“You were always meant to be mine,” he whispers before he cleans me up and fixes my dress. “You know how I know?”

I adjust his tie. “How?”

He turns us to the mirror. “Look at how happy those people are. Getting married, blushing all prettily like that.”

And we both are.

Blushing.

Because we just did a very dirty thing, and on the outside, we look so sweet and innocent.

But most of all, we look very happy indeed.

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Virgin Snow by Matilda Martel

Roman Holiday by Kylie Marcus

White Lie Christmas by Karla Doyle

Mountain Lane by Andie Fenichel

Gingerbread House of Lies by Shyla Colt

Bidding on Noelle by Ember Davis

Snow Candy Christmas by Silke Campion

Humbug Hang Up by Layne Daniels

Bunny Hill Betty by Kameron Claire

Up to Snow Good by Sammi Starlight

Christmas Punch by Rose Bak

Carnal Holiday by Pinky Cockburn

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If you are curious about Jacob’s older brother Justin, he has his own book, Operation: Wife Her Up!

OPERATION: WIFE HER UP

I have a week off and a leave pass burning a hole in my pocket. I should go home to Conception Ridge. I head there, but when the exit on the highway comes up, I keep on driving to Virgin Peak, and my cabin on a mountain lake.

I don’t expect to find a squatter. Or to immediately have a visceral connection to the young woman, who refuses to tell me her name. And despite the fact I’m a big guy, a Navy SEAL, she seems to trust me.

We have five days together. Five nights, too, and I’ll use every second to forge a stronger bond between us. Before I leave this island, I will know her name—and give her mine, if she’ll have me.

Operation: Wife Her Up is underway, and I never fail in my mission.

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FATHER OF THE BRIDE

She's the maid of honor. He's the father of the bride.