Who doesn’t love a great Christmas book?
Today, I’m featuring some fun, romantic and sexy Christmas books! And the authors have been kind enough to answer a Christmas question for us. Hope you enjoy as much as I do!
Where There’s Smoke by Donna Kauffman
When flames from a recipe gone disastrously wrong send hunky fire-fighter Will Mason to pretty Clara Parker’s rescue, the sparks really begin to fly! And once Will gets a taste of Clara, he aches for more than just a little sugar from the famously single food columnist…
The Gingerbread Man by Kate Angell
Folks have always told fun-loving Abby Denton that her anatomically correct Gingerbread cookies are…impressive. But those erotic cookies have nothing on the sexy stranger Abby saves from a snowy country road. Could Lander Reynolds be the Christmas treat she’s truly been longing for?
Sugar And Spice by Kimberly Kincaid
When caterer Lily Callahan goes up against hotshot pastry chef Pete Mancuso in the bake-off of the season, the stakes are high – and scandalously passionate. Will the gorgeous gourmand steal Lily’s heart – and the top prize in the Christmas cookie competition?
The title of this one sucked me in! Three unique stories that flow together and cover some of our favorite subjects—Christmas, romance and sweets!
I asked Kimberly Kincaid what her favorite sweet treat to make around the holidays was, and here’s what she said:
My favorite sweet treat to make around Christmastime…this is hard because I bake a lot! But my daughters (12, 9 and 6) and husband and I always make traditional sugar cookie cutouts. My girls decorate them in the gaudiest, most fabulous ways imaginable, with sprinkles and icing and the works, and then we eat them while we watch The Grinch together. It’s a complete tradition in our house. I love it!
The Sugar Cookie Sweetheart Swap is available on Amazon
Oh, Santa baby!
Turtle Island’s Yummy Santa contest is underway, and master of ceremonies Roni Templeman is ready to rock around the Christmas tree. After years of hiding the pain of loss behind her carefree lifestyle, she’s shocked to find one broad-shouldered contestant is much more than just a hot body. But is she ready to finally let someone unwrap her guarded heart?
Single dad (and gorgeous nerd) Lucas Alexander would do anything to help the charity that’s done so much to help him—even if that means stripping down and suiting up as a sexy Santa. His battle to keep his daughter healthy has been a long, lonely one, but in Roni he’s met the easy, breezy beach girl that he wants by his side. Now he has twelve days to prove to her that their love is worth the risk, and this Santa is determined to claim his Mrs. Claus.
This book takes the prize for best Christmas book cover ever!
I asked Kim Law if she could go anywhere this holiday season, where would it be and why?
I would go to Boston. Lexington, MA, actually. Sounds fun, right? 
But my brother and his family live there. He hasn’t gotten to come down for Christmas in years, and though we Skype with them while we’re all together here, that’s never the same. I miss them. I also feel bad that they don’t get to be with the rest of the family too. So yeah, I’d go to see them.
Hot Buttered Yum is available on Amazon
Naughty Little Christmas, Secrets to Hide Book Two
Harley Fisher’s life changed forever when her twin sister gave birth to a baby one month before she died. This Christmas, Harley wants her adopted daughter to have the very best gift possible: her real father. Determined to discover if Damien Adams is worthy of being a part of the baby’s life, Harley forces her way into a job as the manager-in-training for his new nightclub, Thrice. Damien is blunt, challenging, and sexy as all get-out. Desiring him is wrong, but when he touches her, it’s oh so right.
Damien needs a manager for Thrice so he can return to overseeing all three of his clubs. Harley’s too young, too hip, too damn tempting–and perfect for the job. Wanting her violates every rule he’s laid out for his life, but even the strongest convictions can falter under the mistletoe.
Harley’s keeping one hell of a secret. When Damien finds out, will Harley and his daughter be the best Christmas gift he’s ever received, or will her secrets leave them with nothing more lasting than a naughty little Christmas this year?
I asked Ella Sheridan: How are you with Christmas secrets? Are you a gift shaker? When you know where the presents are hidden do you search them out and take a peek?
I have this weird “sixth sense” — maybe a holdover from my twin superpowers, I don’t know; I’m just weird. I can figure out what a gift is without touching it. If I touch it, even without feeling it up really well, it’s often very easy to figure out the contents. I don’t know why. What’s worse, I LOVE surprises! Which means I’m constantly guessing gifts when I don’t want to know ahead of time what’s in it! My husband has taken to boxing my gifts and adding weird things like weights and coins for noise and things like that. So I definitely don’t go looking for my gifts, and once they’re under the tree, I try not to even look at them…but I still occasionally figure them out anyway. 
Naughty Little Christmas will be available for purchase starting Christmas Eve.
Owner of La Bella Vita, a five-star day spa nestled in the affluent suburbs of Nashville, Tennessee, Beth Sergeant knows her elite clientele firsthand. She attended their private schools. She was even engaged, although briefly, to one of their most recognized bachelors. But she never fit in to their social-elite world.
After losing his parents to a car accident at a young age, Nick Chester was raised by his grandfather, the wealthiest man in Nashville. When he chooses to socialize, he has a never-ending list of exclusive events and beautiful women vying for his attention. Yet he never lets himself forget that everyone has an agenda.
Beth can’t resist Nick’s charm and accepts an invitation to dinner, despite her deep-seated insecurities. She proves she’s nothing like other women Nick’s dated and learns to trust him in return. But just as the last of their resistance crumbles and true love is within reach, challenges from Nick’s past threaten to destroy everything and force Beth to reveal her most guarded secret.
I asked Cynthia Gail—What is the ultimate Christmas-stress-relieving treatment at Beth’s spa?
I’m not sure a girl can choose just one ultimate treatment. But if I had to narrow it down, I’d say a facial because it brings out the radiance in your skin and includes a massage for the neck, arms, and feet. This would have to be followed by a makeover and up-do for a night out with Nick. If Beth truly had to pick just one, I believe she’d skip everything and go straight for the night out with Nick.
Winter’s Magic is on sale today for $.99 on Amazon
When newly-single Rachel Tanner finds out that pro pitcher Kevin Ganlin has come home to recover from an injury, her heart skips a beat. She’s loved him from afar since her preteen years, never bold enough to let him know.
Kevin is less than thrilled when Rachel shows up at his doorstep. She’s his best friend’s little sister and officially off limits. Besides, he’s staring early retirement in the face, a one-man pity-party with no interest in anything more serious than quick flings on the road. Until an icy mishap lands Rachel cozied up on his sofa, irresistible in his practice sweats.
A little game of Truth or Truth reveals much more than Rachel had ever dared to hope and leads to a midnight make-out session that leaves them both panting. But can she trust that he’s truly changed his ways? This Christmas, Kevin will do whatever it takes to make Rachel understand she’s the only one for him.
I asked Shari Mikels what Christmas curveball she was looking to avoid this season, and here’s what she said:
My seven-year-old son losing the magic of the season. My son is hyperlexic which falls on the autism spectrum. Hyperlexia means he has a thing for words and languages. He began reading very early and he picks up on accents and voices and foreign languages very easily. He’s also hyper-allergic to many common allergens which makes it virtually impossible for him to attend almost any public or private school. So I homeschool him, which means I spend a lot of time with him. A lot. We spend time reading together, working on maps together, learning together, struggling together, and getting a ton of errands done together. That also means I get to hear his excitement for the Christmas season day in and day out. I get to hear him describe to me—in detail—the different Lego and Angry Birds sets he’s asking Santa Claus for this year. There is something incredibly wonderful about seeing Christmas—not only the spiritual side (baking a birthday cake for Jesus)—but the magical side through the eyes of a child. To relive the time in our lives when we believed anything was possible, and as parents we work hard to make that happen. So this Christmas, the Curveball I’m definitely hoping to avoid is someone taking away the magic of the season from my son and spoiling it for him.
Christmas Curveball is available on Amazon