Scoring with Santa

Coach Charming for Christmas

He swore off dating single moms. She swore off dating, period.

Then Christmas blew in with twinkle lights, bad timing, and perfect chemistry.

Former Texans quarterback Rick Morehouse is Houston's favorite bachelor-smart, charitable, and scandal-proof. After watching his mom's boyfriends drift in and out, he made one rule: never risk a kid's heart. Easy...until he walks into Brandy Love's gym, and meets the unstoppable owner with a to-do list longer than Santa's-and two kids who come first, last, always.

Brandy is building a fitness empire and holding her family together with caffeine and Christmas playlists. She doesn't do distractions-especially not six-foot-three distractions with dimples and a reputation. But the man behind "Coach Charming" is steady, kind, and ridiculously good with her kids...and under the mistletoe, he's impossible to resist.

When a vengeful columnist tries to roast Rick and tank the team's playoff run, the spotlight hits Brandy too. Protecting her kids means guarding her heart-unless the safest place is actually with him.