Molasses and Mr. Christmas (Christmas Kisses & Cookie Crumbs)

I’m ready to deck the halls.

Just as long as I don’t deck my infuriating colleague first.

Don’t go putting me on the naughty list yet. I swear I’m not normally like this.

I’m the quiet girl who is more than happy to spend her weekends cozied up with her puppy and a good book.

Heck, I’d walk down Main Street, wishing people peace on Earth and goodwill if it didn’t make me sound like I was starring in a claymation holiday special.

But then Austin Mack came to town, the new chemistry teacher everyone adores. Everyone but me, that is, because I know the man beneath that gorgeous smile and phony charm.

At least, I thought I did.

But when the school assigns the two of us to chair the holiday community service project, forcing us to spend way too much time baking up festive treats, I’m not liking what I see…namely, that he might not be a direct descendant of the Grinch like I’d thought.

My grandma always said that cookies have a way of bringing people together.

What if she was right?