Open your heart to the holidays with these stories of unexpected love . . . A BABY FOR CHRISTMAS * Lisa Jackson The uneventful Christmas Annie McFarlane expected is suddenly anything but. First, there's the adorable baby left on the snowy doorstep of her Oregon cabin. Second, there's the extremely attractive, yet extremely angry man claiming to be the father. Liam O'Shaughnessy may be intimidating, but this is one precious gift Annie isn't giving up so easily . . . WHAT THE COWBOY WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS * Maisey Yates When Meg O'Neill's longtime boyfriend lets her down, again, on Christmas no less, she braves an Oregon blizzard to get to her best friend Noah's comforting arms. But this time Noah's not telling her what she wants to hear-he's telling her the truth, from his heart. And his words just might be the gift Meg's been wishing for all along. SNOWED IN * Stacy Finz Rachel Johnson has found the perfect spot for her second Tart Me Up bakery in Glory Junction, California. Except she's in fierce competition with hunky bar owner Boden Farmer. Worse, while the icy rivals await the city's decision, they end up catering the same Christmas Eve mountaintop wedding-and getting snowed in. But sometimes a loss of electricity generates a different kind of heat . . . A COWBOY WEDDING FOR CHRISTMAS * Nicole Helm Big city art teacher Lindsay Tyler isn't just back home in Colorado for her brother's wedding at the Barton Christmas Tree Farm and Ranch. She's back for good. She just hasn't told anyone yet-including Cal Barton, the ex-boyfriend she left behind. Will it take a Christmas miracle for him to welcome her back with open arms? . . .
"Christmas Passed" by FERN MICHAELS
Three years after her husband's death, Brandy Heyers still finds that celebrating the holidays without him is anything but jolly. Then handsome widower Ryan Rogers shows her that moving on is possible, and her frozen heart begins to melt...
"A Glory Junction Christmas" by STACY FINZ
When Hannah Baldwin hears her ex is getting remarried, she's ready to give up on Christmas, not to mention love. But the best gifts come in unexpected packages, and old friend Josh Garner is just the man to convince her that the coming New Year is going to be the happiest yet...
"Moonshine and Mistletoe" by SARAH TITLE
A holiday fling is all Emma Fallader expects when she meets gorgeous fiddler Abe Tate at her friend's wedding-but after just days together, it isn't all she wants. Can the spirit of the season work its special magic for two people separated by more than miles?
"An Apple Valley Christmas" by SHIRLEE McCOY
Now that her father is gone, Emma Baily is facing the holidays alone-until her ex, Jack McAllister, shows up to help her close her father's estate. After four years apart, only the magic of Christmas will show Emma that joy is a gift meant to be shared...