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About the Book

A self-confessed Christmas queen, Sue Montaigne prides herself on organising the annual nativity pageant in her small Cornish village of Poldore.

But this year, what with having to deal with the repairs on Castle House after it was wrecked by a terrible storm, training a new – and frankly flighty – Virgin Mary and managing a Joseph who is allergic to sheep, she is distinctly lacking a little bit of ‘me time’.

And then there are the auditions for the new Santa. But nothing prepares her for the beautiful man who turns up, a twinkle in his eye and a promise to make her Christmas dreams come true...

About the Author

Scarlett Bailey has loved writing stories since childhood. Before writing novels she worked as a waitress, cinema usherette and bookseller. Passionate about old movies, Scarlett loves nothing more than spending a wet Sunday afternoon watching her favourite films back-to-back with large quantities of chocolate.

Scarlett also writes novels under her real name Rowan Coleman. Currently she lives in Hertfordshire with her husband, five children and a very large collection of beautiful shoes.

Also by Scarlett Bailey:

Just For Christmas

Married by Christmas

Santa Maybe (digital short)

The Night Before Christmas

Writing as Rowan Coleman:

The Memory Book

Lessons in Laughing Out Loud

The Happy Home for Broken Hearts

The Baby Group

Woman Walks Into A Bar

River Deep

After Ever After

Growing Up Twice

The Accidental Mother

The Accidental Wife

The Accidental Family

Praise for Scarlett Bailey:

‘A delicious Christmas read!’ Trisha Ashley

‘Festive fun from the Queen of Christmas chick lit’ Fabulous Magazine, Sun on Sunday

‘I LOVE it! It was funny, romantic and the perfect book to snuggle up with’ Scarlett Bailey does it again! - Miranda Dickinson

‘Endearing and funny, we loved this gorgeously Christmassy romcom’ Closer

‘A light, fun and fast-paced chunk of chortlesome chick-lit’ Heat

‘an awesome Christmassy read with a lot of twists and turns ... you can’t put it down’ Chicklit Club

‘Perfect for the festive holiday, a story of love and romance and a Christmas Eve wedding gone wrong . . . Great fun’ Daily Record

SECRET SANTA

Rowan Coleman, writing as Scarlett Bailey

22 December

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‘Jago, you don’t really mean it, do you?’ Sue Montaigne, one-time aristocrat, and self-appointed pillar of the community sat down on the bar stool next to the old man, who stared implacably into his pint of something, well, brown and murky.