Three Matches by Georgia St. Claire

Myth and Magic - Book Two

Polly’s life is in a mess. Her parents were recently murdered and she and her brother may be next.

Going off the grid, she moves into the attic of the building that houses her brother and his best friend new computer game company. She spends her days doing what she can to help her brother’s company and volunteering at a nearby orphanage. She spends her evenings beta testing the prototype game everyone is hoping will be the next big thing and make them all rich.

She knows her online testing partner only by his gaming persona, Arthuric, who plays the hero to her Elfgurl, the thief. As they spend their evenings together adventuring online, she regrets not knowing more about the man she is becoming very attracted to.

Nicholas has a keen interest in toys, especially keeping informed on all the new ones that are likely to appear on children’s Christmas request lists. With his affinity for the Christmas magic that runs in his family, he has taken over the responsibility for overseeing all production at the North Pole. As part of his desire to keep abreast of new developments, he has volunteered to help a fledgling company by beta testing their new adventure computer game. It’s a fun way to spend his evenings, and it doesn’t hurt that his gaming partner is a cute little elf with the most deliciously pointed ears…

Living and working at the North Pole means that Nicholas hasn’t had much of an opportunity to meet single women. It’s always hard to make a meaningful connection with a woman when you can’t tell her where you really live and that your father is Santa Claus. The anonymity agreement for the beta testing was a perfect solution to his problem in the beginning, but now he wants to know more about Pix. He wants to be more than the hero in the game; he wants to be her hero in real life. But how can he do that when it took him months just to learn her name?