It all started with a not-so-innocent sprig of mistletoe ...
In retrospect, Rina Lowell should have known that Emma Montgomeryโs mistletoe was a matchmaking ploy.
Rina is new to Ashford, to her newspaper job, to her whole life. And she canโt wait to write โHot Stuff,โ a series of columns that will definitively pin down what men really want.
When Emma maneuvers her under that pesky sprig of evergreen with Ashfordโs prodigal son, Rina canโt resist the chance to plant one on that dark-haired, blue-eyed manโs sensual mouth. She never expected that kiss to go down like a shot of fine tequila. The man is perfect for her, or so she thinks.
When his adoptive father Joe falls ill, globetrotting news reporter Colin Lyons doesnโt hesitate to drop everything to fly home and take over Joeโs baby, the Ashford Times. Which, Colin discovers, is veering away from hard news to sexy, smutty fluff. Something he canโt let happen.
Heโs only got until New Yearโs to save this sinking ship, and to do that, he needs an ally. Rina, with her sparkling brown eyes and frumpy clothes that make his fingers itch to discover whatโs underneath, is the perfect target to help him. Even if it means the job she loves will be cut in the end.
He never expected one kiss to take his simple plan to save the Times and tie it into impossible knots ... and possibly cost him the woman he loves.
Carly Phillips is the bestselling author of over seventy-five sexy contemporary romance novels featuring hot men, strong women, and the emotionally compelling stories her readers have come to expect and love. She is happily married to her college sweetheart and the mother of two nearly adult daughters and three crazy dogs who star on her Facebook fan page and website. She loves social media and is always around to interact with her readers. You can find out more at www.CarlyPhillips.com.
Mia Madison hails from New York City and lives and works in Venice Beach, California. A lifelong lover of storytelling, she brings to her work an extensive theater background and an obsession with stories of love lost and found. She is a graduate of New York Universityโs Tisch School of the Arts.