{"product_id":"9781936505012","title":"A Warm December","description":"Wealthy executive Dave Anders may not be veterinarian Merrie McGregor's type, but she'll agree to a fake engagement if that's what it takes to give her young niece a home. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Dave goes to the vet to pick up his dog, he ends up chasing a monkey and kissing the vet herself. Dr. Merrie McGregor's drawn to this teasing, sexy man but she never expects to see him again--until he shows up as Santa Claus on her doorstep on Christmas Eve with gifts for Merrie's visiting niece Steffie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearning that her selfish sister plans to stick her adopted daughter in boarding school, Merrie will go to any lengths to get Steffie entrusted to her, even faking an engagement with Dave. The problem is that Dave seems to be taking the whole engagement business a little too seriously. Can a warm December really last the whole year round? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally written under the pseudonym Jacqueline Topaz, A Warm December has been lightly updated by the author to maintain its original freshness and humor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCover photo by Ivan Prole. See more of his work at www.proledesign.com.","brand":"K. Loren Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154372378864,"sku":"9781936505012","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781936505012_p0.jpg?v=1763659054","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781936505012","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}