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Hot Christmas


Fern Fraser - 2020
    It tears me up that I’ve run into a woman that turns me on, and she doesn’t live anywhere near me.”APRIL“So now the two things I know about Tyler are that he’s hot AF and also has a kind heart. He’s just shot up another hundred points in my estimation.”When handsome silver fox Tyler Alcott farewells his daughter at the airport, he feels as though his heart will break. A widower turned empty nester at the ripe old age of 43, Tyler throws himself into his work as an EMT and chopper pilot for the district hospitals around North Pole, New York. His life of solitude is rocked forever, when he meets April Alcott, the gorgeous curvy redhead who as it turns out, is also the new obstetrician at the local hospital.He may not have taken his chance with her when they met at a random bar in Plattsville, but he won’t let her get away again. A medical emergency, a little lost boy and a snowstorm force them into situations that test them in unexpected ways.How will Tyler win April’s heart and end up having a HOT CHRISTMAS?This is a standalone story, it’s steamy, fun and sweet with a satisfying HEA – a happy holiday for all!The holidays are coming and we’re heading to the North Pole — the real-life town of North Pole, New York, that is! Join your favorite romance authors for a series of standalone love stories set in a small town shared world filled with all things sexy and bright. ;) Snuggle up with some hot cocoa and your favorite cozy blanket because you’re not going to want to miss any of what these Holiday Honeys have in store!

Hot for the Holidays


Poppy Parkes - 2019
    . . no?Ginger Cole would rather do a lot of things than go back to her hometown of Snowdon for Christmas. She hates all things merry and bright, but she loves her mom, so she goes. When disaster strikes, it’s sure to prove Ginger right that the holidays really are the worst time of the year.But then she meets Nat King, town baker and her own personal knight in shining armor. Can his sugar and spice melt her cold indifference for December and make her see how hot the holidays can be? ---It’s the holiday season, and the Flirt Club authors have a flirty new short story collaboration to deck your halls. Meet the six scrooges of Snowdon, a quaint Massachusetts town that goes all out for the winter holidays. If only there was something (or someone . . .) that could melt these scrooges' holiday humbug and help them find something to love about the holidays. ;)Hang those stockings, trim that tree, and get your hot cocoa ready — the Sleeping With the Scrooge series releases December 4th!

Kissing Nick


Kate Hunt - 2019
    My brother was supposed to help me sell my pottery at the Christmas market, and now he’s sick with the flu and can’t come along. When my brother suggests his best friend, Nick, as a replacement, I think he’s joking. Nick has always acted like I’m invisible. No way is he going to want to help me out. Then, to my surprise, Nick says yes. But that’s just the first surprise of the weekend… KISSING NICK is a fun, short, OMYW instalove romance with steam, sweetness, and a happily-ever-after!

Loving St. Nix (A Forever Safe Christmas #24)


Brynn Paulin - 2019
    But I swear the man they call St. Nix would never look at anyone sideways, let alone consider a tryst with his plain, curvy secretary. But when my roommate convinces me to go to the masked Christmas Eve party, things get out of hand. Before I know it, I’m waking in Nixon’s bed, and saint or not, there may be hell to pay. Nix: The second I saw her at the party, I knew who she was. But my December has always been shy, so I played along. The thing is, she turned more heads than she knew, and there was no question. I would do anything—ANYTHING—to make sure she was at my side and mine forever. They call me St. Nix, but to tell the truth, I’m anything but saintly. When I get December in my arms… Well, let’s just say: We’ll definitely be making the naughty list.

Dared Under the Mistletoe


Brynn Hale - 2020
    He’s her boss and ready to make his move. An unexpected dare will change everything. BayleeIt took me a while—and a lot of ice cream—to get over my ex.I thought he was the one. I was wrong and I don’t like being wrong.My job kept me focused and my boss pretended not to notice me crying at my desk.When the holiday party I planned is a huge success, he gives me kudos, and then he proposes a dare: a kiss under the mistletoe.Taron is honest, eye-candy striking, and makes me feel appreciated. Everything the ex never was or did.I dreamed of this moment once or twice, but he’s my boss and I’m just not ready.Plus, that dare had to have been a joke. Or was it? TaronFor two months I watched her with him, and I did everything I could to show her what a real man does for his woman.And now she’s single and hopefully ready to mingle, and under the mistletoe is the perfect place to let her know my intentions.Baylee is sweet, adorably innocent, and she rocks my jingle bells.I promise she’ll never cry again.But can she give me chance to be everything she’s ever wanted?

Nick (Holidays with the Hometown Hero #6)


Mazzy King - 2020
    Holidays with the Hometown Hero is a series of standalone short, sweet, and steamy instalove romances. No cliffhangers. No cheating. HEA guaranteed!Books in the Holidays with the Hometown Hero SeriesFELIX by Kate TilneyCHRIS by Tarin LexGABE by Carly KeeneLOGAN by Kali HartOLIVER by Lana DashNICK by Mazzy King

Undercover Santa: North Pole Love Book 2 (A Forever Safe Christmas 14)


Pixie Chica - 2020
    On the eve I am to take over for my dad, my dear sister decides she’s going to do a disappearing act. Blamed for her leaving, I am sent to down to Florida of all places. It’s hot, I’m pissed, and my Christmas spirit is quickly fading. Until my eyes fall on Crystal Sugarplum, the baking sweetheart who thinks Christmas is a conspiracy from the sales companies. Can I be the Undercover Santa I was sent to be? Or will I end up on the naughty list for wanting to spank one delectable non-believer? Either way this holiday season, Santa’s getting his hands on his own Christmas Gift. **This is book 14 in the "A Forever Safe Christmas" Series.

Santa's Special Delivery


Sierra Hill - 2019
    Maybe because as a child growing up in foster care, she never experienced the true meaning of the season. That’s why the charity she began with her best friend to help make under privileged kids’ Christmas wishes come true is so near and dear to her heart. But this year, those wishes may be derailed when a clerical mistake sends all the gifts to the wrong address. Hoping to locate the gifts before Christmas, Joy tracks down the delivery to the nearby home of a…holiday scrooge! Who cares that he’s the most attractive man she’s ever met? It’s his blustery mood that has her Ho-Ho-Ho turning into No-No-No.Gabriel Frost has no time for annoying interruptions. He’s already burning the midnight oil with a crazy case load, on top of caring for his ailing grandfather. So, when the delivery company claims he can’t return the hundred packages delivered in error, Gabriel is anything but full of holiday cheer.But there’s something about the idyllic town of Snowdon, Massachusetts that brings holiday magic into lives of even the biggest bah-humbuggers. Can the sweet smile of this all-kinds-of-adorable do-gooder melt the ice off Frost’s heart and save Christmas for everyone?

Standing Toe to Toe


Weston Parker - 2020
    In those ten years I’ve seen her for what she is: a cut-throat, take no prisoners, have no mercy business woman whose goal is to take what is rightfully mine. We’re both vying to make Partner at our agency but only one of us will come out on top.After being forced to work together on an ad campaign, I’m appalled to learn that Kathryn doesn’t do Christmas, whatever that means. She’s never partaken in any of the holiday festivities the beautiful city of Vancouver has to offer. So I strike up a plan. If I can give her a bit of holiday spirit I might just be able to soften her edge and make her a less threatening adversary.All is fair in love and war... and business. Right?I never expected that she would be the reason my Christmas season felt so special this year. The mistletoe, snow, and Christmas carols pull us together while logic and common sense keep us apart—until it doesn’t.The catch is we’re still competitors, and we still want the same job regardless of how we feel about each other. Do I be nice and give her the win and bow out? Or, do I be naughty, dig in my heels, and fight to the bitter end no matter the cost?If there are such a thing as Christmas miracles now would be the time to pull one out of my hat.

Tempted Under the Mistletoe (The Sweater #2)


C.L. Cruz - 2020
    He needs a change. Can a little holiday magic turn this fake date into something real?HollyAs a single woman, a lot of the men at the office don’t take me seriously.When the office holiday party rolls around, I need a date.I find just who I’m looking for at a Christmas tree lot, and we strike a deal.Gabriel is sexy, charming, and makes me want to jingle his bells.As business turns to pleasure, will I give into the temptation to make him mine under the mistletoe?GabrielWorking at the family tree farm isn’t what I want.It seems like a Christmas miracle when I meet Holly Lancaster.When I agree to go as her date to her corporate holiday party, it seems like my way out.But she’s too tempting.She’s curvy, smart, and I want to lick the frosting off her cookies.Can I convince her that we’re meant to be more than business partners?

Duke


Kali Hart - 2020
    NO cliffhangers. NO cheating.

Christmas with the Guy Next Door


Jessa Joy - 2020
    But the last thing I expected was a woman like Hollee to move in next door.She’s curvy, gorgeous and I can’t resist her.I’ll deliver her Christmas tree and warm her up by the fire.But am I willing to drop my defences for this special present?She’ll have to take my wrapping off to find out.HolleeI love Christmas, with extra sprinkles on top.But my holiday plans are a mess.Then I literally slide into the guy next door at the coffee shop.Tannen’s a grande cup of tall, dark and extra, extra hot.Even better, he cuts down trees for a living. His trees may be super-sized, but he’s even bigger.Can my sexy next door neighbour give me a holiday miracle?Steamy, sweet, upbeat insta-love short romance with a blue collar man and younger curvy woman. No cheating and a cute-as-candy canes HEA.

Naughty Kisses: Warming Up to Love (The Martinez Brothers Book 1)


Mayra Statham - 2020
    

Hate Loving You


Aubrey Wright - 2019
    Now he's back in town for my big brother's wedding. And we're stuck in this chapel together. Still the same ol' Carter. Cool with a capital "C". Enough swagger to charm the panties off every cheerleader. Well, my panties aren't going anywhere. What he did to me was unforgivable. Or so I thought. He's still my enemy. But maybe we can be... frenemies?

Crashing Christmas


Emma Tharp - 2018
    That’s what Jillian Harmon keeps trying to tell herself. Sure, she might be losing her job along with her staff a few days before the holiday, but a drunken night with a sexy stranger with salt and pepper hair and mesmerizing hazel eyes is just what she needs to take her mind off her crappy luck. Could things get any worse? When her new boss, Jack Morgan, strolls in Monday morning, Jillian is shocked to see it’s her new boss’s bed she shared Friday night. He hands out pink slips like they’re Christmas bonuses, but for reasons unknown to her, he doesn’t’ let her go. Somehow, her staff expects Jillian to fix things, which is how she ends up crashing Jack's solo Christmas in a mountain cabin. The storm is how she ends up snowed in with him, and she’s pretty sure, the alcohol is how he plans to bed her again. She’d need a Christmas miracle and a twelve-step program to save her staff. As for being stuck with Jack, she’s not sure she can be saved. Crashing Christmas is a standalone steamy contemporary romance. 18+