The Santa Bargain is my new contemporary
romance novel. It’s a holiday romance about a relationship-phobic single mom
and the equally commitment-shy guy who agrees to be Santa in their small town’s
holiday parade. In order to get Joe to agree, though, Maria has to strike a
bargain that promises to heat up the holidays.
The
Santa Bargain is on sale for $0.99 on Amazon through 12/31/17 or read it for
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Thanks
for checking it out. Have a merry and bright holiday season!
The
Santa Bargain
Santa’s gifts can be both nice…and
naughty.
Coffeehouse
entrepreneur, Maria Thompson, has sworn off men ever since her young son’s
father walked out of their lives. But, when she literally runs into sexy
carpenter, Joe Sinclair, she wonders if it’s time to rethink her plan.
Joe
Sinclair doesn’t need or want romance or a family. He was raised in the foster
care system and learned long ago not to get attached to anyone. Now, if he
could just remember that, he could put the sensual owner of Copper River,
Colorado’s new coffee shop out of his mind.
After
Maria and Joe volunteer to work together on the town’s first Christmas
festival, their attraction lights up brighter than a new a string of holiday
lights. When Santa comes to town, will they finally find everything they’ve
ever wished for under the tree?
Excerpt:
Wanting
to lighten the mood, he cleared his throat. “I bet Zach is looking forward to
Santa’s visit. The holiday is coming up fast.”
He
watched a soft smile spread across Maria’s face. “Yes, he is. He’s at that
perfect age for Santa – too old to be afraid, but still young enough to believe
in the magic of the season.”
She
must be working some magic of her own on him because Joe felt the warmth of her
smile all the way to his toes. He grinned, remembering his own excitement as he
awaited Santa’s visit when he was Zach’s age. “Has he told St. Nick what he
wants for Christmas yet?”
“I’ve
been waiting until the festival to take him to see Santa because the big guy is
supposed to show up there. That is, if I can ever find someone to actually be Santa.” Maria clamped her mouth shut.
He
saw a glint come into her eyes as she tilted her head to one side, then
squinted at him like she was appraising a prize show horse. “Hmm.”
Joe
really didn’t like the way she’d started looking at him. He could practically
see the image in her mind – and, in it, he was all decked out in a red suit. He
put his mug down on the counter so fast it made a clinking noise as he held up
his hands. “Oh no, don’t get any ideas, Maria. I’m the last guy who should be
Santa.”
“Why,
Joe, I think you’d make a perfect St. Nick.”
He’d
swear her voice had dropped by at least an octave. The new throaty tone made
his groin twitch.
She
picked up her spoon and slowly slid it between her lips. He watched her tongue
sweep out to lick a droplet of coffee from it, and he fought to keep from
groaning. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t pull his gaze from her
mouth.
“You
know, I’ve been thinking…if you were Santa, I could be your elf,” she continued
in her sultry voice. “Who knows? You might be very happy with what you find
under your Christmas tree this year.”
He
suppressed a smile as he thought about that. How she could make being a
festival Santa sound enticing was beyond him, but she was managing. Joe was
very nearly tempted to tell her he would do it, but he held back and waited to
see if she’d sweeten the deal.
Robin Michaela has been reading romances since her teen years, when
she first snuck her aunt’s copy of The
Flame and the Flower, by Kathleen Woodiwiss.
She’s married to her own Handsome
Prince (a military airman) and has lived everywhere from the sunny shores of
Florida to the wild crags of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. By day, she’s a
dental hygienist and by night, Robin can be found eating chocolate, training
for her next half marathon, and crafting her next novel (although not
necessarily in that order).
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