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Dan Burke, a tough yet emotionally distant cop, never looks forward to the holiday season. His Christmases are shadowed by isolation and painful memories, earning him the nickname "Scrooge" among neighborhood kids.
Last year, while guarding Joy Jones—an uneasy key witness in a murder trial—she broke through his defenses and then vanished. The following Christmas, Joy returns, needing Dan’s help, sparking a second chance that could either heal old wounds or break his heart again.
With the stakes high and emotions raw, Dan must decide if he will let Joy into his life and face the man he once imagined to be a mythic stranger.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Leandra Logan
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