The Alpha’s Holiday Refuge by Mary Auclair

This Christmas, a broody wolf and a curvy baker are snowed in together—and sparks fly—in this swoon-worthy holiday short story. Emma didn’t plan on spending Christmas stuck in the mountains, but when her car slid on ice and she got stranded in a blizzard, her only choice was to find shelter in a fancy cabin with a super grumpy (and handsome) stranger. Enter Lucas Reed: Alpha wolf shifter, king of brooding, and a man who clearly didn’t ask Santa for a surprise roommate. Lucas definitively wasn’t looking for love, but the moment Emma stumbles into his cabin his wolf decides she’s it—his fated mate. But with the snow piling up outside and the heat rising inside, Emma notices Lucas may not be what he seems. And Lucas? He’s starting to think fate knows what it’s doing. As Lucas’s enemies close in on their surprise holiday romance, this Alpha must prove himself worthy. The Alpha’s Holiday Refuge is a proof that sometimes love shows up when you least expect it. Blending forced proximity, fated mates, and a good instalove romance, this short story will leave you warm, fuzzy, and totally swooning!