In this original holiday novella in the Play-By-Play series, New York Times bestselling author Jaci Burton gives readers the gift of “plenty of romance, sexy men, hot steamy loving, and humor.” (Smexy Books) Superstar hockey player Patrick “Trick” Niemeyer and dancer Stella Slovinski have picked up where they left off a year ago, resuming their hot, uncomplicated affair. Stella refuses to call it dating, or a relationship. But lately, Trick is looking for more… Stella’s been burned before—in a relationship she never talks about—not with her family, not with her friends, and definitely not with Trick. But now it’s the holiday season and Trick is determined to give Stella his heart wrapped up in a bow. He knows Stella is the right woman for him, but he’ll have to melt the ice surrounding her heart to keep her from walking away. Includes a preview of Jaci Burton’s QUARTERBACK DRAW and LOVE AFTER ALL. Praise for the novels of Jaci Burton “Jaci Burton does raw, passionate romance like no other.”—Joyfully Reviewed “A wild ride.”—#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Lora Leigh “The characters are incredible. They are human and complex and real and perfect.”—Night Owl Erotica “[Jaci Burton] delivers the passionate, inventive, sexually explicit love scenes that fans expect.”—USA Today Happy Ever After reviews