Previously published as Denying the Bad boy, this is Alex's story from She's Mine (Black Mountain Academy).This story has been completely re-written and e-edited.

    From Heaven to Hell, fae worlds, superheroes, and even through the looking glass, these holiday themed short stories bring a whole new meaning to the 12 days of Christmas.All proceeds from the sale of the anthology will be donated to charity.Featuring:Stacey Marie Brown – Descending Into Madness (A Winterland Tale)Chantal Fernando – Suck MeJessica Florence – Hero Holiday TrialsAmelia Hutchins – Oh, Holy Knight (Wicked Knights, #0.5)S.L. Jennings – Devil’s Darling (A Se7en Sinners Short)Amo Jones – DYAVOLKnox & Miers – Deck the Demons (A Halfblood Huntress Prequel)Kim Loraine – On A Cold Winter’s NightAnne Malcom – Buried DestinyR. Scarlett – The Winter SolsticeAlice K. Wayne – The Nutcrackers (A Breed Christmas Short)

    until that one moment when everything was ripped away leaving her feeling empty, scared, and insecure. Now, the only two pieces holding her together are her best friends. Enter Auston Scott. A handsome stranger with green eyes, a bearded jawline, and sexy as hell three-piece suit. This new Principal—and her boss—looks as if he has just walked out of a GQ magazine. Can Victoria let go of her past so she can fall for the man of her dreams and ignite a passion that she didn't know could exist outside of the novels she teaches her English students?She knows she shouldn't go there, but what she doesn't realize is that the new Principal holds a dark secret, one that could tear Victoria apart.

    Family secrets call everything he believes into question - and put him and his new love on opposite sides of a lawsuit.Can he salvage his family’s name and his new relationship?THE LEGENDAt the same time a scandal turns his family upside down, Remington Wilde’s first love comes back into his life. He wants a second chance to get things right,But can he convince her to trust him again? And can he forgive her when he finds out the real reason she’s back?THE JEZEBELThe last time he saw her, loving Regan Wilde had been an impossible dream for Stone Rivers.When a chance encounter brings them together again, their complicated past and messy family connections threaten to put her out of his reach again.This time, Stone won’t stop until he can claim her as his own.THE GATHERINGAfter their obstacle defying happily ever afters, our favorite couples are ready to tackle their biggest challenge yet- Getting this family of rivals together for a holiday meal.Plans are made, invitations are sent, and decorations are hung. But as the evening approaches, surprise guests and announcements are as plentiful as the good cheer. Will it take a holiday miracle to make- and keep - this season bright? Or are these rivals destined to remain that way?

    At least the fortunate ones do. For those who don't want to find the light are sometimes forced into it. What do you do when a stranger in the darkness ends up being your savior?Riley Turner never expected or wanted to see her twenty-first birthday, and she planned not to. Feeling lost and alone her entire life with no one to love or support her, there was never a reason to exist. That was until the stranger who saves her, becomes the one person to show her what life is really about. Riley finds her world being turned upside down and for the first time ever, finds herself wanting to live.Everything happens for a reason, and sometimes that reason doesn't always make sense, especially when life hasn't always been so kind. Will Riley be able to overcome her fears and finally find a reason to live her life, or will she see just how cruel life really can be after believing and taking a chance?Warning: this book contains mature content and language and sensitive situations.