Mistletoe and Mayhem: An Anthology of Short and Steamy Christmas Romances
About this ebook
Time for MISTLETOE AND MAYHEM…An anthology of brand new, short, and steamy Christmas romances. The anthology includes:
CHRISTMAS RECRUIT by Janie Crouch
FALLING FOR A HITMAN by Katie Reus
WHEN THE SNOW FALLS by Isabel Jolie
FEELING FROSTY by Ivy Beck
WHEN HE SLEIGHS by Cynthia Eden
Hot times are ahead in North Pole, Montana! Forced proximity, second chances, and a bit of naughtiness are on the Christmas romance agenda. Happy reading!
CHRISTMAS RECRUIT by Janie Crouch
Lilah Collingwood wanted a job at Zodiac Tactical more than she'd ever wanted anything.
She got a rejection email instead.
Feeling sorry for herself in a bar in freaking North Pole, Montana, seems like a great idea, until two masked gunmen walk in. What happens next will change everything... assuming she survives the night.
FALLING FOR A HITMAN by Katie Reus
She fell fast and hard…
After a chance meeting at a wedding in Miami, Opal tumbled into bed with a sexy stranger. One night turned into a week and she almost convinced herself that he was perfect—until she saw him kill someone in their hotel room. She ran back to North Pole, Montana, and never looked back. After months of no contact, she thought she was safe. But she was wrong.
He fell harder…
Santiago hasn’t been able to get the enigmatic Opal out of his mind. So he finally does what he should have three months ago. He shows up on the doorstep of her bed and breakfast with the intention of winning her back. But when it’s clear someone has it out for her, he’s ready to sacrifice everything to keep her safe. Unfortunately it’s going to take a Christmas miracle to win her heart.
WHEN THE SNOW FALLS by Isabel Jolie
I don't do permanent.
Two restaurants. Plans for a third. A life built in careful increments—close enough to family, far enough to leave. I chose North Pole, Montana for the tourism projections and the holiday season numbers, and it's a solid strategy.
Then Mia Caldwell walks into Still & Ember, and North Pole stops being a waypoint.
She runs the town's Christmas market, and she's watched enough men leave to recognize the signs. She knows what a man in motion looks like. She's built her life in a town she loves, and she won't risk her heart on someone who sees that place as a stepping stone.
She's right about my pattern. She just doesn't know my past has followed me here.
My former CO, Garrett Voss, shows up with a deal—one that could fund everything I've ever planned. The price is the restaurants I've built and the silence I've already proven I can keep. When I refuse, the offer becomes an ultimatum: say yes, or watch it all come apart. He knows about Mia. He knows where my mother works. He's done his homework.
I've spent fifteen years designing exits. This Christmas, I have to decide whether to use one, or fight for the only place that's ever made me want to stay.
FEELING FROSTY by Ivy Beck
Mystery writer Jackson Frost is passing near North Pole, Montana, when a snowstorm and a wily coyote land him hood-deep in a snowdrift. Enter Josie Tyler and her tow truck Towanda to the rescue. As the owner of the local inn, The Gingerbread House, she puts him up to wait out the snowstorm.
Jackson can’t believe the many turns this day has taken. Or the fact that he is wholeheartedly attracted to the beautiful inn owner with springy blonde curls, ice-blue eyes and a heart of gold.
Josie tries to keep her eyes off the man just passing through town but after winding up in his arms more than once, she decides to stop overthinking things and have a little fun, distracting herself from the mystery that plagues her inn.
WHEN HE SLEIGHS by Cynthia Eden (A Protector And Defender Christmas Romance Novella)
He sees you when you’re sleeping. He guards you when you’re awake. And this holiday season, if someone tries to hurt you, it will be the last mistake that fool will ever make…
US Marshal Flynn Krane has one item on his holiday to-do list—protect Kate Sawyer. Two years ago, he gave gorgeous Kate a new identity, a new home, and he walked away—even as it broke his heart. He fell hard for Kate but staying with her wasn’t a possibility.
Danger brings him back.
Kate’s criminal ex has found her—and sent a hitman to take her out. But Flynn is not going to let that happen. He’ll guard Kate, they’ll set a trap for the contract killer, and, if he’s lucky, Kate will give Flynn a second chance to win her heart. Because this time, nothing will make him walk away.
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About the author
Cynthia Eden is a New York Times, USA Today, Digital Book World, and IndieReader bestselling author of romantic suspense and paranormal romance. She’s a prolific author who lives along the Alabama Gulf Coast. In her free time, you’ll find her reading romances, watching horror movies, or hunting for adventures.
USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author Janie Crouch writes what she loves to read: passionate romantic suspense featuring protective heroes. Her books have won multiple awards, including the Romance Writers of America's coveted Vivian® Award, the National Readers Choice Award, and the Booksellers’ Best Award for romantic suspense.
Katie Reus is the USA Today bestselling author of the Ancients Rising series, the Endgame trilogy and the Redemption Harbor Series. She fell in love with reading at a young age thanks to weekly trips to the library. However, she didn’t always know she wanted to be a writer. After changing majors too many times, she finally graduated with a degree in psychology. Not long after that she discovered a new love—writing. She now spends her days writing paranormal romance and romantic suspense. In addition to writing, she’s also obsessed with hiking, quilting, and all things aviation.
Isabel Jolie has been pulling readers into worlds where danger and desire collide since 2020. With over twenty novels published across multiple series, she writes the kind of romantic suspense you start at midnight and finish at 4am.
She lives in Charlotte with her husband — who invented Nampons, yes, that's a real thing — and two daughters she's committed to mortifying before they leave the nest.
Ivy Beck enjoys writing Contemporary Romance and Romantic Suspense with emotion and humor woven throughout.
Her former life was spent teaching marine science along coastal Alabama. She switched to raising kids and editing for several New York Times bestsellers a few years ago. The kiddos are older now giving her time to let her creative mind wander.
Ivy loves her boys, her pets and spending time outside. She loves kayaking and hiking. The water and the woods are her happy places. She lives in South Alabama with her husband, two sons, one dog, two cats and two turtles, and spends most of her day being a mom taxi. Which, surprisingly, is a really good place to think about the next chapter of her current WIP!
