Christmas with the Grump

A Forced Proximity Workplace Holiday Romance

By: Blakely Stone

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

When I take on a night guard position for brooding billionaire Huck Frost, I expect long hours, not long stares. And I certainly didn't expect to fall in bed with him.

When my new employer moves to an inn an hour away, I’m assigned a 24-hour detail. As a single mom living paycheck-to-paycheck, I can’t refuse.

There’s just one catch: it’s over Christmas—my favorite time of year.

Now I’m snowed in with a man who lives his life as frozen as the winter outside. Yet in this magical wonderland, his walls start to melt, and the spark between us ignites into something I never saw coming.

One night by the fire changes everything. His piercing blue eyes and chiseled jaw make it impossible to keep things professional. And when he pulls me close, my resolve—and my clothes—vanish in the heat.

But as the lights fade and the last ornament is packed away, one fear lingers: when the holiday ends, whatever we’ve created might be packed away with it—never to be unwrapped again.