
The Mrs. Claus Contract
by Carol Kinnee
Sometimes love needs a little North Pole magic to nudge it on its way.

Some secrets are meant
to be unwrapped.
Sam McNaughton is home for the holidays—but no one, especially his ex-fiancée Sophie, can know. The military declared him dead, and he plans to stay that way, hiding out at the family Christmas tree farm until his back pay arrives. A temporary Santa job at the local market sounds like the perfect cover . . . until he bumps into Sophie.
Sophie Malone has spent the past year mourning a man who dumped her over Zoom. Sam isn’t worth her tears—so why is she still crying into her peppermint mocha? She’s ready to move on, pay her mom’s debts, and complete the month-long Mrs. Claus contract she signed at Shiparelli’s market.
Except Sam isn’t dead—and he’s about to play secret Santa to Sophie’s covert Mrs. Claus. With the Christmas countdown ticking, can Sophie use her festive alter ego to bring Sam back to life—and back into her heart?