Bah, Humbug Cowboy — Starla Kaye

Lacey McAdams had returned home unexpectedly during an early December snowstorm after being gone longer than she'd planned. To her horror, she found her handsome husband with his arms around her best friend, kissing her. Her world shattered. When he'd miserably tried to explain that they'd been worried about her and had only sought comfort in a stupid moment, she refused to listen to him. In her heart, she believed him. But she wasn't sure she could ever forgive either of them, or forgive herself for being away from home so often and so long. Maybe their marriage just wasn't meant to be.Devlin had been horrified to discover his arms around another woman, kissing her when his precious wife walked into their kitchen. He'd missed her so damn much. He'd never meant to touch her friend. There always had been and always would be only one woman for him, his fiery Lacey Jane. Numbness spread through him when she wouldn't accept his gut-deep apology, when she drove away from him into the snowstorm. This could not be the end of them. He would do whatever necessary to make things right again. Trouble was his wife could be pretty stubborn at times, unreasonable, too. But she'd accept his apology and his forever kind of love, even if he had to burn her butt to make her think clearly. And he aimed to have her back with him permanently by Christmas. Note: Want a better value? This story is also included in Starla's Ranch Christmas package along with Santa Wears Spurs and Mistletoe and Holly.