Satisfying

This series has been a bit of a rollercoaster for me, loved some of the installments and others are have been ... meh. Color me surprised then to have really liked this short story featuring characters who have appeared in prior books but who haven't been major players. Jacob, Robby's older brother from [b:Exasperating 51886962 Exasperating (Elite Protection Services, #3) Onley James https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582921325l/51886962.SY75.jpg 76401393] wakes up in a slutty elf outfit next to a bear of a man dressed as Santa. Santa turns out to be Connolly, one of Elite's bodyguards and an MMA fighter. The stage is set for smexy deliciousness: size difference, age difference, snowed-in forced proximity, Christmas and it's hopefulness, a soft hearted man-boy who won't even curse wanting to punch his V-card, and a man whose suffered loss and was just existing. I really liked how the story developed and how these two relate to each other. Though it's set some time in the future I could've done without the epilogue. I felt that the story stood well on it's original ending, if anything I would've welcomed a flashback scene of what led to Jason and Connolly in the cabin. This was FREE, part of the Winter Wonderland Giveaway