Christmas Bet

Lauren

I’m one cat short of spinster cat lady status. At forty, I’ve given up hope of finding true love. Instead, I pour myself into my work as the CEO of a children’s charity.

I never win anything, but as luck would have it, I won a week-long stay in a cozy cabin in Tinsel, CA for the week of Christmas. I leap at the chance to escape from a torturous family holiday and spend Christmas alone.

My assistant thinks I’m in a rut and need to try new things. And new people, especially of the male variety. She bets me that I can’t step outside of my comfort zone and take a chance. To prove her wrong and win the bet, I agree to say yes to any invitation that comes my way in Tinsel. Lucky for me, I’ll be in a secluded cabin all by myself for the entire week.

Cody

I’m known as the most ineligible bachelor in Tinsel. I like to have fun, as long as there is an expiration date on the relationship. Living in a tourist town offers ample opportunity for no strings attached fun. And when a smoking hot older woman rents the cabin next door, I send a silent thanks to Santa for the perfect holiday gift.

Lauren is hung up on our age difference, but I don’t care. What can I say? She does it for me. And despite her protests that we can’t date, she says yes to every invitation I offer. Snowshoeing, holiday strolls, volunteering at the children’s hospital holiday party—she agrees to it all.

I’m beginning to think she is incapable of saying no to me. And when I test out my theory in the bedroom, the sparks really begin to fly. It’s a very Merry Christmas for both of us.

Christmas Bet is a steamy short instalove romance featuring a curvy heroine and a sexy-as-sin mountain man. It’s part of the Christmas Cookie Challenge series along with Christmas Secret by Hazel J. North and Christmas Deal by Pippa Brook. All three books are guaranteed to spice up your holidays. NO cheating. NO cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed.