New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kaylee Ryan brings you a new grumpy-sunshine standalone holiday romance.BlakelyWhen my boss tells me I'm taking over the planning of the annual Christmas gala, I can barely contain my excitement. Not only is it a huge opportunity, but I also love all things Christmas.I'm on cloud nine until I realize I have to work closely with the grumpy doctor, who is my opposite in...

Savannah (Savvy) Colter is not easily overwhelmed, which is a good thing, since she is the sheriff of Edwards County.It's rare to find someone her age—a woman to boot—carrying such responsibility, but over the years, Savvy has more than proven herself worthy of the position… to most.However, when in a matter of a few weeks an old flame resurfaces in Silence, and two particularly violent murders land on her desk, her steady and predictable life becomes a lit...

StellaGetting pregnant in college wasn't part of the plan, but I'll never regret giving birth to the best part of me. A fresh start in a small town seems like a good idea, until a handsome stranger shows me a little kindness and has me feeling things, I thought I'd never feel again . . . things I have no business feeling about a man I just met.Every time I turn around, Maverick is there. I'm doing my best to hold it all together, but the truth is, ...

Hudson: I didn't plan on kissing my best friend's twin sister . . . or falling for her. But it happened all the same. It's always been Riley, but after I finally get the chance to taste her lips, she ghosts me. Not exactly the response I was hoping for. Getting out of town for a while, and giving her space, seemed like the best thing for us both. Until the night before my year overseas, and she ended up in my bed. I thought leaving her was the hardest thing I've ever exper...

Ryder: Two years of silence and no goodbye—she slipped away and through my fingers, leaving me with nothing but questions . . . and a heavy heart from missing her.I know what we had was real, that our love was once in a lifetime.Now she's back from her Parisian fashion internship, and I'm ready for answers, desperate to understand why she couldn't just stay.Jordyn: When I walked away, it was to protect him. Yet, al...

Courtney: Maybe blurting out my imaginary relationship status to my nagging mother wasn't the best idea. Declaring that I'm dating my boss's brother-in-law, well, that was just wishful thinking.To my embarrassment, they both overheard me. But Merrick not only offers to be my plus one, he agrees to fake date me for the next couple of months leading up to my sister's wedding.The more time we spend together, the harder it becomes to deny that every look, every...

DeclanMy whole world has revolved around caring for my baby girl. I never wanted to let anyone into my life—into our life—until Kennedy came to town and threw a wrench into my single-dad routine. She's the first woman to make me feel something . . . anything, in a long time. If only she would let me in.Kennedy is kind, beautiful, and everything I never knew that I wanted. She looks at me as if I'm her entire world, and her bond with my daughter is something to see....

BrooksOverhearing my cousin's best friend confessing that she's never been satisfied wasn't my fault . . . but offering to help her change that definitely was. Her brother is a friend of mine, and while this has a bad idea written all over it, it doesn't stop us from becoming friends . . . with benefits.Palmer is gorgeous, off-limits, and stubborn as hell. For the first time, I'm the one left wanting more. I'm tired of watching her walk away. I'm ready for ...

Allison doesn't know what it's like to live life like an average teenager. After losing her parents at a young age, Allison moved in with her grandmother. When she meets Aiden, the boy next door, they become fast friends. Aiden and his family become more to her than just next-door neighbors. They become her family.Liam is living the dream. His senior year at college, and he's the big man on campus, the quarterback for the football team. Rumored to be drafted to the big leagues he's...

Rushton: From the moment I see her, I'm hooked. One thing's for sure, I can't stay away from the new kindergarten teacher with the kind smile and secrets in her brown eyes.There's no hiding in a small town, and she's suddenly everywhere. My family loves her, my niece won't stop talking about her, and I just want to make her mine.Crosby is everything I didn't know I was looking for, but the wall she keeps up makes it impossible to love her the way I want to....

SterlingIt's always been her, and I just never realized. Now that I'm looking at her that way, I can't unsee it . . . and I don't want to. Alyssa has been my best friend since kindergarten, and these intense new feelings could cost me our friendship. She's the one I share everything with, good or bad. It makes sense to share my life with her. But I can't risk losing the only woman I've ever loved, which will happen if she doesn't feel the same.Alyssa is loyal and kind and t...

He's never been denied. Until her.Lucia Lazaro refused to sell her restaurant and that should have been the end of it. Instead, she stood her ground against one of the most relentless men in Florence and dared him to do something about it.Lorenzo Volante doesn't back off. He doesn't negotiate.What starts as a refusal only draws him closer. Because once Lorenzo decides she's his, he won't let go.Unrelenting is a steamy mafia romance ...