Icing

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>His nickname might be Santa but he's a total Grinch!</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Anna Martin has awesome friends and a successful bakery but her life imploded when her fiancé ran off with his dental hygienist. She's over it but the last thing she wants is a relationship. When her besties buy her a date with Santa at the Stampede charity auction she agrees to go. It's ice skating and hot cocoa for a good cause. Plus she'll never turn down chocolate.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Nick St. John has been surrounded by Christmas his entire life his family even owns a Christmas tree farm. To top that off he's annoyingly referred to as Santa by his teammates but he's anything but jolly. He's far more bitter than sweet--he even hates sugar. He has no time for dates or anything else that isn't hockey.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Their charity date is a disaster so why can't Nick get Anna off his mind? He's kept his heart on ice for eight long years but the only things Anna's icing are baked goods. She's...happy. And her warmth her intoxicating smile--everything about her has him melting in every possible way.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>He's falling for her. She wants him. Will they risk their hearts and give in to love or will they freeze each other out?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Tropes:</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Grinchy/sunshine</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Holiday fun</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Opposites attract</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Epic banter</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Team shenanigans</span></p>