Christmas is around the corner and Matthew Blick is not looking forward to spending another holiday alone. His five-year-old niece, Hannah, loves her uncle so much, she asks the department store Santa to bring her uncle someone to love.<br><br>When Santa shows up at Matthew’s house, he doesn’t recognize him. As memories of his first kiss rush back, he’s shocked to find the man he hasn’t been able to get out of his mind since high school. Can a kiss change the way Matthew feels about Christmas?

Matthew's Present

“A Christmas wish…from who?” His eyes narrowed. “Did my sister put you up to this?”


His ice-blue eyes widened, and he shook his head. “No! Look, it was…oh, God, maybe this is not…I don’t know…”


The wind picked up and some of the snow swirled into the air.


“Look, it’s freezing out here. Come inside,” Matthew insisted, “and we’ll get to the bottom of things.”


The man in the bow nodded but still looked a little unsure.


“I won’t bite. I promise. I can’t let you stay out here and freeze.” Matthew gestured for him to go in ahead of him and when he did, he caught a whiff of peppermint and had to smile. Whoever he was, the guy really went all out for this.


Chapter 5