Christmas Over the Bar — M.L. Buchman / Matthew Lieber Buchman

US Coast Guard Rescue Pilot Sly Beaumont lives to fly. Saving lives off the treacherous Columbia River Bar rates as a really cool bonus. As are the fine ladies who flock to the uniform. Petty Officer Hailey Franklin may be new to the USCG cutter Steadfast, but she's a second-generation Coastie and knows all the guy's lines. But when a storm-tossed Christmas rescue throws them together, neither one is ready for the lightning that strikes.