Courting the Clauses — Deatri King-Bey

Seven years ago when Carol Claus became a widow, she lost everything from her identity to her home. All she had left was the love of her daughter. With time Carol emerged a successful businesswoman who swore to never be dependent or loose herself in someone else's shadow again. When a larger than life neighbor moves in next door, she is apprehensive of his advances, but there's just something about Nicholas Saint's hardy laugh, dimpled smile and twinkle in his eye that has her wanting more. Only seventeen when her father passed, Jessica Claus didn't have time to mourn. Instead, she accepted an entry-level job at a factory. Over the years Jessica showed her worth and is finally about to be rewarded with a managerial promotion. Thinking life couldn't get better, her new neighbor Chris Saint is the stuff fantasies are made of, and he wants her to be part of that fantasy... Then everything crashes, and the Saint men will have to pull off Christmas miracles to save their relationships with the Claus women.This is a sweetish romance. There are also discussion questions at the end that contain spoilers, so please do not read those first.