Santa Baby [Paperback]

Lisa Jackson (Author), Elaine Coffman (Author), Kylie Adams (Author), Lisa Plumley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2002

This title contains stories including "A Baby for Christmas" by Lisa Jackson, "Under the Mistletoe" by Elaine Coffman, "Holiday Stud" by Kylie Adams, and "Merry, Merry Mischief" by Lisa Plumley. "A Baby for Christmas" - It's turning out to be a Christmas of surprises for lonely Annie McFarlane. First, there's the adorable baby left on her doorstep, followed a day later by the angry, dangerously attractive man claiming to be the child's father. Liam O' Shaughnessy may be intimidating, but this is one precious gift Annie isn't giving up without a fight..."Under the Mistletoe" - Dr. Stanley Levine keeps his house like his life - orderly, predictable, serene - until the day eccentric Southern belle Holly Noel moves in next door with her brood of seven girls. It may be Christmas, but that doesn't mean the dedicated bachelor has to kow-tow to an unruly clan defended by one maddening, sultry mama..."Holiday Stud" - The only way single, successful career woman Audra Jarecki can face a Christmas homecoming - and the pitying eyes of her family - is with a gorgeous boyfriend on her arm. Hiring hunky Colby Douglas may be the worst mistake of Audra's life...or the answer to everything on her Christmas wish list. .."Merry, Merry Mischief" - Flirty Katie Moore is the ultimate good-time girl. Too bad she's held up at the office, helping nose-to-the grindstone architect Jack Brennan with a very special project: emergency babysitting for the boss' tiny daughter. Now, the party girl and the workaholic are joining forces to give the little bundle of joy a Christmas she'll never forget...

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Romance anthologies allow readers to sample writers new to them, or writers they've lost track of, and this holiday batch is particularly lively and varied. Christmas is both naughty and nice in Santa Baby. In Lisa Plumley's "Merry, Merry Mischief," a workaholic architect discovers the joys of the season while baby-sitting his young niece with an attractive co-worker. A career woman hires a male escort to impersonate her boyfriend on a Christmas visit home in Kylie Adam's sexy "Holiday Stud." The holidays will never be the same again for a grinchy psychiatrist when a southern belle and her seven daughters move next door in Elaine Coffman's sweet "Under the Mistletoe." Lisa Jackson adds a touch of suspense to her story of a woman who isn't sure if she can trust the man claiming to be the father of the baby left on her doorstep in "A Baby for Christmas." John Charles
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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Zebra (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821772945
• ISBN-13: 978-0821772942
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,692,545 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 10 Stars for Kylee Adams' story..., October 22, 2002

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Jenn "jenncw" (SoCal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Santa Baby (Paperback)

"Holiday Stud"!! This was fresh, funny, original, and tons of fun to read. the heroine is tired of the pitying looks from her sisters, and the copies of biographies of lesbian celelbrities from her mother. When her underwear model boyfied dumps her right before Christmas, seh goes to a spa to recharge, and there she meets a new friend with a recommendation. Hire George, a "professional companion" who promises a climactic experiece. On the other side of the story, George is double booked for the holiday, and sends his recently out-of-work airforce pal to do the job. once the job is on, though, the reader gets to meet all of Kylee's other crazy, mixed-up characters.

Lisa Plumley's story was a great read also, but Lisa Jackson and Elaine Coffman's stories were re-prints. Kylee's short story was worth the purchase price of the book on its own, but I was disappointed to find that I'd already read 2 of the 4 stories! Buy this book, Kylee and Lisa will make it worth your money, but be warned that it is only half new.

3.0 out of 5 stars Truly marginal. Rambling and not very Romantic., December 11, 2007

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melindeeloo (sb,ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Santa Baby (Paperback)

My review title says it all.
"A Baby for Christmas" was contrived, the setup had many reasons for Liam and Annie to dislike each other and the author didn't give us good reasons for them to get together. Also it bugged me that a man who thought that he'd already 'accidentally' fathered a child and a woman who shouldn't get pregnant due to multiple miscarriages would have unprotected sex, doesn't say much for their intelligence.

"Merry Mischief" was ok, but nothing special as two former lovers get their second chance at romance while baby sitting.

"Holiday Stud" was the only story that didn't involve children in someway. It was original, and starts out at the very posh Bacara Resort in my hometown, so that was fun for me.

"Under the Mistletoe" I liked, not because it was a great romance, but because there was tons of character development for the heroine and I had to admire a a single mom with 7 children who still had an upbeat attitude. The hero was not very hero-like throughout the majority of the story and then a bump on the head and one kiss turns him from frog to prince. It was hard to imagine the transition from grumpy picky neighbor to the romantic guy who displays his proposal in Christmas lights and loves the woman enough to take on a household with 10 females.

I bought Santa Baby thinking it was a new release, my bookstore fooled me by displaying it. I wouldn't recommend buying it unless you find it a garage sale, and even then I don't know that it is worth your time unless you really love these authors.