Celebrating the end-of-year holidays doesn't always mean sleighs, snow, and snuggling to ward off the cold. How about making merry when it's just as warm (or hot) outside as inside romantic hearts? Twinkle lights in palm trees, unity cups on the sideboard, bonfires in the backyard, eggnog by the pool, and no chimneys to be found... just the warmest wishes of the holidays bringing lovers together around the world.
A huge part of the world celebrates end-of-the-year holidays that aren't anything like Bing Crosby's "White Christmas." In the southern hemisphere, it's not even winter!
Holiday reading fun! More than 400,000 words of romantic fiction in 31 stories that would sell individually for a total of $89.69.
Grab your copy today from Dreamspinner Press!
NOTE: Dreamspinner Press regrets to announce that one of the novellas included in the 2018 Advent Calendar package, Warren's Peace by Emjay Haze, was previously published as a short story. It was thoroughly revised and expanded as part of its inclusion in the Advent Calendar. We acknowledge that our readers expect new content as part of this package, and accordingly we have lowered the full package set price from $64.99 to $59.99. The novella is still included as a bonus. For our readers who purchased the daily delivery Advent Calendar at the reduced price, you will still receive the novella, and we have credited $4 to your store account. We apologize for the inconvenience.
With stories By Beth Laycock, R. Quincy Cameron, Kim Katil, Scudder James Jr, Daniel de Lorne, Blue Jones, Mere Rain, Ward Maia, Ren Holly, Anna Kaling, Crystel Greene, Emjay Haze, A.D. Ellis, E.J. Russell, Elliot Joyce, S.A. Stovall, Cy Blanca, Charles Payseur, TJ Nichols, Asta Idonea, Cassie Decker, C.S. Poe, Helena Stone, Renae Kaye, LE Franks, Kim Fielding, Jana Denardo, Elizabeth Noble, Chrissy Munder, Bru Baker, August Li.
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Single dad Mario, twenty-one, has finally won shared custody of his five-year-old son, Sammy. They’re spending Christmas at a Tenerife resort to celebrate. The children’s swimming instructor, Josie, is sexy and fun, and Mario can’t stop dreaming about him. But Mario has no clue how to talk to a hot guy.With his suntan, Speedos, and rippling abs, Josie seems to be the typical jock. He’s super sweet too, and everyone loves him. But he only has eyes for the fire-eyed little dad who looks like his son’s older brother and won’t stop policing the swimming class.
Sammy would like to be a king in the hotel’s nativity play. But he’s too afraid to go anywhere without his dad. Mario would like a holiday romance with Josie, or even a little more, but between building his tech company and trying to do his part as Sammy’s father he has missed out on a lot and is too inexperienced to know where to begin.
Luckily Santa might have just the thing for everyone on his list….
A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2018 Advent Calendar "Warmest Wishes."
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Cat gives this one 3 Stars...
Cat gives this one 3 Stars...
Every Year dream-spinner press has an advent calendar of cute short stories from a mix of popular authors and new ones starting December 1st. You can buy this as a set and each day starting December first you get a story delivered.
This year's collection is Warmest Wishes. It not only showcases Christmas but other year-end holidays, holidays in other countries and in the southern hemisphere where it's not even winter or the weather is never frosty. or white. So let's go warm up with some sexy holiday romance!
Mario is a very young father that just got his share of custody of his son Sammy. He and his ex are amicable, they were just too young when they had Sammy. Mario is determined to prove he is a good father and provider. he works hard at his software company and is in the position to give Sammy a nice beach vacation for Christmas. It is turning out to not be what he had in mind for either him or Sammy.
My heart went out to Mario as we learned about his predicament and saw how shy he is. He knows he is gay but has never experienced being with a man. He is very taken with the swim instructor Mario as is every woman on the beach.
I did like watching both Mario and Sammy come out of their shells and the characters grow. My issue was the romance happens at the very end of the story and didn't grow with the characters. I would have loved more interaction with Josie between Mario and Sammy as well. but the story does have a very satisfying ending.
The first man Crystel fell in love with was Beauty's Beast. Next came Robin Hood, then Mr. Darcy.
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