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  Snowed in: Why choose holiday anthology is a collection of original, brand-new short stories for this holiday season. Volume 1 participating authors: Kali Noir, Orion Azure, Carolina Cox, Jay Leigh Brown, Maree Rose, Elizabeth Jones, Jay Leigh Brown, Victoria Sue, Dani Carr, Melody Mode, Poppy Jacobson, Rosie Savage, Athina Fernwood, Des Sweet & Bre Rose, Santana Knox & Amy Oliveira, and Luna May & Persephone Steele **Volume 1 will contain dark themes. Please check the content and trigger warnings at the beginning of each story. Some stories will contain MM and MM+ couplings. Proceeds for this anthology will go to Cancer Research Institute and World Central Kitchen. My Review These are the stories I have read so far in this anthology.  Dark Desires Website Transcript by Kali Noir I really enjoyed this story. Even though it is a short story, I felt some emotions that transpired between  Felix and the guys... Kristian, Dash, and  Spencer. I was reall...

Torn between two lovers on a pretty but deadly island, London King must survive the ravages of the wilderness and a battle for her heart. My first day at New Ocean Prep was supposed to be a fresh start. A chance to return to my hometown—leaving my ruined life behind me. My goal is simple. Keep my grades up, my head down, and focus on securing my spot in a top journalism program. My past catches up with me as I'm drawn towards the two hottest hockey players in school. A trip to a national hockey tournament in Alaska has me investigating the truth behind what happened to a girl they tormented and killed two summers earlier. This story has more layers than I imagined. The deeper I enter their world, the stronger our bonds become until I can’t tell whose side I’m really on. My Review As soon as I met Maison and Micah, I already knew I liked Micah; despite London picking Maison. For me Maison just came off a bit "too smooth".  Yes, Micah was brooding and gave off "f"...

  Tillie Carole is a busy woman. Between taking care of her nephew and planning the annual Christmas festival at Merry & Bright Farm, personal time is basically nonexistent for Tillie at this point. Nevertheless, somehow, her sister convinces her to attempt a speed dating session between meetings at the farm - an idea she regrets the moment Elliott Winters walks up to her table. …and then right into the middle of meeting Tillie has with his mother thirty minutes later. Elliott has nothing but time on his hands. After realizing the grass isn’t greener in the corporate world, Elliott is back on the farm ready to plan the annual Christmas festival. That is, until his mother drops the bomb she outsourced the planning to an outsider. …And not just any outsider. It’s Tillie Carole. The smokeshow with the stick up her  you know what  that he had the displeasure of meeting at a speed dating event. Can they put their differences aside for the sake of the festival or will Tilli...

  A bighearted romantic comedy about family and finding the perfect match set against the exuberant backdrop of contemporary Delhi. Home has always been a temporary arrangement for Samara Mansingh, a wayfaring wedding photographer and the daughter of a diplomat. When her father is uprooted once again, Samara needs a place to stay in Delhi. Next stop: the Khanna family. Samara’s memories of the Khannas are vague at best, but she doesn’t remember their home feeling so much like a war zone. And the last thing their surly eldest son, Sharav, wants is a houseguest eavesdropping on the chaos. Sharav has a melodramatic sister pushing back on an arranged marriage, a withdrawn lead-singer brother who won’t sing, and a widowed mother hiding her grief in the garden. Sweeping into the household like a tornado, irrepressible Samara is a practically perfect distraction. She has a mind to help a girl find true love, push a young man to find his voice, and bring a lonely and loving widow out of mo...

  From Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon bestselling author Winter Renshaw comes a sizzling romance about two people who fall in love, go their separate ways, and then try to reconnect against all odds. Always a bridesmaid, never a bride—and that’s the way I like it. I may be anti-marriage, but I’m still pro-romance. Case in point? That sexy curmudgeon I met last year during my cousin’s tropical bachelorette getaway. That grump was Dorian, the groom’s old college roommate, there for the bachelor party. I couldn’t get enough of his messy brown hair and gorgeous turquoise eyes. We connected on a deep level—emotionally and physically. But the timing wasn’t right. So we made a pact to reconnect in two years. Now I’m starting a new “job.” It’ll take a lot of work and pays really well—I’m talking seven figures here. All I have to do is pretend to be my boss’s new fiancée…and spend eight weeks with his family on their private island. How hard could it be? Turns out, a lot harder than I th...

  One year ago, on a rainy night, I made a horrible mistake. A mistake that would haunt my every waking moment. I accidentally killed Nate, the star quarterback. Or so I thought. Now he’s back from the dead. Nothing will quench his thirst for revenge. Not until my broken pieces lie scattered by his feet and he’s inhaled my last breath. The only way out is in a body bag. Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are is a Halloween-themed horror story intended for mature audiences. It's very dark and contains graphic sexual content and violence. Reader discretion is advised. Please see the book preview for complete CW. My Review As soon as I heard about this book, I knew I needed to read it. Harleigh delivers the one, two, KO punch with this horror novella! Love her dark, romances but I love her horror stories even more. Instantly, I was hooked and literally could not stop reading. Safe to say that I read and finished this book within a matter of hours. Just when I thought I had the story fig...

  Jazz: Groveton College is the only university I want to go to, and to know I have family there, makes it even more special. Except we aren't family. Not really and Christopher Groveton, the Dean of Education is anything but a nice man. Yet, I'm drawn to him. That's not even strong enough to explain my obsession with the mystery that's my step-uncle-in-law. What once was a crush has turned into love and I'm afraid my heart won't survive his coldness. Chris: Cold. Calculating. Revenge. I didn't have a plan in my mind until I saw her - Jasmine Clarke, my step-niece-in-law. She's everything I'm not. Warm, funny, bubbly. And much to my chagrin, my need for her fills me more each day I'm around her innocence. But ultimately, I have to choose whether I'm going to let my hate for my step-brother or my love for Jasmine will win. My  Review S.J. delivers the spice every time. This book kind of runs concurrent to Coach's Pet by S.J. as well. Which...