Pamela DuMond - Annie Graceland 04 - Cupcakes, Paws, and Bad Santa Claus

NOVELLAIt's Christmas season but Annie's not feeling the holiday spirit. The ghost of Dr. Derrick Fuller, the pompous self-help author, is still nagging her to help him pass to the Afterlife. Annie's soon to be ex-husband is pushing for joint custody of her beloved cat.Her BFF takes her shopping at the mall to cheer her up. Instead, they get felt up by Santa Claus and harassed by mall employees. When Annie spots the Sweet Paws table—the animal charity where she met her cat—she flees there for support, only to be guilted into baking hundreds of cupcakes for their holiday fundraiser party—the Furball.The event organizer convinces Annie to play sexy Mrs. Claus at the swanky event. When the same Bad Santa from the mall is murdered at the party, Derrick pesters Annie to track down his killer so he and Santa can pass to the Afterlife.Can Annie find Bad Santa's killer before she and others are whacked at the Furball? Can she resolve her latest debacle before her boyfriend, hottie Detective Raphael Campillio, finds it odd she keeps showing up at murder scenes? Can Annie find the light that Bad Santa and Derrick need to go to in order to pass to the Afterlife? And what about that little dog...