Miss Claus and the Millionaire

Written by Wendy Dalrymple

Narrated by Laura Lockwood

Nicole Myers loves making and selling crafts in her spare time, and her greatest wish is to turn her booming Etsy business into something bigger. Nicole’s hand-painted Russian nesting dolls have become a hit at the morning market in downtown St. Petersburg, FL, and to her surprise, her work even lands her in the local newspaper. Nicole wants nothing more than to use her platform as an artist to help raise awareness for kids in need during the holidays and all year long, but, as with all good causes, what she really needs is money.

Roman Regan is rich and good-looking, but despite his chiseled features and big bank account, he’s also very lonely. Christmas was never really fun for Roman growing up; for an only child who always got everything he ever wanted, the holidays didn’t hold any special meaning. When Nicole and her nesting dolls catch his eye, he is reminded of something he loved and lost long ago. Roman becomes determined to get his hands on one of Nicole’s hand-made toys… and maybe get his hands on her in the process.

Under the guise of being a merchandising executive, Roman locates Nicole at the Christmas market and offers her a deal for her brand that she can’t refuse. Nicole considers his proposition under one condition: he has to help with the toy drive and children’s parade. With Nicole’s help, Roman begins to embrace a festive spirit and finds hope and comfort in her passion for helping others, but will she still be so warm to him when she finds out who he really is? This year, for Nicole and Roman, the true meaning of Christmas isn’t about dollar signs and sales… but about finding true love.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryant Street Shorts
• Release date: Nov 10, 2020
• ISBN: 9781094414645

Wendy Dalrymple

Wendy Dalrymple crafts highly consumable, short and sweet romances inspired by everyday people. When she’s not writing happily-ever-afters, you can find her camping with her family, painting (bad) wall art, and trying to grow as many pineapples as possible. Keep up with Wendy at www.wendydalrymple.com!

Reviews for Miss Claus and the Millionaire

[Crystal Rotich · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Really enjoyed this book really well written believable and good dialogue

[Debbie Rozier · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was a wonderfully sweet holiday story. I enjoyed the characters and the use of a weekend market and artisans to draw the story together!

[Natale Michaud · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Nice storyline, likable characters, acceptance and love of all, including the lesbian best friend. Hardest to believe that someone so rich was so ignorant and unworldly of so many basic things.

[Christine Lin · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The audio is hard to listen to. You can hear every mouth sound of the narrator. Distracting from the story.

[Ann Ehlert · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A very nice feel good book. Not too deep, good characters, story moves along. An easy read/listen.

[Wowowin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love it. Well written and the narrator's voice is just relaxing.

[Feeh Sarzano · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I just loved it. Things happen a little fast but, surprisingly, it wasn't something that bothered me and I only felt it in the end but I at any moment the story is rushed.
I highly recommend to people who love these christmas cliche love stories with the rich guy and poor girl (the poor girl is no really THAT poor, it's just a bit).

[d · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The characters are likable, and she does have dialogue and lots of sweetness. The plot is extremely predictable, yet she does a good job of alluding to sex without spending time on hot and heavy scenes.

[judy griffin · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

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[Leslie Wolf · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This was a good story except for the fact her girlfriend was gay.

[Rachel Bertram · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Cute story, but it was very basic. The narration from the male’s perspective felt very fake and unrealistic given the character’s barely-there backstory.