Claiming ValentineLinkI visit Valentine's Kitchen every day, trying to work up the courage to ask Natasha Valentine on a date. Delicious as her bakery's treats are, they don't compare to her sweet curves, ebony hair, and deep-brown eyes.

I'm hooked from the first day. When our first date ends disastrously, I'm left wondering where I went wrong.

Walking away from her isn't an option because Tasha is unlike any woman I've ever known. I'm drawn to her in ways that go deeper than physical attraction.

Tasha thinks her Asperger's is a problem to keep us apart. I see it as a gift, an opportunity to connect, communicate, and understand each other better than many couples have the chance to do.

I'll do whatever it takes to be the man she deserves, and earn my place at her side for the rest of our lives. Claiming NoelleCallumI'm still reeling from the sudden loss of my parents a year ago.

I don't want to put a damper on everyone else's holiday festivities while I fake my way through the season, so I retreat to my cabin on the outskirts of town to wallow in self-pity. I'm on a tight deadline to finish the book I started before tragedy struck.

The last thing I need is to rescue a damsel in distress on my property, even if she does look like a gift-wrapped angel who fell from Heaven. But as I spend time with Noelle, her gorgeous brown eyes, bubbly personality, and zest for life seep under my defenses, making me realize that there's still something worth celebrating--her.

Claiming CharityCharityWhat could be better than Christmas? Perfect snowy days, Christmas trees twinkling with colorful lights, and eating reindeer-shaped sugar cookies. Oh, and having Ryder Thorne, the man I've been in love with for years, working alongside me on my first-ever movie.

Ryder is always there for me whenever I need him, courtesy of the promise he made to my brother. But I need Ryder to see me as the woman I am, and not the burden I feel I've become.

It's time to show him what he's missing because this Christmas, I plan to be the only gift on his naughty list. .