"The storyline is fun, cute, and filled with holiday charm. Drama, humor and plenty of emotions and steam will keep you entertained and immersed in this wonderful read." Gladys, Goodreads
Release Date: November 19th, 2019
Winter is coming—and unfortunately it's bringing Christmas with it.
I loathe the holiday. I hate holiday parties, fragrant decorations, and hokey movies. If I had my way it would be winter all year round and never Christmas.
Nothing burns like the cold—except a hot oven.
That's right; against my better judgment I agreed to let The Great Christmas Bake-Off film in my tower.
And St. Nick help me but I even agreed to be a judge.
Holly
Christmas is like the perfect sugar cookie—it slowly melts in your mouth, sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.
I love Christmas. I love the cheerful music, the fun sweaters, and the holiday lights. Most of all I love Christmas Cookies.
A begrudging bake-off judge, I refuse to let grouchy billionaire Owen Frost hate Christmas. The man is overworked, his employees are uninspired, and his life is seriously lacking in Yuletide cheer. I want to stuff his stocking with sugary goodness to put him in a very festive mood.
So I dressed up as a sexy elf and gave Owen a taste of something extra special. You should have seen his eyes roll back in his head when he bit into the perfect sugar cookie!
I can't let Owen Frost be a distraction. Things are insane enough without a sexy billionaire.
My baking subscription service is in the death throes.
My Christmas-ruining step sister is trying to sabotage me in the bake-off.
I'm being stalked by elves on the shelf come to life.
Ok that last one is a little weird, but welcome to my disaster of a life.
I need to win The Great Christmas Bake-Off to pay of my debts and launch my baking career. Sleeping with one of the judges is going to ruin my chance for a merry Christmas. Owen with his washboard abs and big Christmas package is a bad idea. It's best to keep that all wrapped under the tree.
But when he said in that deep, sexy voice, "Can I have another taste of your Christmas cookies?" Well, let's just say I'm unwrapping one particular Christmas present early!
Tasting Her Christmas Cookies is a standalone holiday romantic comedy. If you love Christmas desserts, like to laugh out loud at holiday innuendoes, and want Santa to put a tall, good-looking guy under your tree, then pick up this full-length, steamy romance novel! There are no cliffhangers but there is a very happy (Christmas!) ever after!
EXCERPT
“We are
having a Christmas bath scene in the near future,” I said to the camera, “with
holiday bath bombs and themed cocktails. But unfortunately, it won't be
tonight. The bake-off starts tomorrow, baking fans!”
I looked
longingly at the bathtub. Then, making sure the phone was definitely not
recording, because I did not need to be that kind of Instagrammer, I
took a quick shower. I seriously could not get over how huge the bathroom was.
I could live in it. With a toaster and a mini fridge, I would totally be good.
After
wrapping myself in the robe, I tied a T-shirt around my hair. I had frizzy hair
on a good day; keeping my curls manageable was a perpetual struggle. I applied
a gingerbread-cookie-scented moisturizer while my videos uploaded. Because I
was busy scrolling through my phone and answering comments as I came out of the
bathroom, I didn't notice the half-naked man until he swore.
I looked up
and screamed.
“Help!
Help! Stalker!” I shrieked and ineffectively pointed at the stranger. Between
the rippling muscles, the washboard abs, and an ass I could bounce a quarter
on, I hoped he wasn't actually here to hurt me, because he could do some
damage. Pointing and shrieking wasn't going to stop him. Fortunately, he looked
more shocked and horrified than angry and violent.
“Stop
screaming!” he bellowed. A freezing breeze blew into the room. It was as if the
man had brought the rage of winter into the master suite with him. He looked
like it, too, with his ice-blue eyes and silver-white hair. “This is my penthouse.
You are not authorized to be here. That makes you the stalker!”
I stopped
screaming. It clearly wasn't helping anything. I also couldn’t help but notice
that the bathroom wasn't the only thing that was huge in the room. With him
wearing nothing but boxer briefs, I could tell Santa had brought the handsome
man a very large Christmas package indeed. The breeze blew in from the balcony,
swirling the strange man's clean and masculine scent around the room. I forced
myself to ignore it.
“Get out of
my house,” Big Christmas Package said flatly.
“You get
out!” I shrieked. “I'm a bake-off contestant. This isn't your room!”
“What the—”
he grabbed his clothes, tugging on his pants. “The Great Christmas Bake-Off? I cannot have Christmas invading every
element of my life. This is ridiculous. Christmas is ridiculous. It's such a
stupid, childish holiday.” He punctuated his words by snatching up articles of
clothing.
“Hey now!”
I said, hands on my hips, fear subsiding. “Christmas is never ridiculous. It's
the best holiday ever. And if you can't see that, well then, you’re just a
grinch, aren’t you?”
He advanced
on me. I was suddenly very aware of how large he was. Christmas package
notwithstanding, this dude was tall,
broad shouldered, with rippling muscles. He could probably split me in two.
Yes, please.
“You're
some stupid little baker who never outgrew the childish fantasy of Christmas,”
he sneered.
My nose was
inches away from his chest. He glowered down at me. I was too angry to be aware
of his half-naked body. Okay, maybe I was like fifteen percent aware. But the
majority of my energy was focused on being offended on behalf of Christmas.
“Don't
insult baking,” I said, giving him my best “I want to speak to the manager
vibe,” though it was ruined by the fact that I had to crane my neck up to see
him and that I was completely naked under the robe. “And never insult
Christmas!”
His
nostrils flared slightly.
“Men like
you constantly belittle the work that women do to keep cultural traditions like
Christmas alive,” I continued, poking him in the chest.
“We
decorate homes to make them cozy.”
Poke.
“We cook
holiday dinners and bake festive desserts.”
Poke.
“We host
parties that bring families and friends together.”
Before I
could poke him again, he grabbed my hand in his much-larger one. Then,
realizing what he’d done, he quickly released it.
“I will not
stand for your bad attitude!” I declared.
He glared
down at me, strong jaw clenched, eyes cold as a frozen lake. “I can't even
believe this,” he finally snarled. He grabbed his briefcase and stormed out,
still shirtless.
“Oh my
God!” Fiona exclaimed, wide-eyed, as she ran into the room. She hugged me then
pushed me to sit on the bed. “Are you okay? Who was that? Why was he in here?
Someone call the police!”
“I knew it!
You're trying to steal my boyfriend,” Amber yelled at me, rushing into the
room. “That’s Owen Frost, and he's mine!”
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