California Dreams Christmas Romance Collection

<p><strong>A spicy and heartwarming Christmas romance short story collection from contemporary romance author Talya Blaine</strong>.</p><p> </p><p><em>Spend Christmas in the California sun with these feel-good later-in-life contemporary romance short stories. Five standalone short stories. Five sultry dreams. Five hot sweet Santas whose gifts can't be wrapped and put under a tree</em>.</p><p> </p><p>The California Dreams Christmas Romance Collection includes:</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>Santa & Anna</strong></em></p><p>When a divorced baker-to-the-stars bumps into Santa their meet is anything but cute. Crumbs and icing fly—until Santa makes a deal and delivers not one but two sweet gifts.</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>Santa & Clara</strong></em></p><p>When a workaholic Silicon Valley IT consultant reluctantly takes on the role of Mrs. Claus at her client's corporate Christmas bash a B-list celebrity Santa coaxes her to reveal her fantasy holiday wish.</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>Santa Cru</strong></em></p><p>Sofia practically pops a cork when the Santa she hires for her winery's big party cancels last-minute—until his stand-in's earnest plea restores her Christmas spirit.</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>Santa & Monica</strong></em></p><p>Stuck together in a luxury beachfront vacation rental Santa and Monica's slow-burn connection and dark humor transform loss into found.</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>Santa & Barbara</strong></em></p><p>When ex-pat Barb returns home to spend Christmas with her ailing grandfather Santa helps her reconnect in ways she will always remember.</p><p> </p><p>Full of twists on your favorite tropes—enemies to lovers forced proximity second chance slow burn fake relationship mistaken identity—with touching happy endings.</p><p> </p><p>At Christmastime these five California dreams just might come true.</p><ul><li>Standalone short stories.</li><li>Mature language themes and situations.</li><li>M/F romances.</li><li>Heroine POVs.</li><li>No cheating between characters.</li><li>No cliffhangers.</li></ul>