by Nina Bruhns
“Father!”
“I'm joking.” Bertram took Mo by the shoulders and kissed her forehead. “Happy Christmas, my dear girl.”
“Thank you… Pater,” Mo said.
Bertram chuckled. “May we celebrate many more together.”
“Ummm. Yeah.” Mo wasn't sure she could take many more Christmases like this one.
Ross reached for Mo and then held her to him in a tight hug. “Don't worry, love. We'll spend next Christmas with my mother.”
Good news: Ross thought they'd still be together next Christmas.
Ross caressed her cheek. “And no matter what people say, my mother is not nearly as horrible as my father.”
Bad news: another crazy parent.
Mo stifled a groan and plastered a smile on her face. After all, hadn't Ross been willing to explode with her? She could stand to put up with his parents, couldn't she?
And when Ross's lips touched hers, Mo sank against him, reveling in the deepening kiss.
This had turned out to be not such a shitake Christmas after all.
The End
Acknowledgements
My deepest appreciation to Sgt. Robert VonLoewenfeldt—Savannah-Chatham Metro Police—for consulting with me on the bomb squad aspects of this story. He is the bravest and most dedicated public servant I've ever known. One couldn't have a better or more generous friend. Thank you, Rob. My eternal gratitude goes to my excellent friend, Charles Cory. He's been an invaluable critique partner and particularly helpful in his advice on making Ross and Bertram more authentic-sounding Brits.
Dedication
This story is dedicated to my Aunt Jackie (Eugenia Soncrant). Thank you for your love and support throughout my lifetime. I love you and miss you already.
More from Patricia Mason
If you enjoyed the humorous suspense of A Very Shitake Christmas, please leave a review at Amazon.com. And please check out these books by Patricia Mason:
In Deep Shitake (humorous romantic suspense – Shitake Series #1) – when a sexy female private eye meets a handsome movie star, they are embroiled in mistaken identity, murder and mayhem. http://amzn.com/B007VDZ0JA
Shitake Happens – (Shitake Series #0.5) – Find out what Mo Tuttle was up to prior to meeting her hero in this hilarious prequel. http://amzn.com/B009PSQ8BI
About Patricia Mason
Patricia Mason is the award-winning author of steamy romantic suspense and thriller fiction. She also writes young adult paranormal romance and urban fantasy under the pen name P.R. Mason. Pat escaped from the Midwest winters of her youth by moving, in 2001, to the strange and wonderful city of Savannah, Georgia. She now lives there, happily spending her days as the subject of her cat overlord's mind control experimentation. You can learn more about Pat and her work at her websites.
http://www.patriciamason.net
http://www.prmason.net.
Copyright
Amazon Edition, Licensing Notes
Save Me, Santa
Copyright © 2012
This eBook is licensed for your personal use only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Amazon.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of these authors.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission from the authors.
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are the product of the authors’ imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is coincidental.