Urban Christmas

When twenty-one-year-old Camila brings home her new boyfriend, John, for Christmas, she knows she's walking into a snowstorm of judgment. At forty-five, John is older, established, and everything her father ever wanted for his daughter. But there’s only one problem. He’s her dad’s best friend. While Camila is head over heels, she knows her dad won't see past their age gap and the guy code. As holiday tension mounts, Camila must decide whether love is worth standing up for when it means defying her father. Can Camila and John’s forbidden relationship survive the ultimate test, or ...

After leaving home at 18, Noelle, built a successful life as a prominent attorney in Atlanta after cutting ties with her family. Life was going great, and Noelle had no intentions of returning. Until her mother’s annual plea to come home for Christmas came with unusual urgency. Reluctantly, she agrees only to find nothing as she left it. Her family home is remodeled, her parents are divorced, all courtesy of her eldest brother, Corleone. Her brother seems to be involved in trouble and with a questionable wealth that screams “drug money”, Noelle carefully tries to disassociate herself....

Someone is trying to ruin Christmas. Two of the town’s annual traditions have gone sideways so far. Now it’s starting to get personal for Zara Riddle, a witch who’s just trying to enjoy the season with her family. In a small town full of supernaturals, it’s going to be tricky to figure out who or what has been causing such a calamity. Zara has a list of suspects in mind, and the one at the top of the list happens to live under her own roof. Can the Riddle family’s first Christmas in Wisteria be saved?

Though she's the vampire queen, Betsy Taylor is much more like a princess. In MaryJanice Davidson's novels, this high-maintenance monarch is finally coming to terms with her new status.

This Christmas isn't so merry for Toni. Her best friend's been locked up in a mental hospital ever since she told the police she was attacked by vampires, and the only way for Toni to get her out is to prove that bloodsuckers really do exist. So she's taken a job as a bodyguard for the Undead, but she gets more than she bargained for, especially when she meets Ian MacPhie, a Scottish rascal looking for Ms. Right.

Trees decorated, stockings full of presents, and another case to crack! FREE on Kindle Unlimited! The Rowling family is gearing up for another Merry Christmas, and Mandy has her hands full with holiday prep, but how can she get into the spirit of the season when the victim in her latest case isn’t a ghost? Twenty years ago, during a Christmas Eve blackout, Kevin Holt, the husband of a rich heiress, lost his memory in a fall down the stairs of their mansion. Now he’s discovered evidence that someone might have been trying to kill him, and all he wants for Christmas is to find out who. ...

If home is where the heart is, where do you go if your heart is torn in two, between Amish and English loves? When Charity Bright intercepts a Christmas card, she is astonished to discover a long-hidden secret: she is not the sole surviving woman in her Old Order Amish family. Once, her father had a sister--a shunned aunt Charity never knew she had. Bright Christmas: an Amish love story follows Charity and her friend, Daniel Yoder, as they venture to New York City on a purposed Rumspringa, determined to bring Charity's Aunt Hope back to the family fold by Christmas Eve. Charity and Daniel ...

All Pete Townsend wanted was to spend his third Christmas holiday with his gorgeous wife Melanie quiet and alone for once. It had been a crazy year for the couple, having spent half of it openly exploring Melanie’s wild side and the second half reeling from the consequences. When Pete’s dad invites them to visit him in Chicago for the holiday, Pete’s plans for peace and quiet are flipped on their head. Once again, he finds himself taking a back seat to the unbridled animal inside his wife, unleashed in no small part by his own father, and he is forced to choose whether to fight or ...

Cambridge Monroe loved Christmas. She was looking forward to spending the holidays with her girlfriend, Bronx. ...at least until she catches Bronx going into her ex-girlfriend's place on Christmas Eve. Although claiming her innocence, Bronx fails to convince Cambridge that she hasn't been unfaithful. Cambridge doesn't know what to do. Even if she can forgive Bronx, their relationship would never be the same again. Not to mention that her Christmas day is completely ruined. How is she supposed to get through the day? ...could this Christmas be saved? One thing was for sure... This Christmas ...

Lumi Northrop is a powerful guardian of the north - the North Star Reindeer Sanctuary, that is. When Rudolph vanishes the week before Christmas, Lumi is thrust from the peace and quiet of her family's farm, into the magical town of Holiday Haven to help find him. Lumi quickly discovers that Rudolph isn't the only local celebrity who's gone missing. Jack Frost is also MIA, just days before his coronation as the next Frost King.

Her Christmas started with a talking puppy, a cynical cat, and a man in her pear tree—what could possibly go wrong? Mary’s holiday plans were simple: avoid drama, stay cozy, and binge Christmas movies with her pets. But those plans crumble when her cat and dog start talking, waking her up to see the man in her backyard pear tree. Parch T. Ridge is an elf, here to show her that the Twelve Days of Christmas can come true for some people. Particularly when St. Nicholas himself personally adds his twist to the holiday. Mary is a little slow—it takes her until the third day before she ...

After three days of hosting his vampiric brothers and their mates, Magnus is at his wit’s end. A sworn viking bachelor, he needs a break from the happy couples. The moment the doorbell rings, he takes the chance to get away from it all. Only to come face to face with a beautiful delivery woman who stirs his blood in a way that only a fated mate could. Donna knows her vision is true the second she meets Magnus’ gaze. Knowing he could send her away before they really get to know each other, she’s careful to hide her true intentions. She wants Magnus to get to know the real her, not just...

In 1976, a uniquely seductive world of vampires was unveiled in the now-classic Interview with the Vampire ... in 1985, a wild and voluptuos voice spoke to us, telling the story of The Vampire Lestat. Anne Rice continues her extraordinary Vampire Chronicles in a feat of mesmeric storytelling, a chillingly hypnotic entertainment in which the oldest and most powerful forces of the night are unleashed on an unsuspecting world.

With another Christmas under his belt, things look bleak for Saint Nicholas Clause. With finances running low and rumors of a demonic invasion threatening peace on earth, Nick is forced to seek out his old Order, swap his red fur lined suit for an armored version, and lift his sword once again in defense of the Earth. In a race against time, Nick teams up with his faithful sidekick, Rudolph, and redeploys his sleigh as he attempts to prevent this Christmas becoming the last Christmas. Deals will be made with a demon as Krampus comes along for the ride. Saint Nick is a fast paced, action ...

Jared Johnson is shocked when he finds his mistress of three years, Kristen Wilson, under his Christmas tree on Christmas morning in the home he shares with his wife Teresa. Teresa is on her way back home after being stranded in New York because of a winter storm and Jared is trying desperately to get Kristen out before Teresa walks in, but Kristen has other ideas. Jared becomes distracted by Kristen’s actions and before he knows it Teresa is walking into the house. Jared is in for the shock of his life when he, Kristen and Teresa come face to face on a most unusual Christmas day.

When Kendra agrees to host a holiday party, she expects a night of laughter, a bit of rebellion, and maybe even a kiss under the mistletoe. What she doesn't anticipate is a series of eerie events that suggest her best friend Cass's mother might be right about the fae and the ancient spirits of Yule. As water turns to wine and shadows seem to move on their own, Kendra must confront a world she doesn’t believe in—and her growing feelings for Cass. But when a prank goes awry, unleashing mischievous spirits, Kendra finds herself in a perilous game with the fae, where love might be the only ...

My boss's son was the one person I should avoid. He was sexy and full of trouble and into older men. And most importantly, my boss would fire me if he knew my feelings. But how can I resist the smoking hot trouble maker who seems intent on making me take him? When I stumble into him at the office Christmas party, all bets are off… Warning: This naughty story contains dirty gay scenes between an older and younger man. Adult readers only.

When his sister, Victoria, died in a car accident, Mark Nolan became the guardian of his six-year-old niece Holly. But it hasn’t been easy. Since that tragic night, the little girl hasn’t spoken a word. Mark isn’t sure how to help Holly. All he can do is follow his sister’s wise advice: Start by loving her. The rest will follow.

After five years of running the Holiday Haven Inn, Carolyn Highcrest thinks she can handle anything. She and her best friend Mercy are determined to make their festive weekend celebrations the best they can possibly be, despite being surrounded by scheming rivals, melodramatic theatre group members and overenthusiastic carollers.

A simple night on the town with Angie Mandarich is all Hal Bailey wants. Dinner and a movie. Hitchcock followed by the Forest City. A classy night with a classy lady. Hal doesn't know he's about to meet the nuttiest collection of con men, swindlers, safecrackers and hustlers this side of the Cuyahoga River. Their screwball plans make this a New Years for Hal to remember. Fans of Westlake, Leonard, and George V. Higgins will enjoy the pace and tone of this book's pitch-perfect dialogue. Cool, funny, sympathetic and gritty. A zany taste of Cleveland in the 80s.