Grumpy Girl and Poinsettias by Brynn Hale

She’s had a year–bad one. He’s just an innocent bystander until he tackles a robber. Will she be by his side while he recovers in and out of the hospital?

Noel
You’d think that with a name like mine I’d love the holidays…not so much.
This year’s been a doozy. Dumped while on a vacation I paid for, check. Fired twice, check. Took a temp job only to be robbed, check.
Enter Evan. He takes one for the team, taking the robber to the ground and I watch as the money goes flying, but so does Evan.
He begs me to go to the hospital with him.
He’s amazing, but my life is anything but.
I can’t change my circumstances, but Evan makes me feel like everything is okay.
But one call, and I’m not okay.
The hits keep coming, I didn’t see this one.

Evan
Just minding my own business and I see a gorgeous blonde screaming to stop this man in all black running right at me.
I play rugby, I can take a hit, but this guy is booking and my head slams to the ground.
When I wake up and she’s there in my hospital room, I’m not going to ruin the chance to get to know this beautiful angel.
But that hit to the head was a lot worse than I knew.
I go down hard, again.
Life isn’t easy, but I’m willing to take the good with the bad, if Noel is by my side.
My only Christmas wish is her.