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Santa Baby by K.B. Winters


romance
holiday
christmas
contemporary

Bad Boy Bachelor Claus


Ali Parker - 2021
    Our sprawling chain of department stores are a cash cow like the world has never seen.And it’s all mine.New York’s hottest bachelor is on the hunt, dressed up as Mr. Claus and he’s looking for an elf that’ll hop off the shelf and entertain him.Just my luck that she’s cute, spicy, and doesn’t put up with me. Thankfully she looks stunning in a tutu and elf shoes.Too bad she hates my guts.My playboy ways and smart-mouth remarks haven’t won me any favors with her over the last ten years and that’s not ever going to change.Or is it? It is Christmas after all.The world thinks I’m calling the shots, but they have no idea my little elf has me wrapped around her pointed little finger.

Not Your Average Vixen


Krista Sandor - 2020
    Soren Christopher Traeger-Rudolph—yep, Rudolph—is the Grinch of all groomsmen, and his plans for this wedding will only land him on the Naughty List.Or...Her bed. Naughty reindeer games like you’ve never seen ensue when Rudolph brings out the Vixen in this Dasher. With witty banter and laugh-out-loud moments, prepare to experience Christmas bliss in Not Your Average Vixen, an enemies-to-lovers holiday romance.  Author note: No reindeer were harmed in the writing of this book.

The Replacement Fiance


Liz Durano - 2018
    And so she comes up with the perfect lie... that she’s engaged.Too bad her pretend-fiancé is grounded on the other side of the country and can't make it in time.Enter mechanic and friend Logan Garrison who volunteers to be the replacement. After all, he doesn't have any plans for the holidays and a road trip up North just might be the break he needs. Besides, what are friends for?But that’s before a practice kiss changes everything, revealing more than they ever wanted to admit to each other...The Replacement Fiancee is the first book in the Holiday Engagement series featuring the Peters family and the guests of the Soraya Lodge Bed & Breakfast, nestled in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Each book in the series are standalone romance, feature HEA and no cliffhangers.

Make You Stay (A Slow-Burn, Single Dad Steamy Romance)


M.L. Broome - 2021
    Chloe is one of those fast-talking New Yorkers with an opinion about everything. Never mind that most of them are correct. She also has the greatest ass on the planet, along with a sex kitten smile that threatens to undo me every time we meet. But we want different things from life, and neither of us are willing to compromise. I have to keep my distance, no matter how much my heart wants to make her stay. Chloe:My holiday plans never included a funeral, or the grizzly bear in a suit scowling at me throughout the service, but here I am. Turns out the grizzly is named Aidan, and he’s actually a big softie beneath his shaggy beard. A big softie with rock hard abs. He’s fun, flirty, and dangerously attractive, but we’re strictly friends. There’s no crossing that line, although with each passing night, he’s getting harder to resist. I changed my life for love once before and I won’t do it again, no matter how much my heart wants him to make me stay.

Merry Measure


Lily Morton - 2020
    Unfortunately, he didn’t have long to enjoy the revelation because he promptly knocked himself out on a table. Relations between them have never really moved on from that auspicious beginning. Arlo is still clumsy, and Jack is still as handsome and unobtainable as ever.However, things look like they’re starting to change when Arlo finds himself sharing a room with Jack while on holiday in Amsterdam at Christmas. Will the festive spirit finally move them towards each other, or is Arlo just banging his head against a wall this time?From bestselling author, Lily Morton comes a warm romantic comedy set in chilly Amsterdam.

All He Wants This Christmas


Claire Woods
    Falling for the hunky single-dad every woman in town is hot for—is not on her Christmas list.So what, if the looks he gives her could melt the North Pole? She has no plans to get involved with another man who looks like sin on a stick.But maybe this Christmas, Kate will learn that some men are totally worth melting for.Gianni...All I wanted was for things to turn around for my son at school.I'm a simple man with simple wishes.But I never expected my Christmas Angel to be the mother of my son's nemesis. Or that we'd create enough heat to burn the house down every time we touched.The trouble is... she's already been burned.I don't want to break her heart. I just want to be the next man who takes it. But unlike her ex... I'm gonna cherish it and her FOREVER.All I want for Christmas is Kate--wrapped around me and under my tree..Authors note: This is meant to be a yummy, funny and sexy holiday read that will leave you feeling all mushy and gooey... like a melting piece of chocolate Santa stuffed into a stocking hanging on a mantel on Christmas Eve. No Cheating, HEA with plenty of fire to melt those Kindles. I hope you fall in love with Gianni just as Kate did!

A Real Christmas


Christie Logan - 2017
    Her lonely boss who hates Christmas. As they rediscover the magic of the holiday, will they also find love?  Christmas hasn't been the same for Allison Voss since losing her husband, but she's determined to make it merry for her daughters' sake. She's between jobs and simply managing day to day is a struggle until she meets Ward Haysgard. His act of kindness and offer of employment just might turn her luck around.Ward is not a fan of Christmas. As a district manager for a large department store, he's seen plenty of greed and selfishness and not much good will toward men. But Allison's plight touches him. As he gets to know her and her girls, they work their way into his heart. A heart he thought had hardened long ago, when he lost the loving grandmother who raised him.As the holiday approaches, an old secret from Ward's past emerges and threatens his closeness to Allison. Will he leave her heartbroken? Or will she and Ward discover together what makes Christmas real? Read all the stories in the Holidays in Applewood series by Christie Logan: A Real Christmas (Holidays in Applewood 1)Dear Acquaintance (Holidays in Applewood 2)A Gentle Heart (Holidays in Applewood 3)

Sugar Plum


Jenika Snow - 2019
     Holly Halliday was twenty years old and deliciously curvy. My best friend’s daughter. Too young. Off-limits. I’d kept my desires buried for the last two years, but now, with her realizing the effect she had on me, I was struggling to stay away. But this holiday season, Holly was especially irresistible, and there was no way I could say no to my desires any longer. I find myself breaking the vow I made with myself not to be with her. Holly's learned to use her womanly charm, and the moment those lace panties found their way under my pillow, I was a goner. There was no way I was keeping my distance, and I’d know how sweet Holly really is. Sugar Plum is a father's best friend romance. Sugary-sweet and self-indulgent, this novella is the perfect bite-sized treat to enjoy on a cold winter evening!

Dirty Santa


Daphne Loveling - 2018
     In my mind, at least... My next-door neighbor is gruff, untamed, tattooed and arrogant. He’s also the sexiest man I’ve ever seen. I’ve been stealing glimpses of him through my kitchen window for weeks now. He’s eye candy – dirty, delicious eye candy – and nothing more. But when I’m in a bind on Christmas Eve The hot biker is the only one I can turn to. I’ve been a nice girl my whole life, But Gage has me dreaming of being on the naughty list This is one Christmas I’ll never forget... Dirty Santa is a delicious insta-lust to love Christmas story between a tough as nails, bad boy biker and a single mom schoolteacher who just moved to town. A hot and sweet novella -- this Christmas, it’s a pleasure to be on Santa’s naughty list!

Falling for Christmas


Kate Hewitt
    Thankfully local carpenter Sam Taylor comes to her rescue, and the unlikely pair are forced to spend a snowed-in Christmas together.All Sam planned for Christmas was to get drunk alone. The holiday has always been something to be endured, until Hannah tumbles into his life, making it magical. Now Hannah and Sam have a chance to have a Christmas together… and make it the best one either of them have ever had.But can one night out of reality turn into something that’s lasting and real?

Mistletoe & Margaritas


Shannon Stacey - 2011
    So, after two years, she's not surprised by the steamy dreams telling her it might be time to start moving on. But she didn't expect her friend Justin to have the starring role. Justin McCormick has loved Claire since the moment he first saw her, but his best friend got there first. Now that Claire is ready to move on with her life, Justin is finding it harder than ever to hide his true feelings. And when they both get caught up in the holiday spirits at a party, their simmering mutual attraction boils over into a night neither of them can forget...20,000 words

Roots and Wings


M. Mabie - 2016
    Yet, all could think about was Mutt, or at least that’s what they called her.To me, she was gorgeous and witty ... and perfect. She knew more duty than desire, more perseverance than passion, and more acquaintance than affection, but here was no way I’d ever want to change her. In fact, I was dying to show her the life she'd been missing, but first she'd have to trust me enough to tell me her real name.I wanted to plant roots, but I refused to clip her wings. Not when she was everything I’d been looking for and all the home I’d ever need.Roots and Wings is a standalone contemporary romance. If you're looking for a good time, then you've come to the right place. Welcome to Wynne.

The Billionaire's Christmas List


Sophie Brooks - 2020
    Turns out a passing billionaire decided to “help” my young son buy me an amazing gift.Now I have to track down Mason Ross, Chicago’s most sought-after business consultant, to return them. But he doesn’t care about the earrings, he’s only interested in me. Me! A mid-twenties single mom with two jobs.Mason’s persistent, and no matter how much I try to resist his charm, the days leading up to Christmas are full of unexpected helicopter rides and dinners at world-class hotels.The kind, funny, hot-as-hell man has everything, but I only have my son. I won’t risk the life we’ve built together on a dream that can never come true.

Comfort Crossing Holiday Collection


Kay Correll - 2017
    (Books 2.5 & 3.5) THE CHRISTMAS COTTAGE A story of love, moving on, and a dog named Louie Veterinarian Holly Thompson accepts a temporary position in Comfort Crossing in an effort to escape all things Christmas. What she finds is a small town that embraces all things Christmas and a handsome neighbor with a small son who both capture her heart. Add to that their adorable pup, and she knows the holidays are not going to be what she planned. At all. Steve Bergeron is quite content being a single father. He’s not willing to risk his heart — or his son’s — on another woman who is sure to leave them. It’s quite clear Holly will be gone by the new year. But he finds himself willing to do anything to chase away the sadness that lurks in the depths of Holly’s eyes. This isn’t part of his carefully laid out plans. At all. When an accident on Christmas Eve forces them both to question their choices, can the magic of the season warm their hearts and bring love and joy back into their lives? THE CHRISTMAS SCARF Sometimes, Christmas wishes bring their own special magic… Missy Sherwood has always wished for one thing, to be a country singer. After trying to make it for years in Nashville, she returns to her hometown of Comfort Crossing, Mississippi, feeling like a misfit and a failure. But there’s no use in telling anyone the truth just yet—she’s here for longer than the holidays, she's home for good. Right? Dylan Rivers is glad to see his old friend return to town, not only to help him with the children’s Christmas pageant, but because her homecoming sparks long-forgotten but never acted upon feelings. But there is no use in acting on those feelings, she’s soon to head back to her fabulous career in Nashville. Right? Then a stranger comes to town and has Missy re-examining her dreams. She gets one final chance at stardom, and her life-long wish is within her grasp. Is there really magic in the stranger’s scarf, or is it in the power of knowing her heart’s true wish?

Jingle Ball


Cari Quinn - 2013
    When that chance comes, she gets a whole lot more from the bargain than she’d anticipated—mainly a few steamy, mind-blowing encounters that include her other equally sexy boss, Cole Warner. Her body enjoys every bit of their attention, but her heart still wants more. She wants Des outside of the boardroom and the bedroom and in her life for good. But he’s hiding secrets and she’s hiding her feelings, and soon they’re drifting farther apart instead of growing closer.  But if anything can get them to come together, it’s Christmas Eve…  Author’s note: In this book, sex and candy is not a euphemism. And some of the ornaments from the tree have more than one use...just sayin'. Oh, and boys touch in this story. Often.  Author’s note part deux: Jingle Ball was originally published by Cari Quinn in 2012. It has been re-edited and includes an epilogue.