When Marlie Grayson rents the upstairs of her Victorian home, she gets way more than she bargained for! Her new renter was not an older man with a teenage daughter as she'd been led to believe. The new Chief of police of the small Colorado town of Buckeye couldn't be over thirty. Plus, his five-year-old daughter brought back memories of a loss that Marlie still hadn't accepted. Grinch time! They had to go! The beautiful, green-eyed vixen with a baseball bat and a hatred of Christmas was a challenge Max Quenton hadn't seen coming. His new landlady created a stir of interest he hadn't felt since the loss of his wife three years earlier. Since he didn't meet her expectations either, she now wants to evict him? Not a chance! Max has finally found a home for him and little Andi, and he doesn't intend to leave willingly! As Marlie and Max are forced to endure one another, Max wants to discover the reasons behind Marlie's grinchy attitude towards men and Christmas. Will he succeed? This book contains mild, loving spanky scenes. If this material bothers you, please don't purchase.