When a disgruntled department store elf wages war against a too sexy for the suit Santa, sparks fly.

Going into the holiday season, I thought my life couldn't get much worse. My mom is sick, I had to ditch college, my boyfriend wants an open relationship, and my only job option is Winston's Wonderland—or rather, Satan's vacation home.

I was wrong. Bossman decided to go cheap this year, and now I'm donning too-tight leggings and a pair of pointed elf ears.

As if that wasn't enough, I get to spend the season with our newest hire, Nick, our department store Santa. With his sultry smirk and washboard abs, he has no business donning the big red suit, not that anyone will listen to me. Luckily, with a little and padding, he actually manages a passable transformation. Too bad his attitude needs adjusting.

He's arrogant, has no work ethic, and is quite possibly drunk. At best, he'll make my job harder than it has to be. At worst, he'll ruin Christmas for the town's children. So excuse me for saying bah-bah-freakin'-humbug.

But all isn't as it appears, and when a few unexplainable acts of kindness happen throughout my tiny town, I find out there's more to Jolly Old Saint Nick than what meets the eye.

Drinks turn into a date and kisses are exchanged on my doorstep, but when I discover the real reason for his holiday gig, I realize his heart is made of coal.

But when a Christmas miracle shakes the town, I have to wonder if maybe he isn't a total Scrooge after all.

Now the only question is: do I give him another chance, or is he doomed to stay on my naughty list?

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