Christmas Dance

Alexandra Anderson has a loving husband who provides for her every need, a beautiful home in the suburbs, and money to fulfill her slightest whim. But after a lonely childhood, what she wants more than anything is a baby, a family of her own. Sam Herrmann is married to his college sweetheart, and together they have three healthy, boisterous boys. Sam spends his days running numbers as a government accountant, and his nights and weekends trying to keep up with the grueling family schedule set by his wife, a wife he can barely remember. What happens when those same two people catch the eye of a stranger, and like what they see? Christmas Dance A story of love and marriage, secret disappointments and temptation. In the end, a story of hope.

Author’s Note, 2020:
This is an updated version of the story, originally written in 2012. I have always called CHRISTMAS DANCE my “non-romance love story.” It’s not a romance in genre. It’s an exploration of two married couples--good people but with human flaws--who face challenges and disappointments, as all married couples do, and how they deal with those disappointments to reclaim their happy-ever-afters. I was honored to place as a finalist in the 2014 International Digital Book Awards, Inspirational Category, with this story. But after living with it for almost a decade, I decided to take one particular plot point in a different direction. I hope this new updated version brings hope to all who are struggling through a relationship, with decisions they’ve made, or with disappointments—in others and themselves.