The day has finally arrived for us to reveal the full cover for the Step Into Christmas anthology,
written by the members of the Write Here, Write Now Community from Karen Sanders Editing!
Blurb: Get ready to sleigh into the holiday spirit with Step Into Christmas, a heartwarming collection of short stories, each one inspired by a beloved Christmas song. From the timeless classics to the jolly jingles that fill the airwaves, this anthology brings a fresh twist to the songs that define the season.
Packed with festive charm, holiday romance, and seasonal surprises, these stories capture the joy, nostalgia, and magic of Christmas. Whether you’re by the fire or under the mistletoe, these tales will fill your heart with the warmth and wonder of the season.
So grab a cup of cocoa, press play on your favourite Christmas playlist, and dive into this enchanting collection of yuletide stories. Perfect for anyone who loves the music and magic of Christmas!
Pre-Order Now for Release on November 12, 2024
My story in the anthology was inspired by the song FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, here's the blurb:
Felicity usually loves Christmas, but this year, her perpetual singleness casts a shadow over the holiday cheer. To shake off her gloom, she agrees to babysit her niece and nephew, Mia and William, while her sister Emily gets some much-needed Christmas shopping done.
Building a snowman with the kids brings a smile to Felicity's face, but it’s a temporary distraction from the loneliness she feels. When she confides in her sister, Emily teases, “If only Frosty the Snowman could come to life like in the children’s song.”
Later that night, Felicity is startled awake by a strange noise outside. Expecting to find a stray animal rummaging through the trash, she's stunned when she sees the snowman she and the kids built earlier *moving*.
With Emily's teasing words echoing in her mind, Felicity rushes outside, unable to resist the impossible notion that Frosty might have come to life.
Under the winter moonlight, Felicity watches in awe as the snowman sheds his frosty exterior, revealing a breathtakingly handsome snow-elf named Talvi, summoned from the faerie realm by a surge of solstice magic.
Felicity’s first thought is to find Talvi some clothes before the neighbours catch sight of his chiselled, naked form. Her second thought is just how irresistibly sexy this snow-elf is.
Inviting him inside, the two warm up over mugs of hot chocolate. Felicity muses that maybe Emily's joke was more than just that—perhaps Talvi has been sent to melt away her loneliness.
Rather than being put off by her theory, Talvi smiles and reveals that in the faerie realm during Yule, there's a tradition for keeping warm—a tradition he'd love to share with her.
Despite his icy origins, things quickly heat up as Felicity leads Talvi to her bedroom, where she soon discovers that his ability to control his body temperature makes for some *very* tantalizing experiences under the covers.