The Spiced Cocoa Café (Maple Falls, #2)

by Harper Graham

“Okay, universe. I see you. I feel you. You’re giving soft Hallmark energy, and I am here for it.”

Her sunshine hit his storm cloud, and for a breath, everything stilled. And she knew right then, her vow was in trouble.

She was a walking holiday card. And he would rather walk barefoot over hot coals than get caught in that.

It wasn’t just attraction. It was gravity. The kind that pulled a man down and made him forget his better judgment.

Cassidy tried—really tried—not to think about all the fun she could have with Liam and a jar of his famous hot honey, but her imagination wasn’t cooperating.

Cassidy couldn’t believe that it had taken losing everything to make her realize she didn’t want any of it.

And anyone who couldn’t see her magic didn’t deserve a seat at her table.

Do not think about his candy cane. Or his snowballs. Or tying him up with tinsel, she reminded herself.

“You do hate Christmas. You’re grumpy. You always look like you’re about two seconds from throwing an inflatable reindeer into oncoming traffic. Honestly, if I were writing a cozy mystery, you’d be suspect number one.”

He wondered—just for a moment—if it was possible to ever truly forgive himself. To stop living in the past. To stop measuring every happy moment against what he’d lost.

This was Maple Falls, not one of those steamy romance novels she kept hidden on her Kindle.

“This is a bad idea,” she whispered. “I’m a walking bad idea,” Liam said, tilting his head. “But I’m also house-trained, good with dogs, and I make excellent lasagna.”