Elizabeth Coldwell 
Mr. December 

Stranded with the man of her dreams-could Christmas get any better?December is Nicki Lamont s least favorite month. Last year her boyfriend left her for an old girlfriend he reconnected with online, and this year she s been sent to Cornwall to photograph model Bryce Anderson in his underwear. It should be a dream assignment, but Bryce is as arrogant and difficult as he is hot.Nicki wants to wrap things up quickly, but when a power failure strands her with Bryce in his manager s clifftop home, she realizes they could be forced to spend the whole of Christmas together. As they try to make the best of the situation, Bryce s icy exterior thaws and Nicki sees a side of him she likes very much. When she lets down her own barriers, things between them heat up. The sex is spicy and passionate, but can what they have become more than a Christmas fling?