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.

He’s twice my age, a billionaire, and shrouded in secrecy. I’m a tech graduate, waitressing until I get my career off the ground. Which happens much faster than expected when a mysterious billionaire offers me a job. Alex is the CEO of the largest construction firm in San Diego. This seems like a great opportunity, yet working with Alex is anything but smooth sailing. He’s grumpy and guarded. Everything’s hush hush.. And he makes it clear he doesn’t appreciate my sassiness. While we don’t like each other, the attraction between us is electric. It grows and grows until neither of...

Getting pregnant was not my plan. Especially not by my ex-fiance's brother. After I broke up with my menacing ex, I cut all ties with his family. But when his brother, Enzo Jovani, turns up wounded at my doorstep, I can’t turn him away. I bandage him up, much too aware of his muscular, tattooed body. I try to avoid his tempting, blue eyes. I’ve never felt a forbidden attraction like this. As soon as he leaves, I swear to get on with my life. But when I feel I’m being watched, Enzo is the only one I can turn to. I know the possessive alpha billionaire has a dark past. And yet his arms ...

When Elena Giordano’s world is torn apart by the brutal murder of her father, she’s thrust into the dark, dangerous world of the mafia. Forced to marry Dimitri Esposito—a powerful, ruthless mafia boss—Elena is drawn into a web of deadly secrets and fierce possessiveness. Dimitri claims her as his own, vowing to protect her and her sister from the enemies lurking in the shadows. But his protection comes at a price. Dimitri is everything Elena should fear—cold, dominant, and willing to kill anyone who threatens what’s his. Yet, in the depths of his darkness, she finds herself ...

To save my father, I agree to marry a mafia boss. My father can’t pay back his mafia loans. The only way to rescue him is to agree to the mafia boss's proposal. The dark-haired, tattooed devil Rossi wants to marry me. I don’t want to marry a mob boss, but to save my father’s life, I will. He treats me like a prized possession, locking me up in his billion dollar mansion. I don’t care how alpha he is, he can’t treat me like a bird in a cage. While my brain searches for ways out, my heart starts to notice a softer side to him. Then he kisses me and time stands still, until the next ...

He was presumed dead, so I created twin babies. Using his frozen sperm, desperate to keep a piece of him with me. But then he came back—alive, not remembering me…us… I started my medical internship with my best friend’s big brother as my boss. He was surly yet insanely gorgeous, with toned muscle peeking through a white coat. From our first encounter, we couldn’t resist the magnetic pull between us. We often gasped beneath the sheets between shifts. Until he left for a medical mission in a war zone and vanished. I was desperate to keep a part of him in my life. I used his frozen ...

There’s no escape. “You’re not leaving. You belong to me. Get used to it.” Blake Baird is a man who takes what he wants. And now he’s taken me. I came for the job as a maid but now… His dark eyes hint at all the things he’s done as leader of the Scottish mob. He won’t hurt me, I tell myself. He and Dad were best friends once. Surely that will keep me safe, but he wants steaminess, not violence. My self-esteem isn’t low, but hey, I’m a realist. I’m nineteen, on the curvy side, and determined to find the man who killed my mother. I’m not built to satisfy this mob-boss ...

The woman who was my childhood best friend and is now mine would never walk away. So, I thought. Why did she leave? Lexis and I had a wonderful life together. We were best friends growing up and later lovers. My brother Marco and I are the bosses of the Esposito crime family. Lexis ran one of many Espositos’ gambling houses. She didn’t take anyone’s mess. I loved how tough she was. And that she was mine. Five years later, after Mom mentioned her name at a holiday dinner, I thought about Lexis long and hard. It was time to find the woman I loved and bring her home. Warning this book ...

He’s my best friend’s brother. A mob boss. And the father of our unborn baby. I just wanted to escape my routine life and have fun in Vegas. Instead I found myself seduced by John. He's dangerously irresistible and makes me feel alive. He's also no ordinary businessman. He's my best friend's brother and a mob boss, making him off limits. I’m now certain our paths must not cross again. Yet he’s simply too hard to resist. His persistence ignites all my insides, and I’m hot for him. Our night of romance surpassed my wildest fantasies. But being with him puts a target on my back and ...

"When everything was at its darkest, he came into her life and rescued her." Mikhail saved the girl from sleeping on the streets. Her bright smile was a violent contrast to the lethal darkness in his life. What should have been days under the same roof somehow turned into years. She was only ever supposed to be a small distraction, but the years passed and stole the young girl with the grateful smile leaving him with something worse. Someone older, someone soft and tempting. She thought he didn't know. She thought he couldn't feel how her eyes tracked his movements or how her forbidden ...

I betrayed him and yet he still saved me. Now I owe him more than I can afford to pay. Nico Allotini is not someone you mess with. His chiseled body was touched by the divine, but he’s no angel. With more power than I ever dreamed, He’s no longer the gentle lover I betrayed four years ago. He’s the brutal mafia boss, nicknamed “The Undertaker,” with a reputation for taking what he’s owed. But then he saves me from certain death, I owe him more than I can afford to pay. Until he offers me a contract. A dangerous, sinful contract. One that will make me his and only his. He needs ...

When I went home with the man I met at the bar, I had no idea he was twice my age, let alone my father’s best friend. It’s been years since I’ve set foot in this town. I figured it was about time I returned. I need to make things right with my dad. My first night back I met Finn McCoy – The ruggedly handsome billionaire I can’t get out of my mind. It started out as a one-night stand, but ended with me yearning for more. When he learns who I am, he tries to pull back. Trying to protect his friendship with my dad. The magnetic pull between us is inescapable. We want to be honest ...

Roman Mashir was the man that stepped out of shadowed corners wearing a smile. Cruelty and laughter were synonymous in his world. Roman was the devil who caught your gaze and grinned back at you in your nightmares. Fear was what he liked to see, expected even—bright eyed infatuation was not. Rahina Chopra was persistent, annoying, naïve, and beyond foolish. While she danced happily in moonlight he was the devil who aimed his sights and pulled triggers. She had no business fluttering carelessly into his world, he had made too many enemies, laughed in the face of one too many dying men to ...

I didn’t know I've been sleeping with a deadly assassin. Cyrus is danger personified, and our liaison goes beyond the sheets—I'm carrying his child. The night he walks into the bar, my past collides with our future. He creates a fake relationship to protect me, and now we're off to Greece, the sparks between us igniting a mission fraught with peril. He can't know about the life growing inside me, but with each shared glance, the truth becomes a harder secret to keep. I'm entangled in his world, torn between love and the dangerous game we play. If only he knew the real reason I can't let...

Damien Cross treats New York City as if it’s his personal playground. He sees. He touches. He conquers. He holds the fate of my family in his hands. And makes a deal with me I can’t refuse. He’ll forgive my father’s debt if he can have something in exchange: me. I promised myself I wouldn’t get addicted, but nothing is guaranteed when you make a deal with a savage. Now this debt is my cross to bear.

The Vitale Crime Collection is a mafia romance series that focuses on powerful men and the women that bring them to their knees. Featuring arranged marriages, runaway brides, and bounty hunters that fall for their target. This collection features the short romance reads: Married To The Boss, Falling For The Enemy, and Hunting Down The Bride. This year, don’t hesitate to fall for a bad boy. Happily ever after guaranteed! ♥