SNOWBOUND AT CHRISTMAS: A Contemporary Western Holiday Romance Anthology
When the storm of the century hits on Christmas Eve, snow isn’t the only thing that’s in the air.
Close to Perfect
A Montana Men Novella by Jennifer Ryan
At sixteen, Abigail had every reason to walk away from Dex and only one reason to save him from being arrested. But when she decided to put love first, her parents couldn’t understand and sent her away from them, and Dex.
Ten years later, Dex finally gets the chance to thank her for the sacrifice she made for him, but instead, he gets the surprise of his life. Now he has to put everything on the line to save her and prove his love. No storm will keep him from Abby--or their daughter--now that has them again.
Snowed in at Copper Ridge
A Copper Ridge Novella by Maisey Yates
Mia Landry has always had it bad for Devlin Grayson. The brooding cowboy has frequently featured in her most heated fantasies. The problem? He’s too old for her, way more experienced and…also happens to be her best friend’s older brother. But when she decides to join the Grayons for a family Christmas at Copper Ridge Lodge, Mia and Devlin find themselves snowed in.
Devlin has always wanted Mia, but a rough guy like him would never be right for a woman like her. But, when they find themselves alone and isolated during the storm Mia tells him what she really wants for Christmas is to lose her virginity…with him. Devlin can’t resist Mia’s request. Will one night of passion melt away after the storm? Or will a little Christmas magic lead them to love?
Hot Winter s Night
A Brightwater Novella by Lia Riley
When the "Blizzard of the Century" strikes while Marigold Flint works late in her flower shop, this Type-A workaholic has more to worry about than finishing up her backlog of seasonal centerpiece orders. The power is out and she has no heat, no food, and no one to keep her warm beneath the two-dozen mistletoe hanging around the shop. Great. Then Brightwater's most eligible bachelor, Deputy Sheriff, Kit Kane, shows up to the rescue-her first love (aka the jerk who broke her heart when he secretly enlisted in the Marines, shipping off without a word of explanation).
When they find themselves stranded at the Kane's Hidden Rock ranch, they discover the other Kane men have started a bet on the town newspaper blog over how long the sworn enemies can last in close quarters without killing each other, and decide two can play at that game. They place a bet as a false identity, determined to fake a relationship through the holidays, then split the jackpot. But all bets are off as they realize what they really want for Christmas is a second chance.
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Print Length: 384 Pgs. | Heat Level: 3 | Publisher: Avon Impulse | Release Date: Nov. 15, 2016
ENJOY AN EXCERPT
From Jennifer Ryan's Close to Perfect
Ten years ago…
Then he met someone...different. Interesting. Nice.
Abigail Swain was barely sixteen and in the senior class. She was that smart. Really smart.
Paired together for a science class project, he’d gotten to know her and wondered why he’d never really noticed her. Small town, small school, still, she kept under the radar. Her parents believed school was more important than friends. Instead of spending her free time playing sports or hanging out at the diner downtown with other girls, she spent every spare minute at church or studying.
Abigail might come off weird and brainy, but really she was shy...quiet. And genuinely nice. A perfect target for Laurie, who made it known she didn’t like him spending time with Abigail, even for a class project.
Five days into working with Abigail something inside him shifted while she explained the intricacies of photosynthesis right off the top of her head. The way her eyes lit up. She planted her chin in her palm and looked right at him. Open and filled with kindness, she did something to his insides. He moved without thinking about it, leaned across the coffee table in his living room, and tentatively pressed his lips to hers in a soft kiss. He didn’t know why he had to do it until their lips touched and the wonder and softening in her eyes undid him. To his surprise, she kissed him back, and if he hadn’t been sitting on the floor already, he’d have hit his knees.
That kiss changed everything and put a lot of things into perspective. Like he’d rather be with someone he liked and enjoyed spending time with. He and Laurie had more fights than good times and it wore thin. Quick. Despite Laurie’s many protests, he ended things with her with a promise that he wouldn’t back out of taking her to the dance so she wouldn’t be humiliated and have to go alone.
From that moment on, he secretly spent more and more time with Abigail, though they kept their relationship hidden. Something about the way her overprotective father hovered nearby when they worked on their project at her house warned him that she’d get into deep trouble if her parents knew about them. Abby never said so, but he got the sense she feared her own dad.
As the mayor of their town, he had a reputation for advocating strict morals. A lot of people outside their church congregation found him judgmental. Including Dex.
He might not be valedictorian material, but he made better than good grades, was the best pitcher and hitter Crystal Creek High ever had, and he planned to take his team to the championships this spring. He had baseball and college to look forward to over the next couple of years and still Mayor Swain looked at him like he was nothing but a thing.
His dad sat beside him, ready to do battle, and nudged him with an elbow in his side. “Laurie’s here. She probably told her father the two of you were at the dance all night, and you couldn’t have stolen that car.” The hope in his father’s voice destroyed Dex.
I am so screwed.
Laurie walked right past him, smiling that sweet smile he and the other guys she’d caught in her web knew hid her devious side. She was out for blood. Since her dad was the sheriff, he had a feeling she was going to get it. Every last drop she thought she deserved because he’d had the audacity to dump her and ruined her plan to get back together at the dance.
The sheriff waved them into his office. “Let’s go, Dex. You’ve got some explaining to do.”
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MEET THE AUTHORS
JENNIFER RYAN is the New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of The Hunted Series and The McBrides Series. She writes romantic suspense and contemporary small-town romances featuring strong men and equally resilient women. Her stories are filled with love, family, friendship, and the happily-ever-after we all hope to find.
Jennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children. When she isn’t writing a book, she’s reading one. Her obsession with both is often revealed in the state of her home and in how late dinner is to the table. When she finally leaves those fictional worlds, you’ll find her in the garden, playing in the dirt and daydreaming about people who live only in her head, until she puts them on paper.
Visit her at www.jennifer-ryan.com.
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author MAISEY YATES lives in rural Oregon with her three children and her husband, whose chiseled jaw and arresting features continue to make her swoon. She feels the epic trek she takes several times a day from her office to her coffee maker is a true example of her pioneer spirit. Maisey divides her writing time between dark, passionate category romances set just about everywhere on earth and light sexy contemporary romances set practically in her back yard. She believes that she clearly has the best job in the world.
Visit her at www.maiseyyates.com.
After studying at the University of Montana-Missoula, LIA RILEY scoured the world armed only with a backpack, overconfidence and a terrible sense of direction. She counts shooting vodka with a Ukranian mechanic in Antarctica, sipping yerba mate with gauchos in Chile and swilling fourex with stationhands in Outback Australia among her accomplishments.
Visit her at www.liariley.com.
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