Since leaving Brookhollow and her fiancé, Luke Dawson, twelve years earlier, Victoria Mason hasn’t looked back. She’s traded the small-town dream of marriage, kid and family Christmas dinners for late nights working at a high-powered acquisitions firm, lunches at trendy New York restaurants and jet-set vacations on the slopes.

You can't say no to a mistletoe kiss, no matter who's under it! Since leaving Brookhollow and her fiancé, Luke Dawson, twelve years earlier, Victoria Mason hasn't looked back. She's traded the small–town dream of marriage, kids and family Christmas dinners for late nights working at a high–powered acquisitions firm, lunches at trendy New York restaurants and jet–set vacations on the slopes. So her latest work assignment, to acquire Brookhollow's sporting–goods store, poses a challenge for Victoria, in more ways than one. Because it's almost Christmas, and she's got other holiday plans. And the owner is reluctant to sell. And the owner is Luke. She needs to wrap up the deal before she gets caught up in her old life and her old love…or becomes trapped under the mistletoe. Again.

Pet store owner Molly Kent can't help smiling when Grant Roderick chases his aunt's poodle into her shop.

In this romance series finale, a security specialist hopes repair his reputation with a scandalized beauty in time for his friend’s Christmas wedding. When the identity of a notorious blackmailer was revealed, the culprit’s connection to Gabe Walsh left him guilty by association. Now Gabe is trying to rebuild his reputation with the people of Royal, Texas—and especially with Chelsea Hunt. Chelsea blames Gabe for the compromising photos of her that everyone is talking about. And that makes things especially awkward as they try to co-plan their best friends’ Christmas wedding. Gabe has many opportunities to show the sexy cowgirl just what a good guy he really is. And apparently he’s pretty convincing, because she soon winds up in his bed! But is this just a holiday fling, or the real thing?

Everything went wrong. And then she went gray. At 47, newly divorced makeup artist Lela Bennett is dreading her next steps. Dating. Meeting people. Not letting herself go. But then she runs into Donovan James and tries something different-sleeping with her sexy crush from college. Unfortunately, in a post-orgasm stupor, Lela confesses she was in love with Donovan all those years ago. He responds by leaving while she sleeps. The next morning, her gray hairs are practically taunting her. She knows she has to get it together. Forget men. Embrace her age. Own her gray. Donovan James is a marketing genius, but his ex-wives will tell you-nothing freaks him out like feelings. Three years after his one-night stand with Lela, he's focused on his daughter's lifestyle company, but unprepared to meet the face of their new beauty brand. It's Lela. With stunning silver locks and new confidence, she's no longer swayed by his charms. When business starts booming, the universe seems intent on throwing them together time and again. And suddenly, two people convinced that romance was behind them are wondering if love could be what's next.

A Christmas Proposal: Dr. Oliver Hay-Smythe seemed to have met a modern-day Cinderella! Ever since Bertha's father had remarried, the kindhearted woman had been put upon by her family. She appeared to live in her stepsister's shadow, stuck doing the housework and wearing hand-me-downs! The doctor was about to change all that. In fact, he was about to change Bertha's entire world. ; Winter Wedding: Some people might think Emily Seymor was a bit prim and proper. But she preferred to think of herself as sensible; she was a staff nurse, after all. Unfortunately, all the good sense in the world couldn't stop her from falling in love with Professor Renier Jurres-Romeijn, though he barely seemed to notice her. He was too busy making plans for a winter wedding. But who was his intended bride?

Is it foolish for me, a boring girl, to fall in love with the man of my dreams? After the death of her parents, Catherine was treated like a servant by her brother and sister-in-law. She worked early in the morning making meals, cleaning the house, and babysitting the children, but was never thanked. However, this was to end when she met Dr. Jason, a renowned doctor. He offered Catherine a live-in job and pulled her out of her miserable situation. He was a kind-hearted and honorable man, and Catherine fell in love with him, but one thing she didn't know... was that there was always a beautiful woman by his side.

Could it only ever be a dream? Dr. Aldo van der Linden would make a marvelous husband—Louise was certain of that. Before he’d involved himself in her family’s affairs, Louise hadn’t considered the doctor as anything more than a work colleague. But now that she had lost her job, she had plenty of time to think about him…his charm, kindness, splendid good looks. The young nurse knew she was the last woman on earth Aldo would propose to, but she couldn’t help wondering what it would be like to be Mrs. van der Linden.

Three Regency Christmases to remember… An Earl Beneath the Mistletoe by Louise Allen Hugo, Earl of Burnham, hates Christmas! Snowbound in widow Emilia Weston's cozy alehouse, with her young twins, he's surrounded by festive preparations. Hugo's cynical heart is in danger of being melted…. How much longer can he avoid the mistletoe? Twelfth Night Proposal by Lucy Ashford Leaving London to claim his newly inherited estate, Theo Dalbury finds remote Derbyshire as foreign to him as his feelings for country girl Jenna. Christmas evokes painful memories for him, but Jenna is bringing out his festive spirit…and will give him a yuletide that he'll never forget! Christmas at Oakhurst Manor by Joanna Fulford Vivien Hastings is looking forward to a quiet Christmas at Oakhurst Manor, until she realizes she'll be sharing it with Max Calderwood. It's been years since he broke her heart, but one hot glance from his cool gray eyes shows her that she's just as vulnerable to him as she ever was….

The warmth of Katie Fforde and the festive charm of Trisha Ashley – Christmas sparkles with Fiona Harper! This Christmas, ex-WAG Louise Thornton is starting her new life, away from the paparazzi – and her cheating husband. Un-manicured, back on carbs and holding herself together courtesy of some seriously good foundation, Louise will make things perfect for her son, right up until he leaves for his dad's on the big day. Then she'll be free to curl up and cancel Christmas. But it turns out escaping the fame goldfish bowl comes with some perks: peace and quiet, no baying press, plus regular battles with her Mr Darcy-esque new neighbour to keep her edge. And the best thing about a real, country Christmas is that there's always lots of mistletoe to be found...