Santa's Playbook

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Santa's Playbook
Karen Templeton

WANTED: A MUM FOR CHRISTMAS!Handsome widower and high-school football coach Ethan Noble is trying to keep four adorably unruly kids in line. He definitely isn’t looking for love… But when his oldest insists her drama teacher, Claire Jacobs, is perfect for him, he can’t resist Claire’s bright smile and infectious laugh.Claire privately admits that Ethan is drop-dead gorgeous – but his family dynamic is seriously complicated. Claire isn’t sure she’d be a good step-mum, but there’s soon no denying that Ethan’s kids love her. It could just be that there’s a happily-ever-after on the horizon after all!

“Yeah. Kid’s got a knack. Good head for business.”

Claire knew exactly where he was going with this and chose not to follow. “Clearly. Well. Give everyone my—” love, she started to say “—best. And have a good night. All of you.”

“You, too,” he said, his gaze locked on hers. And she thought, Hell.

Because, as she zipped out to her car, the thought nagged that despite what she’d wanted to see—to believe—about things easing between them … had they really? If they’d truly settled into friendship—which was the only logical choice, given the circumstances—why had that conversation felt like a pair of shoes that didn’t fit?

“Don’t even bother answering that,” she muttered to the universe.

Which was probably laughing its damn ass off.

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Jersey Boys:

Born … raised … and ready.

Santa’s Playbook

Karen Templeton

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

A recent inductee into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame, three-time RITA

Award-winning author KAREN TEMPLETON has written more than thirty novels for Mills & Boon. She lives in New Mexico with two hideously spoiled cats, has raised five sons and lived to tell the tale, and could not live without dark chocolate, mascara and Netflix.

To the people in my life Both those I’ve known

And those I’ve yet to meet

Who’ve made Christmas magic for me.

I love you all.

Contents

Cover (#u177c0343-ffc4-5dcb-b89a-ed5d346920fa)

Introduction (#u83efea89-aa55-510d-bee5-7bc0509c1ccb)

Title Page (#ufee6edce-64c3-5cd5-8dbf-60ac60d9a650)

About the Author (#uffbc5527-1679-5b0b-8210-7db057eb3daa)

Dedication (#ubdb9941e-c016-5c60-b247-5c42423c8337)

Contents (#u74f8c564-8ac5-5cbd-a844-7cac532ae005)

Chapter One (#u55132839-30a4-5b94-8d23-6421c61e9e79)

Chapter Two (#ud3e2e08b-97d6-5ca4-91e6-3b41ca2c7cd0)

Chapter Three (#u29988789-cd33-5d45-b1d3-646d1be176e3)

Chapter Four (#u5dac48d9-457b-5f78-ad87-df71edd31817)

Chapter Five (#u0597ddde-0c1f-53b0-a0d4-887c9738988d)

Chapter Six (#u24dbe064-01bd-548a-be2e-18717de4aa1a)

Chapter Seven (#u9a795d93-55f4-5f53-8c45-2dd42e9050b5)

Chapter Eight (#uf1d69181-1498-5ad5-8734-7030a2bac2d1)

Chapter Nine (#ud117167f-a113-5d51-a422-537aac83c0a5)

Chapter Ten (#uc82ea652-09a3-5208-9088-841c6a1649e9)

Chapter Eleven (#ua8650d7b-7554-5f4b-ae68-ac409c2f3803)

Chapter Twelve (#u059ea411-04b2-5266-857c-927d7967a72d)

Epilogue (#u5cc4fded-9670-51c3-9183-6f8e88115bed)

Extract (#uee3762e1-a81d-5e32-ab00-6205551cb442)

Copyright (#u995a8516-628d-591c-bb29-cdd3e70da994)