Travis Bravo was sick of his meddling mother and her matchmaking ways.

So what better way to stop her than to bring a fiancée home for the holidays? One catch–he wasn''t even dating anyone. But that was where his rough-and-tumble oil-rig friend, Samantha Jaworski, came in.

An unpolished tomboy, Sam was game for anything for a good friend. But after her girlfriend-ready makeover, she fell easily into the role of Travis''s loving partner–and into his arms. Would she be standing under his mistletoe…for keeps?