Marino breaks my heart all over again. He says he still cares for me but Im not sure if Im ready to see if we have a chance at one more time.

Raine Showers:

I know my name is a joke but it doesnt bother me, thanks to my unusual parents, I even used it in my shops name. I never thought my life would be a joke as well.

Thanks to a stalker following me from the shadows in Wildwood, my life is way too scary to be funny.

My brother, the sheriff, calls in a favor from an old friend of his whos retiring from New York City. He wants him to keep me safe and find out whos following me.

Enter Grayson Knight and all his sexy, grumpy growls.

Grayson Knight:

The curvy, sassy florist manages to push every single one of my buttons from our first meeting. Unfortunately for my state of mind, a lot of those are buttons I thought were long dead. Namely my need.

She doesnt want my help though. She has no problems telling me that with the blinding, happy smile that she gifts to everyone in town. No matter how many times I tell her to dial it back and be more careful who she talks to, she just continues to blithely pour out her Christmas cheer.

For some reason all that happy holiday joy just does something to my heart. So when her trouble gets too close, I know I need to lock all those messy feelings down in any way that I can.

Protecting her is a job. Too bad my heart hasnt got the memo.

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Sassy

I left dreams for reality a long time ago.

And a gorgeous hockey player with a body like a Greek god wanting me?

Not bloody likely.

But he starts turning up everywhere I go and before long, I realize that even though Im scared, I need to go out with him and need to explore whatevers happening between us.

We cant keep our hands off each other until I hear something that makes me remember why I cant trust men, especially jocks.

I need to move on with my life.

I was a fool to think someone would want me for me.

But Emile isnt ready to let me go.

Can I listen to my heart and let it guide me back to the man I dont think Ill ever get over?

Emile

My life is hockey and I have nothing else.

I dream about hockey games and making better plays.

Until I see the most beautiful woman in the world at a game and I cant stop thinking about her, but I have no idea how to find her.

I go out with friends and see her sitting in the bar and one night changes my life.

Shes special to me and that leads me to do the most stupid thing Ive ever done.

And Id do it all over again.

Nobody touches my girl when she doesnt want to be touched.

Now Im fighting for my career while fighting to win the girl whos got me tied up in knots.

Can I get both or will winning my job back mean I have to lose the love of my life?

Im looking for one night with a rough, rugged mountain man just like the ones in my favorite series to give me what Ive always wanted. But the man I end up with? Cord McRay isnt looking for one night with me. He wants forever and Im not sure that I can run fast enough or far enough to get away from him.

When he finds out that our one night in heaven left me with a tiny surprise I dont think hes ever letting me go. I wanted a sexy, strong and dominant mountain man and I got more than I bargained for! Much more!