Hes the small-town ER doctor with a playboy reputation for breaking hearts. Shes the town’s most notorious flirt, not about to become his latest conquest. Her defiant challenge a reckless holiday bet, the first to kiss the other before New Year’s loses neither realizing the true stakes.
Everyone at Eastport General knows Dr. Reggie Morgans reputation—devastatingly handsome, wickedly charming, and untouchable where it counts. But his teasing facade hides a carefully guarded secret—one thats kept him from letting anyone get too close.
Ivy Springwood, the fiery volleyball coach now stuck in his ER, sees past his practiced lines and perfect smile. Instead of swooning, she challenges him to a holiday game: It starts as a perfect distraction, or it would be—if every heated glance and mistletoe moment didn’t threaten to ignite the spark between them.
But as Holiday snowflakes swirl and Christmas lights cast their glow, their playful competition ignites something neither expected. Behind Reggies practiced charm, Ivy glimpses a man hiding from his past. And beneath her flirtatious bravado, Reggie discovers a woman who makes him want to risk everything.
But in this game of hearts, playing it safe is the biggest risk of all.