New cozy Christmas romance: Santa and Anna Christmas Cookie Crash

Christmas Eve smash-up or second chance at love? This book will make you believe in holiday magic.

Ebook releases December 9, 2025.

Advance review copies available through BookSirens and NetGalley.

Picture this: You're a single-mom baker to the rich and famous, racing against the clock on Christmas Eve. Your VIP orders—including one for a potential investor who could make or break your dream of opening a second shop—are perfectly packaged, tied with a bow, and ready to deliver. You've got this. 💪🏼

And then some clumsy, absent-minded kidder dressed as Santa – an infuriatingly, maybe slightly tiny bit handsome Santa – comes to town. More precisely, he comes waltzing down the alley right behind your bakery.

To avoid spoilers, let’s just say, Plans must change.

It’s not your typical meet-cute. Anna has walled off her heart for good reasons, including to focus on her business and on raising her teenage daughter.

James, a.k.a. Santa, is grieving and just trying to make good on a promise he once made without falling apart.

Neither of them is looking for anything remotely resembling romance. And yet, over the course of one windy, chaotic southern California Christmas Eve, something shifts.

Tender, sometimes funny, quietly sexy, achingly real, Santa and Anna Christmas Cookie Crash is a story about resilience and midlife connection, healing after loss, and – this is a romance, y’all – a second chance at love.

"It's warm, hopeful, and just a little bit magical, the way the best holiday stories always are." -Literary Titan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Do you love stories with

🍪       A midlife romance with real emotional stakes?

🍪       A second chance at love (and career and life)?

🍪       A cozy holiday vibe with a southern California spin?

🍪       Characters who feel like real people—lonely, quirky, protective, trying their hardest?

🍪       Stories that make you laugh and feel that ache in your chest?

🍪       A touch of Christmas magic rippling through ordinary, everyday life?

If so, check out the book at your preferred retailer.

📝 Content notes:

• This novel is based on and significantly expanded from my previously published short story, “Santa and Anna,” part of the California Dreams Christmas Romance Collection.
• Dual point of view (POV)
• Mature themes but low steam (no open doors).
• The story includes themes of grief over the (past) loss of a child and parent, divorce, past infidelity by a secondary character, and terminal illness of a minor character.

🎁 Bonus: Download the free companion Reader and Book Club Guide to explore the story further or discuss with friends.

I hope you enjoy meeting Anna and James and love their story!

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