Frosted Hearts

Jackson Frost—yes, that Frost—is a pro hockey player with zero holiday spirit and a permanent scowl. In town for a high-stakes tournament, he’s dodging carolers, knocking over decorations, and silently plotting to escape the winter wonderland nightmare he’s trapped in.

Grace Balentine lives for Christmas and runs the town’s most in-demand catering business, equal parts cookies, chaos, and tinsel. So when someone keeps wrecking her holiday setup at the team’s dining hall, she’s ready to fight. Preferably not with the surly, annoyingly gorgeous hockey player who doesn’t seem to know what mistletoe is for.

Then a stray dog forces them into an unexpected truce. One rescue turns into shared late-night snacks, heated glances, and maybe a kiss or two that definitely shouldn’t have happened.

Now they’re skating dangerously close to feelings and Jackson has a choice to make: go back to his perfectly un-festive life, or stick around for the woman who just might be the one to melt his heart.

Grace Ballentine believes Christmas can fix almost anything—burnt cookies, broken hearts, maybe even the grumpiest hockey star ever to set foot in her kitchen.

Jackson Frost? He’d rather take a slapshot to the ribs than a string of twinkle lights. He’s in town for one reason: win the holiday tournament, then disappear. But he didn’t plan on the stubbornly festive caterer who keeps shoving gingerbread into his hands and sunshine into his dark corners.

They hate each other on sight. Until a stray dog forces them into joint custody, a mistletoe kiss catches fire, and small-town gossip won’t let either of them hide.

She wants forever. He wants out. But Christmas has a way of flipping the scoreboard—and the grumpiest monster on the ice might just turn out to be the best gift Grace never saw coming.

He’s the king of cold shoulders. She’s the queen of Christmas cheer. Sparks weren’t on the menu but they’re about to light up the whole