Sometimes, all one needs to usher love into one's life is to start counting sheep.Captain Trey Marsden - an honorary Storme brother, if anyone were to ask - is spending a quiet Christmastide season in the country with his siblings, as he battles grief over losing his father. But when he meets sweet, outgoing Miss Noelle Gedney - daughter of his father's estate manager - over a flock of stubborn sheep, mere days before Christmas, his spirits lift. Perhaps the holidays won't be such a dreary wreck after all. A few meetings in the snow, as well as a few kisses later, and his heart is engaged, as well as his desire.A simple change in perspective is all that's needed to usher in feelings of Christmastide - and love - all year long.(Note: This story was first published as part of the Dragonblade Publishing Boxed set Star of Light, November 2021)