Beards, Brunscrackers and Snowflake Kisses

by Carol Nickles

Widow Carol MacKenzie always felt an affinity for Christmas. During a casual internet search, she stumbles upon a Santa School website. Carol applies and is accepted into Santa School as a solo Mrs. Claus.
Attending Snowflake Visions Santa school is life-changing. Carol learns how to wrangle reindeer, American sign language holiday greetings, and meets a worldwide community of like-minded people, including one beautiful bearded single Santa musician who lives one hour from her west Michigan home.
Charlie Johnson has a decade-long resume of performing as Santa. A Mrs. Claus has never been part of his repertoire.
Santa friends encourage Charlie to pursue Carol. Meanwhile, Carol’s sister-in-law Penny pushes Carol to try an online dating site. Which maneuver, if any, will succeed?
Through a few unexpected twists and holiday surprises, a happy finale prevails.

97 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 28, 2022

Reviews

[Linda Carroll-Bradd · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a great peek into the world of professional Santas and Mrs. Clauses through the mature characters of Carol and Charlie who meet at a convention. I’d never given thought to how the really good Santas learn their craft. Seeing Carol and Charlie find their way to each other in this exclusive world was fun and endearing. I absolutely love this cover!
I received a copy of the novella for an honest review.