Hope's Grumpy Protector

A grumpy protector. A fiercely independent woman. One snowy Christmas neither of them expected.Hope is perfectly capable of looking after herself.She's organised the town's Christmas fair for years, she's got a career she loves, and she certainly doesn't need a six-foot-something, ridiculously handsome Protector growling every time another man gets too close.Matthew has other ideas.He's grumpy. He's protective. He's a panther shifter with instincts that don't always listen to reason.And he's suddenly spending a lot of time with Hope.Between Christmas-fair chaos, gingerbread lattes, stolen kisses and one spectacularly badly behaved goat, the two of them discover that attraction is easy.Trust is harder.Because Hope won't give up her independence to be loved—and Matthew will have to learn that protecting her doesn't mean taking control.With Christmas approaching, can this grumpy Protector prove that the safest place for Hope might just be in his arms?Curl up with a cute, cozy fantasy Christmas romance full of small-town charm, shifters, festive magic, and a happily-ever-after.