Holiday Romances

Imani needed a vacation. When her friend Tumelo, offered her his vacation cottage on Whidbey Island, Imani went for it. She didn't expect her neighbor Kyo Skala, retired gymnast and utterly tempting diversion. Kyo hobbled around her little cottage, grateful not to have people fussing over her disability. Except that she was lonely. Really, lonely. Apart, the two of them were broken. Together? The potential was endless. If they could find a way to be together for more than just a weeklong vacation.

The girl who loves Christmas falls for the Grinch, it's a Christmas miracle. What started as a dumpster fire of a blind date turns into a deal. In truth, it probably didn't help that I showed up dressed like an elf but that's a story for another time. Our start was rocky at best which is why it's so frustrating that I can't stop thinking about his sexy British accent. Or the way his chest and arms fill out his suit. Or his perfect hair with that single streak of grey at the front. Santa likes lists and so do I, so here's all the reasons why Andrew and I aren't right for each other: He's my brother's best friend He's the biggest grump I've ever met. He hates Christmas. That last one is big for a girl like me who thinks that the entire month of December should be a national holiday. So, when he calls for my help in planning his firm's holiday party, I can't pass up the opportunity to grow my small business. Bonus, we make a deal, and he agrees to attend three holiday events with me so I can make him fall in love with Christmas. As if I'd pass up an opportunity to make a Grinch's heart grow three times its size. It isn't long until I discover Andrew has a very real reason to hate Christmas and I start to see him in a different light. That's when the Christmas miracle begins.

Two strangers who couldn't be more opposite find themselves on an unexpected cross-country road trip days before Christmas where whatever can go wrong, does. He's an Army Ranger. She's a baker. He's organized and ridged. She's messy and carefree. He doesn't do relationships. She's following her heart. His family chat blows up his phone. She just buried her last living relative. The holiday season doesn't seem so jolly as they venture from one mode of transportation to the next. But, they have to become friends and rely on each other if they're going to survive all the obstacles thrown their way. As the miles grow shorter, vulnerabilities are shared, and by the time they reach their destination, neither one of them is sure what they really want for Christmas anymore.