Books in the California Dreams series

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 & AnnaWhen 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 & ClaraWhen 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 CruSofia 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 & MonicaStuck together in a luxury beachfront vacation rental, Santa and Monica's slow-burn connection and dark humor transform loss into found. Santa & BarbaraWhen 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.