It Must be Christmas - Softcover

It's the most wonderful time of the year, where love is in the air. Cozy up by the fire with three heart-warming stories that turn up the heat. In Hot Toy, mayhem ensues under the mistletoe as a determined shopper grabs the last action figure off the shelf, Only to find herself plunged into the arms of a sexy secret agent...In Christmas at Seashell Cottage, local doctor Charlie Yang finds her quiet, steady life disrupted by an abandoned baby-in a manger, and a real-life ex-SEAL...In Christmas with the Billionaire Rancher, Nate wants to stay away from all the women who want his money. That is, until he meets Chloe Benson, who lights a fire in his blood that only the most passionate embraces on a cold winter's night can ease...

Jennifer Crusie was researching her dissertation on the differences in the way men and women tell stories when she got sidetracked into writing romance novels. Her first book was published in 1993 (which pretty much finished off any hope of her getting that PhD). While bestselling author Donna Alward was busy studying Austen, Eliot and Shakespeare, she was also losing herself in the breathtaking stories created by romance novelists like LaVyrle Spencer, Judith McNaught, and Nora Roberts. Several years after completing her degree she decided to write a romance of her own and it was true love! Five years and ten manuscripts later she sold her first book and launched a new career. While her heartwarming stories of love, hope, and homecoming have been translated into several languages, hit bestseller lists and won awards, her very favorite thing is when she hears from happy readers! Mandy Baxter lives in rural Idaho. She's a part-time pet wrangler, a full-time sun worshiper, and only goes out into the cold when coerced. She loves black clothes, pink appliances and thinks junk food should be a recognized food group. In the summer, she can be found sitting by the lake, enjoying the view from her dock. Donna lives on Canada's east coast with her family which includes a husband, a couple of kids, a senior dog and two crazy cats. When she's not writing she enjoys reading (of course!), knitting, gardening, cooking...and is a Masterpiece Theater addict.