Every book in the Abrauxian Brides universe has its own heart, but this one sparkles with a special kind of winter magic. 

Adeline’s Abrauxian Santa Claws began as a simple idea: What if an Aquar’thyn heroine decided to bring Christmas to a frozen alien moon? What if she brought cinnamon, hot chocolate, twinkling Christmas lights, and pure Earth whimsy to the stark icy moon of Roxus? What if she convinced her stoic, frost-blooded Abrauxian husband with albinism to wear a red velvet cape and become the galaxy’s newest Santa? 

What began as a holiday market quickly snowballed into an adventure involving: 

• a crashed refugee ship

• mischievous snow-white gremlin-folk called the Jinxari

• enormous bone stags with no wings but an impressive ability to fly

• a furious blizzard on the dark side of Roxus

• toy-making emergencies

• unexpected heroics

• and more excitement than is legally advisable 

And at the center of all of it… Adeline Tanaka Icebreath, Marchioness of Whitevale Citadel, who decides that the only cure for her creeping sadness is to bring joy to thousands. 

❄ A Christmas Market in Space

Adeline’s dream is simple: recreate the German holiday markets she adored on Earth. Twinkling lights. Hand-carved ornaments. Music drifting over frozen plazas. Warm drinks, warm hearts, and the sort of miracles that only appear on Christmas night. 

But nothing is ever simple on Roxus. 

Before the first wreath can be hung, a rescue ship from the destroyed world of Kalveth crash-lands on Roxus. Its passengers, the tiny, fur-covered Jinxari and their massive Aetherhorn Seraphids, need shelter, warmth, and a safe place to begin again. 

And somehow, Adeline and Nykon become the ones to give it to them. 

❆ The Birth of Santa Claws

Convincing Nykon Icebreath to put on Santa’s suit is a feat worthy of song. 

Convincing him to fly a sleigh pulled by nine bone stags through a lethal blizzard?

That takes the faces of hopeful children who believe in him. 

One of my favorite parts of writing this book was blending my love of Christmas traditions with the sweeping sci-fi scope readers love from the Abrauxian universe. The result is a story filled with: 

• romance

• spectacle

• humor

• heart

• a few near-disasters

• and the most dramatic Santa reveal in the galaxy 

❄ A Story of Hope

Under all the sparkle, this book carries Adeline’s most vulnerable journey yet. She’s a woman wrestling with infertility and the ache of wanting a miracle. 

The universe answers her in ways she never expected. 

In toy workshops, bone-stag sleigh rides, unexpected friendships, and one spectacular Christmas Eve where absolutely everything hangs in the balance. 

❆ Perfect for Readers Who Love…

• found-family warmth

• cozy holiday vibes in wild alien settings

• marriage-in-trouble healing

• badass Aquar’thyn magic

• cinnamon, hot chocolate, and some laugh out loud moments

• big-hearted sexy aliens in velvet capes

• and of course… Santa Claws 

Whether you’ve read every Abrauxian Brides book or you’re stepping into this universe for the first time, this story stands on its own. But longtime readers will find all the familiar faces, ongoing arcs, and interconnected histories woven into the holiday lights.  And as usual, the epilogue gives you a glimpse of which book happens next!

❄ Final Thoughts

Adeline’s Abrauxian Santa Claws is my love letter to winter stories, to holiday cheer, to sci-fi romance, and to every reader who needs a little hope this season. 

I hope it warms your heart the way writing it warmed mine. 

So grab a mug of hot chocolate, curl up under a blanket, and come visit Roxus, where snow falls, bone stags soar through frozen skies, and Santa Claws himself is a seven and a half-foot tall alien with a velvet cape and a soft spot for the woman he loves. 

Welcome to the Christmas Moon.