It’s the flight before Christmas and Molly just got an unexpected gift: a free first-class upgrade on her plane trip home for the holidays. Bring on the complimentary cocktails! But after one too many, she spills all her secrets to the hot guy seated next to her—only to wake up mortified when her buzz has worn off. At least she never has to see Liam again ... or so she thinks. When Molly arrives at Christmas House, the festive rental home that she and her family are sharing with her sister’s fiancé and his wealthy family, she discovers that Liam is one of the new in-laws. Oops.

When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.

Living in a year around Christmas town has its drawbacks. The caroling, the decorations, the insanely cheery spirit, it never disappears. It's why I like to hibernate away in my cave - I mean housekeeping a healthy distance from the holly jolly spirits. And all was going according to plan until my nemesis, Storee Taylor, moved in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Without blinking, she turned my simple world into a real nightmare-before-Christmas, especially when she decided to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest - which she was determined to win.

There's no place like home for the holidays ... especially for Lesley Carver. Life in the big city just wasn't her jam and now she's back in Hickory Falls, working at the family diner and helping her mom after she took a tumble. Lesley longs to build a life here, working at the cafe, selling her handmade ornaments and ... er, apparently reviving her high school crush on her best friend’s older brother. Only one problem, her mom wants her to leave Hickory Falls far behind.

Evie Crowe is starting over in a strange town with her newborn, and men are the furthest thing from her mind. If only the quiet, hulking farmer, Luke Ward, would stop coming into the thrift shop and piquing her reluctant interest. Evie wants to stay single all the way—she can’t trust anything more than friends-with-holiday-benefits. But Luke is in it for the long haul. He’s fixed on making this a Christmas Evie will remember forever. If she gives him a chance.

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.

Tilly Farriday isn’t feeling very jolly this season. Recently divorced and broke, she’s squatting in one of her rental agency’s properties until her new home is ready. The sprinkles on top of the burnt Christmas cookie that is her life? The new owner shows up early, forcing Tilly to hide in the attic to save her job…and what remains of her dignity.

Clark Griswold was onto something...at least with his annual holiday meltdown. And since the last three weeks of my life have been riddled with humbug—another breakup, a broken toe, an office promotion I deserved and didn’t get—I’m not at all in the mood to celebrate nor have the happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER.

After a snowstorm grounds her flight, Lucy makes a last-ditch effort to get home for Christmas using a rideshare app. She thinks she’ll be taking a road trip with a stranger...but the guy who shows up is someone she knows all too well. He’s the hookup she ghosted a few months ago, and now she’ll be stuck in a car with him for the most awkward road trip of her life.

After a bad breakup, Nola wants nothing to do with Christmas, especially in her quaint hometown of Bright Harbor, Maine. Infuriatingly charming and cheery, Nola’s surroundings only worsen her sour mood. To make matters worse, Caleb, the boy who broke her heart years ago, is all grown up and still living in town. While doing her best to avoid him, Nola bumps into the local mailman, who gives her a mysterious letter. And when she finds that the writer is a fellow Scrooge, she can’t help but feel her spirit lifting.

Are you or your spouse intrigued by the possibilities of domestic discipline, but not interested in nerdy, complicated BDSM contracts or patriarchal fundamentalist practices that try to pretend that we still live in the 1950s? This book takes a 21st century approach to spanking and domestic discipline in heterosexual relationships, offering no-nonsense tips on how to leverage your current relationship dynamics to make both partners happier and more secure in their marriage. The Well-Spanked Wife presents concepts, case studies and techniques to introduce spanking into your relationship in ...

SMACKED! An Anthology Relax in your favorite reading chair, lean back in bed, or curl up on your sofa to enjoy these three previously published spanking romance stories from Lynn Carlyle. First up is “Hello, Neighbor!”. This middle-aged spanking romance tells the story of Jennifer Melrose and Kevin Mannington, both age 51. Jennifer and Kevin meet over a row of shrubs that separates their backyards in a Cincinnati suburb. New to the neighborhood, Kevin is an attorney who migrated from New York. Jennifer, on the other hand, has lived in the neighborhood for several years, working from ...

PADDLED FOR THE FIRST TIME Four new stories from Lynn Carlyle to cuddle up with on the sofa or in a cozy bed! Holly’s Predicament Holly Mason and her husband Brad have a problem to confront: Holly is prone to self-inflicted predicaments, from road rage, speeding tickets and temper tantrums to initiating family squabbles. During a serious discussion, Brad tells her that she has a tendency to be a… brat. And that is when Holly only half seriously remarks that if that is really the case, perhaps Brad should take her across his knees and give her a good paddling. To their mutual surprise, ...

This box set contains all four books from The Domestic Discipline Quartet. Set in Victorian England, the four books interweave through all four couples leading to a guaranteed HEA for everyone...with a few hot bottoms on the way.

It is time for another group of eight women to arrive at the Simpson – Robinson Institute to experience two days of realistic corporal punishment. It has now been a few years since the no longer needed public school building was purchased by a pair of real estate agents and converted for the special use. Among the guests this time is a young woman by the name of Becky, who is entering into a spanking relationship with her boyfriend Tommy. She hopes that going to the Institute and having Bobby learn of what she experienced there would coax him into being a more willing participant in their...

Melody is a school counselor at a small rural Texas school district. Jim, is the new principal of a neighboring district. They meet at a conference, and begin to date immediately, and before long they have fallen in love. But Melody is haunted by some unfinished business from her senior year of high school. She was one of a group of students who had sneaked some sips of whiskey between classes that day. But through security cameras, they were caught in the act……that is, except for Melody. As a result, Melody escaped the substantial paddling her friends received. In addition, she never ...

Saddles and tobacco are not all they are selling in the shops today. Annalise Coton is to be sold to the highest bidder. At eighteen, she has met her usefulness as a nursemaid to her half-brother. With no natural parent to protect her from the outcome, she will go home with the man offering the best price by the close of business today. Proposal of marriage optional. But if the choice were hers, the attractive lord who entered the leather shop is the one she would consider. He was obviously used to having his desires met, but there was a gentleness about him that belied the harder, angular ...

It's 1950 in rural Minnesota, USA. America is still largely an agrarian society, and most families are farm families. Men are HOH's who keep their farms and their families running smoothly with strong discipline. But farm girls, as well as their mothers, often crave something a little livelier than the day to day boredom of the farm and reach out, now and then, for some fun that runs against the social mores of the times, as well as the family's hard and fast rules.

Holly Malone has been married to Jason for two years, in a very passionate relationship. But she is as stubborn as she is beautiful and loving. That stubbornness extends to her spending habits. The day comes when Jason tells her it's time to address her next overspending binge by taking a clothese brush to her bottom. She is flabbergasted. She dares him to do it. And exactly what will take place when the inevitable next incident of overspending takes place?

Colin and Lyle had some things in common. Both were divorced, both were attractive, and both had decided to start new ventures in life working in business property speculation. But after they had started dating as well, it turns out that Colin had taken a big misstep and agreeing to a substantial outlay of capital without getting Lyle's agreement. Colin suggested they come up with a fitting penalty for her to pay should they lose money on the deal she had committed them to prematurely. But she is taken by surprise when she hears Lyle's suggestion. However, it is not one that she objects to.