by Diana Palmer
First published 2009
Millie Evans works as a librarian and wants only to feel secure this Christmas. Her stalker may be dead, but he hired someone to murder her before he died. Tony Danzetta, the government agent she has quietly loved for years, steps in to keep her alive. He brings her into his house and watches over her around the clock. Millie wonders if she can turn this protection into something permanent with Tony, her Christmas guardian. Quinn Sutton runs a Wyoming ranch alone and raises a boy who is not his biological son. The child receives all the affection Quinn has left to give. A snowstorm strands Amanda Callaway, a woman from the city, near his property. Quinn brings her to safety at Ricochet Ranch. Amanda carries her own hidden troubles and plans to keep her emotional distance. She discovers she cannot resist falling for this unexpected rescuer.
Genres: romance, suspense, thriller, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, second-chance
Setting: Ricochet Ranch, Wyoming
Period: Christmas
332 pages · Hardcover · HQN Books