Six brand-new, holiday-themed short stories from your favorite authors! The Twelve Dates of Christmas – Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward I somehow got roped into my matchmaker best friend’s holiday dating event, The Twelve Dates of Christmas. The only part I actually enjoyed was shamelessly flirting with her brother, who had a front-row seat to every disaster from behind his bar. Four-years-younger Tucker was infuriatingly hot and always off-limits. It turned out while I was looking for holiday sparks in all the wrong places, Tucker was the one lighting me up. My Favorite Time of Year – Elizabeth O'Roark She's all business, he's all charm – until one holiday in Paris rewrites the rules. For years, Kelsey Cabot and billionaire Hawthorne “Hawk” Boudreaux have bantered over the phone—while he secretly imagines far more than her polished photo allows. Their first in-person meeting in Paris crackles with holiday magic, but can two lives three time zones apart find a happily-ever-after? Don't Get Your Tinsel in a Tangle – Laura Pavlov He's the wild cowboy who just wants to have a good time. She's the type A, overachiever who has always gotten under his skin. But when they get into an argument over the last Christmas Tree on the lot—things take an unexpected turn. A Most Divine Christmas – Monica Murphy Lola only wanted a peek inside the Divine estate’s legendary holiday bash. Instead, she runs into Easton Divine himself—irresistibly handsome, infuriatingly charming and suddenly very interested in her. Crashing the party was easy. Escaping him? Not so much. Elfing Around – Avery Flynn Nothing could be worse than playing department store elf to my grinch of a boss’s Santa…at least that’s what I thought. Until a sudden blizzard makes us take shelter for the night in a tiny B&B with only one room with only one tiny twin-sized sleigh bed. That would be the worst—the absolute worst. Bel's Christmas Wish – J. L. Beck An invitation to Christmas with the Benedetti family promises glittering lights, lavish dinners, and traditions older than snow. But behind the gilded halls and holiday cheer lies something far colder: a legacy of betrayal, power, and blood. For Bel, the gathering is more than a holiday—it’s a chance to meet the father she never knew. Yet the Benedettis don’t give without taking. Among sparkling trees and candlelit feasts, she finds herself pulled into a game where family means empire, and love is the most dangerous gamble of all. This Christmas, beneath the shimmer of tinsel and the weight of secrets, Bel must decide if she’ll claim a throne—or destroy it.