Grinched By The Mountain Man

A Fake Marriage Forced Proximity Small Town Christmas Romantic Comedy.Snow is falling. Fires are crackling. And deep in the wilderness, a grumpy, guarded man is about to have his solitude shattered by an unexpected bride.The Twist: The "e;Holiday Bride Experience"e; is part of a town tradition where the winning couple must fake marry for the week and appear at all the Christmas festivities – including staying in the same honeymoon suite at the Grand Lodge.When a holiday charity auction accidentally ropes Harper into a weeklong fake marriage with Cady Springs' grumpiest bachelor, she's expecting awkward. What she gets is a flannel-wrapped fantasy ... and the one man who might just unwrap her heart for good.Harper Fox wasn't planning on bidding at the One Magical Match charity auction, let alone walking away with a Holiday Bride Experience package. But one misread paddle, a competitive crowd, and a sprinkle of small-town mischief later… Something crazy happens! She's fake-married for the week to the most reclusive sourpuss mountain man in Cady Springs.Ethan Kinkaid lives off-grid, avoids Christmas like it's contagious, and barely tolerates people. Public holiday appearances in flannel and a Santa hat are not on his bucket list. But to avoid losing his land to the tax authorities, he's stuck playing Mr. Claus at every town event. The most challenging part – it's with the curvy hometown girl who's suddenly sharing the honeymoon suite at the Cady Springs Grand Lodge with him.She's all glitter and giggles.He grunts and growls.But when one fake kiss turns real, and one bed starts feeling too small…This mountain man may just find himself completely un-grinched.