Author Description

’Tis the season for snowstorms, secret desires, and sizzling kitchen encounters! I'm Nova, the first-grade teacher whose Christmas dreams crumbled faster than day-old cookies. When desperation leads me to pose as a temporary cook, I discover my new boss is my recent steamy one-night stand. Enter Bryan Matthews: brooding CEO, single dad, and the man who makes my temperature rise higher than a Christmas soufflé. His daughter is still raw from her mother's Christmas abandonment—I should know better than to let either of them into my heart. But here's the spice: A massive snowstorm traps us together. Between fireside cuddles and cookie-baking kisses, I hear the words that change everything: "Are you going to be my new mommy?" Just as our holiday romance starts to simmer... His ice-queen mother makes it clear: the help doesn't belong with her son. Then my ex-best friend arrives with a bombshell that shatters our Christmas dreams. Now I'm running away on Christmas Eve, leaving behind a heartbroken little girl and her guarded father. As the bells of Christmas morning ring... Will I become another holiday heartbreak in their story? Or could true love melt more than just his mother's frozen heart this Christmas? "The Christmas Cookie Promise" is a deliciously steamy tale of family, forbidden love, and second chances. Some desserts are best served hot and sinful. Warning: these Christmas cookies aren't the only thing getting hot in the kitchen. Pour yourself a glass of wine—you're going to need it!