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Once, she was everyone's fantasy. This Christmas, she's about to become her own.

At forty-eight, Claire Weston is a small-town celebrity. Every December she takes the stage as the leading lady in Merry Hollow's annual Christmas play—a beloved local tradition that lets her dust off the spotlight she once knew so well. Decades ago, she played the sultry Raven Chandler on the hit soap The Edge of Desire. Now she's back in her hometown and a schoolteacher, tends to her marriage, and saves her acting for the holidays.

But this year's production feels different. Her new co-star, Ethan Blake, is twenty years younger, dangerously charming, and very aware of who she used to be. Their chemistry is instant—and impossible to ignore. Every rehearsal runs a little hotter, every "stage kiss" lingers a little too long, until the line between acting and wanting begins to blur.
Her husband Daniel has always loved watching her shine, but seeing other men drawn to her stirs something unexpected—something thrilling, possessive, and just a little forbidden. And as the snow falls and the curtain rises, Claire finds herself at the center of a passion she never expected to feel again.

Claire Unwrapped is a steamy, emotional holiday romance about marriage, trust, and the intoxicating power of being desired—on stage, and off.