All she wanted was a quiet Christmas with her baby.She wasn’t expecting to get stuck in a snowstorm in a strange town with a gorgeous stranger and his family… But sometimes getting lost takes us exactly where we’re supposed to be.**Santa Baby is a 15,000 word Christmas novella/short story.
Fantastic Holiday Quickie!
The very best books have you wanting more, and this one did just that! When a desperate mother has no choice but to pull over in a snow storm and pray the car keeps her and her baby warm, she never imagines the dangerous man who confronts her in the parking lot just might be her Santa.
Short read. Great story. And I’m deliberately not revealing too much.
This being a Novella I’m going to be short and sweet and can’t wait to see more of the Carelli’s
This is such a beautiful story of the kindness of others, and the instant attraction some feel.
I can’t wait to see where Maggie and Smoke go next. They certainly have potential to be a great romance.
Loved this!
I have read all of Chelle’s books & loved them. This short story was wonderful & we need another book!! Maggie is a down on her luck single mother to baby Mateo who ends up broken down in front of Smoke Carelli’s family restaurant on Christmas Eve. Smoke approaches her & invites her in to the family gathering. It’s a story we need more of to see what happens between them & the rest of Carelli siblings need their books too!!
Santa Baby was just what I needed this holiday season. A story of faith and awe at how one Smoke Carelli saves the tired and hopeless Maggie and her infant son Mateo one snowy night and how they not only feel the fire that is starting to burn between them but have the potential for becoming more.
Bliss and Butler once again give their all (even in a shorter book) writing a beautiful little story with the right amount of steam, humor and what it means to be have another person’s back no matter what. The magic of Christmas was never more evident in this great novella as the Carelli family opens up their homes and their hearts to a stranger who I have a feeling might just be the woman who softens that sexy, yet a bit hardened man in Smoke.
5 beautiful stars!
This was quick holiday audiobook that gave me all the happy feelings. Smoke and Maggie’s story seems to begin when Smoke notices Maggie and her son Matteo in her car outside his family’s restaurant. As soon as he realized they were in the car and cold he brought them into the restaurant where they were having a family dinner for Christmas Eve. These two seem to be pulled together even though Smoke doesn’t want a relationship and Maggie just is focused on surviving and raising her son. It was a great introduction to Smoke and Maggie’s story. It was such a feel good audiobook that put me in the holiday spirit.
This was such a cute story. I fell in love with both these characters.
Maggie is a single mother, and she would do anything for her son, Mateo. She works as a waitress in a diner with a douche for a boss. So when she can’t find a baby sister for her son, her boss tells her to go home and he won’t pay her. So she finds herself stranded with her son in her car and it’s snowing. So can’t blame her when she freaks out when there’s a knock on her window.
This is how she meets Smoke Carelli. And man Smoke was definitely not expecting a beautiful women stranded with her baby. He can’t leave her stranded and invites her to have dinner with his family and insists she stays with him and wait out the storm…
I loved this short novella. Smoke and Maggie was so cute together. I loved how protective he was with her and Mateo and he just met them. Maggie was an amazing mom and she deserved someone like Smoke taking care of her for a change… I read Smokes and Maggie’s story and loved that I got to see the back story and how they met…
The narrators in this audio was spot on. Lance Greenfield I loved him as Smoke and Brentwood did an amazing job as Maggie I definitely want more audios with this these two narrators
Santa Baby is a holiday novella that has me wanting more of the Carelli Family!
What a great introduction to this world. Maggie is down on her luck however things start turning around when she parks her car and has an interesting first meeting with Smoke. This quick story gives us just a taste of what is going to happen and I can’t wait to read more and find out all the juicy details of their relationship and the workings of this crime family!
Well I’m not normally one for the sickly sweet Christmas themed reads but this was an audiobook I couldn’t pass up. I’ve listened to Chelle and Eden’s NAILED DOWN series and really enjoyed it. So I thought this was a no-brainer seeing as it’s narrated by Samantha Brentmoor (who we all know is a favourite of mine) and Lance Greenfield (another fantastic narrator).
It’s a Christmas novella about Maggie and Smoke. Maggie runs out of gas in Smoke’s town and his good Italian family values has him bringing her into their Christmas celebrations. I loved meeting the Carelli’s and witnessing the different relationships within the family. Maggie although completely down on her luck is fiercely independent, which I love in my heroines. Smoke is that, take no refusals, bossy but gooey on the inside guy, that can’t resist rescuing her, just a little.
Even though this was only a short one there was still plenty of heat and it will leave you wanting more of their story.
This is not my first Chelle Bliss book, but it is my first Eden Butler, and let me tell you. I need more. It’s a very short Christmas story and is very much a tease of…something. I have my theories for sure and I need to know more of Smoke and Maggie. As well as the rest of the family. The narration was so good! I volunteered to listen and review a complimentary copy of this. All opinions are my own.
What a cute, but also hot Christmas story.
Badass Smoke and Maggie, who has nothing, would be an amazing couple.
I would love to read more about them.
Such a great Christmas listen! It just shows that even though you aren’t where you wanted to be, you can be where you need to be. Such a great story perfect for Christmas time.
Santa Baby: A Carelli Family Christmas Novella was a great read by Chelle Bliss and Eden Butler. It is a really great holiday story about Smoke and Maggie. Smoke finds Maggie stranded on the side of the road with her infant son, Mateo. I really enjoyed their steamy connection in this great novella. I loved Samantha Brentmoor and Lance Greenfield’s narration of these great characters. I can’t wait to read more by Chelle Bliss and Eden Butler.
If you’re looking for a cute & sexy Christmas novella, this is the one to read. She’s a single mom down on her luck when she meets Smoke and he makes all her Christmas dreams come true
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I just adored these two and could have listened to hours more of this story! I was routing for Maggie since the first word! There are just some people you wish good things upon, she deserved them! Smoke was the perfect man to come to her rescue! Lance Greenfield and Samantha Brentmoor did a fantastic job narrating this fun and sexy book!
SANTA BABY A Carrelli Family Christmas Novella by Chelle Bliss & Eden Butler
Santa Baby by Chelle Bliss & Eden Butler is the very sweet holiday story of Smoke Carelli & Maggie. They meet when he finds her stranded with her infant son Mateo along the road on Christmas Eve and rescues them. They have a steamy connection from the start. I very much loved this story and these characters. I am looking forward to reading more about the Carelli family. Samantha Brentmoor and Lance Greenfield do the narrating and do a great job. This is a definite 5 star read.
Santa Baby is one hot listen/read by Chelle Bliss. Santa Baby shows you how a family can reach out to a complete stranger and welcome them with open arms. I absolutely love listening and reading to this book, so much I bought the paperback.
Smoke Carelli in all his alpha protective mode is a sight to behold!! After discovering Maggie and her son in her beat up car outside his family restaurant, he will do all he can to help her…..whilst pretending he doesn’t really care…but we know he does!! I would love more for this couple!!
for the audio –
Santa Baby is a perfect holiday listen. A woman struggling to just make it home and falls into the path of a huge family willing to make sure that Christmas spirit is still alive. This listen was fast and heartwarming. Samantha Brentmoor and Lance Greenfield were wonderful in expressing Maggie and Smoke as well as the rest of the family. They really brought the story to life with the stress of the holiday and the joys.
Santa Baby was a really enjoyable Christmas novella. This was a quick, steamy enjoyable introduction to Smoke and Maggie’s story. I cannot wait to read more about them and the Carelli family.
Audio Review
If you are looking for the perfect Christmas story look no further than this quick novella, Samantha Brentmoor and Lance Greenfield are the narrators that bring this magical read to life.
Smoke comes across Maggie when she is at her lowest, alone and stranded with her 6 month old son and when he offers her shelter, food and a place to rest she is initially frightened and weary of the hot strangers motives…..
This book ticked all my boxes, it has a strong alpha male who is caring and a woman who needs a man just like him to bring joy and magic back into her life, it’s a sizzling hot listen with plenty of witty banter and all in all it’s a great magical book that touched my heart on so many levels.