Christmas with the Mountain Man
(2026)(A book in the Christmas in Willowbrook Ridge series)
A novel by Julia Stone
He’s twice my age, my grumpy boss, and the hottest Santa in town.
Tanner:
My favorite seasonal employee has one ridiculous idea.
She wants me to dress up as Santa to help the shop thrive.
I should tell Macie no. Instead, I put on the red suit because she looks so hopeful when she asks.
Then she puts on her little elf costume, and suddenly my cute, curvy employee is the only thing I can see.
She's sunshine and Christmas cheer.
I'm grumpy, twice her age, and her boss.
I shouldn’t even entertain the idea. Too bad one snowstorm changes everything.
When we're snowed in together, I finally stop pretending I don't want her.
Once she’s mine, keeping her past the holidays isn't just a wish—she's a Christmas miracle I’m way too greedy to ever give up.
Macie:
I've worked for Tanner for a year, so I know my grumpy boss isn't exactly the best Christmas salesman.
That's why I don't expect him to agree when I suggest he become Santa.
Then I become his elf, and suddenly the man I've spent a year trying not to notice becomes impossible to ignore.
Now the town’s hottest Santa is tempting me with rare smiles and lingering stares.
When a terribly timed Christmas blizzard traps us together, I decide I'm not going to waste a single second of the time I have left with him.
Unless the grumpy Santa I've fallen for decides he wants to keep his off-limits elf.
Genre: Romance
Tanner:
My favorite seasonal employee has one ridiculous idea.
She wants me to dress up as Santa to help the shop thrive.
I should tell Macie no. Instead, I put on the red suit because she looks so hopeful when she asks.
Then she puts on her little elf costume, and suddenly my cute, curvy employee is the only thing I can see.
She's sunshine and Christmas cheer.
I'm grumpy, twice her age, and her boss.
I shouldn’t even entertain the idea. Too bad one snowstorm changes everything.
When we're snowed in together, I finally stop pretending I don't want her.
Once she’s mine, keeping her past the holidays isn't just a wish—she's a Christmas miracle I’m way too greedy to ever give up.
Macie:
I've worked for Tanner for a year, so I know my grumpy boss isn't exactly the best Christmas salesman.
That's why I don't expect him to agree when I suggest he become Santa.
Then I become his elf, and suddenly the man I've spent a year trying not to notice becomes impossible to ignore.
Now the town’s hottest Santa is tempting me with rare smiles and lingering stares.
When a terribly timed Christmas blizzard traps us together, I decide I'm not going to waste a single second of the time I have left with him.
Unless the grumpy Santa I've fallen for decides he wants to keep his off-limits elf.
Genre: Romance