Mated Under The Mistletoe

Like your favorite Hallmark Christmas movie...only way more gay. An alpha dragon in denial... Sebastian Wallace spread his wings (literally) and left Vale Valley for business school in the city the moment he was able. Ambitious and full of big ideas, he wanted to find his own place in the world. With an MBA under his belt and a startup business venture in New York, things are looking up. Until he gets the call that his mother has passed away and left him The Dozing Dragon, her bed and breakfast, in the will. Sebastian returns to his hometown, hoping to make it a quick trip. But when he reconnects with a sweet omega in the Valley, everything changes. A haunted omega... Will Sterling can see things no one should. In a town full of shifters and other paranormals, you'd think seeing ghosts would be no biggie. Afraid of his own power, Will does his best to live a "normal" life and keeps himself busy at the local garden shop. But things are starting to change in Vale Valley. The yearly Festival of Fire ended five years ago when an accident sent the place up in flames. And now The Dozing Dragon's sudden closure fills Will with dread for what might come next. When the owner's son returns to town, dare he hope for a better future? With Sebastian's help, can they save the Dozing Dragon and bring back the Festival of Fire in time for Christmas? And does Will's secret power hold the key to both? Mated Under The Mistletoe is the first book in a multi-author series about Vale Valley, a small town open to everyone in need of love and a home. It contains way too many dirty jokes, plants with a mind of their own, mpreg, and more sweets than Willy Wonka's factory. Pull up a chair, grab your hot cocoa, and settle in for this heartwarming holiday read!

California girl Ashley Turner never had much of a Christmas growing up. No chimney for Santa to climb down, or even much of a home. Now, thanks to a transatlantic house swap, she’s finally getting the proper London Christmas she’s always wanted, complete with snow and Christmas pudding. But she never expected Santa to deliver a sexy stranger straight to her borrowed bed. Naked. For game designer Oliver Stansfeld, Christmas holds nothing but difficult memories. He can’t wait to swap his London flat and spend the holidays in sunny California, as far away as possible from wassail and cheeriness. But when an ice storm grounds his plane, he returns to his flat to find his bed already occupied by the pretty schoolteacher from San Diego. The least he can do is show his houseguest where to find the perfect Christmas tree before he leaves. As the ice melts and flights resume, things are heating up between them. Ashley’s looking to create her perfect Christmas dream, while Oliver wants to escape his Christmas nightmares. Is he willing to let go of the past and risk his heart on a lifetime of steamy Christmas kisses under the mistletoe? “I couldn’t stop laughing, sighing and silently cheering these two on as they try not to fall in love.” —Romancing Rakes for the Love of Romance Note: This book was originally published in 2013 and was a Romance Writers of America® RITA® Award finalist for Best Romance Novella

A stellar group of romance authors lights up the holidays with six festive novels to put you in the Christmas spirit. Charming and dashing, sexy and funny, these six Christmas stories bring couples together around the holidays. From romance stalwarts like Raine Cantrell, Sherrill Bodine, Tiffany White, Katherine Kingsley, and Anita Mills, these gorgeous tales cross time and place to get to the human heart at the center of the season, reminding every reader that the best part of winter happens underneath the mistletoe . . . Under the Mistletoe includes: The Christmas Ball by Sherrill Bodine More than a Miracle and A Time for Giving by Raine Cantrell The 6'1" Grinch by Tiffany White The Sound of Snow by Katherine Kingsley Winter Roses by Anita Mills

What if you are fated to be the lover of your enemy? Since battling over a spade in kindergarten, Dior and Patricia have been life's sworn enemies. Despite Dior being the future alpha, Patricia never respected or feared him. She was always a daring omega, not afraid of stating her opinion. With age, the venom runs thicker in their veins. While Dior becomes popular and sought-after, Patricia finds herself bullied by the entire pack. Sick of the treatment she receives, Patricia decides to go rogue, only for fate to laugh her in the face—it turns out the alpha she left is her mate.

After arguing with her live-in boyfriend about his inability to commit, Peggy Adams flies to a friend's bachelorette party in Las Vegas, and wakes up next to a man she can't remember. Hung-over and miserable, she sneaks out of the sleeping man's hotel room and returns home to New York, where her boyfriend apologizes for the fight and gives her a Tiffany box containing a pre-engagement ring. Not what she expected, but close enough! The next day she receives a phone call from the Las Vegas one-night stand, Luke, claiming she's already married to him and he faxes her the license for proof! Both are ready for an annulment, until Peggy arrives in quaint New Nineveh, CT, where Luke cares for his Great Aunt, and the old woman makes Peggy an offer she can't refuse.

Christmas is a time for togetherness. Of mistletoe, memories, and mating. At least, it should be. With Priscilla still on the loose and the Nightwalker threat growing closer, Maddox uses their first as bonded mates to whisk Evangeline away from Wolf's Creek and back to that secluded cabin on pack land. He thought the hardest part would be getting her there. Except, with the holiday growing closer and closer, it seems as if his mate is drifting further away--and it's driving Maddox and his wolf absolutely crazy. Still suffering with regret for the three years they lost, Maddox decides this Christmas he'll make it up to her with a secret gift that will bring the two of them together again. Evangeline, on the other hand, really doesn't like secrets. There have been too many recently, and while her family, friends, and, most importantly, her beloved husband and mate all had their own reasons to protect her with their silence, the pain is still raw. Christmas in the cabin seemed like the perfect idea--until Maddox started to act strange. Long walks at night without her, disappearing during the afternoon, barely finding the time to touch her. Right after he claimed her, he couldn't keep his paws off of her. Now? Nothing. And she can't help but wonder if this one last secret will break her--or change her world forever... Of Mistletoe and Mating is a holiday short story (~17k words) that is set between/during Hungry Like a Wolf and Season of the WItch. It is a steamy Christmas tale, with some profanity, and is intended for adult readers only. This edition also includes a sneak peek at the upcoming second book in the Claws Clause series.

A 12 Days of Christmas Historical from 10 time USA Today Bestseller Jess Michaels John Cavendish has carried a secret for most of his adult life: he has been in love with the wife of his best friend, Lady Emily Rutledge, since the first time he laid eyes on her. Years have passed, she’s been widowed and they have become the closest of friends, but that deep feeling has remained. However now the holidays have arrived and she has invited him to a country party with a Twelve Days of Christmas theme. A party where she intends to matchmake all her guests. Emily has leaned on Cavendish during the lonely years since her husband’s death and she will lean on him once more at her party. Only nothing is going to plan. The couples don’t like each other, the birds are going wild and who knew drummers drumming would get so repetitive and LOUD? Plus, there is the fact that she and Cav are getting closer by the moment, igniting a desire in her that she never saw coming. Will twelve days of revelry and seduction be enough to lure these two toward a future that could change their lives? Or will fear and angry geese keep love from blooming? Heat Level: Should be the 12 Days of Steamy, Am I Right?

"A unique and 'Christmassy' take on the classic switching places trope... a cute, fun, and festive Christmas read that I highly recommend adding to your December TBR list." — The Nerd Daily Jenny Han meets The Holiday in this holiday rom-com where two very different girls swap lives for a Christmas adventure! Elle is a social medial star with the #DreamLife...or so it seems. Determined to shake up her content and gain new followers, she's on a mission: can she find a British fan to swap with for Christmas? Holly loves everything about Christmas. But after a mortifying mistletoe disaster with her ex, her perfect plans unravel like a bad Christmas sweater. Can Holly save the holidays when she switches places with favorite social media influencer? Elle gets more than she bargained for when she meets the cute boy from across the street. And Holly wasn't expecting Elle to have a handsome twin brother. This holiday is full of surprises.

Spice up your holidays and cozy up by the fire with five steamy Christmas shifter romances! Mates Under the Mistletoe is a collection of five festive romances from Meg Ripley's Shifter Nation universe, guaranteed to warm your heart with the magic of the season: Snowed In with the Soldier Bear After Vanessa's moose hunt goes awry, she's saved by Quinton, a widowed polar bear shifter. When a blizzard traps them in his cabin in the Alaskan wilderness, they're given a chance at new beginnings, just in time for Christmas. Christmas with the Soldier Dragon Garrison, a dragon shifter used to flying solo, thought he'd be spending the holidays alone-until he finds his match in Maren while on a mission at Lake Tahoe, kindling a fiery alliance as they face a storm of threats. Santa Soldier Bear Dressed as Santa at a holiday party, a polar bear shifter encounters his snow leopard mate, only to face a dilemma when a shifter baby left at the Special Ops Shifters' doorstep tests their hopes for the future. Her Christmas Wolf An Alpha wolf's routine of running his bar and pack is upended when Jissika, a polar bear shifter looking for a fresh start, walks into his world, offering them both a shot at an unforgettable Christmas romance-if they can let go of the past. Bear's Midlife Christmas A lonely divorcee's Christmas takes a wild turn when her high school sweetheart, who mysteriously disappeared years ago, returns with a secret: he's a bear shifter, entangling her in a dangerous conflict with a vengeful wolf from his past. Steamy shifter love scenes and holiday happily-ever-afters inside! No cheating or cliffhangers in these standalone stories. Readers 18+.

One Kiss. One Promise. The Magic of Christmas. Omega Everett is ready to be a father. He has a decent job, a nice place to live, and so much love to give. With no delusions of finding the perfect alpha and living happily ever after, he decides to take matters into his own hand-or test tube, anyway-with the help of a fertility clinic. On the day he finally gets the amazing news he's going to be a father, the rest of his world collapses as his company shuts down.Everett's life quickly turns around as he moves to a new city with an amazing new job just as the holiday season begins. Determined to maintain his family's tradition of going out to eat on Christmas Eve, he heads to a place recommended by his phone, only to find himself arguing with the maître d over getting a table for one.Alpha Graham's dating life had somehow been reduced to blind dates set up by his brother, of all people. When his Christmas Eve date cancels at the last minute, he decides to make the most of it, grabbing a drink at the bar of the up-and-coming restaurant-at least until he sees a hot omega being turned away. He can't let the omega eat alone on Christmas Eve, so he steps in.Sparks fly between the two and the evening ends with a kiss under the mistletoe, sealing their promise to meet again in a year's time, when both men might be in a better place to start something more than a hook-up.The magic of Christmas is sealed with a mistletoe kiss leads the men on a journey to find themselves and their happily ever after.Promise Under the Mistletoe is a super-Hallmarky-sweet with-knotty-heat non-shifter Mpreg Christmas Romance complete with a sweet baby, mistletoe, and a trip to see Santa.