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Wynter has always known what she feels for Blizz, even when she tried to convince herself it was just a crush she would outgrow. Loving him quietly was safer than risking rejection, especially after giving her heart to a man who never knew how to hold it. This Christmas, Wynter is done pretending. She wants more. And she wants him.

Blizz has spent years mastering control, especially when it comes to Wynter. She exists in a space he was never meant to cross. Their lives have always been closely intertwined, bound by loyalty, history, and unspoken rules that made wanting her dangerous. She is the one choice that could unravel everything he has built if he gives in. Wanting her has never been the problem. It is resisting her that threatens to undo him.

When a holiday road trip puts them together with nowhere to run and too much history between them, the walls they built start to crack. Snow falls. Emotions rise. Boundaries blur. The magic of Christmas has a way of forcing truth to the surface, and what they have both been denying refuses to stay buried.

This season, Wynter is ready to surrender to what her heart has always known. Blizz must decide if he is brave enough to claim the one gift he never planned to open. And some fires burn hottest in the dead of winter.

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Halo Baker
A full scholarship to an HBCU should have felt like freedom. Instead, it marked my escape. After years in a home that chipped away at my self-worth, turning eighteen meant walking away and starting over just as the holidays rolled in, bringing lights, music, and the illusion of peace.

I tried to believe the life I was building was enough. Still, winter has a way of stirring old questions, especially the ones you avoid. Some truths stay buried for a reason, and I was not sure I was ready to face mine.

Then there was Luther Kinsley.

Quiet. Observant. Assigned as security to the donut shop where I worked. He spoke little, but when he looked at me, it felt like he saw more than I ever said. Our conversations were brief, careful, and charged with something I could not name. While college surrounded me with distractions, Luther remained the one presence I could not ignore.

As Christmas drew closer, the line between comfort and curiosity blurred. I was unraveling secrets of my own, while falling for a man who felt like a gift, wrapped with secrets of his own.

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Maleah Bell has spent the last year learning how to breathe again. Once engaged, once hopeful, she’s now a first-grade teacher scraping by while quietly drowning in grief after the sudden loss of her fiancé, her daughter’s father. Between lesson plans, overdue bills, and the heavy silence that fills her house at night, Maleah barely has the strength to pretend everything is okay. The holidays, once her favorite season, now feels like a cruel reminder of everything she’s lost.

Navi Brooks has spent the same year trying to outrun his own past. One bad decision nearly landed him in prison, and ever since, he’s been determined to walk the straight line, even if that means shutting out the world. Especially Christmas. The season he hates the most. Haunted by the memories of a childhood where joy skipped his doorstep, and tragedy took its place.

Until Maleah.

When life forces Navi into her classroom for a holiday program, sparks fly…soft, unexpected, and a little dangerous. Maleah doesn’t want to feel anything; Navi doesn’t know how. Yet something about her gentle resilience pulls him in, and something about his quiet protectiveness makes her feel safe for the first time in forever.

When the holidays bring storms, they’ll have to decide, if they temporary comfort in a hard season? Or is this the kind of love that arrives like a miracle, Gift Wrapped By A Boss, delivered right on time?

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The unstoppable force in urban fiction! With over 50 mind-blowing novels to her name, she's taken Chicago by storm and captivated readers nationwide. Prepare to be hooked by her raw, unapologetic storytelling. Get ready for a literary ride like no other! Grab a book, and explore the mind of Pen Pusha!💎

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