Rae Whitmore doesn't do second nights. One scorching encounter with a stranger is more than enough-and she's perfectly fine leaving it that way.Until that same stranger walks into her inn, grumpy glare and all, announcing he's booked a five-month stay. Grant Ashford is a bestselling author in desperate need of solitude, and the last thing he expected was to run into the fiery woman he can't stop fantasizing about. The bigger problem? Rae's entire world revolves around Christmas cheer... and Grant despises the holidays with every fiber of his being.Now Rae is stuck hosting the grumpiest guest alive, and Grant can't escape the woman who makes him want to break every one of his rules. Between mistletoe, tangled sheets, and far too many heated nights, one thing becomes clear-one night was never going to be enough.