The Naughty List 2022: A Holiday Book Tag

Wow, it’s December, and Christmas is almost here. I keep hearing people say that it is hard to believe that they can’t believe it’s almost Christmas I believe that it is. This year, getting in the holiday spirit has been more difficult than in previous years. One would think with “The Rona” fading and the world returning to a semi-normal state, that I would have more holiday cheer. Yet the motivation hasn’t been there. So, I decided to take steps to force myself to look forward to Christmas.

Several years ago, I discovered a writing tag challenge called the #TheNaughtyList: A Holiday Writing Tag. It was created by author and YouTuber, Jenna Moreci. If you haven’t seen any of Jenna’s videos, give her a view. She has some awesome writing tips. I’ve created this challenge twice before, once for Out of the Penalty Box and again for Defending the Net. I do not know why I didn’t for Ice Gladiators, but I intend to rectify that today by including it as well as Penalty Kill and possibly a sneak peek at Future Goals. I enjoy completing this tag/challenge because I enjoy writing and sharing. It also gives me an opportunity to think about the characters I create, the world in which they exist, and future stories.

The Rules:

The rules of The Naughty List are the following.

Stories that have greater than fifteen characters cannot have the same character used more than once in the answers. Stories with less than fifteen characters cannot have the same characters used more than twice in the answers.Begin the tag/challenge with a brief description of the story. The story description cannot exceed five sentences.Use the hashtag #TheNaughtyList

Those are the official rules. Here are a few others.

Keep in mind that Jenna is YouTuber and originally completed this challenge in a video. Thus, both video and blogging are acceptable methods to complete this challenge.Please link your answers to the challenge back to the creator (a.k.a., Jenna Moreci) for creation credit and the person who you are seeing this tag.Now, let me re-iterate. This tag was created several years ago. The questions may have been updated since that time in a different version of this tag.

I will be bending the rules slightly since I will be using three books (Ice Gladiators, Penalty Kill and Future Goals) instead of one. This will allow me to use characters only once since most of the stories have fewer than fifteen characters. I will note each book that the characters are in. However, this is a series (but each book can be read as a stand-alone), and some characters are crossovers.

Description of stories:

Ice Gladiators is the story of Taz and Liam (book #3 in the Locker Room Love sports romance series). Taz is a minor league hockey player looking to make it to the NHL. His life is complicated by a coach who has it out for him and an attraction to Liam, one of his best friends and roommate’s boyfriend.Penalty Kill (book #4 in the Locker Room Love series) is the story of Timothée and Ryker. Timothée is a public relations nightmare with a murder suspicion looming over his head. Ryker is the sports agent sent to clean up the mess of his reluctant client. Future Goals (book #4 in the Locker Room Love series) is the story of Corrigan and Sacha. Corrigan is beginning his first year of D1 hockey. Having moved from New York to Louisiana, he’s experiencing trouble with the transition. Sacha has been demoted from being a lead defense attorney to a paper pusher and is in charge of handling Corrigan’s scholarship. But Sacha has issues of his own.

The Questions:

1 Which character is SO into the holidays, they nearly cause a street-wide power outage from all their Christmas lights? Taz (Ice Gladiators). He’s really a big kid, and if he had the means, he would totally submerge himself in holiday tinsel.

2 Which character attends the office New Year’s party with ONE date…and goes home with someone else? I had to use a process of elimination to determine this answer, and the last one standing was Victor (Ice Gladiators). However, I have to say in Victor’s defense that this would depend on who he arrived with initially. I can think of some instances in that he wouldn’t be willing to swap dates so quickly.

3 Which character is more than happy to steal Hanukkah gelt from poor, unsuspecting children? [Note: Hanukkah gelt = chocolate coins] Jackson (Ice Gladiators). He may or may not have sticky fingers. There are some characters that will tell you if he comes over to hide your valuables first.

4 Fill in the blanks: I saw ____[character]____ doing a whole lot more than __[verb]____-ing Santa Claus. They were full on [action] ________. Fill in the blanks: I saw Liam (Ice Gladiators) doing a whole lot more than carding Santa Claus. They were full on frisking each other. This kind of calls to attention who exactly in the Santa suit. Liam’s dream is to own and operate a speakeasy. His place is an exclusive establishment, and it is only logical that the appropriate identification and password would be required for entry.

5 One of your characters decides to pregame before church and passes out in the middle of the Christmas service. Which character is it? This answer remains the same as in previous years. It has to be Aidan (Ice Gladiators and Penalty Kill) because he does not hold his liquor well. (This character also has appeared in Out of the Penalty Box and Defending the Net.)

6 Which character hasn’t been seen since winter began because they refuse to deal with the snow? Several characters would fit here because the Locker Room Love series is set in the Deep South (South Louisiana and Mississippi). These areas rarely get snow, and when they do, a half inch can be enough to shut down entire cities. The South simply isn’t equipped to deal with the snow. Thus, if it did snow, most of these characters would hunker down until it everything melted. But since I have to pick one character, I’m going to go with Kaden. Kaden would be the type to build a fire and chill.

7 Which character completely forgot about the holidays and ends up regifting to everyone? Out of the characters I have to choose from, I’m going to select Timothée (Penalty Kill). The only reason I picked him is because he is a character who has a lot on his mind and so many personal issues that he wouldn’t prioritize the holidays. Plus, he has enough clothes, art, and whatnot to easily pack something up and re-gift it.

8 Which character has such crappy luck, they only discover their potato allergy after pigging out on latkes (latkes are a type of potato pancake or fritter in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine that is generally prepared to celebrate Hanukkah)? I know the rules say to only use the characters once, but I have to cheat. But, let me defend myself. Although I’m using three books, the combined total of characters that have a true presence in the stories is less than fifteen because some of the same characters are in multiple books. For that reason, I’m going to choose Timothée (Penalty Kill) again. I really didn’t want to have to select Timothée for this answer, but he really does have horrible luck. Around every corner, there is something. He just can’t seem to catch a break.

9 The Krampus has arrived to punish your very bad characters. Which character is kind of into it? Ryker (Penalty Kill). You know what they say: It’s always the quiet ones. Ryker may frequently fly under the radar because he ends up having to be people’s (especially Timothée’s) moral compass, but there is a bad boy underneath.

10 One of your characters should be on the naughty list but has convinced Santa to clear their name. Which character is it, and what was their means of persuasion? Initially, I thought this was the easiest question to answer on the list and was going to say Kian (Future Goals). But after reflecting on my reason for why, I realized there was another character who likely better fit. I’m going with Sacha because he’s a defense attorney and is used to convincing juries of his clients’ innocences. It’s his job, and he brags about being good at it.

Many thanks to Jenna Moreci for creating this for everyone to enjoy. Be sure to visit her on YouTube and check out her novels on Amazon and in bookstores.

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Get ready. It’s almost time to hit the ice again. Future Goals Coming soon.

When a college hockey player needs the help of an attractive older attorney, he gets more than he bargained for when trying to sort out the troubles in his career. Falling in love was never part of either man’s plan, especially as Corrigan’s and Sacha’s lives should never have collided. Now they’re left questioning if they’re standing in the way of the other’s future goals, or if there’s room for redirection.

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Missed the first four books in my hockey romance series? No frets.

Out of the Penalty Box (book #1), where it is one minute in the box or a lifetime out, is available at http://amzn.to/2Bhnngw. It also can be ordered on iTunes, Nook, or Kobo. For more links on where to purchase or to read the blurb, please visit http://bit.ly/2i9SqpH.

Defending the Net (book #2) can be ordered at https://amzn.to/2N7fj8q or www.books2read.com/defending. Crossing the line could cost the game.

Ice Gladiators (book #3) is the third book in my Locker Room Love series. When the gloves come off, the games begin. Available at https://amzn.to/2TGFsyD or www.books2read.com/icegladiators.

Penalty Kill (book #4) takes the ice again. Get a copy at https://amzn.to/3ex0N9p or https://amzn.to/3ex0N9p and let the pucker begin.

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Author Bio

Genevive Chamblee resides in the bayou country where sweet tea and SEC football reign supreme. She is known for being witty (or so she thinks), getting mushy watching pet adoption commercials, and preparing home-cooked Creole meals that are as spicy as her writing. Genevive specializes in spinning steamy, romantic tales with humorous flair, diverse characters, and quirky views of love and human behavior. She also is not afraid to delve into darker romances as well. Genevive believes in variety, equality, and representation of all and is willing to tackle difficult subjects that may be shunned in many romance novels.