12 Days of Christmas ❄ All I Want & Naughty Wish by JH Croix ❄

On Our Final 12 Days of Christmas Post JH Croix as Brought Us two Delectable Holiday Romances All I Want & Naughty Wish

Title: All I Want
Author: J.H. Croix
Series: Book 1 of a New Series (Series Currently Untitled)
Genre: Steamy Contemporary Romance
Publisher: J.H. Croix
Release Date: Nov 25 2017
Blurb/Synopsis:

Dallas

One kiss that burned so hot, I never forgot.
Five years later.
Audrey… the hottest woman I’ve ever known and my sister’s best friend.
I was half in love with her for years.
I moved on, and so did she.
The universe rolled the dice.
A dark, snowy night—no joke.
I find her walking through the darkness.
Christmas is right around the corner.
She’s so d*mn tempting, I can hardly think.
Maybe rules are meant to be broken.
Maybe second chances are real.

Audrey

I’ve only fantasized about Dallas for, oh, too d*mn long.
One wild kiss. Five years ago.
I’ve never forgotten it.
He’s tall, dark and dangerous…for real.
FBI Agent, sexy man extraordinaire.
He couldn’t be bothered with me.
Maybe because he thought I was too young.
I’m not anymore.

*This is a steamy, full-length standalone romance with a guaranteed happily-ever-after. No cliffhangers. Nothing but steamy romance & HEA!*

12 Days of Christmas ❄ Rebel Christmas J. C. Hannigan ❄

Title: Rebel Christmas: A Rebel Series Novella
Author: J.C. Hannigan
Series: Rebel Series
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Holiday Shorts
Publisher: J.C. Hannigan
Release Date: December 15, 2016

Blurb/Synopsis:
Tessa Miller has always loved Christmas. She's always felt that there was something magical in the air during the holiday season. This year something is different—she’s not feeling the same spirit in her heart. With her new husband, Brock, out of province for work, Tessa finds herself feeling isolated and alone. Determined to find her inner Christmas, she decides to head back home in hopes that being around her family and her home town will ease the quiet depression she’s been feeling this holiday season and bring some of the holiday magic back to her.

Brock knows Tessa is hurting, and he knows how difficult it is for his wife to be away from her family. Unfortunately, there’s little he can do about it being so far away from home. When his boss lets him leave early to spend the rest of the holidays with his wife, Brock decides to surprise Tessa—with a little help from Elle and Braden.

Can Brock make the holidays brighter and restore Tessa’s love of Christmas with his surprise?

12 Days of Christmas ❄ It Must've Been the Mistletoe by L. P. Dover ❄

Title: It Must've Been the Mistletoe
Author: L.P. Dover
Series: A Very Merry Christmas Novel
Genre: Contemporary/Holiday Romance
Publisher:Books by L.P. Dover LLC
Release Date: December 15, 2017
Blurb/Synopsis:

Finding your soul mate is a dream Adeline Hamilton thought was just that … a dream. After several failed relationships, she realizes she’s not capable of falling in love. The only passion she’s ever had is teaching U.S. History at the local high school.

A week before Christmas, Adeline is all set for her best friend’s wedding, even though she dreads having to go to it alone. But when she’s given a Christmas wish that could change her future forever, she’s whisked away to the past, to a completely different place and time. It’s also when she meets him, William Blair, the man who steals her heart.

As their relationship grows, Adeline realizes that true love does exist. What she doesn’t know is that her wish can’t last forever, that soon she’ll have to leave the past behind. Will Adeline and William find their way back to each other? Or will their love have to stay where it all began . . . in 1865? With mistletoe and Christmas magic, anything’s possible.

12 Days of Christmas ❄ Reindeer Games by Kristen Strassel ❄

Title: Reindeer Games
Author: Kristen Strassel
Series:The Real Werewives of Alaska #2
Genre: PNR, Sports Romance, Holiday Romance
Publisher: Self -Published
Release Date:  December 15, 2017
Blurb/Synopsis:

The Alaska Bloodhounds are the newest team in the Continental Football Association. These wild shifters are rough and ready for the season. 

They only need one thing: women. 

Do you have what it takes to be a Real Werewife?

In this episode—

Delilah is a Real Werewife looking for the perfect mate and a father figure for her son. After a few fun but not forever trips to the hot tub, Delilah's wondering if she's looking for love in all the wrong places. But when her son says he no longer believes in Santa, her focus shifts from finding a hot football player to making Christmas magical again.

Gunnar lives his life on Faraway Island keeping chaos at bay. As alpha, he's served his herd faithfully, even as everyone but him found their mate. Gunnar has listened to his animal his whole life, but it's never given him what he wanted. If he doesn't find his mate soon, his herd and the future of the island are in danger.

When a little boy and his mom come in his shop, Gunnar is willing to go against his animal and take some chances. And when he gets the phone call from the Alaska Bloodhounds that makes his dreams come true, it’s finally time to put himself before the herd.
This Christmas, football’s not the only game at stake.

12 Days of Christmas ❄ Snowed In by Linnea May ❄

Title: Snowed In
Author: Linnea May
Series: Standalone
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance, Holiday Romance
Publisher: Self Published
Release Date: December 3 2017
Blurb/Synopsis:
Short Blurb

I was never supposed to be here. 

Stranded. Trapped. Snowed In.

With her.

This blizzard keeps me from fulfilling my duty as my father's successor, leading a business empire that has no equal. I have all the money in the world, but it is useless against this act of nature.

Beautiful small town girl Lena offers me shelter in her lonely home, even though we didn’t get off to a good start.

It may be the alluring depth of sadness in her ocean blue eyes, her flawless porcelain skin, or the sweet and tantalizing lure of the mulled wine she’s making – but something tells me, she’s ready to take what I have to offer.

Longer Blurb
This was supposed to be my first official appearance, my introduction as the new face of my family’s empire.

It was not supposed to turn into a f*cking trap, imprisoning in the middle of nowhere during a blizzard.

Matters shift from bad to worse when I find myself stranded and dependent on her. Lena, the beautiful but impertinent small town girl who offers me shelter.

We didn’t get off to a good start, but now we’re forced to ride out this damn blizzard together, trapped in her strange house, snapping at each other and bantering back and forth like an old couple, even though we just met.

It may be the alluring depth of sadness in her ocean blue eyes, her flawless porcelain skin, or the sweet and tantalizing lure of the mulled wine she’s making – but something tells me, she’s ready to take what I have to offer.
She’s not sassy by default, but she’s awaking the monster in me.

And there’s nowhere for either of us to run.

***This is a sweet & sexy novella with a HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhangers - but lots of mulled wine & scenes that will warm your heart and set your kindle on fire! Includes bonus material for a limited time!***

12 Days of Christmas ❄ A Present in Swaddling Clothes by Andrew Grey ❄

Title: A Present in Swaddling Clothes
Author: Andrew Grey
Series: Standalone
Genre: Holiday Romance, Gay Romance, M/M, LGTBQ
Publisher: DreamSpinner Press
Release Date: Dec 1 2011
Edition: eBook
Blurb/Synopsis:

Josh held baby Vivien when she took her first breath in the world, and he has loved every breath she’s taken since. Now Vivien needs a home—a “for real” forever home, and Josh would love to be the one who takes her in. But Josh’s partner, Sammy, isn’t a fan of children of any size or stamp. Will Josh have to choose between being a lover or a parent, or will Josh’s niece work her baby magic on Sammy, giving them all the best Christmas present of all?

A novella from the Dreamspinner Press 2011 Advent Calendar package "I'll Be Home for Christmas""

12 Days of Christmas ❄ The Rogue's Seduction by Lauren Smith ❄

Today's Post is for Lauren Smith and her Title The Rogue's Seduction which is apart of the 7 Rogues for Christmas Holiday Collection Anthology. Lauren Smith and 6 other USA Today and Bestselling Authors Got Together to Give Us 7 Rogues for Christmas.

 

Title: 7 Rogues for Christmas 

Authors: Kirsten S. Blacketer, Dawn Brower, Samantha Holt, Amanda Mariel, Lauren Smith, Sandra Sookoo, EM Taylor 

Genre: Historical Romance, Regency Romance, Holiday Collection

Publisher: Monarchal Glenn Press

Blurb/Synopsis: 

All a lady wants for Christmastide is a Rogue of her own... 

Seven Rogues find the love of their lives in this historical holiday collection. Follow each rogue as they learn how enticing love can be and that sometimes even the wickedest rogues can find their happy-ever-after. 

Jewel of Winter by Kirsten S. Blacketer When a trio of thieves arrive at her inn during a snowstorm, Jessamine must submit to their leader, Edmund. She never expected to spend Christmas as a captive.

A Wallflower’s Christmas Kiss by Dawn Brower An arranged betrothal has Lady Juliette Brooks seeking out her former childhood friend, the Duke of Kissinger to force him to honor a long ago promise. Grayson Abbot has no desire to marry, but he always keeps his word. As they race to Scotland they rediscover the joy of friendship and a passion neither planned on.

Christmas Seduction by Samantha Holt After a rocky start to their arranged nuptials, the Duke of Fenhurst must make a success of his marriage somehow. Alex returns to his wife for Christmas to celebrate...and seduce.

How to Kiss a Rogue by Amanda Mariel Lady Natalie's betrothal is ended and frees her to pursue the man of her dreams. During a holiday party she discovers the lord she desires in attendance. So hatches a plan to snare him.

The Rogue's Seduction by Lauren Smith When a darling of the ton is targeted by a man who wishes to marry her and break her spirit, she seeks the help of London's most notorious devil in pretending that she's already engaged. What begins as a dangerous game soon turns to seduction over a Christmas neither of them will forget.

Tamed for Christmas by Sandra Sookoo When a confirmed bachelor and a headmistress literally crash into each other at a boarding school for young ladies, an unexpected Christmas romance begins, proving love isn't just a game for young people.

The St Nicholas Day Wager by Em Taylor When her childhood friend wins a wager against her brother for her hand in marriage, Gabriella is horrified. She knows he finds her looks hideous. Her marriage is surely doomed?

12 Days of Christmas ❆ Kavanagh Christmas by Sarah Robinson ❆

Title: Kavanagh Christmas
Author: Sarah Robinson
Series: Kavanagh Legends, #5
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance
Publisher: Self Published
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Blurb/Synopsis:

The heartfelt holiday conclusion to the Kavanagh Legends family saga revisits all the couples that readers have fallen in love with throughout the series. An angsty and loving Christmas novella, it’s the perfect goodbye to these Irish MMA fighters and a glimpse into what the future holds for them.

With the Christmas season fast approaching, the entire Kavanagh family is feeling anything but the holiday spirit. Commitments are questioned, relationships are tense, and bickering is nonstop.

However, when a crisis strikes and the family realizes that they might lose one of their own, they’ll come together to remember the reason for the season is first, and foremost, love and family.

12 Days of Christmas ❆ Regret Me Not by Amy Lane ❆

Title: Regret Me Not
Author: Amy Lane
Series: Standalone Title
Genre: Gay Romance, Holiday Romance, Contemporary, M/M
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: Dec 4th 2017
Blurb/Synopsis:
Pierce Atwater used to think he was a knight in shining armor, but then his life fell to crap. Now he has no job, no wife, no life—and is so full of self-pity he can’t even be decent to the one family member he’s still speaking to. He heads for Florida, where he’s got a month to pull his head out of his ass before he ruins his little sister’s Christmas.

Harold Justice Lombard the Fifth is at his own crossroads—he can keep being Hal, massage therapist in training, flamboyant and irrepressible to the bones, or he can let his parents rule his life. Hal takes one look at Pierce and decides they’re fellow unicorns out to make the world a better place. Pierce can’t reject Hal’s overtures of friendship, in spite of his misgivings about being too old and too pissed off to make a good friend.

As they experience everything from existential Looney Tunes to eternal trips to Target, Pierce becomes more dependent on Hal’s optimism to get him through the day. When Hal starts getting him through the nights too, Pierce must look inside for the knight he used to be—before Christmas becomes a doomsday deadline of heartbreak instead of a celebration of love.

12 Days of Christmas ❆ When We Fell Down by Alexa Padgett ❆

Title: When We Fell Down
Author: Alexa Padgett
Publisher: Sidecar Press, LLC
Series: Seattle Sound Series Book 7
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance
Release Date: Dec 1 2017
Blurb/Synopsis:

Love played false
It’s just before Christmas, and Ella Dorsey is pregnant, heartbroken, and miserable. Her husband Simon hasn’t been home in months. There are photos of him snuggled up to his publicist. And just when she thinks things between them are hitting their lowest, divorce papers turn up at her work.

Too cold to be true
Simon’s music career is finally starting to bring in the admiration and cash that he’s chased for years. But his wife is keeping secrets and freezing him out. His son believes rumors over his own father. And someone has been telling lies—to him, and about him. Ella’s annual trip to visit her parents in England couldn’t have come at a worse time…

An answer for always…
Simon has until Christmas to discover the truth, decide what matters, and win his wife back. But there’s more to Ella’s life than him. For their love to last, he’ll have to learn her heart all over again…

12 Days of Christmas ❆ A Very Faerie Christmas by Meara Platt ❆

Join award winning, USA Today and Bestselling authors for a journey into the enchanted realm of the Fae with this collection of brand new holiday stories spanning from humorous Regency and tender Historical to quirky Contemporary and gritty Urban Tales of faerie magic, human redemption, and the power of love.

Title: A VERY FAERIE CHRISTMAS

Authors: Meara Platt, Avril Borthiry, Jack Heckel, Ruth Vincent, Michele Lang, Bishop O’Connell

Genre: Holiday, Short Story & Anthologies, Romance

Publisher: Self Published

Release Date: November 6, 2017

12 Days of Christmas ❄ An Assassin’s Holiday by Dirk Greyson ❄

Title: An Assassin’s Holiday  

Author: Dirk Greyson

Series: Stand Alone

Genre: M/M, Contemporary, Adventure

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press

Release Date: Dec 2015

Edition/Formats: eBook & Print

Blurb/Synopsis:

Brick Colton has been hired to kill Santa Claus—or at least the kindhearted accountant playing Santa for the kids in an orphanage. Brick grew up in an orphanage himself, but that isn’t the only thing bothering him about the contract on Robin Marvington’s life. The details don’t add up, and it’s looking more and more like someone has set Robin up. As Brick investigates, Robin brings some much-needed cheer into his life, the light in Robin’s soul reaching something in Brick’s dark one. But all of that will end if they can’t find the person who wants Robin dead.

Review Back Home at Firefly Lake by Jen Gilroy

In Jen Gilroy’s Back Home at Firefly Lake, Cat McGuire and Luc Simard find love and second chances in a heartwarming small-town romance that fans of Women’s Fiction and Susan Wiggs’ The Lakeshore Chronicles will love!

Title: Back Home at Firefly Lake
Author: Jen Gilroy
Genre: Contemporary Romance / Women’s Fiction
Release Date: December 5, 2017
Publisher: Forever – Grand Central Publishing
Series: Firefly Lake
Print ISBN: 9781455569618
Digital ISBN: 9781455566938

She has a million reasons to leave. Can he give her the one she needs to stay?

Cat McGuire’s return to Firefly Lake is turning into much more than she bargained for. Sure, she missed the crisp pine-scented air and the comfort of having her family around her. But being home makes her feel less like the successful single mom she is–and more like the awkward teen who never fit in. It doesn’t help that hockey-pro Luc Simard is back in town, too. Luc was her childhood crush, the hometown hero who never noticed her, and yet somehow he still makes her heart skip a beat.

Luc’s homecoming has been bittersweet. He’s lost his wife and his career, but there’s no better place to start over than Firefly Lake. Coaching the local kids’ hockey team makes him feel alive again, and he thinks his life is complete–until Cat arrives. The shy girl he always wanted to protect is now the gorgeous woman who’s stealing his heart and making him believe in second chances. But how can he convince Cat that Firefly Lake is where she truly belongs?

12 Days of Christmas ❄ A Cowboy for Christmas by Celia Aaron ❄

Title: A Cowboy for Christmas
Author: Celia Aaron
Series: Standalone
Genre: Holiday Romance/Rancher/Cowboy/Western
Publisher: Self Published
Release Date: November 12 2017
Blurb/Synopsis:
I don’t need a woman in my business—especially not one with a smart mouth and a curvy body. Molly Gale has been nothing but trouble ever since she showed up at the ranch next door. And now, right before a huge snowstorm hits on Christmas Eve, I have to go to her homestead. Have to see her, have to get another whiff of her strawberry scent. It’s enough to drive a man mad. But I’ll keep things professional, keep my hands to myself, and do what needs to be done. It’s the perfect plan …
Until my horse throws me and I need help from none other than the woman with the fiery tongue and the deliciously thick hips.
Yippee ki yay and Merry Christmas to me.

❄Author's Note❄

 A Cowboy for Christmas ends at 43%. For a limited time, the stories "Christmas Candy" and "A Stepbrother for Christmas" are included at the back of this book as a little holiday treat. 

Excerpt A Cruel Kind of Beautiful by Michelle Hazen w/ #Giveaway

We are thrilled to be celebrating the release of Michelle Hazen’s Rockstar Romance, A CRUEL KIND OF BEAUTIFUL! This is the first installment in her Sex, Love, and Rock & Roll series. Follow the tour for reviews, excerpts, guest posts, plus enter to win a $50 Amazon gift card!

Title:  A Cruel Kind of Beautiful
Author: Michelle Hazen
Release Date: December 4, 2017
Publisher: Self-published
Series: Sex, Love, and Rock & Roll
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Page Count: 344

Synopsis:

If you can’t get to the Big O, can you get to the happily ever after?

Jera McKnight loves music, swoons for hot guys, but sucks at sex. Jacob Tate is her perfect storm: a pun-loving nude model with a heart as big as his record collection.

When a newspaper-delivery accident lands him in her living room, he’s almost tempting enough to make her forget she’s never been able to please a man—in bed or out of it. Sure, he laughs at her obscure jokes, and he’ll even accept a PG-rating if it means he gets time with her, but he’s also hiding something. And it has everything to do with the off-limits room in his apartment.

Jera pours all her confusion and longing into her drum kit, which pays off when her band lands the record deal of their dreams. Except just like Jacob, it might be too good to come without a catch.

She doesn’t know if her music is good enough to attract a better contract, or if she’s enough to tempt a man like Jacob to give up his secrets, even if they could fix her problems between the sheets. But if this rocker girl is too afraid to bet on herself, she might just end up playing to an empty house.

Fire and Flint by Andrew Grey w/ #Giveaway

Title: Fire and Flint

Author: Andrew Grey

Series: Carlisle Deputies #1

Genre:  M/M Contemporary Romance

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press

Release Date: Dec 8 2017

Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print

Blurb/Synopsis:

Jordan Erichsohn suspects something is rotten about his boss, Judge Crawford. Unfortunately he has nowhere to turn and doubts anyone will believe his claims—least of all the handsome deputy, Pierre Ravelle, who has been assigned to protect the judge receiving the threatening letters. The judge has a long reach, and if he finds out Jordan’s turned on him, he might impede Jordan adopting his son, Jeremiah.

When Jordan can no longer stay silent, he gathers his courage and tells Pierre what he knows. To his surprise and relief, Pierre believes him, and Jordan finds an ally… and maybe more. Pierre vows to do what it takes to protect Jordan and Jeremiah and see justice done. He’s willing to fight for the man he’s growing to love and the family he’s starting to think of as his own. But Crawford is a powerful and dangerous enemy, and he’s not above ripping apart everything Jordan and Pierre are trying to build in order to save himself….

Will their fledgling romance dissipate like fog in the sun before it has a chance to burn bright?

Review Blood's Song by Tempeste O'Riley w/ #Giveaway

Title: Blood’s Song
Author: Tempeste O’Riley
Series: House Millar books, #1
Genre: LGBTQ Romance, Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult / New Adult
Publisher: Encompass Ink, Teen
Release Date: Nov, 24th, 2017
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print
Rating:
Blurb/Synopsis:
Even in darkness, love lights the way.
Anya awakens alone and afraid in a new world soaked with blood and terror. The only things she knows for certain are her name and that humans are precious.
Unwilling to give in to her hungers, she sets her feet upon a path of discovery, searching for clues to her forgotten past. Along the way she runs headlong into the unimaginable world of the undead and the waiting arms of Nicholas, a fearless nocturnal defender searching for his love, lost in eternity.
Into their midst stumbles Declán, a young, natural born vampire hunter and Guardian whose passion for Anya is only matched by his draw to Nicholas. His arrival could mark the end of their tale, or with the gift of Anya's blood kiss, it might bring about the beginning of a new chapter for them all.
Fate has a wicked sense of sensibility…

Review Merger by Chelle Bliss

NOW AVAILABLE from USA Today bestselling author, Chelle Bliss, comes the Takeover Duet.

KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE, AND YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER - HE PREFERS HER IN HIS BED.

Title: Merger

Author: Chelle Bliss

Series: Takeover Duet Book #2

Genre: Romance, Billionaire, Contemporary 

Release Date: Nov 28 2017

Source: Bare Naked Words & Author

Rating: 

Blurb/Synopsis:

Antonio Forte has always put business before pleasure, but ever since he met the gorgeous CEO of Interstellar Corp, he finds himself wanting both. And he's hoping she won't be able to refuse his latest offer.
Lauren Bradley knows how to survive as a woman in a man's world--trust no one. Especially handsome, smooth-talking men who make her panties melt with a single glance like Antonio. But his offer is almost as tempting as he is.
Sometimes to gain it all, you have to give up everything...