Santa for Christmas

Sanclen hates everything about Christmas. Too bad he’s stuck as Santa until he “earns” his repentance. As a banished elf serving many centuries in Antarctica’s Claus Village, he finds spreading holiday cheer to the human masses a process that turns his stomach. But when Santa’s Orb reveals his newest torment – a mandated case he’s to solve – he has no choice but to go into the seething heart of humanity: the abode of a sexy single mother and her child.

Mari can’t believe she found a lunatic hiding in her adopted son’s room. The arrogant man claims to not only be an elf but also Santa. Admittedly, he’s a fine specimen of male beauty. He doesn’t look anything like Old St. Nick nor does he resemble the little toy makers the North Pole is famous for.

After Sanclen spirits them away to Claus Village in Antarctica, she and Sanclen trade barbs and struggle not to fall in love. But he’s running out of time to find out what lies at the heart of his case if he wants to save the young family that has come to mean so much to him.

This is a short story of approx. 14,250 words.