Hey, Santa: An Alien for the Holidays, #1

By Jessica E. Subject

She doesn't want a lot for Christmas…

Claire Otton dreads spending another holiday alone. When her best friend convinces her to approach the sexy mall Santa, she takes the chance and asks him out, hoping for so much more.

He's waiting under the mistletoe…

Although Andreas Castellanos blends in on Earth, he knows he will never belong. But when the gorgeous woman he'd been staring at invites him to dinner, he has a hard time saying no.

All they're asking for…

Can these two lonely souls find magic together or will their secrets steal their chance of a happy Christmas?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jessica E. Subject
• Release date: May 1, 2017
• ISBN: 9780991932016

Jessica E. Subject

Jessica E. Subject is the author of science fiction romance, mostly alien romances, ranging from sweet to super hot. Sometimes she dabbles in paranormal and contemporary as well, bringing to life a wide variety of characters. In her stories, you can not only meet a sexy alien or two, but also clones and androids. You may be transported to a dystopian world where rebels are fighting to live and love, or to another planet for a romantic rendezvous. When Jessica is not reading, writing, or doing dreaded housework, she likes to go to fitness class, listen to BTS, and walk her Great Pyrenees/Retriever her family adopted from the local animal shelter. Jessica lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband and two energetic children. And she loves to hear from her readers.

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Hey, Santa blurb

She doesn’t want a lot for Christmas…

Claire Otton dreads spending another holiday alone. When her best friend convinces her to approach the sexy mall Santa, she takes the chance and asks him out, hoping for so much more.

He’s waiting under the mistletoe…

Although Andreas Castellanos blends in on Earth, he knows he will never belong. But when the gorgeous woman he’d been staring at invites him to dinner, he has a hard time saying no.

All they’re asking for…

Can these two lonely souls find magic together or will their secrets steal their chance of a happy Christmas?

Hey, Santa

Copyright 2013 Jessica E Subject

Published by Jessica E. Subject

Copyright 2017 Cover Art by Jessica E. Subject

ISBN: 978-0-99193-201-6

Editing and Formatting Services by Wizards in Publishing

All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the author.

This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

HEY, SANTA

By

Jessica E. Subject

Dedication

To my readers. May all of your holidays be special!

Table of Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Bonus Story ~ Alien Kisses at Midnight

Thank you from Jessica

Bibliography

About the Author

Chapter One

You can’t be serious. Claire mustered the dirtiest look possible for her best friend.

Tiffany held out her hands and air-squeezed the man’s firm rear end from a distance. C’mon. Look at that ass.

Yes, but a Santa Claus? How do I know what he looks like under that suit and beard? Imagining removing the white hair to find a wrinkled old man, she shuddered.

Only one way to find out. Smacking Claire’s butt, Tiffany urged her forward. Go ask him.

She planted her feet. Thank goodness she hadn’t worn heels for their marathon shopping trip two days before Christmas. If you’re so interested, why don’t you?

Tiffany rolled her eyes, sighing. Because I’m engaged to be married to the love of my life. You’re the Grinch who needs to get laid.

I’m not a Grinch, she snapped. Breathing deeply, she counted backwards from ten. I’m sorry. This is a very stressful time of year for me.

I know. Tiffany cupped her elbow. I just want to see you happy at Christmas again. It doesn’t have to be a miserable holiday anymore. That’s part of the reason I dragged you with me today.

She swallowed the lump in her throat, tears welling already. Please don’t let me turn into a blubbering mess in the middle of the mall. While she appreciated her friend’s concern, she coped better on her own. I…I should go home. I can’t pretend it didn’t happen.

No, but you can’t stop living, either. Wiping the tears with one of the many tissues she kept stuffed in her purse, Tiffany gave her a brief smile. "You don’t need to be alone anymore. Give someone a chance for goodness’ sake. Your parents and brother would want you to be happy. I want you to be happy."

But happiness no longer existed in her world. Hadn’t since she’d arrived home for the Christmas holidays four years ago. No one came to pick her up at the airport. Instead, she’d taken a cab and been dropped off at a smoldering pile of rubble that used to be her family home. Her parents and younger brother had been asleep when an arsonist set fire to the attached garage. All dead. Her family never made it out. The young punk had been caught and sentenced to serve the rest of his life in prison, but she’d lost everything.

She bit her bottom lip to avoid crying again. Without them, she had very little support. The only person remaining in her life who gave two shits about her was Tiffany, and she’d be married in a few months. Moving on with her life.

Maybe that is what I need to do. But who wanted a damaged woman who’d dropped out of university? Surely, no one worth spending