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Zusatztext "Delectable... The pair's combative relationship is a delicious catalyst to their affair, and the slow burning transformation from enemies to lovers creates a firm foundation for their romance. Series fans will be delighted." —Publishers Weekly “…The character driven premise is captivating and engaging; the romance is affectionate and tender…” —The Reading Café “ Holly Jolly Cowboy sucked me in from the very first page…So much to love here: A spicy enemies-to-lovers romance, delicious food, and baked goods (I was salivating throughout!) and an ending that'll leave you warm and fuzzy all over!" —Waves of Fiction “…Chock full of emotions…has characters who grow and a plot that comes to a satisfying conclusion with a lovely romance…I look forward to reading more of [Jessica Clare’s] books.” —Romance Junkies “[A] classic enemies-to-lovers romance.” —Fresh Fiction “If you love holiday cheer and enemies to lovers trope with a surprising amount of steam then you need this book to warm you up during the holiday season!” —The Lit Bitch Informationen zum Autor New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jessica Clare writes under three pen names. As Jessica Clare, she writes erotic contemporary romances, including the Billionaire Boys Club novels and the Hitman novels with Jen Frederick. As Jessica Sims, she writes fun, sexy shifter paranormals, and as Jill Myles, she writes a little bit of everything, from sexy, comedic urban fantasy to fairy tales gone wrong. Klappentext From New York Times bestselling author Jessica Clare comes a Christmas Western about a grinch and the woman who stole his heart. Local waitress Holly Dawson needs a better paying job to pay for her sister's college tuition, and she's got to find it before the next semester starts. Given that it's Christmas and she's broke as a joke, she's feeling pretty bah-humbug. New jobs are hard to come by in a town as small as Painted Barrel, especially when you're the town dropout. When Holly's offered a job at the Flat C Ranch to help clean and cook for the cowboys that work there, it seems like a dream come true…except for one part. Her nemesis, the incredibly handsome (and annoyingly arrogant) Adam Calhoun works as a cowboy out there. She's hated him the moment he strode into town and insulted her. It doesn't matter that he loves dogs more than people, or that he's a war veteran. No Christmas spirit can save THAT particular grinch. They'll be working together day after day, forced to be around each other while the rest of the ranch goes out of town for the holidays. No sweat. Holly can deal with Adam. After all, it's Christmas…and if she doesn't kill him first, she just might fall in love with him. Story Locale: Wyoming Series Overview: New arrivals to Painted Barrel, Wyoming, stir up romance and adventure. Leseprobe Chapter One Painted Barrel was all around a decent place for a girl to live, but it was terrible for desserts. Holly Dawson gazed into the window of the town's lone bakery-slash-doughnut shop. Glazed doughnuts were in the window. Glazed doughnuts, of all things. And apple fritters. A window was there to advertise your wares, to show off what you could do. You didn't put apple fritters in the window, or glazed doughnuts. That was like a cowboy showing that he knew what a horse looked like. They were basics. They were boring. She passed this window every day, looking for new things. Holly loved baking. It was her favorite hobby, and she dreamed of opening her own pastry and sweets shop someday. Not here, of course. Painted Barrel had less than three hundred people. They had one bar-slash-restaurant and the doughnut shop that also passed as a cafŽ. That was it, foodwise, and it really couldn't support more. Holly couldn't affo...
