Twenty-three-year-old Aisling Wainscott writes risqué stories under a secret pen name, but her real-life love life is a bore…until she makes a wish for her winter's desire that works only too well. Suddenly, she sees her childhood friend Will Cooper in a completely different light, and the two rush headlong into a passionate affair that would scandalize everyone if word got out.
But as the walls around Aisling’s heart begin to crumble, she can only wonder if their feelings are real, or if it’s simply the winter solstice playing tricks on them.
Originally published as part of the Winter's Desire anthology. Republished here with a bonus epilogue.
Kristina Cook (writing here as Kristi Astor) is the author of more than a dozen books for adults and teens, ranging from historical and NASCAR romance to paranormal and contemporary young adult fiction (also writing as Kristi Cook). Since the publication of her first novel in 2004, her books (with Kensington/Zebra Books, Harlequin Books, and Simon & Schuster) have hit national bestseller lists, landed on bookseller association lists, and won awards, including the National Reader's Choice Award.
Kristina lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.