While the Riordan brothers have a reputation for being rough-and-tumble, Patrick has always been the gentle, sweet-natured one. But his easygoing manner is tested by his high-octane career as a navy pilot, and for the Riordan men, when the going gets tough…the tough find the love of a good woman.

Angie LeCroix wants to spend the holidays relaxing, away from her well-intentioned but hovering mother. Yet instead of freedom, she gets her uncle, Jack Sheridan. If he had his way, she’d never go out at all. And certainly not with Patrick Riordan. Angie has her own idea of the kind of Christmas she wants—and the kind of man.But the Sheridan and Riordan families have different plans for Patrick and Angie and for Christmas, Virgin River style!