FINDING SANTA

FINAL BOOK IN THE SANTA TRILOGY


Santa Claus is missing…Christmas is cancelled…or is it?

Award-winning author Mikael Carlson spins a final heartwarming story about love, friends, family, and togetherness at Christmas. 

Stowe Bessette and Wyatt Huffman are getting accustomed to new careers and the prospect of wedding bells in their future. Santa promised them a happy ending…but that is put on hold when a news chyron about his disappearance shatters their idyllic holiday.

Now they will plunge into one more Santa-fueled adventure by following clues that they hope will lead to his whereabouts in time to save Christmas, but don’t seem to lead them to anything other than chance encounters.

While the world frets over the disappearance of a Santa who people are increasingly believing is real, not everyone is crying over it. Senior White House correspondent Keith Meadows is itching for payback, both for his reputation after what happened in St. Louis and against Santa himself. He now has his opportunity to shatter the image of Saint Nick once and for all.

With the desperate search underway, Santa has his own way of settling the crisis. When he learns why he was taken, a bold plan to heal hearts, mend relationships, and conjure up a little more Christmas magic emerges. 

Finding Santa is a heartwarming story about love, healing, and understanding the origin of Christmas joy. Will Stowe and Wyatt, along with some friends they meet along the way, find Santa before Christmas Eve to avoid an international crisis, or will a missing Santa Claus forever dampen the spirit of a beloved holiday?

Finding Santa is part love story, part mystery, part holiday celebration. It's what happens when a Hallmark Christmas movie meets a kidnapping caper.

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PRAISE FOR FINDING SANTA

  • lot points were well developed and left me eager to see what new surprises await as the series continues. Carlton added some great Christmas facts and research to an already strong story, which leaves the reader in awe. While I will have to wait, the third book should be just as good exciting!

    Goodreads Review

  • Too many things happen at just the right moment, for the doubting trio especially, to give up on the power of Christmas and the love it can bring. A simple Christmas message for all faiths and all the doubting Thomas’ out there! The magic of the holidays and the joy it can bring.

    Goodreads Review

  • I adore Christmas stories and this definitely fits the bill but I also enjoy a story with political shenigans. This has a bit of politics but much more limited than some of his other books. It brings back Wyatt and Stowe from Banning Santa but it has not been smooth sailing for them. This story has several messages that spoke to me.

    Goodreads Review

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THE STORY

Christmas is around the corner, and following Santa Claus’s adventures last year, there’s plenty of merriment to go around…until breaking news chyrons shatter the joy. Santa Claus may be a myth, but the Finnish Santa who testified before Congress and delivered a Christmas miracle in St. Louis has gone missing under mysterious circumstances.

After a year of being called “Grinch” because of last year’s reporting, senior White House correspondent Keith Meadows is itching for payback. Upon hearing the rumors coming out of Santa’s Village in Rovaneimi, he flies there to get answers about the disappearance. What he finds is an opportunity to shatter the image of Santa Claus once and for all.

Now living in Vermont, Stowe Bessette and Wyatt Huffman are getting accustomed to new careers – and the prospect of taking their relationship to the next level. When Santa’s chief elf shows up on their doorstep, they plunge into one more Santa adventure…this time, following clues that they hope will lead to his whereabouts in time to save Christmas.

As the desperate hunt for Santa commences, jolly old St. Nick has his own way of settling the crisis. After understanding why he was taken, he sets in motion a bold plan to heal hearts, mend relationships, and conjure up a little more Christmas magic before the holiday. Can he pull it off, or does his abductor have something more sinister in mind?

Finding Santa is a heartwarming story about love, healing, and understanding the origin of Christmas joy. Will Stowe and Wyatt, along with some friends they meet along the way, find Santa before Christmas Eve to avoid an international crisis, or will a missing Santa Claus forever dampen the spirit of a beloved holiday?