Surviving Christmas

It's my job to make Christmas merry. It has been ever since my mom died.

Every year I drive back to the ranch where I grew up and spend the holidays making memories with my dad and sister. Someone has to. So I do.

But when I almost hit a stranded stranger with my car, he becomes part of my very-merry project. Jack doesn't seem thrilled about the holidays, but stranded on a Texas ranch with a wrecked car and a sprained ankle, he's being surprisingly festive. As he opens up, I learn his family situation is complicated. His goal was simply to survive the season. But judging by the stolen kisses we're sharing in the barn, he's enjoying the holiday.

Maybe it's the magic of the season or the undeniable attraction. By the end of the week, I'm head over heels for Jack.

When we go home, he promises to call. He doesn't.

It was silly to think the spark would survive beyond the Christmas holidays.

Surviving Christmas is a sweet, closed-door holiday novella about a woman who's kept Christmas alive for everyone else. And the stranded stranger who finally does the same for her. Prequel to the Brothers of Rocking Double Heart Ranch series.