California Dreams Christmas Romance Collection: Five heartfelt, steamy later-in-life short stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781959336143)

A spicy and heartwarming Christmas romance short story collection from contemporary romance author Talya Blaine.

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.

The California Dreams Christmas Romance Collection includes:

Santa & Anna

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.

Santa & Clara

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.

Santa Cru

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.

Santa & Monica

Stuck together in a luxury beachfront vacation rental, Santa and Monica's slow-burn connection and dark humor transform loss into found.

Santa & Barbara

When ex-pat Barb returns home to spend Christmas with her ailing grandfather, Santa helps her reconnect in ways she will always remember.

Full of twists on your favorite tropes--enemies to lovers, forced proximity, second chance, slow burn, fake relationship, mistaken identity--with touching, happy endings.

At Christmastime, these five California dreams just might come true.

• Standalone short stories.
• Mature language, themes, and situations.
• M/F romances.
• Heroine POVs.
• No cheating between characters.
• No cliffhangers.