Craving-heart Christmas — M.J. Roberts

James rescued Mariah from the worst moment of her life, which still affects her life ten years later.After what happened to Mariah that night she’ll never be whole again, and she has to keep moving. She turns to music to stay sane. Music, and dreaming about the good guy.James is a self-described military grunt with no job and no skills. Mariah is a talented musician with that magical performance factor. Yet, James is Mariah’s hero and only fantasy after a dreadful incident in high school a decade ago.Mariah temporarily returns home from her escapist, constantly on-the-move life, to find James has also returned from serving his country in the Middle East.In need of a place to crash, she agrees to couch surf at his place during the holidays and sparks fly and sexual tension ignites. But Mariah’s past demons drive her to keep moving;if she's never still, she'll never get hurt... so how can she stay?In the days that follow, Mariah’s wildest fantasies seem to come true. However, the road calls for her, for that is where the singing gigs are. That is how she makes her money. That is how she protects herself from the demons of her past.He's taught her to crave the lust and heat between them, but she'll hit the road again for good unless he can convince her to trust the true cravings of her heart.Can James, who at first is blinded by lust, find the right words to express his true feelings and get her to stay? Or will he lose Mariah and be left with only memories of this one white-hot Christmas?