Once Upon a Christmas by Lynn Hagen

Kyle Harrison has had his eye on Mack Fargo for weeks. Although he volunteers at the local rec center, working in the daycare room, and cares for Mack’s son while the doctor works, he can never work up the courage to flirt with Mack. Until a snowstorm blows through and Mack rescues Kyle from walking home. What starts out as a kind gesture turns into so much more as Kyle learns about Mack’s world and just how scary a place it can be.

Mack’s wife died during childbirth, and now his in-laws are desperate to get their hands on his son. They believe they should be raising Joshua, not a single father, so they hire someone to kidnap the pup. But they aren’t the only in-laws giving Mack problems. Kyle’s parents are against them being together, but being in the holiday spirit is hard when a hired gunman is out to get them.