Beatrix Winter has no wish to marry any of the lords her brother has in mind for her. There is only one man she has ever desired, but as her overbearing brother’s loyal right-hand man, Merrick Hart has never spared her a glance. When the entire Winter family departs to celebrate Christmas in the country, unintentionally leaving Beatrix behind, Merrick reluctantly agrees to escort her to her brother’s estate. But despite the winter’s unusual cold, their journey quickly becomes heated. Beatrix is the one temptation Merrick has always managed to resist, but a man can only endure so much time alone with the woman he has been secretly longing for before he takes what he wants… Note: Previously published in the collection Once Upon A Christmas Wedding. This version contains a bonus epilogue never before published. Length: Novella Heat Level: Scorching Hot!