Book excerpt: THE SEXY STRANGER UNDER HER TREE Just days before Christmas, a mysterious stranger arrived at Claire Franklin's bed-and-breakfast—and awakened her every desire. So the pretty innkeeper decided it was high time to bring a little holiday cheer to her cozy home—complete with mistletoe. Then, one starry night, bullets started flying—and Claire wondered if more than her heart was at risk…. Secret agent Zane Hunter vowed to protect Claire from the killer who wanted him—and anyone he'd ever cared about—dead. Because somehow, over the holiday, Zane had come to care way too much for the achingly vulnerable beauty. And now he longed to hold her close—not just for Christmas, but forever….