Jingle Jollies: A Spicy Christmas Rom-Com Story

Sienna is a serious journalist on her way to interview an eccentric billionaire with a reputation for making a mockery of a journalist who came before her.

Does she want to become a meme? No. Is she prepared for this interview? Again, no.


But she’s determined to make effective use of her time in the airport . . . until she gets flagged by security.

It seems her resourceful sister managed to sneak prototypes for her holiday-themed adult toy line into Sienna’s luggage. And the agent viewing the x-ray screen views them as potential weaponry. Starting her day watching a TSA agent realize the actual purpose of the reindeer head in his hand does nothing to quell Sienna's nerves.

Maybe that’s the worst thing that will happen to her today. Things can only get better, right?

Sure, until a handsome stranger taps her on the shoulder in the coffee shop to return something that escaped from her luggage as she attempted to rezip it after her humiliating inspection.

Great! It’s the butt plug that keeps on giving.

Surely, now she’s survived the worst the universe has to throw at her.

Unless that helpful stranger, who not only returned her novelty, but also insisted on buying her breakfast before going his separate way, is somehow connected to her interview subject . . .

NOTE: This story originally appeared in the anthology, Cinnamon & a Christmas Holiday Romance Anthology, published July 5, 2024. The anthology is now out of print and rights have reverted to the contributing authors.