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Buone Feste, Felices Fiestas, Frohe Feiertage, Joyeuses Fêtes, Happy Holidays! The end-of-the-year holidays bring celebrations of all kinds, and romance is at an all-time high. Take a trip around the world and enjoy these stories of life, love, and happiness. Your Christmas present to yourself!
Holiday reading fun! Celebrate! is a package of 31 stories that bought individually would sell for a total of $79.69. Beginning December 1, stories will be available individually as priced or as a bulk package for $59.99.
Genre: Holiday, Contemporary, Humor, High Fantasy, Historical European, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Werewolves/Shapeshifters, New Adult, Mystery/Suspense, Science Fiction, Ghosts/Spirits, M/M/M
Release Date: December 1, 2014 | Buy as a set ($59.99 ISBN: 978-1-63216-767-5)
Best Laid Plans by John Amory
All neurotic George wants is to be with his partner for Christmas, but he’s not sure he’ll survive London.
George is an anxious, neurotic mess. The only thing that calms him is his partner of ten years, Scott. So despite how nervous it makes George to travel alone, he decides to go to Europe, where Scott has been working for two months, to visit for Christmas. George plans a day on his own in London before traveling to Paris, where Scott is staying. But on George’s day of sightseeing and shopping, everything goes wrong, from a misunderstanding with the hotel concierge to getting lost in Harrods. All George wants is to be with his partner for Christmas, but he’s not sure he’ll survive long enough for that to happen.
Length: Day Dream (21p.) | Genre: Contemporary, Humor | Release Date: December 1, 2014
Buy as eBook ($1.99 ISBN: 978-1-63216-744-6)
Business or Pleasure by Michael Cross and Emma Michaels
After a night locked up with his boss, Ian realizes his resentment toward Alex might be something very different.
When American Ian lands a secretarial job in the United Kingdom, he thinks he’s set for life. Admittedly, he’s still a bachelor living in a small apartment and working for a complete jackass, but other than that, his life is everything he ever hoped for in an enticing city full of beautiful people. When Alistair Security is robbed during the Christmas Fundraiser, the last thing Ian expects is to end up locked in with his boss, Alex Alistair, and to realize he might have mistaken his resentment for something else. The two men find common ground throughout the night, but when morning comes and the news hits the headlines, their connection will be tested. Ian might find himself at the start of a hot office romance—or he’ll spend the holidays browsing the classifieds.
Length: Day Dream (36p.) | Genre: Mystery/Suspense | Release Date: December 1, 2014
Buy as eBook ($1.99 ISBN: 978-1-63216-752-1)
Coming of Age by Venona Keyes
It will take all of Daniel's charm and the prayers offered at the shrine to make Aero take a chance on the romance they both want.
Akiyoshi ‘Aero’ Kurokuma, author of the wildly popular manga, Ecos, lost his assistant when his best friend retired. After Aero collapses from exhaustion four years later, he is forced to run a contest for an assistant. Placing impossible rules on the contest, Aero is sure no one can win. But a winner emerges: a young man from America, Daniel Beck. The first time he lays eyes on Daniel, Aero realizes he’ll have a hard time hiding his attraction. Daniel is a perfect assistant, but it doesn’t help Aero see past the twenty-year age difference between them. It will take all of Daniel's charm and the prayers offered at the shrine to make Aero take a chance on the romance they both want.
Length: Day Dream (32p.) | Genre: Contemporary, New Adult | Release Date: December 1, 2014
Buy as eBook ($1.99 ISBN: 978-1-63216-763-7)
The Eve That Finally Happened by Diane Lennox
Christmas Eve ghosts show Jae-ho Kim what will become of him if he doesn't take a chance on a holiday date.
After seven years in Canada, Korean native Jae-ho Kim still hasn’t had the special Christmas Eve date night that he would have enjoyed back home—a fact that has his sister, Soon-kyu, very upset during their yearly phone conversation. This year, Jae’s lack of effort concerning his love life comes back to haunt him in the form of Christmas Eve ghosts, showing him very vividly what will become of him if he refuses to take a chance and find a date for Christmas Eve.
Length: Day Dream (33p.) | Genre: Paranormal, Ghosts/Spirits | Release Date: December 1, 2014
Buy as eBook ($1.99 ISBN: 978-1-63216-758-3)
Home for Chirappu by Ariel Tachna
Trent worries Nik’s big, close-knit Indian family won’t accept an American—much less a man—as Nik’s partner.
Nikhilesh (Nik) Sharma hasn’t been home to Alappuzha, India, since he came out to his family ten years ago. Now that his relationship with them is less strained, he’s bringing his boyfriend Trent along to celebrate the winter holidays. As excited as he is to see everyone again, he worries the foreign culture, religious differences, and disapproval might shock Trent. At the same time, Trent worries Nik’s big, close-knit family won’t accept an American—much less a man—as Nik’s partner and that his presence will impede the otherwise happy reunion. Whether the trip leads to misunderstandings that will drive them apart or to a new understanding that will draw them closer than ever, it’s sure to be an experience they’ll never forget.
Length: Novella (53p.) | Genre: Contemporary | Release Date: December 1, 2014
Buy as eBook ($3.99 ISBN: 978-1-63216-737-8)
Hummingbird House by Kenzie Cade
Trent returns to his family's ancestral home, where he experienced his first kiss and first heartbreak.
To honor his grandmother's final request, Trenton Appleton drops everything to visit the family’s ancestral home: Hummingbird House, where he experienced his first kiss and first heartbreak with Callum Eason.
Eight years ago, confused by his attraction to Trent, Callum reacted badly. But with help he never expected, Callum found himself and learned to accept who he was.
Now Trent is back at Hummingbird House, and Callum has his opportunity to salvage their friendship, at least. But Trent is less receptive than he was all those years ago. Still, Callum is determined to show Trent he has changed and keep his promise to Trent’s grandmother. When past mistakes repeat themselves, Callum must break the cycle before his last chance with Trent passes him by.
Length: Novella (57p.) | Genre: Contemporary | Release Date: December 1, 2014
Buy as eBook ($3.99 ISBN: 978-1-63216-743-9)
Ilya and the Wolf by Rory Ni Coileain
Accepting shapeshifter Volyk's Christmas offer will change Ilya's life forever.
Ilya, the youngest son of a Moscow oligarch, is so deep in the closet he’d find Narnia if that weren’t a decadent Western story. On Christmas Eve, his brothers lure him into the forest, intending to murder him and erase the shame he inflicts on their family by existing. However, the attempt is interrupted by Volyk, a wolf who carries the blood of the ancient oboroten’ —shapeshifters. Ilya never imagined a Christmas gift like the handsome wolf, but accepting what Volyk offers will have consequences that change both of their lives forever.
Length: Day Dream (25p.) | Genre: Paranormal, Werewolves/Shifters
Release Date: December 1, 2014 | Buy as eBook ($1.99 ISBN: 978-1-63216-736-1)
The Journey Back by Kristen Slater
Idris always put his career first, but now he wants to get home and reconcile with Dan—if there's anything to return to.
Having quit his job, Idris is trying to make it home to his partner of twelve years, Dan, in time for Christmas. Stuck on a train during a snowstorm, Idris has nothing to do but think back on how much he has missed by putting his career first. His job has been straining their partnership for years, and now Idris worries he’s damaged it beyond repair. He desperately wants to get back to the UK and salvage their relationship—if there’s even anything waiting for him when he gets home.
Length: Day Dream (35p.) | Genre: Contemporary | Release Date: December 1, 2014
Buy as eBook ($1.99 ISBN: 978-1-63216-756-9)