Snow Queen Series by Laura Florand

Florand takes us to a snow-kissed Christmas cabin for this heart-wrenching tale of love, loss, forgiveness—and hope. After the utter destruction of her marriage and her happiness, Kai knew it was better to shut herself away from the world than to hurt and be hurt. Holed up in her mountain cabin, she planned to spend her Christmas alone. Until her not-quite-ex-husband shows up as the first flakes start to fall... moreFlorand takes us to a snow-kissed Christmas cabin for this heart-wrenching tale of love, loss, forgiveness—and hope. After the utter destruction of her marriage and her happiness, Kai knew it was better to shut herself away from the world than to hurt and be hurt. Holed up in her mountain cabin, she planned to spend her Christmas alone. Until her not-quite-ex-husband shows up as the first flakes start to fall. Now should she send him back out into the cold? Or can she be brave enough to let this winter snow bind them back together?(A novella of 34,000 words. Approx. 130 pages.) less

They called her the Ice Queen.Anne Winters. Self-made billionaire. Household name. Divorced single mom. Convicted felon. She didn't let anyone or anything get to her. No one was allowed to breach the walls around her heart except for her own son. She had only one trusted friend: her vacation house neighbor. They'd been walking the beach together for twenty years. Not that this gave him access to her heart, of course...They called him a man who got what he wanted.Mack Corey... moreThey called her the Ice Queen.Anne Winters. Self-made billionaire. Household name. Divorced single mom. Convicted felon. She didn't let anyone or anything get to her. No one was allowed to breach the walls around her heart except for her own son. She had only one trusted friend: her vacation house neighbor. They'd been walking the beach together for twenty years. Not that this gave him access to her heart, of course...They called him a man who got what he wanted.Mack Corey. Self-made billionaire. Dominant world player. Widowed father of the bride. No felony convictions yet, although his daughters had come close. He'd transformed his family company into one of the top 500 by the age of thirty. He'd raised two daughters who dumped him for idiot arrogant French chocolatiers and went off to live in Paris. Hell, he even managed to tolerate his dad. But that Ice Queen act Anne Winters had going was really starting to get to him...They'd been best friends for twenty years. Could they become lovers?Could a frozen heart be kissed by the sun?Praise for Laura Florand and her novels"Sweet and sexy and all around delicious!!" - New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh"I love, love Laura Florand's writing! Deeply emotional, delightfully sensual, deliciously sumptuous" - Virginia Kantra, NYT bestselling author"It's like when you find that amazing piece of chocolate -- you take a bite, and it sits on your tongue and melts into a pool of liquid heaven." - RT Book Reviews"Explosive, sensual . . . and utterly sweet." - NPR"Gorgeously written, in that way that sort of creeps through my entire body and makes me shiver with delight." - Dear Author less