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This Christmas, the only gift she didn’t expect was love. Ally is done living in fear. For five long years, her powerful ex has dragged her through courts and lies, using his wealth to keep her under his thumb. All she wants is to protect her daughter, Charlotte, and give her a chance at peace. A fresh start in the small town of Pride feels like the perfect escape, until the one man she shouldn’t trust steals her heart. Joe, a former cop turned private investigator, took the job expecting to uncover dirt on a mother accused of keeping her daughter away from his client. Instead, he finds Ally, a fiercely devoted woman whose kindness shakes his beliefs to the core. When Joe sees the truth behind the lies he was fed…and realizes he’s been working for the real villain. Now, he’ll risk everything to protect Ally and Charlotte from the monster determined to tear them apart.
Author

Jill Sanders is a New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of Sweet Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Western Romance, and Paranormal Romance novels. With over 90 books in eleven series, translations into several different languages, and audiobooks there’s plenty to choose from. Look for Jill’s bestselling stories wherever romance books are sold or visit her at jillsanders.com Jill comes from a large family with six siblings, including an identical twin. She was raised in the Pacific Northwest and later relocated to Colorado for college and a successful IT career before discovering her talent for writing sweet and sexy page-turners. After Colorado, she decided to move south, living in Texas and now making her home along the Emerald Coast of Florida. You will find that the settings of several of her series are inspired by her time spent living in these areas. She has two sons and off-set the testosterone in her house by adopting three furry little ladies that provide her company while she’s locked in her writing cave. She enjoys heading to the beach, hiking, swimming, wine-tasting, and pickleball with her husband, and of course writing. If you have read any of her books, you may also notice that there is a love of food, especially sweets! She has been blamed for a few added pounds by her assistant, editor, and fans… donuts or pie anyone? https://www.tiktok.com/@jillsandersau...

