When Madeline Soto bids on a cowboy at the town's holiday auction, she's not looking for romance-just a chance to prove she's still got it. Enter Leeland Blackwood: a quiet, steady veterinarian standing in for his thrill-seeking twin brother. Lee's plan? Explain the mix-up, bow out gracefully, and return to his routine. But when sparks fly faster than sleigh bells, neither can resist the pull of something unexpected.Madeline's got two kids, a full plate, and no time for a cowboy, no matter how charming. Lee's never seen himself as anyone's hero, let alone a ready-made family's. But with Christmas magic in the air, misunderstandings, meddling townsfolk, and a sprinkle of mistletoe might just rope them together for good. Ever since Megan Ryder discovered Jude Deveraux and Judith McNaught while sneaking around the "forbidden" romance section of the library one day after school, she has been voraciously devouring romance novels of all types. Now a romance author in her own right, Megan pens sexy contemporary novels all about family and hot lovin' with the boy next door. She lives in Connecticut, spending her days as a technical writer and her spare time divided between her addiction to knitting and reading.
