The mail-order bride he didn’t want, the safe place she needed, and a little Christmas Magic.

Scar

I’m the guy who keeps things in control—until my so-called friends surprise me with a mail-order bride.

They think I’m lonely that I need someone.

But when the bus rolls up, and Evelyn steps off that bus looking too sweet and too perfect for my world.

Yet, when she looks at me, there’s a fire in her eyes I can’t ignore.

I try to play it cool, keeping things light, but there’s no mistaking the pull I feel every time she speaks, every time she looks at me.

Still, there’s something about her that makes me want to protect her—and I’d burn down my whole world before letting anyone touch her.

Evelyn

Coming to Mustang Mountain was supposed to be a fresh start, but meeting Scar turns my whole world upside down.

He’s intense, mysterious, and exactly what I didn’t expect.

After losing everything back home, I came here hoping for a fresh start, hoping to escape my past.

He’s rough around the edges but with a gentleness I didn’t expect.

Every moment with him feels like peeling back layers I never thought I’d share with anyone.

And when he holds me close, I start to think… I’ll do whatever it takes to stay by his side. I’ve already lost everything once.

I won’t lose him too.