The last thing I wanted for Christmas was a shockingly gorgeous new stepbrother. And I certainly didn’t want to play elf to your Santa at my mother’s charity event or sneak off to kiss you under the mistletoe. Ok, maybe I wanted that at the time, but it can’t happen again. It’s too naughty.
Is it bad I can’t stop fantasizing about all the ways you can deck my halls so I can fa la la la la all night long?
It is, I know.
I can’t control myself.
What I really want for Christmas is to stop craving you all the time.
I’ll need a Christmas miracle.
Signed,
Winter
**Christmas Alert: This is a fast-paced, short romp in the snow. Filled with holiday fun, steamy scenes that'll make you blush, and a pair of step-siblings that can't keep their hands to themselves. A perfect read to relax by the fire and get your heat on.
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You know I probably would’ve liked this a lot more if I hadn’t read almost the same story a few days ago. And The Naughty List by Sara Cate was way better.
This felt very superficial. Yeah I get that it’s just a fun little holiday read but it read like very little thought and effort went into it.
I did think Winter making up elf names was cute and I liked the epilogue. But that’s pretty much all I came away with.
Winter (26) is on the way to her mom’s since she’s getting married again. On her way there, she avoids hitting a deer and her car kind of breaks down. Enter her hero- Kane (30). He helps her out and she gets a crush on him. When they part ways, she can’t stop thinking about him, and neither can he. They get officially introduced as step-siblings and they’re shocked.
Don’t worry. It doesn’t stop them from succumbing to their carnal desires 🔥🥵. For such a short book, it is pretty STEAMY! Is there a plot! Sure… did I read it for the plot? Nope 😂😈😈👀. It’s there but it takes a step back to showcase the connection between Winter and Kane. Kane, who’s a SEXY Santa- knows how to please his elf Winter😉💦.
This is a nice palette cleanser; plus, it puts you in the holiday spirit. Annnnnnd, we get a cute HEA epilogue 🥰. This might be insta-love, but they have a promising future.
⚠️safety squad⚠️ -no anything 😂😂😂 (no owd/omd/cheating/sharing) -oh wait!!! I remembered. Spanking 😈😉 because the elf was being naughty and Santa had to take care of that 🥵 -oh and there a c@nd@m used, but then there’s not lol and the consequences show up in the epilogue 😉❤️ -HEA/epilogue
Very superficial. I did had fun and the writing was very easy to read, but I didn't care at all about the little plot there was and the characters weren't flashed out at all as the book was less than 100 pages.
“𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘀. 𝗡𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘆.” 🎄 Winter and Kane didn’t know each other, but had one thing in common: they had enough with their parents. As in her mom and his dad suddenly married just a few weeks after they married. Now is around the holidays and they are meeting the designate parent to try to put some sense.
Obviously, things don’t go as planned. They didn’t expect each other, now step siblings. Mostly important, they don’t know how to contain their lust, attraction, whatever. I mean, who could fall in love in such short time, right? It must be nothing. But as they keep being putting together, especially him as Santa and she as an Elf, things suddenly escalate! Damn, prepare yourself because things get hotter and hotter!
“Anyone who says you can’t find true love in three weeks is nothing but a Scrooge.”
It’s been awhile since I last read a book from Logan, but once I saw the blurb from this book I had to grab: forbidden step-brother during Christmas? Yummy, this was an instant yes for me! This short story brought everything I wanted and needed. I wish it was longer because I wanted to much more from Kane and Winter!
I hope you're ready to get bells jingled and your tinsel in a twist because this naughty Christmas tale will have you hot under ugly sweater and melting more than your snowman. Kane and Winter are an insta-love romance with a taboo twist. They are sexy, funny, have so much chemistry and will have you cheering for them till the end! This couple meets on a snowy road but part ways only to find themselves sitting across from one another as their parents proclaim their love for one another. Now there is nowhere to hide as Kane and Winter are step siblings. The more time they spend with one another the clearer it becomes that there is only one way that this will end, tangled up in the holiday sheets . Kane cannot help or hide the naughty feelings he has for Winter. No woman has ever affected him this way. The more time he spends with her the more he knows that he will need to make her his. Winter is more than smitten with her new step brother but it is wrong to want him....right? Sometimes fate works in mysterious ways and it may take more than a Christmas miracle to find their way through this crazy situation ! ~~Michele McMullen ~~
Meet cute on the side of the road when he rescues her after her car dies on her after swerving to avoid a deer.
Winter- lost her job for cursing at her boss who was jealous of her, wants to write & illustrate kids books, she can’t stop thinking about Kane, pretty sure she shouldn't have the hots for her new step brother.
Kane- successful, frustrated with his flakey father, fascinated by Winter.
His dad eloped with her mom.
End up assigned to play Santa & his elf for the kids at her family's resort (the one owned & run by her cousin, Graham... we get him, Zoe, the goats, and their child).
They end up having to share a cabin... and naughtiness ensues.
Steamy, kinda insta love.
Fast, funny, HOT read!
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Super short and very sweet. Winter comes to town to see her mom. When she gets to town her car breaks down. To her rescue is the sextet guy she's ever seen. Then they find out they are step siblings
Logan brought a quirkiest to a new level this book was fun and seriously just what I needed right now. Winter and Kane brought The heat to a forbidden romance with a light hearted humor.
"I’m not a relationship-type of guy. I’m more of a go-on-a-few-dates-and-let-things-fizzle-out kind of guy. It’s easier."
That's me! I'm that guy! lol
Okay, this one was a little disappointing for me (honestly, this series so far has been really up and down).
They harp on the fact that they can't be together because they're stepsiblings when 1) They met before they knew and 2) they are 26 and 30! They just met! They aren't related by blood and just met. The constant hemming and hawing about it was kinda annoying.
The high points were the spanking and the hint of Dom (yeah there could have been more) in the steamy scenes.
226/200 My god this was annoying. I don’t want to give it a one star because I hate giving indie authors a one star but this was not good. I’m genuinely surprised that there’s so many five stars. Winter was annoying, she kept making up Elf names in replacement for curse words. The mother was annoying too. And I usually don’t mind insta love but this was just ridiculous
Winter is on her way to talk to her mother about her spontaneous marriage. She feels like her mother is acting irresponsibly. On her way, she almost hits a deer, causing her car to stall. A passerby, Kane, stops to help her and after she is on her way she wishes she had gotten his number.
Later that evening, at dinner, Winter finds out that her new step brother is none other than her sexy hero from before.
Kane knows his father, and he knows that his marriage isn’t going to last. He feels his father is once again acting irresponsibly, risking his brides heart for what’s sure to be his temporary happiness. Making matters worse, he’s absolutely attracted to his step sister.
Winter and Kane can’t fight their attraction, but what happens when their parent’s find out? Your step sibling is supposed to be off limits.
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This story is a steamy insta-love, forbidden romance that will have you begging for more time and time again. If you’re looking for a quick read that you can enjoy when you have a little down time then you need to pick this goodie up. Winter and Kane are a couple that will stay with you for quite some time. It’s focused round the holidays but I can see this being enjoyed year round.
This was the perfect read to start the holiday season! The Elf-isms had me rolling with laughter and the story itself was a feel good sexy time! Logan Chance has a way of capturing the female perspective that just amazes me! I highly recommend .
If I could give a negative star rating on a book this would be the one. I did it to myself honestly because I had high expectations for this book being a step sibling romance. The book starts out with a 26 year old unemployed strawberry blonde peppermint scented girl named Winter. She lost her job cussing at her boss (and saying her hair color was natural) and has decided to give random elf names to everything instead of swearing. She gets her car stuck in the road that she’s been on a million times and forgot to pack her charger. A man stops and his name is Kane. Lo and behold he gets her car fixed up and she goes on her merry way. She ends up discovering that oh no that’s her new step brother. Her family owns a resort and they put on a show with Santa and and elf and she is writing a story for each kid. Oh her dream is to be an illustrator and oh my wouldn’t you know it, Kane works for a publishing company! Imagine that? Kane kisses her while he’s in a closet on santa break. Oh and he sniffs her hair and can’t get enough of her strawberry blonde hair. They are almost discovered by her mom. She is over the moon about her newest husband. They go to a party and Kane takes Winter back to their shared cabin (because they had to share a room since there were no other vacancies). They have sex after her devours her “promised land” and suddenly he proclaims he’s in love with her. Did I mention the strawberry blonde hair? She runs from the room to her mom who’s alone in her room. Her mom confesses she isn’t really in love with Kane’s father. The next day the parents tell them they are getting divorced and Kane and Winter admit they love one another. Oh and don’t forget she’s a natural strawberry blonde people!
Now listen I am all for a step family romance ok. But Logan, please do not refer to a women’s genitalia as the promised land. Also, don’t be a creep with the color of hair. As a red head it’s weird. And use a thesaurus or something. Anything is better than promised land. And the weird spanking banter was cringey.
Plot: Kane and Winter meet one night when he stops to help her with car trouble. Even though they didn't get each other's numbers, they didn't stop thinking about the other. Luckily for them, they meet again, soon. Unluckily for them, they meet because Winter's mom is marrying Kane's dad. There is some sneaking around before they make a decision about what to do. After all, love is love, right?
Commentary: What a shock it would be to walk into a meeting with your mom's new spouse and his family and find out that the hot guy you were lusting after is now your stepbrother! I do like this trope - it's not illegal, but has the edge of taboo. It all got sorted out in the end, though, so the family relationships won't be too big of a problem. This was a perfect short, smutty read for the holidays.
I absolutely loved this novella. The pacing of this one was perfection! It doesn’t just jump into them screwing it’s actually had a storyline there and I loved the angst that this short novella provided. Kane is the type of guy who doesn’t do long term. He dates and then once it fizzles out he moves on. Winter just lost her job and she’s going home because her mom announced that she got married. It’s such a good read with some steam but honestly the storyline is what won me over and the way the author had everything okay out. So so good!!!
Step-Santa, a short Christmas novella by Logan Chance, delivers a sizzling holiday romance that’s equal parts naughty and heartwarming. The characters fall into insta-love—a true love- at-first-sight connection. It’s the kind of story that makes you believe in fate, passion, and the magic of Christmas, all wrapped up in a deliciously dirty bow.
A hasty marriage between their parents bring Winter and Kane together at Christmas, but these grown-up suddenly step-siblings have feelings which are not fraternal/sisterly. A hot short story, with a festive setting. Great read.
Short and sweet and packing some heat! Kane and Winter are attracted from the start but when they realize their parents have married, they find their attraction is questionable. Taboo? Maybe. Maybe not. Very yummy!
This was so cheesy and I loved it. I especially loved the cute elf names. Not every story has to be deep or involved for me to love it 😍!! This was a much needed mental break with plenty of laughs 😍!
This was the most roller coaster book I have ever read! She likes him, then 2 paragraphs later they’re having sex. Then her mother is encouraging it. I had so many emotions in such a short amount of time. If it was longer I may have enjoyed it more as it would have been spread out. I am so concerned.
Me and my step brother taboo obsession. * face palm* Not the greatest in the trope that I’ve ever read. It however did hold my interest. While there wasn’t anything overly new or exciting it was a quick easy read. It was okay. I’d be willing to read others by this author.
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Winter can’t believe her mother got married to a man she’s only known a few weeks, what was she thinking? And now she’s told she has a grown stepbrother. Kane can’t believe his dad married a lady he has only dated a few weeks, and now he finds out he has a new stepsister. On his way to meet his dad he sees a car on the side of the road and stops to help. He’s stunned by the beauty that steps out of the car. They exchange names and he gets her car started and they part ways. Each regretting not exchanging numbers. Imagine his surprise when he sees his stranded beauty, Winter and then her mom, who’s now married to his dad! The two are attracted to each other but Winter fights it and then they finally give in and have sex, Kane tells her he loves her which freaks her out. Then their parents tell them they divorcing. Winter now feels she can confess she loves him too and epilogue with them having a baby boy. The book jumps forward so there is no build up of their relationship, they go from interest, to sex, to love. The love was not believable. I liked both Winter and Kane, they just needed more interaction and emotions.
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Kane and Winter meet when she breaks down on the side of the road and he comes and helps her. Kane and Winter find out their parents got married after knowing each other only three weeks. Kane is waiting to meet his new step sister and in walk Winter. He goes to get her number when he realizes she is his new step sister. They have dinner and talk about Kane playing Santa and Winter being his elf when they get to the Mountain Goat Resort. Their parents informed them that they will ride together to the resort. Kane and Winter talk about being attracted to one another on the ride. Winter tells Kane they can’t do anything about it because they’re related. When they arrive there was a mix up in the room so they have to share a room. After they settle in they head to play Santa and his elf. Winter tells the kids Santa needs a break and they head to a room hidden in the back. She tells him she looks like a clown in her outfit and he tells her she doesn’t. He leans into her and capture her mouth. They deepen the kiss no longer worry about family dynamic. When they pull apart Kane tells her that feel so right while she tells him that was bad. There’s a knock on the door and Winter’s mother is calling them. Winter answers the door and Kane leave them. Her mother asks her if anything is happening between them and Winter tells her no. She tells Winter she came to let her know Aspen is here and they can go shopping for a new dress. After work Winter and Aspen head to the resort’s boutique looking for dresses. They talk about Kane and then grab gingerbread lattes. It takes them longer than expected so they change at the salon and head to the ball. Winter sees Kane right away and when he sees her they can’t stop staring at each other. He comes to greet her and tells her she looks amazing. She introduces her friend Aspen and she goes off to see her father. Kane’s father finds them and corral them all together to be introduced. Kane asks her if she wants to get out of there and she says yes. As soon as they’re back in their room he spins her around and presses her to the door, kissing her. He tells her tonight she is his and wants to know if she understand. She tell him yes and his hand trails up her thigh, spreading her legs apart. He tell her he’s going to take what he wants tonight, that he’s in charge. She tells him ok and then he slaps her ass, she moans, and he tells her she turns him on. He asks her if she likes to be punished and she tells him yes. He spins her and hoist her up she wraps her legs around his waist and they move to the sofa. He feast like a starved man dragging his tongue through her wetness. He speeds up his tempo he watches as her orgasm washes over her. He unbutton his pants and slides into her. She tells him she’s never felt anything like this before. He feels like he can’t breathe unless he is kissing her. She tells him this is wrong and he tells her it will never be wrong. He tells her to come with him and that she is amazing. Winter’s phone pings and she tells him their parents are looking for them. They decide to head back to the ball but her mother’s voice comes from outside the door. Kane opens the door and tells her Winter wasn’t feeling good. She tells Kane his father is looking for him so he heads back. Her mother leaves her to rest, so she draws a bath. Her hands trail over her body and up to her breast when she hears Kane asking her if she’s getting off without him. She asks him how long he’s been there and he tells her long enough. He climbs into the tub behind her and begins to wash her body. Kane positions Winter straddling his lap, he sinks deep inside her. He takes what he needs and she gives it freely. He tells her he thinks he might be falling in love with her. She doesn’t say anything and rushes out of the bathroom. She tells him they can’t do things and she leaves. The next morning she wakes in her mother’s cabin. Her mother tells her she has half an hour before she needs to be at Santa’s workshop. After she gets up she asks her mother what is really going on. She tells her she thinks she’s in love with Kane but her mother says she not in love with his father. She tells Winter she doesn’t think he loves her either. She rushes to Santa’s workshop helping the kids on and off his lap. Kane tells the children he needs to check on the reindeer. He follows Winter and tells her he wants her, but they’re not alone in the room. Their parents are there and tells him to sit they need to talk. Their parents tell them they’re getting a divorce. Winter’s mother tells them that some relationships come into your life to set you up onto a new path. Their parents walk out of the room and then she tells him she loves him too. Forty-one weeks later, Winter is pregnant. They are moving into their new home, they bought together. Kane is killing it in the publishing field. People love Winter’s children books. A short time later, they rush to the hospital where Nick their son is born.
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