Hot for Santa: A Steamy Holiday Romance Short Story

By Melanie A. Smith

Evie thought it couldn't get any worse than being single at the holidays. But when her boss, Logan, who she's had a massive crush on since forever, shows up at the company holiday party dressed like Santa, she realizes she was wrong. Because somehow he makes being jolly old Saint Nick look ridiculously sexy, reminding her of everything she wants but can't have. Unfortunately she's also not very good at hiding her feelings and is seriously concerned she's going to do or say something horribly inappropriate. Will Evie make it through unscathed, or will everyone find out she's hot for Santa?

 

Note: This book contains mature content and as such is only suitable for those 18 years or over.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wicked Dreams Publishing
• Release date: Nov 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9781952121364

Melanie A. Smith

Melanie A. Smith is an award-winning, international best-selling author of steamy romance with smart, self-sufficient heroines and strong, swoony book boyfriends with hearts of gold. A former engineer turned stay-at-home mom and author, when Melanie is not lost in the world of books you’ll find her spending time with her husband and son, crafting, or cross-stitching.

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Hot for Santa

HOT FOR SANTA

A STEAMY HOLIDAY SHORT STORY

MELANIE A. SMITH

WICKED DREAMS PUBLISHING

Copyright © 2021 by Melanie A. Smith

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HOT FOR SANTA

Whoever invented holiday parties can kiss my big, fat ass. I mean really, they’re just a recipe for disaster. Well, at least for me. Socially awkward introvert? Check. Enough alcohol to make me say something irrevocably embarrassing? Check. My ridiculously hot boss who I’ve had a crush on since I started working here seven years ago dressed as the sexiest Santa I’ve ever seen? Check.

Well, sort of. I mean, it’s just a regular Santa suit. But holy hell. I know what I’ll be dreaming about tonight.

Unfortunately, I don’t have much of a choice but to sit here, pretending to enjoy my spiked eggnog and making small talk with my coworkers. I can only hope like hell that they don’t notice me stealing glances at Logan every chance I get.

He wasn’t my boss when I started. He was just another engineer working alongside me, though he was already on his way up, being ten years my senior. He only became my boss last year, and it’s been a constant battle not to ogle him daily. He’s the epitome of the silver fox, though he’s only in his mid-forties. I mean, I went gray early too, but I don’t think there’s a female equivalent. So even though I’m only thirty-five, hair dye is a must. But he pulls it off. The well-tailored clothes he usually wears that accent his tall, lean, athletic frame don’t hurt the sexy-older-man image either. But I’m completely in the friend zone, having