He is the perfect lover. Six-feet-plus of perfectly sculpted masculinity. Talented in bed. Amusing out of it. Jacob is everything Sass has always dreamed of. He makes her abandon her inhibitions and embrace the sheer joy of being a woman. And he is hers for as long as she can keep things free and easy and deny the love she feels, because no matter how sexy Jacob is, Sass can't see him as the family man her children need, and she won't risk her heart or theirs on anything less. She's the perfect woman. Passionate, practical, and hotter than a firecracker. Sass affects Jacob like no woman ever has, marking him with her nails and her emotions until dreams he thought long dead reawaken and he is once again left wanting to be part of a family. But this time he isn't a helpless kid wishing on a star. He's a man who knows exactly what he wants for Christmas—Sass as his wife and her kids as his own. All he needs to do is convince her he's worth the risk.