The Night Before Christmas

Here comes Santa Claus with four stories that celebrate the joy of holiday love and cheer.Promises to Keep by Victoria Alexander — After a trip to see a department store Kris Kringle, a lonely businesswoman is swept back to a long-ago Christmas—and given a second chance to share a passion that will prove to her it really is a wonderful life.Naughty or Nice by Sandra Hill — When a young beauty sets out to steal some Yuletide cheer, she expects to end up with a stocking full of coal. Instead, a run-in with Santa's most virile helper brings her the best gift of all: a heart full of love.Santa Reads Romance by Dara Joy — During a snowstorm, a romance writer is surprised when a handsome stranger dressed as Jolly Old St. Nick arrives at her isolated cabin—and stirs up a blizzard of desire.A Gift for Santa by Nelle McFather — With a dash of Father Christmas' magic, a generous widow saves her town's holiday celebration—and teaches the man she loves the true meaning of the season. The first story is by Victoria Alexander is "Promises to Keep". Katherine is a lonely 70 year old who sees Santa at a department store. She is 70 years old and has many regrets in her life, including the loss of her soul mate in 1942. Suddenly she finds herself swept back to that very point in her life that she always wished to change. She gets a real second chance to make things right this time. But is it too late? Is he still there? Sandra Hill’s story is called "Naughty or Nice". It's a journey through Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, following a young woman, Jessica, through her 'Christmas Curse'. Jessica is dressed as Santa and is about to commit a crime, when she takes a hostage who coicidentally looks just like Brad Pitt who is also dressed like Santa. The two find themselves experiencing 'love at first sight'. The third story, by Dara Joy, is called "Santa Reads Romance". A female romance writer, May, goes to Maine and rents a cabin in the middle of nowhere to work on her book in peace. A blizzard begins and a man dressed as Santa shows up at her door. (He is a publisher doing a favour for a friend, while trying to find a mystery author and his overdue manuscript.) May knocks him out, thinking he is dangerous. Then they are stuck together, because of the howling blizzard. The last story is by Nelle McFather. It's called "A Gift for Santa". This is a tale of a single mother who finds true love and happiness on Christmas from a stranger named Nick. Here comes Santa Claus with four stories that celebrate the joy of holiday love and cheer. Promises to Keep by Victoria Alexander After a trip to see a department store Kris Kringle, a lonely businesswoman is swept back to a long-ago Christmasand given a second chance to share a passion that will prove to her it really is a wonderful life. Naughty or Nice by Sandra Hill When a young beauty sets out to steal some Yuletide cheer, she expects to end up with a stocking full of coal. Instead, a run-in with Santa's most virile helper brings her the best gift of all: a heart full of love. Santa Reads Romance by Dara Joy During a snowstorm, a romance writer is surprised when a handsome stranger dressed as Jolly Old St. Nick arrives at her isolated cabinand stirs up a blizzard of desire. A Gift for Santa by Nelle McFather With a dash of Father Christmas' magic, a generous widow saves her town's holiday celebrationand teaches the man she loves the true meaning of the season. Here comes Santa Claus with four stories that celebrate the joy of holiday love and cheer! Stories and authors include "Promises to Keep" by Victoria Alexander, "The Naughty Santa" by Sandra Hill, "Santa Reads Romance" by Dara Joy, and "A Gift for Santa" by Nelle McFather. Overview: New York Times bestselling author Victoria Alexander was an award winning television reporter until she discovered fiction was much more fun than real life. She turned to writing full time and is still shocked it worked out.