When he discovers her truth, can he use it, even if it destroys the bond he can’t deny?
Karin Doe Rudolph has more than 365 times twenty-five reasons not to hold any belief in Christmas, starting with the day she was born. Now, this holiday season isn’t any different. If the loss of her job isn’t bad enough, discovering her ex is married just plucked the last berry off her mistletoe. When she takes an unexpected tumble into Santa’s lap at an event, she’s shocked by their powerful attraction.
Gavin Cavill is intense and controlled, always. Until the night he meets a mysterious and sexy stranger. A week later, he walks into a restaurant and finds his one-night stand having lunch with his sister. This woman may be the most beautiful woman he’s ever met, and his attraction to her is intense; everything tells him not to trust her. When her connection to his sister situates her deeper into his family through the holidays, Gavin knows he must find a way to get rid of her. No matter how much he desires her.
He planned for a baby, but will he end up with a family?
Brody Ramsey has spent most of his life ensuring he leaves it all on the field, every game. In recent years, he’s stood on the sidelines of love as one teammate after the other has walked down the aisle. Now that he’s ready for a child, he doesn’t have time to wait for the right woman to come along. Using the same tenacity that made him one of the top fullbacks in the NFL, he goes after the one goal he wants: to be a dad. He never imagined finding the right surrogate to carry his child would be so damn difficult. When the perfect woman is right before him, it will take all his charm and more to win her over by Christmas.
Shanna Brock loves her job. As a fertility counselor, she has seen many couples and singles fulfill their dreams of having a baby. While her career has her sharing smiles and offering congratulations with new parents, she’s missed out on her own life. Not to mention, dealing with her older sister’s drama is enough incentive to keep her plans for the future on hold indefinitely. Sexy football player Brody Ramsey is one of her clients, a hopeful father-to-be, who makes her job difficult when he continues to turn down one prospective carrier after another, only to offer her the position. Agreeing to it seemed like the right decision for multiple reasons until things get complicated in many ways. Falling for this daddy is one thing she didn’t plan on for the holidays.
Author Yvette Hines