A New Family for Christmas: Tirza's Christmas Tales, #1

By Tirza Schaefer

TIRZA'S CHRISTMAS TALES are a series of standalone romance novels that all have a Christmas theme. They don't need to be read in any particular order.

 

Anastasia has always loved to bake cookies. She has become an expert and now runs an exclusive cookie shop which holds real treasures. However, the one treasure she has always longed for which eludes her is a family of her own. When she loses a lazy employee, she finds herself faced with a princess and a fairytale king which seem to answer her prayers. Her happiness seems complete when Stasia finally has a daughter and a husband.

However, the marriage is arranged and although her husband loves his daughter Cara, Anastasia herself seems to leave him altogether cold. But then he returns home one day with a few bruises and tempers heat up by several degrees. In the end, Anastasia is willing to give up the reality of her entire life in order to save her fake family from utter destruction.

A move seems imminent, but her husband Duke is not so easily convinced.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tirza Schaefer
• Release date: Jul 21, 2016
• ISBN: 9783946011415

Tirza Schaefer

Tirza Schaefer was born in Cologne (Köln), Germany. After she graduated from school, where she qualified in German “Abitur” and also attained proficiency in English and Latin (she also studied French for two years and Russian for one), she moved to the United Kingdom in 1991 and lived there for the next eight years. She first started to study for a BA Combined at SOAS (School of Oriental & African Studies, London University) in Comparative Religious Studies & Indonesian Studies, then changed to The London Metropolitan University, and graduated in an HND in Leisure and Tourism Studies and a BA in Tourism Studies with Marketing.. She moved back to Germany in 1999 to embark on a new adventure: being a mother of three wonderful children. At the beginning of 2015, Tirza started to publish her books, and with currently over 30 published, continuously working on more, she is a creative hothouse. In April 2017, an Arabian Mau cat called Taani from Dubai joined the family. In 2018 and 2019, she founded Goddess Reiki, and loves to write about and work with Goddess archetypes to explore her psyche and help clients in this process with their self-development. To this day, despite her many academic achievements, her many talents and skills, Tirza Schaefer has a progressive personality and always strives to expand herself in many areas. A non-extensive list of her qualifications are: *University Graduate *Mother *International Author *Usui Reiki Master/Teacher *Founder of Goddess Reiki *Practicing Witch *Voice Over Artist *Empowered Empath *Goddess Facilitator *Intuitive Reader & Healer Thus, you can never find “the final sentence” for her vita. Her life is an ongoing work of art, of character building, of an expanding personality, yet ultimately always moving forward, always striving for new, for more, for added quality of life, of herself. Tirza is a woman who is as steadfast and loyal as she is adventurous and surprising. It is exciting and worthwhile to observe her further to see what she will come up with next. You never know…

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Dedication

Idedicate this book to all those who love children and cannot conceive a child on their own. There are many ways to become a parent.

You can grow a child in your heart as easily as you can grow it in your body. It is not necessarily about who made another person biologically, but about earning the title of being a mother or father by constant dedication, loving support and consistent caring.

I myself was adopted and I see my adopted parents as my real parents. They were the ones who cared for me all my life, who were there when I was sick and stayed up all night to be by my side.

They are also great grandparents to my children, whom I gave birth to myself, and love them and spend a lot of quality time with them.

Sometimes blood is thicker than water, but at other times, it is the water that gives and sustains the lifeblood. All are equally valid, as long as there is love and care.

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I’d like to say a special thank you to my amazing editor Dana (danasedits.com) who is absolutely fabulous as a professional, as well as on a personal level. She makes me feel taken care of, finds points to improve upon without ever compromising my personal style and the essence and spirit of my writing.

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Another big thank you goes out to Subtle Touch Creations by my amazing friend Catrin Russell (catrinrussell.com/stc), for her great cover art. I am beyond grateful for her beautiful creations! She is the author of high-epic romantic fantasy series and novels, a cover and graphic designer who not only creates stunning book covers but also incredibly beautiful digital art.

Contents

Dedication

Contents

Books by Tirza Schaefer

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Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Books by Tirza Schaefer

Romantic Poetry

Love Expressed

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The Metaverse Novels (in Progress)

Her Badass Bikers

The Hopping Hippos

The Hopping Hippos Bonus Material (FREE with newsletter subscription)

Fromance (Short Edition) (FREE with newsletter subscription)

Fromance (Full Edition)

Tank (Book 1 of the Seals in Spain trilogy)

Dom (Book 2 of the Seals in Spain trilogy)

Seb (Book 3 of the Seals in Spain trilogy)

Izzy’s Law (Book 1 of The BFF Diaries)

Ria’s Healing (Book 2 of The BFF Diaries)

Reyna’s Dancers (Book 3 of The BFF Diaries)

Sassy’s Success (Book 4 of The BFF Diaries)

Holly’s Calendar Boys (Book 5 of The BFF Diaries)

The Korean Cartel

Her Viking Warriors

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Romance Series

Tirza’s Christmas Tales

(Standalone Themed Seasonal Novellas)

A New Family for Christmas

Christmas in Montana

A Beary Little Christmas

A Vampire for Christmas

(more to come)

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Band of Brothers Trilogy

(Read in Order, Series in Progress)

Drew

Zee

Rico & Chad

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Her Harem, A Reverse Harem Series in 12 Parts

(Read in Order, Ebook Series in Planning)

Black Veil (FREE ebook)

(more to come)

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Romantic Standalone Novels & Novellas

A Little Slice of Heaven (Extended Version)

Balcony Above the Sea

Badass Heroes

Opposites Attract

Born to Be Wild

The Navy Seal’s Nanny

Kisses in Darkness

The Right Kind of Wrong

Love in the Sky

Marine Party

In the Event of Love

Cloud Nine

Sealed Brothers

Dating a Hero

Chopped Encounter

Birthday Present

The Dark Duke

Snake Goddess Rising

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Anthologies

Summer Heat (A Little Slice of Heaven, Concise Version), May – November 2020

It’s Always Been You (Fromance, Concise Version), Friends to Lovers themed Charity Publication for the Breast Cancer Foundation July – October 2022

Rock My World (The Hopping Hippos), Rockstar Romance themed April-August 2023

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Please note that my romantic literature contains explicit and graphic sexual content, hot kink and at times, some mild violence and is therefore aimed at a mature adult audience. All novels come with a guaranteed happy ending and no cheating and will melt your heart as well as your panties!

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Spirituality, Parenting & Children

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Spiritual Poetry

My Spirit Song

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Travelogue, Parenting and Magic

A Magical Family Holiday

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FREE Children’s Literature

How Picasso Makes You A Genius

Follow Tirza on Social Media

Website & Newsletter

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Books2Read Author Page

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Linktree

Chapter 1

Cookies & a Little Princess

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O h look, daddy! These cookies are so pretty!

The beautiful little princess pressed her nose against the window of the shop where the cookies lay on display right behind the glass. There were cookies with Santa, reindeers, a kind of Wedgwood china design and many more. The decoration was indeed intricate and the artisan having crafted them had to be exceptionally skilled.

Yes, they are very nice, darling. Come on now, we have to get to the shelter, her father said, feeling terribly ashamed as he spoke the words.

I want one, daddy!

The little cappuccino-coloured face turned up to her father’s as the girl looked at him hopefully.

Maybe next year, my love, her dad answered, his voice almost breaking.

But daddy...

The door opened and a young woman