Get her to her family and home for Christmas. Keep it in your pants. Easier said than done. Retired SEAL and now special operative, Barnes Wark just wants to finish his current job—find the long-lost McAllister sister—then escape to solitude in his beachside cottage. He’s not one for fuss, people or holiday cheer. But for the last four months, every lead has been a dead end, and he’s getting pissed. Hiding away in a seaside village in beautiful Portugal, he finally finds who he’s been searching for. Unfortunately, she’s not leaving without a fight and that pisses him off even more. Dr. Brier Scofield allows herself one indulgence in life and that’s one three-week vacation every year. With no family, she’s dedicated her life to curing the disease that killed her mother. So when a handsome, but frustrating, stranger shows up and says she has family waiting for her in the snowy mountains, she doesn’t know what to think. Going from no family to a ton seems daunting and something this quiet, introvert isn’t ready for. Barnes doesn’t care if she’s ready or not, he has a job to do—and that job is her. In more ways than one.