Once dead, always dead.Christopher Beaufort works in what could easily be the most cheerful place on earth, Santa's Christmas Realm, but as a vampire, he is nothing more than a shadow among the living.Worn out by the demands of his job as Chief Toy Officer, Santa assigns a human woman to help him, Samantha Kraus. Tantalized by the fiery red-head, Christopher makes it his business to seduce her, but as he does, something within him begins to stir.Life is a gift in which every moment counts.When Samantha Kraus accepted the job of assistant manager at Santa's, she expected elves, fairies and maybe some shifters, but definitely not vampires. Least of all did she imagine her boss would be one of them or that she'd be attracted to him.Though she tries to remain professional, Samantha finds herself falling for Christopher. But, can a vampire's heart ever beat again?