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Will this brooding Gold Valley cowboy find redemption this Christmas?

This Christmas, cowgirl Rose Daniels is determined to play matchmaker to ensure her beloved sister will meet someone under the mistletoe. She enlists the reluctant help of family friend Logan Heath, but his insistence that she doesn’t understand chemistry is exasperating. Until they share one electrifying moment that shows her exactly what chemistry is all about, and it becomes outrageously, irresistibly intriguing…

Logan hates the holidays. They are a painful reminder of the family he lost and a time of year he always wants to spend on his own. But Rose refuses to let him. Logan’s worked for years to keep his attraction to her under wraps—she’s his best friend’s youngest sister and she couldn’t be more off-limits. He’s the last cowboy that innocent Rose should ever kiss, but this Christmas, will Logan become the only cowboy she’ll ever want?

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​She waved at the car until it was out of sight, then walked back into the house to find only Four
still in her kitchen.
“They took cookies and ran,” Four said cheerfully, pointing at the empty plate. “Sorry if you
didn’t get any.”
Stephanie pulled a second, overflowing plate from the cupboard and placed it between them.
She poured them each a cup of coffee from the pot, added cream, then settled next to her sister and
picked up a chocolate chip cookie.
“You don’t have to stay with me,” she said conversationally.
“I’m just here to make sure you’re okay.”
“I’m fine.”
“You’re actually not fine. You’re sad and worried.” Four sipped her coffee. “I don’t know how
you do it. I couldn’t let any of my kids go away for the summer.”
“Zeus is only eight. He’s too young to go away overnight. But later, if he wants to, you’ll let him.”
Four shook her head. “Never.”
Stephanie smiled. “You will because it will be the best thing for him and you’re that kind of
mom.”
“Don’t try to sweet-talk me with rational thought. It doesn’t work on me.”
“Yes, it does.”
“You’re very contrary today.”
“No, just pensive. I know they’re supposed to grow up and have their own lives, but sometimes
it’s hard. Still, as you’ve often reminded me, there is a season for everything.” She paused, thinking
about all that had happened in the past few days. “I’m ready for a new chapter in my life.”
Four looked at her speculatively. “What does that mean?”
Even though she’d seen her mother drive away not five minutes before, Stephanie still looked
over her shoulder to make sure they were alone.
“I need to get a new job.”
Four nibbled her cookie without speaking.
“What?” Stephanie demanded. “You have to say something. You always have an opinion.”
“You’ve made this announcement before,” her sister said gently. “I’m not sure you want to
leave.”
Ugh—there was an assessment she didn’t want to hear. “I can’t stay. Mom treats me like I’m an
idiot. She’s always doublechecking my work and dismissing any ideas I have about how to make things
better. I’m thirty-eight years old. It’s time for me to strike out on my own, don’t you think?”
“If it’s what you want.”
Stephanie supposed her sister’s inability to believe in her was her own fault. She was the one
who had been whining about leaving Bel Après for the past five years and to date she’d done exactly
nothing. Zip. Zero. Nada.
“I’m pathetic,” she said, pulling her phone from her jeans front pocket. “Or I was, but not
anymore.”
She scrolled through her emails, stopping when she found the one she was looking for.
“Here.” She held out her phone to Four.
Her sister read the note. “You have an interview next week.”
“I know. Marington Cheese. It’s a small company, but they’re determined to grow, and I’d like to
be a part of that.”
Four glanced back at the email. “Really? Cheese?”
Stephanie tried not to wince. “They make it and sell it. They’re artisans. I know it’s not wine, but
going into that business feels like cheating or something.” She took back the phone. “I haven’t told
Mackenzie.”