"three fun, cute lighthearted Christmas romances"

"Santa, Baby" by Sherryl Woods. Following an ugly divorce, Amy Riley moved with her two children from Michigan to the Charlotte area. Today she is supposed to take her five years old son Josh and her infant Emma to the mall to see Santa; so in spite of a fever she does. However, Josh vanishes, panicking Amy, but with the help of the kind Santa, police officer Nicholas DiCaprio, they find her child and much more.

"Assignment Humbug" by Darlene Gardner. TV reporter Merry Deluca's mother accuses her of being an un-American female as she suffers from shopahobia. However, to her chagrin her station sends her to the King Mall to cover a story. Worse her cameraman is former fiancé Patrick MacFarland who wants a second chance to prove they belong together though he is concerned that going for the mistletoe might be over the top.

"Deck the Halls" by Holly Jacobs. After hearing every imaginable musical version of White Christmas (Bing must be turning over), Joy O'Connell has had it with the Yuletide holiday. However, when you are a Harrington and Vine store manager at the mall, you better accept Christmas music to cheer up the customers. Making matters worse much of the employees have the flu just as Dr. Edward Hall and his three terrorist sons invade her sanctuary.

These are three fun, cute lighthearted Christmas romance tales that start off with bah humbug, but soon turns to joy to the world.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 5, 2006

Summary

Santa, Baby by Sherryl Woods
When Amy Riley's son disappears in the mall, Santa—who is actually police officer Nick DiCaprio—comes to the rescue. Whoever said the Big Red Guy wasn't sexy?

Assignment Humbug by Darlene Gardner
Retail manager Joy O'Connell is fraying at the edges when rheumatologist Ed Hall and his three child-terrors enter her store. Between shopping hell and bah humbug, can Ed uncover the true Joy of the season?

Deck the Halls by Holly Jacobs
TV reporter Merry Deluca's "'tis the season to be greedy" story is about to get complicated—her new cameraman is recently ex-fiancé Patrick MacFarland! And he's got a whole new angle for her story....