Christmas Outburst by Esther E. Schmidt

Nixie – I never expect to start over and rearrange my life at the age of forty-five. Not only did my marriage end, but I also lost my mother while I was in the process of moving to another state. Three months later, I’m still picking up the pieces while I breathe through the chaos of life.

Zale – I didn’t know I had a new, next-door neighbor, but it turns out she’s a smart, one of a kind, fierce beauty. She steps up when my kid needs saving and has me enthralled beyond belief. Nixie might be older than me, but it doesn’t diminish the intense need to claim and protect when she’s unwillingly pulled into the mess of my past.