Santa, Baby | 
 enlarge | Authors: Jennifer Crusie, Lori Foster, Carly Phillips
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
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Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 1
ISBN: 0312939760
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.0108334
EAN: 9780312939762
Publication Date: October 31, 2006
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Product Description
Get ready for a holiday season you’ll never forget with three of today’s most sensational writers who know what every woman wants for the holidays. You’ll believe in Santa all over again with these seductive stories from:
JENNIFER CRUSIE
Mayhem ensues under the mistletoe as a determined shopper grabs the very last hot toy action figure off the shelf, only to find herself plunged into the middle of a real-life spy game—in the arms of a sexy secret agent. . .
LORI FOSTER
Two dedicated coworkers with a lot of secrets (and fantasies!) between them must plan a Christmas party side by side—and discover a love worth celebrating—in this steamy office romance.
CARLY PHILLIPS
A “mistletoe moment” begins when a no-nonsense lawyer intent on seducing her boss meets his twin instead—after giving him a scintillating kiss that leaves him begging for more. . .
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Crusie's story shines in pitiful company November 24, 2008
D. K. Stokes
Santa Baby is obviously an anthology. The Crusie novella is new--the Foster and Phillips ones are reprints.
***** "Hot Toy" by Jennifer Crusie.
It's Christmas Eve, and Trudy Maxwell has to find a Major MacGuffin for her nephew... which cracked me up every time I read it, because I know why it was called that. In the very last toy store, she finds last year's model and an ex-boyfriend, and ends up involved in a dangerous game of espionage. It's short, but Crusie makes it work.
The fact that Trudy and Nolan had already started falling in love helped, as did the ending. But mostly it's the fact that, in typical Crusie fashion, she made every word count.
*** "Christmas Bonus" by Lori Foster.
Meh. Maggie and Eric have both loved each other from afar for years, and now that her father has died and left the company to Maggie instead of Eric, and she's now his boss, any potential relationship appears to be doomed, until Maggie decides to take matters into her own hands.
The unrequited love helps with the length, but I had trouble with 1) her father just died, but all she can think about is how hawt Eric is, 2) her father knew she had the hots for Eric, so he left her the company to give her a chance with him (???), and 3) she's The Best Boss Evah, but what she really wants is something else. Just too much to swallow for me.
** "Naughty Under the Mistletoe" by Carly Phillips.
Antonia has had the hots for her boss for a while, and now that she'll be moving to another office, the annual Christmas party is the perfect chance to seduce him. Except that when she starts kissing him, she discovers it's his twin brother Max. And she's even hotter for him.
This is one of those "romances" in which hot sex = love. And to top it off, there's the dreaded trust issue and Big Misunderstanding. After a one-night stand. Shoot me now.
 Wonderful July 14, 2008
Lisa Ann Weber (Wheat Ridge, CO, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
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 Enjoyed This Book! January 20, 2008
C. Reppond (GA)
All the stories had me wanting to read more then what was in the book. All of the writers had a good plot and some high energy characters. I really enjoyed this book.
I had never read anything by Jennifer Crusie before, and found her style of writing fresh and entertaining. I will definitely be reading more of her books. In Cruise's story you find Trudy Maxwell in a toy store on Christmas Eve looking for the "Hot Toy" of the season. She runs into Nolan Mitchell (they had previously dated) and Reese Daniels (her father's research assistant from last year) and all three are looking for this toy for their own purposes. The fun starts from there soon she gets caught up in the middle of a spy game and has to determine who is telling her the truth. It really is a must read!
Lori Foster has the second story and I will be looking for more books from her too! "Christmas Bonus" is about two co-workers, Maggie and Eric, finding themselves having fantasies about the other one. They don't know that the other likes them until one fateful kiss under some strategically placed mistletoe....
Carly Phillips holds the last story. I've enjoyed her other books just like I enjoyed this one. "Naughty Under the Mistletoe" is about Toni, who is dressed like an elf for the office Christmas party, and Max, a detective who doesn't want to be at the party but goes because his sick father wants him there. Toni has always been the nice girl but decides to be bad for just one night and finds herself kissing her soon-to-be-ex boss's brother. They have a pool game that leads to truth or dare, where they either reveal a secret about themselves or shed a piece of clothing.
I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did.
 Christmas porn December 4, 2007
the ArtWench (the Deep South)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It really pains me to say this; but, Santa Baby is short on story line and character development. Jennifer Crusie's novella, "Hot Toy" saved this volume from a one star rating; however, even this piece was not quite up to Crusie's usual rollicking good fun standards. If it were stand alone piece, I would probably have given the novella 3 stars.
Lori Foster and Carly Phillips really disappointed me though and dragged the book down irretrievably. Foster's "Christmas Bonus" lacked everything but sex, of which it had way too much. And Phillips' "Naughty Under the Mistletoe" was so unbelievable that even the sex fell flat.
All in all, I was thoroughly disappointed and saddened that Crusie's name is linked to this book. All three authors are much better writers than what was delivered by this book. Save your money and read some of their other works such as, Faking It by Jennifer Crusie.
 A Waste of Money... August 30, 2007
Gayle (Woodland Hills, CA)
I bought this book for Jennifer Crusie. I did not enjoy her story and the others were deplorable. This was a waste of time, money, and my eyesight. All three novellas were big " who cares". Ridiculous stories each and every one, each one highly implausible. Not even fun to read.
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