Holding Out For A Holiday Hero - Stella Duffy

A holiday romance with a dash of romantic suspense and a former military hero who is so not feeling the festive spirit...

Bah humbug. Bounty hunter Jake Hale hates Christmas. He doesn't do twinkling lights, festive packages, and you definitely won't ever catch him singing Christmas carols. What he will do? Track down the worst of the scum out there. The former special ops soldier makes merry by tossing the naughty into prison cells and getting a grand pay day. Ho, ho, ho.

Then a ghost from Christmas past walks through his door.

True Blakely is always at the top of the nice list. Beautiful, sweet, with an innocence that—yep, he might have been tempted to destroy once or twice—she's there to hire him. There have been a string of dangerous accidents in her life, and True fears that someone is trying to kill her. Not at all the sort of case that Jake would usually take—he hunts down the criminals after they jump bail, not before they've even been arrested. But one look into True's bedroom eyes, and he can't refuse. Maybe he still is a bit too tempted by the girl who got away...and surely one nice act won't kill him? For her, he can play the hero.

He'll close the case and be home in time for Christmas dinner.

Except, on the first morning of his investigation, he finds a dead body. One waiting underneath True's glittering Christmas tree. The attacks are real, and it's clear that someone is gunning for True. But Jake is on the job now, and no one is going to hurt her. His protective instincts are in overdrive...and so is the desperate desire that he's always felt for True. This time, he's done fighting that desire. He'll finally show True just how fantastic it can be when you aren't nice. Welcome to his naughty list.

HOLDING OUT FOR A HOLIDAY HERO is a hot Christmas romance with action, laughter, thrills, and enough steam to melt the Christmas snow. Opposites attract? Check. Super alpha hero? Check. Danger, desire? Double check. Santa isn't the only one checking things off his list...Jake Hale is taking care of business, too, and this unlikely hero is about to fall hard and fast for the woman of his Christmas dreams.