You think Santa can drop a fine chocolate man under my tree? I’m asking for a friend.

RELEASE:  November 10, 2026
FORMAT: eBook
SERIES: 13 Mistletoe Kisses

I wasn't expecting him to move in next door.

Zek Lawrence is tall, gorgeous, built like somebody took their time, and a chef—which becomes especially inconvenient when he discovers I can't cook.

One little arrangement later, he's in my too-small kitchen teaching me what to do with my hands while I'm trying very hard not to imagine what he could do with his.

This is fine.

I can handle a little flirting. A few late nights. Maybe even a few tasty benefits that have absolutely nothing to do with food.

What I can't afford is forgetting that Zek and I want two different things.

I'm ready for the kind of love that stays.

Zek can make room for me in his kitchen. His life is another story.

But Christmas is coming, the mistletoe is already up, and somewhere between his kitchen and mine, we're getting dangerously bad at keeping this casual.

I asked Santa for a fine man under my tree.

I probably should've specified that I wanted to keep him after Christmas.