Releasing: November 25, 2024
Stolen toys and a naughty St. Nick. Will a holiday crime spree bring two hearts together?
Ask Dakota and he’ll say the wall around his heart is high and the moat deep for a reason. Love is a lie.
If Tad knows one single truth, it’s that Dakota is his personal North Star. Dakota, the boy Tad bonded with at fourteen, has grown into Dakota, the man he loves. The second, more frustrating truth, is that Dakota is one of the most stubborn people on the planet.
Dakota craves a simple existence. Work. Sleep. Eat. Hang out with his best friend. No one knows him better than Tad.
The holidays have arrived, and it’s supposed to be a time of celebration, but some blackhearted person keeps stealing the town's donations to the toy box.
As a newer deputy, Dakota is assigned to the case while Tad is coerced into covering the story by the owner of the local newspaper.
Will the case drive them apart? Or will Dakota figure out that things are always better with Tad in his world before the evil Santa ruins everything?
About the Author
Do you love inclusive, swoony, and often suspenseful small-town romances with complex characters and a unique sense of place? I do too! Yes, my characters start out broken, and maybe they’re still a tad banged up by the end, but they find the other half of their hearts and ALWAYS get their hard-won happily ever after.
In 2017 I pressed the publish button for the first time and never looked back—making this the longest period of time in my life I’ve stuck with a job. To date, there are over thirty Elle Keaton books available for you to read or listen to.
I love cats and dogs. Star Wars and Star Trek. Pineapple on pizza, and have a cribbage habit my husband encourages.