This Christmas, I had one escape the city and find solace in a secluded mountain cabin. No deadlines, no distractions—just me and the quiet peace of falling snow. But a booking mix-up and an unexpected cowboy have turned my holiday retreat upside down. Jase Lawrence is everything I didn't anticipate—ruggedly handsome, infuriatingly stoic, and the sole owner of the ranch I thought I'd have to myself. With a blizzard rolling in, we're snowed in together, and my hopes for solitude are replaced by shared fireside glances and the warmth of his easy smile. He's as untamed as the landscape around us, a man rooted in simplicity while I've been lost in the hustle of city life. As we chop wood side by side and decorate a makeshift Christmas tree, the barriers I've built begin to crumble. But falling for Jase means facing a choice I wasn't prepared to make. As the magic of the season wraps around us and the line between stranger and something more blurs, one thing becomes this Christmas isn't going according to plan, and maybe that's the best gift of all. Tropes: Cowboy Romance, Christmas Romance, Forced Proximity, Spicy