(originally published in "Crazy Cat Ladies: A Nine Lives Romance Anthology" Jaded P.I. Decker Harkness must track down a missing prototype if he wants a shot at a corporate security contract. Sexy cat shelter manager Joy McCall has her own investigation running - she needs to figure out who broke into Kitten Caboodle and made off with her foster kittens. They'll have to work together to get the happy ending they both deserve.

Christmas is a season of surprises, but Ivy isn’t sure if Hollis is one of Santa’s helpers sent to help her, or a Grinch in disguise. Unlucky Ivy Teague can’t shake the plague of bad luck following her around Whistler, BC. Business is so dire she’ll have to close her flower shop unless a holiday miracle lands on her door step. Then he arrives. By-the-numbers Hollis Dash is in town to finalize a business contract with Ivy’s rival. It doesn’t take long for him to realize that he should be making a deal with the pretty florist down the street. When a series of suspicious events target Teague Flowers, the pair find themselves caught in a real war of the roses. Hollis can only do so much to help his business competition, and Ivy is doubtful of his intentions since Hollis and her new troubles appeared at the same time. If they can trust each other—and Christmas spirit floating through town, they might make it to the new year together. Books in the North Pole Unlimited series: 1. Decker & Joy 2. Hollis & Ivy 3. Nick & Eve

Nick’s plan: dodge his grandmother’s matchmaking attempts by claiming Eve is his date for Christmas. He probably should have asked Eve first. Although Nick Klassen is grateful when Eve rides to his rescue after he breaks down outside of December, Manitoba, he can’t run fast enough when his meddling grandmother tries to set him up with the pretty tow-truck driver. Then he gets an idea. Between juggling extra hours at work and a never-ending Christmas to-do list, Eve LeBlanc doesn’t have time for a new man in her life. But ever since she picked Nick up on the side of the road, she’s been running into him everywhere. His flirtations started innocently enough but when his grandmother invites “his girlfriend” to the family’s Christmas dinner, Nick realizes if he wants to stop pretending about Eve, he must come clean. Once Eve learns of his deception, he’ll need Santa’s help to turn their fake relationship into the real thing. The North Pole Unlimited Series: 1\. Decker & Joy 2\. Hollis & Ivy 3\. Nick & Eve

Second chances, new romances, and disappearing Secret SantasBaker Kris Singleton’s hands are full as she covers for her sick aunt at the family bakery. Then she’s asked to take her place on a local children’s Christmas party committee. Kris has no time for a romance with a former beau who’s decided it’s time to make up for missed opportunities.Chief Christmas party planner Rudy Gillespie knows if he can get Kris’s attention again, she’ll realize they were always meant to be together. When his plans for the holiday event of the season fall apart, he desperately needs her help to save it from utter disaster. Can two mismatched elves come together to save Christmas? Only Santa knows.North Pole Unlimited Decker and Joy2. Hollis and Ivy3. Nick and Eve4. Rudy and Kris5. Ben and Jilly6. Frank and Ginger

When North Pole Unlimited’s #1 elf turns Scrooge, a new flame and his furry sidekick need to jumpstart her Christmas spirit before it’s too late. Executive assistant Jilly Lewis has never resented the holidays before, but this year the company’s resident matchmaker and holiday-disaster fixer has learned her family is going to be elsewhere during the most wonderful time of the year. Ebenezer “Ben” Fredericks is giving up the road for a desk job at North Pole Unlimited. He has lots of things to do as he reorganizes his life in December, but number one on his list is getting Jilly back into the Christmas spirit. He’ll need to enlist help to put the jingle back in Jilly’s step, but his co-workers at North Pole Unlimited and new neighbours in December are ready to pay back Jilly for her years of spreading Christmas joy everywhere she goes. Can Ben put the ho-ho-ho back in Jilly’s holidays, or will she find coal in her stocking on Christmas morning? Only Santa knows.

Three weeks till Christmas… Back in the spring, when Ginger Malone asked charming inventor Frank Cardinal on a date, she struck out hard. Now, at their last business meeting of the year, something has changed, but Ginger won’t ask Frank if he’s flirting with her in case she’s misreading the signs again. Two hearts afraid to take a chance… Caught flat-footed and tongue-tied when the gorgeous North Pole Unlimited representative asked him out, Frank panicked, and Ginger retreated. Now he’s trying to get back to a place where he could have another shot with her, but he might be too late. One elf-size matchmaker… Grown-ups are so dense! Since her dad hasn’t got around to asking Ginger on a date, nine-year old Michelle is forced to take action with a little help from her friends. Will her risky plan work? Only Santa knows.

There’s no avoiding love in December—especially when you work at North Pole Unlimited, where Christmas spirit fills the air, and there’s an endless supply of mistletoe.Now books five and six of this popular holiday romance series are together in print. Christmas kisses are one of the perks of the festive season, and matchmaking knows no bounds during the most wonderful time of the year.BEN AND JILLY – North Pole Unlimited’s resident matchmaker Jilly Lewis has turned Scrooge after learning that her family won’t be able to come home for Christmas. Ebenener “Ben” Fredericks will need to enlist help to put the jingle back in Jilly’s step, and his coworkers are ready to pay Jilly back for all her years of spreading joy and romance.FRANK AND GINGER – Widower Frank Cardinal panicked when Ginger Malone asked him out on a date, and his nine-year-old daughter still hasn’t forgiven him for missing his shot. Now the pint-sized matchmaker has taken matters into her own hands to help Santa deliver a date to her dad for Christmas.