Any way you look at it, pizza and pie are delicious, but love is complicated.

Merry. My lifelong dream is to open a pie shop in my hometown. But since I'm broke, to relieve myself of responsibility, the rental agent insists that I go into business with the pizza guy. Problem #1: He looks more like an Italian stallion. Problem #2: Throwing dough in the air really develops biceps. It is hot here? I blame it on the oven. Problem #3: I knew Tommy in college, and he still bakes my buns.

Tommy. To reunite my family, I open a pizzeria. The catch is that I will have to share the premises with the baker. This won't happen. As a former firefighter, I'm all about teamwork, but I'm not about sharing money. Problem #1: Back in college, we made a marriage pact as a joke. Problem #2: As a couple of responsible adults, we agreed not to mix business and pleasure. Problem #3: Ten years later, Merry is still a cutie.

Merry. With a flurry of orders, twelve families in need, and a pie thief on the loose, it's hard to know if we can roast each other. Oh, trust. I wanted to say: “trust each other.” I need to think about the pies (and Tommy)... and my heart.

Tommy: That's really the least of our problems. With just twelve days left until Christmas, we have to prove to the owner of the building that we are the best business option for the place, or risk losing him to a chain coffee shop... and with the pressure and stress, we also risk losing each other.< /p>

This is the first book in the Costa Brothers Christmas Romance series, which tells the story of six lonely, stubborn and devoted brothers who find their happy destiny. These are stand-alone stories, but are best enjoyed together.