Preschool teacher Amy Mitchell has been trying to move on with her life, regretful of letting the one she always wanted get away. She’s determined to forget about love and focus instead on her students and the art studio she dreams of opening someday.

Her hunky neighbor Marine Captain Jason Patterson has regrets of his own—and although there’s no turning back to fix mistakes of the past, he’s determined to do things the right way this time around. Preferably with the brunette bombshell right across the street.

As their paths cross again and again, Amy realizes a little romance may not be a bad thing. But after a heated night in her neighbor’s bed leaves her questioning their chance of a future together, she starts to wonder—will the sparks between them only leave her burned?

A Marine for Christmas is the first book in the new series by Makenna Jameison, HEARTS ABLAZE: Men in Uniform.