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.

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.

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.

All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc—her best friend’s troublemaking brother, who’s now a tech billionaire. He’s the one who got away. She’s the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter’s night.

Five Years Earlier: Henry Dunne knows three things: that agreeing to host this raucous house party was a terrible idea, that he absolutely cannot show up to his nursing shift tomorrow with a hangover, and that the beautiful redhead in the corner will be sleeping in his bed tonight.

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.

Obituary writer Nadine Barbault doesn’t mind being called “Lady Death”. It suits the ice queen persona she’s cultivated to survive the fast-paced Toronto Herald. So when Nadine learns that famous (and reclusive) author Dot Voline has died, she doesn’t hesitate to run the obituary…only to discover that Dot is very much alive. Nadine’s screw-up has brought Wesley Chen of the rival Spear no end of joy—she’s been a thorn in his extremely ambitious side for years. But the renewed interest in Dot also surfaced chatter about a mysterious past scandal.

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.

After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I'd find the cure for what ravaged her and leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me. Four years later, I received an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the oldest most prestigious schools in the country. Nestled on a secluded island off the coast of Maine, it's rumored to be haunted by the souls of the mental patients exiled there centuries before, those whose bones are said to make up the island's white sandy shores. And restless ghosts aren't even its most daunting peculiarity.

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.

From the author of Terms of Probation and Referred to Him....a story that will tickle your funny bone and touch your heart. Cassie Bevans has decided that she is ready to take on the administration of a rural Oklahoma school district. The trip to be interviewed for the position is a long drive from the Chicago suburbs. Cassie not only hopes to bring a remote school into modern times. She also assumes the people there are also in need of the modernization she can offer. When she pulls off the side of a road to walk and relax in advance of her interview and enjoy the wildflowers, she does not...

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 ...

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 ...

The author of the lighthearted parody Red Prairie Moon brings you back to the present in Alternative Sentencing. Lyle Baxter is the newest managing partner and the rising star in his suburban Dallas investment firm. A most eligible bachelor, Lyle rarely dates, as his tastes do not coincide with the lifestyle pursuing glamour and wealth. And although he will not allow himself to date a coworker, he has long been hopelessly attracted to his fetching assistant, Misty. And Misty knows his feelings about mixing work and romance. Besides, how could she ever bring herself to tell him about the ...