In this Christmas prequel novella by USA TODAY Bestselling author Kelly Hunter, meet estranged sweethearts Jess and Boyd… Hardworking and independent Jess Turner has come home from the bustle of Sydney to enjoy a quiet Christmas. But after running into an old school friend, she finds herself talked into attending a lavish Christmas Eve party—and running straight into the only man to ever break her heart. Rebel with a heart Boyd Webber thrives on the adrenaline rush of riding motorbikes for a living, but giving into love has never been a risk worth taking. Until he sees Jess again. Their chemistry is still electric and Boyd can't give up the chance to rekindle what they once had. But if they're going to have a future together, they'll have to find a way to get past old hurts in time for Christmas Day…

Ruby's Relationship Rules… Ruby Maguire is done with being jerked around by men. Now she just needs to know three things about a potential bedmate: his name, where he'll be in a week's time and what it is he wants from her. Damon West knows plenty about subterfuge and secrets, and nothing about being truthful with women. But Ruby demands honesty between them so Damon gives her as much as he can: I'm Damon West. I'll be leaving Singapore in a week. And I want you to touch me. At least, that was the intent…but something's telling normally bulletproof Damon that one week with Ruby might not be so easy to recover from.…

Poppy West, genius and legendary code-cracker, needs a hideaway. Her borrowed desert island seems perfect—until she discovers the owner is the most dangerously sexy man she has ever laid eyes on… Now she's out of her depth!Sebastian Reyne never intended to teach Poppy all the delightful, enticing mysteries of flirtation. Poppy needs a nice man, not a rogue. A patient man, not one who can't be controlled. But her clueless attempts at cracking the dating code bring out the rescuer in him, the teacher in him, even the gentleman in him. For a while. Until Poppy's skills start to exceed his own.…

Shh…it's a secret! Special ops expert Trig Sinclair is a man's man, and that means he knows the cardinal rule of the bro code—no matter how dynamite Lena West is, as his best friend's younger sister, she's strictly off-limits! But when a secret mission to Istanbul sees Lena and Trig pretending to be married (and sharing a bed!), he finds himself in a whole new world of sweet torture…. But if Trig thinks playing the honor-bound hero is tough, it's got nothing on how Lena feels when she discovers what her "groom" is really hiding….

Jareds gefährlichste Waffe soll sein sexy Lächeln sein? Für Geheimdienst-Chefin Rowan kein Problem, schließlich ist es ihr Job, die selbstherrliche Fassade ihrer Agenten zu durchschauen. Und tatsächlich, anstatt über seinen Auftrag zu berichten, beginnt der gefährlich gutaussehende Jared mit ihr zu flirten - doch dieses Spiel beherrscht die schlagfertige Rowan genauso gut! Kein Wunder, dass zwischen ihnen die Funken sprühen: in ihrem Büro ebenso wie in seinem Bett! Bis Jared spurlos verschwindet und Rowan fühlt, dieser Agent bedeutet ihr mehr, als ihr lieb ist, viel mehr …