Jaime Samms – författare

Magic is never complicated. You just have to know where to look for it.When he was fifteen years old, Nathan made a heartbroken wish to a Santa he didn't believe in.Ten years later, he bumps into Kriss on a street corner far away from that teenager's life. At first, Kriss seems like the answer to that long ago letter, but they soon discover magic isn't as simple as sprinkling glitter over the cracks.It will take something much deeper keep Kriss and Nathan together.All they have to do is believe. That, and remember that magic isn't all bells and glitter. Sometimes, it takes time, patience, and forgiveness to mend a family and heal hearts enough to love like new.This story was first published in 2011 as Not Your Ordinary Christmas Elf. This version is the same story, updated and expanded for a new decade.

They knew being famous would be one hell of a ride. They didn't know it might be a ride into hell.Singer Coby Kennedy and his drummer twin, Bruce, have steered their band, Patchwork Heaven, to the top of the country charts, bucking difficult band members and personal demons along the way. As cowboys do.The top of the heap makes them an easy target, though. Trouble starts with anonymous letters, but quickly escalates to sinister gifts and wanton destruction of their personal space.Enter the Detail, a specialized security firm, and its owner, Gregor. As the stalker gets closer and more violent, Coby's struggle with his own fears and phobias begins to shred his bond with his twin and draw uncomfortable attention to Gregor's unsettling past. While Coby is convinced Gregor is not the threat, Gregor isn't sure he's the right man to keep Coby safe, either from the stalker, or his own growing interest in the singer.Sure, he needed a bodyguard. But who was going to protect his heart?

One dancer. One cleaner. Two very different worlds.If Conrad isn't good enough to be a principal dancer, at least he makes a stellar teacher, stern with the kids coming through his studio, but chatty with anyone else who stands still too long.Dusty likes the quiet spaces between words. Since a brutal beating as a teenager, he's content to go unnoticed, reconciled to his broken brain and a dance career lost before it ever began. Cleaning Conrad's studio is perfect for a guy who doesn't want to be the center of anything.Convinced if Dusty comes out from the shadows, he'll shine, Conrad can't seem to leave him to his simple work—or stop talking. Because Dusty not only hears him, he also listens. It's been a long time since anyone listened.Far from being annoyed, Dusty is drawn to the man hidden behind Conrad's babble. But Conrad has the life Dusty never got to have, and wanting someone from that world could shatter him all over again.This book was previously published. The story has not changed, but this version includes the short story Out of Step, previously only available in the series print anthology.

Who needs a love life when there's so much work to do?Nothing is getting in the way of this tiny house build.Not my tiny budget.Not my tiny stockpile of supplies.Not the tiny question of legality concerning the practice of sneaking materials out of the dumpster on my neighbour's construction site.Not the tiny snowflakes threatening to fall sooner than I am prepared for them.Definitely not Cullen, the not-so-tiny foreman on the construction site with his amazing shoulders, kind eyes, and inexplicable interest in taking me on dates and feeding me.Wait. Maybe that last one, but just for the afternoon…then I'm right back on task, because building an entire house, of any size, from recycled materials is no tiny feat.So imagine my shock when, every time I leave the site, I come back to find someone has been there while I was away. They haven't taken anything. Instead, they're putting up walls and roof joists and leaving behind festive decorations.Have I been the victim of tiny construction elves?