No one knows the local celebrity who is playing Santa at Filmore's department store in downtown Dallas, Texas. Not even Janie Langston, the "elf" who takes pictures of the kids sitting in Santa's lap. If the single mom knew that the young Santa was actually Nick Klaus, TV sports commentator and reckless man about town, she'd keep him at arm's length. As it is, however, she's starting to fall for Santa's charming ways.

      For Nick, the Santa suit is a way of hiding until the publicity from his latest scrape dies down. What he didn't count on was being changed by the suit. Everyone, including Janie and her four-year-old daughter, Carrie, responds to him as if he actually were the jolly old elf! He begins to live up to Santa's reputation, leaving life in the fast lane behind. As his priorities change, he begins to realize his true feelings for Janie. Unfortunately, he must keep his identity a secret until Christmas and hope that Janie will forgive him for his deception and grant them both their Christmas wish.

Kristin Ramsdell of Library Journal says,

"Single mom Janie Langston has no intention of letting fast-living TV sports anchor Nick Klaus anywhere near her. After all, she knows his rep and his type, which is too much like her ex-husband's. What she doesn't know is that the caring department store "Mystery" Santa whom she is working with as a photographer elf over the holidays is actually Nick-and she's falling for him without ever seeing his face. The Christmas spirit is definitely at work in this well-plotted charmer that overflows with holiday ambience, provides happy endings for everyone, and features an adorable moppet who will win your heart. This sweet delight is Kaderli's first romance; she lives in New Braunfels, TX."

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Avalon Books