Two pining for years coworkers and best friends finally, finally kiss eleven days before Christmas. Both Jasper and Kristen are thrilled and aghast at what happened and both are so sure the other is regretting what happened. When a last minute work trip pops up and leaves Jasper and Kristen snowed in at the scientist they are trying to recruit's home, Jasper tries to recreate some holiday moments Kristen is missing out on, even though Jasper doesn't like Christmas, not one bit. Hallmark movies, cookies, and the only-one-bed situation add up to a perfectly pine-scented opportunity for some feelings and sexual tension relief.

An absolutely perfect and tropte-tastic holiday novella I will re-read every Christmas! It also begins the day before my birthday, so that makes me smile. Kate Clayborn just gets how to make my heart sing with her words. Jasper is such a babe and he's so determined to make Kristen happy and to just be near here, even if that means missing out on being WITH her.

The audio book was also delightful, highly recommend!

Third annual re-listen to this masterpiece! My only note is that the woman narrator gave Jasper a southern twang but the male narrator did not?