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A no-nonsense marketing guru

A broken former bull riding champ

One night to blow off some steam

Will Christmas magic in Kissing Springs make it more?

Champion bull rider and horse enthusiast Taj Bailey has a drawer full of awards to show for his extraordinary accomplishments, but not a whole lot of money in his bank account. Now, his ex-wife wants to move to California and take his daughters with her. He needs money to hire a lawyer. A lot of it. And fast. When he hears of a job that pays an unbelievable amount of money to dress up as Santa Claus, he jumps at the chance. He just wishes he’d known that his first assignment on this new job was to take off his clothes.

Summer Lockwood needs a break. From her job. From her interfering relatives. From her good-girl reputation. Life is kind of quiet in her small town and living with her parents again is tedious at best. So when her cousin’s bachelorette party invitation arrives, she packs her bags and heads to Kissing Springs determined to enjoy a little Christmas cheer. But when a hunky, half-naked Santa wearing not much more than his boots sets his sights on her, she decides Christmas cheer isn’t the only thing she plans to enjoy.

What was supposed to be one hot night quickly becomes something hotter than Taj can handle. Can Summer lasso his heart with a little Kissing Springs magic?

233 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 6, 2022

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4,020 reviews
July 25, 2024
Shameless Santa
Book 7 of Welcome to Kissing Springs
Tracy Broemmer

So many tropes, friends to lovers, cheating ex, one night stand. So good. Taj and Summer are well written and developed nicely. I enjoyed the journey and growth. Great read. I recommend reading this series.
1,263 reviews10 followers
December 4, 2022
Santa wore a G-string.

Taj Bailey is the divorced father of 2 adorable little girls, Ellery age 6, and Stella age 4. Stella is usually accompanied by her horse, Rosie. Others may see Rosie as only a stick horse but, to Stella, she's flesh and blood.

Taj is a former bull rider. After a broken back and various other injuries, he hung up his spurs. He now works construction. His ex, Marley, is the bane of his existence.

Taj fell head over heels in love with Marley. Too bad he didn't realize she married him for the money she thought he had. After blowing thru his nest egg and cheating on him multiple times, she finally left him for a much richer man. She's now telling him she and her husband are moving from Kissing Springs to California and the girls will be going with them.

He's desperate to earn money for a lawyer to fight the girls from being moved. As a last resort, he takes a job as a stripping Santa at a bachelorette party. There he meets Summer.

Summer Lockland recently moved back to Rodey from Chicago. She spent several years trying to climb the corporate ladder, had a live-in boyfriend who treated her more like a maid and she missed her family. Now she's trying to find her place at the family distillery. But she's constantly butting heads with 2 of her older brothers, especially Knox.

She ends up leaving her cousin's  bachelorette party with Santa.

Summer and Taj have an instant connection. But he's made a vow to never fall in love again. Summer soon realizes that Marley didn't just divorce him, she broke him.

They start a friends with benefits relationship. But soon Summer breaks the rules by falling in love with him. She has to distance herself from him, hard as that may be. Will Taj finally realize she's helped him heal and that he's no longer the broken man he once was?

I received an ARC of this book from the author via Booksprout. I am voluntarily leaving this review.
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2,830 reviews50 followers
December 5, 2022
Tai will do anything for his two little girls, even dress up like Santa in all male revue at a strip club to earn enough money to pay a lawyer. His bitter and vindictive ex wife is about to whisk his girls across the country which would leave him with very little visitation with them. Desperate times call for desperate measures and all that. The job means quick money and quite a bit of it, so Taj will suck up his pride and give the ladies a show. He didn’t expect to meet a woman he wanted to claim, at least for the night, but Summer definitely left him as hot as the season she is named after. One very hot, very steamy night spent together leaves them both wanting to do it again. But both of them have other things they have to give all their attention to right now. They just can’t seem to avoid each other now that they have met. They both have other things to concentrate on and really aren’t looking for a relationship, right?bTell that to the need each of them feels and their growing feelings for each other.

Their siblings are hilarious and make this book even more enjoyable. This book will definitely leave you laughing and grinning. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
2,451 reviews15 followers
December 5, 2022
Shameless Santa by Tracy Broemmer is the first novel of hers that I have read and I am now a huge fan. I have loved all of the books in the Welcome to Kissing Springs multi-author series so was excited to read the seventh in the series, and I'm so glad I did. While Taj Bailey wouldn't trade his little girls for anything, his ex-wife did a number on him and is now threatening to move his kids across the country. When he takes on a side job of stripping to make some quick cash as Christmas nears, he meets Summer at the first bachelorette party he works. Summer has just moved back home to Rodey, KY after a failed long-term relationship and has taken on the marketing at her family's bourbon distillery. Neither is looking for love, but are happy for one hot night together. But when one night turns to friendship with benefits, can they both really keep their hearts out of it? Shameless Santa is a wonderfully written, super steamy, slow-burn small town holiday romance that is an absolutely must-read this Christmas season.

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1,398 reviews19 followers
December 6, 2022
Taj is a super sexy alpha former bull rider and he is in need of money quick fast and in a hurry. Summer is headed to back home after a failed long- term relationship. After receiving an invitation to her cousin’s bachelorette party Summer is all too ready to shed her good girl reputation. Taj’s ex-wife is moving to California and taking their daughters with her and he needs money to hire a lawyer to fight for custody of his daughters. Taj finds a job that is offering him quite a bit of money. The thing is Taj had no idea that he would have to play a stripper Santa. Taj and Summer meet at his first outing starting his new job. The two spend had hot a sizzling night together. Taj nor Summer are looking for a relationship but the two get much more than they bargained for. Taj and Summer are so cute, great chemistry and they’re perfect for each other.

Will Taj earn enough money to fight his ex for custody of his girls, being a stripper will it hurt his chances to get his girls, will Taj continue to strip or will he get a more reputable job, is there an HEA in store for Taj and Summer?

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29 reviews
December 18, 2022
Holy Horses! This book was HAWT!

I was skeptical about this book when I saw it was going to be about a rodeo star, I’m not a big “Cowboy Romance” fan. Fortunately the delicious cover Santa made me give it a shot, because this is actually a sweet and spicy story of a great who turns himself into a HAWT stripper on behalf of his daughters, and the perfect woman (of course) that he meets while playing Stripper Santa.

Tam and Summer’s romance is both fun and sexy and ends with a delightful HEA. But the process of getting to the happy ending isn’t easy or the typical path to romance. Which makes this story fun and interesting for the reader. It’s especially entertaining when it describes the difficulties each of them have with their own overly interested families. I actually hope we get to hear more about the romances involving their siblings in future Kissing Springs books.

Try Shameless Santa, you’ll recognize a few of the Kissing Springs residents from previous appearances but you’ll enjoy the interaction between the main characters and their families the most. It’s simply another great addition to the already fun Christmas Santa series.
1,678 reviews11 followers
December 2, 2022
Taj is a single dad about to get into a custody fight with his ex over her desire to move his daughters out of state. He is a working dad but doesn’t have the money to get a lawyer so he reluctantly takes an extra job as a stripper for private parties to earn extra money. On his first night stripping he meets Summer, a guest at the party. The two have an instant connection and leave together for the hottest night of sex either has ever had, separating in the morning not expecting to see each other again.
Of course, that doesn’t happen. The connection is still strong so they decide to be friends with benefits but no chance of developing feelings beyond friendship. Taj is so broken by his ex, he swears never to love again. How the relationship and feelings develop, and the two of them handle it make up the rest of the story.
The characters are well written and relatable, and the entire situation seems realistic up to and including the first night. Sweet story with the expected HEA.
3,473 reviews42 followers
December 6, 2022
Summer is back in town, working for her parents' distillery and there is some tension between her and her brothers. Taj needs cash because his ex is threatening a custody battle so he got a side job as a stripping Santa. After a show, he goes home with Summer. They agree that it's just a casual one-night stand, but then it becomes a friends-with-benefits thing. Then a best-friends-with-benefits thing, until Summer realizes she can't do it anymore without breaking her heart. Taj has decided that he won't ever love another woman because his ex was a piece of work, and he needs to un-decide it before they can have their happy ever after. I am not an ardent fan of the genre in which he thinks all women are cheating witches if he was dumb enough to marry one who was but this is a competent writer and the story worked for me.

Point of view: Third person
Steam level: Sex is implied in the whole with-benefits thing. So.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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660 reviews6 followers
November 21, 2022
This was a fun story with a sweet happily ever after. The plot was simple and the characters helped it progress through their emotions and actions. Summer and Taj's first meeting was unconventional and exciting to boot. I would have liked to read more about their steamy scenes together, but there were only two or three smutty parts in the book. I wouldn't call the book too spicy though. It was more like a dash of hot sauce. Flavourful yet didn't detract from the rest of the story.

Thank you to Booksprout for an ARC of this book. It made me smile, especially the parts with Stella and Ellery, Taj's young daughters. This book had minimal angst, as is the case with the rest of the Kissing Spring books, and it was perfect for a quick and enjoyable read.
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67 reviews1 follower
December 5, 2022
When I first began reading this, I thought it was more shallow than the other books I've read in this series. I couldn't have been more wrong!

The plot is deep and heartwarming, with all the feels while still providing a great reading escape. The situations and characters seem real and I lost myself in the story. Taj and Summer aren't perfect, but they are perfect for each other. The explicit scenes were very well written, but the overall relationship was what made the story shine.

A standalone book in the excellent series written by multiple authors in a shared world. I would absolutely read more of Broemmer's work. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to read and review, it was a pleasure.
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7,401 reviews139 followers
December 5, 2022
Shameless Santa by Tracy Broemmer.
Book 7 of Welcome to Kissing Springs.
Summer Lockland needs a break. From her job. From her interfering relatives. From her good-girl reputation. Life is kind of quiet in her small town and living with her parents again is tedious at best. So when her cousin’s bachelorette party invitation arrives, she packs her bags and heads to Kissing Springs determined to enjoy a little Christmas cheer. But when a hunky, half-naked Santa wearing not much more than his boots sets his sights on her, she decides Christmas cheer isn’t the only thing she plans to enjoy.
Enjoyable read. I did like Taj and Summer. 4*.
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356 reviews1 follower
December 7, 2022
Touching story with heat!

I don't know what I was expecting when I saw the blurb for this book, maybe a typical feel good Christmas. But was I in for a great surprise. This book was so well written, I couldn't put it down. It was a wonderful and heartwarming story with lots of heat! All the spicy you need and then some, all tastefully written. The flow of the story, the depth of the characters (even the side characters) was so good, I will definitely look for more from this author. Her writing style just hits me in the right feel spots :).

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
3,221 reviews4 followers
December 8, 2022
Taj, former rodeo star turned stripping Santa, needs cash to pay attorney fees. He's a single dad with ex-wife troubles. Summer moves back to her hometown, but a housing shortage has her living with her parents. One night with this hunky Santa is just what she needs. They both want more, but certainly not forever. It's a slow-burn story that finally explodes. I felt bad for Taj, with all of past experiences and current woes with the ex. It's a fun book, with a few serious times, a bit of steam, and a really nice romance. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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1,293 reviews3 followers
December 4, 2022
She comes back home to work in her family's distillery and is met with sibling hatred. He is a divorced father in a neighboring town trying to stop his ex from taking his kids to another state. So, how do these two meet? At a bachelorette party featuring a male stripper, of course. Add in a couple of meddling families, an unhappy ex-wife and two adorable little girls and you get a whole emotional range of reading experience. Enjoy this Christmas romance and another tale from Kissing Springs.

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2,925 reviews9 followers
December 5, 2022
A vindictive ex-wife leads Taj to become a stripper to earn extra cash for a lawyer so he doesn’t lose his two daughters. Summer is fresh back home and trying to start again after a recent breakup but having serious problems with her family. They meet at his first bachelorette party and have an incredibly hot night together. What starts as a mutually beneficial understanding becomes so much more, they just have to accept what the heart wants. Sweet, heartwarming, emotional, steamy and funny with a HEA.

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1,671 reviews9 followers
December 6, 2022
Shameless Santa (Book 7 of Welcome to Kissing Springs) by Tracy Broemmer. Desperate times call for desperate measures and Taj is willing to do whatever it takes to keep his girls close to him. Even if that means a stripping Santa gig. Enter Summer and fate steps in to bring these two together and one hot night turns into so much more for both. I enjoyed reading this story and looking forward to more from this author. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
2,608 reviews8 followers
December 6, 2022
Tracy Broemmer has written a great holiday story with humor and romance. Taj is a former bull rider that is trying to earn money to hire a lawyer. He is trying to fight for custody of his two beloved girls. He finds a job that pays well with a hitch. He will be a Santa that stripes for the party. He meets Summer at the first party. They have one hot night together. They slowly become friends. Will they find more than friendship with each other?.

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10.8k reviews125 followers
December 8, 2022
I've read several books written by Tracy Broemmer; she is becoming one of my favorite authors. I can’t wait to read more of her books.

This is part of the Welcome to Kissing Springs Series; it is a stand-alone book. The story is about Summer & Taj; she takes off to attend her cousin’s bachelorette party and runs into him half-naked dressed as Santa. He’s working as Santa to come up with some extra money to get an attorney before his ex-wife moves to California with his girls.

I received a free copy of this book via booksprout and I’m voluntarily leaving a review.
5,036 reviews27 followers
December 13, 2022
Taj Bailey spent a a career as a champion bull rider, while he we won a lot of awards it did not pay a lot. His ex-wife now wants to move away and take his daughters with her, he need a lot of money to hire a lawyer. He gets a side gig stripping as Santa Claus. After one of his shows he goes home with Summer with the idea it is supposed to be a one night stand.

As these two go from one night to friends with benefits, how long before one catches feelings?.

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446 reviews29 followers
January 12, 2023
Oh. My. Goodness! This was my first book by Tracy Broemmer and I can't tell you how happy I am that I read Taj and Summer's story. Wow! Their story had me drawn in from the beginning. I didn't want it to end. Excellent writing with amazing main characters and secondary characters (family members) as well. Taj and Summer's chemistry is off the charts. Their connection is obvious. Their story has humor, friends with benefits, and is scorchingly sexy. It's a thumbs WAY UP page-turner. Do yourself a favor and go grab this one.
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328 reviews
January 15, 2023
I really enjoyed this book. There is a lot of steamy scenes between Taj and Summer. If you like small town romance and HEA, I highly recommend this story.
Taj is a sweet guy working as a Santa in order to make money to keep his daughters close. His ex-wife it threatening to move them to California.
Summer has returned home in order to get her bearings but her family keeps interfering. Her and her brother are butting heads of marketing ideas for the family distillery.
Can one hot night between Taj and Summer lead to more than friends?
89 reviews1 follower
January 9, 2025
Emotional and touching

Someone send me directions to Kissing Springs! I loved Taj and Summer’s story and who doesn’t love a stripping Santa? This was an emotional story of a man who was broken by divorce but would do anything to be in his little girls lives. When his ex plans to move his girls across the country he takes a job at Derby Nights as a stripping Santa to earn money for a lawyer. When he meets Summer he tells her they can be friends with benefits but he will never love her. Will that be enough? This is a well written story I’m sure you will enjoy.
1,760 reviews45 followers
November 29, 2022
Summer is tired of being a good girl, always following rules and not enjoying life. A half-naked, hot-as-sin Santa could be all she needs to finally let her hair down and start enjoying herself. A fling with Taj is becoming much more than she has bargained for but with a little help of Christmas magic she will try to lasso this wild cowboy and tie him up for good.

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1,032 reviews6 followers
December 4, 2022
I really enjoyed Taj and Summer's story. Their instant chemistry was sizzling and the connection between them magic. I felt such strong empathy for Taj dealing with his ex-wife and the threat of his daughters being taken from him. This was a very heartfelt yet fun story full of emotion, passion and a beautiful happy ever after.

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4,941 reviews31 followers
December 6, 2022
When Taj needs money to hire a lawyer to keep his ex from moving his two girls to California he agrees to become a stripping Santa. His first night dancing he and Summer who is there for a bachelorette party hit it off and become "friends with benefits" but then she falls for him and he vowed to never fall in love again and pushes her away. Will Summer and Taj get what they want for Christmas?.

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769 reviews9 followers
December 6, 2022
Taj, single dad who loves his girls has completely given up on opening his heart to another woman. Summer moves back home after years away to work for her family business. They meet under unusual circumstances and have a hot night together. After building a solid friendship alongside more nightly encounters, will they fall in love or will they end up heartbroken? Enjoy this slow burn friends with benefits romance!.

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4,330 reviews27 followers
December 9, 2022
I received an ARC from the author and am voluntarily leaving my review. Taj and Summer have a story with plenty of humor, struggles, desperation, family, friendship, steam and love. He's doing everything he can to fight for rights. She's needing a change and possible new beginning again. They find each other at a party to remember. I liked their story from the serious to the funny to the heartfelt
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1,752 reviews9 followers
December 14, 2022
Shameless Santa is the 7th book in Welcome to Kissing Springs. This is the first time I've read this authors work. I found it to be well written, full length book. Her characters are well developed and I liked how the plot evolved. Summer heads to Kissing Springs to attend her cousins bachelorette party, she meets Taj the half dressed Santa. It is a great read and wonderful way to escape reality.

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1,897 reviews6 followers
December 14, 2022
Taj was a single dad fighting to keep his girls. He took a job as Santa at a strip club to make money for a lawyer. When he met Summer there their had an instant connection but Taj found it hard to admit his feelings were more than casual and Summer wasn’t going to settle for just casual. Hot, steamy story with amazing chemistry, lots of emotion, some misunderstandings, true love and a lovely HEA.

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95 reviews2 followers
December 26, 2022
This is the seventh book in the Welcome to Kissing Springs anthology. It is a well written, full length, standalone book. A deep and heartwarming story line with all the feels makes a great reading escape. The situations and characters seem real and are well developed. While the explicit scenes were very well written, it is the overall relationship that makes the story shine.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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