Holiday Collection, Week Three
Author: Multiple
Publisher: NineStar Press
Release Date: December 4, 2017
Heat Level: 3 - Some Sex
Pairing: Male/Male, Female/Female
Length: Multiple
Genre: Contemporary, contemporary, holidays, New Year's Eve, reunited, established couples, grief, family, interracial, kids, teacher, sweet, lesbian, coming of age, historical, gay, bisexual
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Dear Santa...
Contemporary, 11650 words
The holidays don’t mean much to Nadia.
There are be tons of socialite parties her parents will force her to attend.
She’ll be expected to find just the right outfits to pass the inspection of her
mother, as well as to hopefully catch the eye of one of the belles at the ball.
None of which she cares about in the least. To say she’s a Scrooge is an
understatement.
Before the kick-off event takes place,
Nadia receives an unexpected call from the daughter of one of her parents’
friends. They’ve met before, but for the life of her, Nadia just can’t place
her. They exchange pictures through text—a gorgeous woman to match the sultry
voice. As her mood is heightened slightly, enter nerves galore.
How will the holidays turn out? Will
this mysterious woman from the past be able to pull the Christmas spirit out of
her after all? And when is the right time to tell her she’s asexual?
Light One Candle
Contemporary, 9700 words
Nerdy, struggling graphic novelist Josh
Reben expected to work at his comic book store job all through the holidays.
The only thing he had to look forward to was a possible hookup with a guy
who—let’s be honest—didn’t seem that into him. So when his brother Ben calls to
tell him he’ll be flying home for Hanukkah, along with his wife and new baby,
Josh pleads for the day off for a family visit.
With the best of intentions, Ben also
invites their former neighbor Marc Birnbaum to dinner. Only, he didn’t know
that Marc bullied Josh for years when they were children. Josh approaches the evening
with the idea of getting some closure, but when he finds Marc to be completely
changed from his childhood self, things get a little confusing.
Family drama and personal baggage make
for holiday tensions, but during the Festival of Lights, the Rebens and their
guest just might find their way to some new understandings.
The Glow of Luminiferous Aether On Tinsel
Stempunk, 10300 words
As Chief Tactician for the airship
DeGrasse, Jacob Scarberry has spent the last six months on a wearying tour of
duty. He’s missing home, and his prosthetic leg is conducting the December cold
straight to his core. But with the holidays coming up, he's looking forward to
a well-earned leave, sharing some Christmas surprises with his lover, Dr. H.
Alphus Troyer, and welcoming in the dawn of the 20th century.
A professor at Ohio University, Al is
already on Christmas break, and his unconventional household is in a festive
frenzy. Al is a bit less joyous, his anticipation of Jacob's return warring
with uncertainty over the special gift he had commissioned for him. Would Jacob
appreciate it, or will it put a strain on their relationship?
Suddenly Al's worries become trivial
when the newspapers report an attack on the DeGrasse. With Jacob fighting for
his life miles away, Al is left to wonder whether Jacob will return at all, or
whether the planned festivities will become holiday heartbreak instead.
Oranges And Cloves
Contemporary, 3100 words
Landon, father of three, accidentally
runs into another shopper while looking at oranges in the supermarket. He
thinks little of the incident, but after being tasked to find a church by his
mother and testing out a Children’s Advent Celebration with his kids, he
discovers that the shopper is actually one of the instructors helping all of
the children make spiced orange pomanders. The man gives Landon a pomander with
his phone number on it, but since Landon swore off men for 2017 after his
partner left him and his dates have all flaked on him, will he take the
instructor up on his offer of a date?
Seven Tricks
Fantasy, 16500 words
Some say a mouse king has seven heads.
Hah, trust a human to get our legends wrong.
A mouse prince must perform seven tricks
before the twelve days of Christmas are up. It’s how he wins his crown, but the
prince has whiskers set on something else. A stiff beauty with a magnificent
jaw, waiting for him under the holiday shrub. He caught his scent in a dream,
which he's been sniffing after ever since.
Scamper with him through his adventures
and misadventures, dodging traps, cats, and giants, while he wins a steadfast
nutcracker’s heart.
A Season of New Beginnings
Joshua just wants to be alone. Happy holidays be damned; the last place he
wants to be is at a Christmas Eve party surrounded by overly jolly friends. After
a breakup with his boyfriend, Clay, he’s having a hard time watching other
people be merry when all he wants is to drown himself in booze.
If it wasn’t for a promise to two dear
friends, he’d have been home on his couch watching the least festive thing
possible. Instead, he’s got to deal with flamboyant Desi flirting up a storm
with him. Only Desi has a past too, and his own pain, as well as a bit of
unsolicited advice for Joshua that could turn his bleak night into a bright
future.
Home In A Snowstorm
Daniel Wu is an elementary school teacher with a big heart and a collection of
snow globes to match his travels. The small town he has settled in, however,
feels like it could be home. All that’s missing is someone special and a family
to call his own.
Resigned to spending the holidays alone,
Daniel finishes work on the last day of school, only to stumble upon one his
students, Abby Weber, who needs a ride home. Jeffrey Weber, single father and
recent owner of a cast on his broken leg, needs quite a bit of help around the
house when Daniel drops Abby off. Christmas Eve is around the corner, so Daniel
can’t let the two fend for themselves. What he doesn’t expect, however, is the
snowstorm that strands him in their remote home in the forest. But is this misfortune,
or could it be a wish come true?
Dala Horse Inn
Six months after she inherits the Dala Horse Inn, Tilde’s family has arrived to
celebrate Christmas and critique Tilde’s every move. When her grandma walks in
on Tilde while with Emma, her friend with benefits, Tilde suddenly has a fake
girlfriend for the holidays. Fueled by stress, glögg, and Emma’s help, Tilde is
determined to make Christmas a success. As the big day approaches, she isn’t
sure if being interrupted by Grandma was another hurdle to surpass or the best
thing that’s ever happened to her.
Candlelight Kisses
Malmö, Sweden, 1994
Erika Stolt is a feminist activist, and
not one of the slick, lipstick lesbian variety. She’s the kind who trashes
beauty contests, who graffitis her own subversive messages over commercial
billboards, and who fucks people mainly as a political statement. But then a
community service sentence lands her a spot as the unlikely new assistant of
one of the candidates for the Malmö Lucia contest, and the world as she knows it
is promptly turned on its head.
Christmas Cookies
After losing his husband, David, to a tragic accident the previous year, Russ
doesn’t feel much like celebrating the upcoming holidays. When his daughter
unexpectedly asks for one of David’s cookie recipes, Russ makes a decision that
lands him in a baking class. After a few mishaps with an inept partner, Russ is
ready to give up, but then the teacher, Amos, offers private lessons to help
him recreate David’s smorgasbord of holiday treats. Somewhere along the way,
Russ develops an attraction to the younger man, but is he ready to move on and
let Amos in?
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