California Dreams Christmas Romance Collection: Five heartfelt, steamy later-in-life short stories

. The California Dreams Christmas Romance Collection includes: 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. 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. 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. Stuck together in a luxury beachfront vacation rental, Santa and Monica's slow-burn connection and dark humor transform loss into found. 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.