Snowy days and steamy nights This year, a modern-day Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas with the help of a suddenly sexy old friend. A down-on-his-luck baseball star finds a beautiful new beginning with a hometown girl. And a prim-and-proper teacher is determined to bring out the holiday spirit in a grumpy tree farmer. Settle in for the season with this collection of very merry short fiction. Edited by Angela James, this anthology includes: A Christmas for Carrie by Alison Packard Christmas Curveball by Shari Mikels Kissing Her Scrooge by Kinley Baker Stories also available for purchase separately.

A woman born blind and without the ability to shift yearns to seek her own fate away from her watchful, devoted wolf pack. Vulnerable and stuck in human form, she’s alone and at risk when she’s rescued by the bear shifter who is her destiny. An accident forces a man to change the best friend he’s loved for years…or leave her for dead. There’s no reason to hide his true self anymore—but can she ever forgive him? And a pack alpha finds that rescuing his fated mate from a violent confrontation with two wolf shifters is easy. Helping her move from fear to acceptance of the animals—and him—is a challenge.

CONGRATULATIONS, IT'S A GIRL...AND ANOTHER GIRL! Days away from divorce, Valerie and Lucas Kincaid received startling news: they were going to become parents. Gaining custody of orphaned twins would have been cause for celebration... Trouble was, this stork may have arrived too late. Without nine months to prepare, Lucas and Valerie had no choice but to tackle parenthood together. And as they chased their mischievous toddlers about, the Kincaids began to feel like a family. But could they overcome the pain of the past to give their marriage a second chance?

When newly single Rachel Tanner finds out that pro pitcher Kevin Ganlin has come home to recover from an injury, her heart skips a beat. She’s loved him from afar since her preteen years, never bold enough to let him know. Kevin is less than thrilled when Rachel shows up at his doorstep. She’s his best friend’s little sister and officially off-limits. Besides, he’s staring early retirement in the face, a one-man pity-party with no interest in anything more serious than quick flings on the road. Until an icy mishap lands Rachel cozied up on his sofa, irresistible in his practice sweats. A little game of Truth or Truth reveals much more than Rachel had ever dared to hope and leads to a midnight make-out session that leaves them both panting. But can she trust that he’s truly changed his ways? This Christmas, Kevin will do whatever it takes to make Rachel understand she’s the only one for him.

THE RODEO DAD'S RETURN...Time stood still when Jack McShane gazed into Abby Dennison's beautiful brown eyes. Not only did he still adore the woman he'd foolishly left behind, he felt a powerful kinship to her young son. And when she finally revealed the boy was his Jack vowed to set things right....ABBY'S SECRET SON...Trouble was, Abby had no intention of giving Jack the chance. If he hadn't been willing to stick around all those years ago, how could she trust him with her son's innocent heart now? It was virtually impossible to resist his soul-shattering kisses, but Abby needed a devoted family man who would be forever hers. Dare she hope that this rugged cowboy had marriage on his mind?

A passion fiercer than the Montana heat...When rugged rancher Colby Holmes wanted to solve his aunt's murder, he reluctantly enlisted the help of stunning psychic Tessa Madison. Despite her mysterious beauty, Colby swore that he would never let a woman near his heart again. But it wasn't long before a burning desire tantalized him each time he looked Tessa's way.With a past that proved falling in love only brought pain, Tessa kept her heart under lock and key. But Colby's kiss brought on a sweet emotion that left her enchanted. So when the town's skeptics tried to force her from her home, would the love of one handsome cowboy be enough to make her stay?