Little White Christmas — J. Lynn Bailey

HIM When Shane Sawyer returns to Dillon Creek after an injury at the National Finals Rodeo, most of his town is thrilled to have him back. But he's hell-bent on getting healed as soon as possible and back on the pro rodeo circuit. All that changes, though, when he takes one long look at Sarah Beth after all these years. Now, he's not so sure leaving is part of the bigger plan. Besides, he's been running long enough. Will Shane have the guts to tell Sarah Beth what he didn't tell her that night they'd made love in First Christian Church? HER Sarah Beth Dawson is in love with the holidays from the smell, the cheer in the air, the storefront windows that are decorated down Main Street. She loves everything about this season-or at least, she did, until one chilly November day when Shane Sawyer blows back into town with the weather. She'll never confront the night they made love in the Church, or Shane, for that matter. Sarah Beth is very good at sweeping things under the rug. But will she allow Shane to ruin her holiday? Or will she be able to see through the tough cowboy image and give her heart to the only man who's ever broken it?