Being on Mountain Man Santa's naughty list never felt so nice...
Jerry I should've known the weather wouldn't cooperate the night of the Community Chest Christmas party. As a transplant from NYC to the Sierra Nevada backcountry, crazy blizzards and small-town mishaps are my new norm. But the storm of the century? Seriously!?!? Add it to the list of everything else that's gone wrong lately at the Silver Fork Cafe in Rough & Ready Country...
An endless rotation of temporary employees, a slammed holiday season, a Mountain Man Santa costume two inches too short EVERYWHERE, and a naughty elf who deserves a good spanking. Well, maybe the last problem wouldn't be so bad...if Stacey wasn't my employee. I can't mix business with pleasure, especially after learning about her family's extensive law enforcement heritage-no bueno with my unsavory East Coast mafia ties. Still, the woman has curves for days, smells like fresh-baked cookies, and doesn't shy away from Santa's lap.
But I've never been a one-and-done kind of guy. And something tells me the sassy server isn't ready for commitment...or the secrets of my dark past. Nevertheless, isn't Christmas about getting your heart's desire? If so, naughty or nice, Stacey's all mine...
If you like small-town, forbidden workplace romances, featuring an OTT alpha male protector and a curvy girl who gets her man, you'll love Mountain Man Santa. This standalone is a fantastic entree into the Rough & Ready Country series and is part of the Naughty & Spice Christmas collaboration, featuring some of your favorite steamy romance authors.
Tropes: ?? Opposites attract ?? OTT alpha male protector ?? East Coast mafia ties ?? Sassy, curvy girl FMC ?? Law enforcement family ?? Overprotective brothers ?? Forbidden workplace romance ?? Forced proximity ?? Cozy Christmas cabin ?? Secrets from the past ?? A naughty list to make Santa blush ?? Fun with Sharpies ?? Size difference ?? Spanking and permission ?? An epic snowball fight
