Single Dad Christmas by RJ Scott
It would be a Christmas miracle if he loved me back.
Hiring Paul is the best thing I’ve done for my small family. With love, care, and ruthless organizational skills Paul has taken care of my children, Anna, AJ, and Aden, with me as part of the deal. He always told me he’d only stay two years and that he wanted to travel the world, but it didn’t stop me falling in love with him. I never told him, because who am I to steal his dreams? Now he’s handed his resignation to me so I have a decision to make. He’s leaving us and I can either tell him I love him and ask him to stay, or watch him go.
I have only one Christmas to make things right.
A short story based in the Single Dads ‘verse.
Must Be Santa by Annabeth Albert
Tis the season for Operation Christmas Papa!
Teddy and Nick from Better Not Pout are enjoying their lives together as a committed couple. They’ve got jobs they love, a cozy little house, and even a cat. But are they ready to open their hearts and home to a new adventure? It may take a little extra holiday magic to make all their wishes come true.
Must Be Santa is a brand-new 13,000 word short story containing two orphans in need of a home and two prospective dads, plus lots of seasonal fun, low-angst sweet feels, a dash of heat, and a guaranteed happy ending.
The First Snow of Winter by Joanna Chambers
Christmas Eve, 1814: a maimed war hero and the childhood friend he almost kissed five years earlier are trapped together by the first snow of winter.
Captain Sam Alderton returns to England from the continent with his life in tatters. Maimed and directionless, the last thing he wants to do is spend Christmas with his family and their close friends, the Huxleys— especially Jasper Huxley, who he almost kissed five years before.
Sam plans to avoid the festivities, but when the first snow of winter arrives, and he and Jasper are trapped alone together at Alderton Hall, they find themselves revisiting old traditions and painful memories together— and discovering that things may not have been quite as either of them thought five years earlier.
Twelve Days of UPS by Eli Easton
What happens when your Secret Santa is less intriguing than the delivery man who brings the gifts?
When Paul begins receiving package after package of gifts at Christmas time, it takes him a while to figure out his secret Santa is doing the Twelve Days of Christmas. It takes him less time to get friendly with hunky UPS guy who delivers said packages. The game intrigues Paul, then worries him. Who is sending all the gifts? What do they expect from him? And what if he falls for someone else in the meantime? Because Dan, the UPS guy, is gorgeous and sweet, and he just might be what Paul really wants for Christmas.
Sometimes, Always by Suki Fleet
Echo wants to make Christmas extra special for Peri. Last year, Peri was in pain and in hospital after saving Echo’s life. This year, Peri deserves a Christmas Eve he’ll never forget. But when Echo’s surprise for Peri goes a little sideways, it turns into a night they’ll both remember for the best reasons. A night they’ll remember for always.
Sometimes There's Stars short story.
Out For The Holidays by Lane Hayes
Good Things Happen When You’re Out for the Holidays!
A Dream Come True…
Derek - This is it! I’m finally opening my own bistro. I’ve spent the last two years getting ready for this moment. I can’t decide if the holidays are the perfect time to begin a new venture, but I’m excited. It would be nice if my family were on board too.
Gabe - I play water polo. I don’t know anything about the restaurant business, but I want to make sure Derek’s grand opening goes according to plan. I’ll rally our friends, send out invites, and yeah… I’ll even deal with his mother. He’s my number one person, and I’ll do whatever it takes to be sure we’re out for the holidays.
Out for the Holidays is a low-angst MM romance featuring Derek and Gabe from Out in the Deep… and a host of friends from the other Out in College books!
Driving Home For Christmas by Annabelle Jacobs
A road trip, snow storm, and only one big bed at the Inn…
Stranded at the motorway services wasn’t how Jared planned to start his Christmas holidays, but then neither was running into his ex-best mate Tom. They’d gone four months without talking, what was a three hour trip home?
Homestead for the Holidays by Alex Jane
Spending the holidays with his college roommate beats spending Christmas alone. Except the snowy Nebraskan landscape and the old house they find themselves alone in, is more romantic than Jace can handle. Especially as he's been in love with CJ from the day he met him. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if CJ felt the same way. But that would be one hell of a coincidence.
A contemporary addition to the Homestead Universe.
A Santa for Trin by Amber Kell
Everyone needs a bit of Christmas magic.
Dare’s brilliant idea to get a Santa for the Moon Pack runs up against Anthony’s dislike of stories that encourage trespassing, even if it is to leave gifts.
No Place Like Home by Garrett Leigh
As long as they’re together, love always wins
Ash and Pete have made it home from the trip of a lifetime. Recovering from surgery has taking its toll on Ash, but with the magic of Christmas in the air, and his love and desire for Pete stronger than ever, it doesn’t matter where they call home, as long as they’re together, love always wins.
Taken from my Roads series. Set after the end of the third and final novel in the series, Circle. Preceded by Slide, and Rare. Secondary characters can also be found in Only Love.
Dressed In Holiday Style by V.L. Locey
Jakob French is so not feeling the reason for the season. He’s stressed out, hemmed in, and has only a few hours left to finish his window dressing before the world’s most famous parade welcomes Christmas, and the world, to New York City. On top of all that he’s sure that the window dresser across the street has stolen his theme! With a head full of steam and a holly-jolly bonnet on his head, Jakob storms off to face down the purloiner of ideas and give him what for.
Once he lays eyes on Chet Wallace some of his ire fizzles out as admiration for his foe’s handsome face and rangy physique takes over. Some, but not all. The night then devolves into a holiday free-for-all that includes a snowy war, discomfited police officers, and a mad rush to dress a window before Santa arrives in the Big Apple. Can the spirit of Christmas save this budding love affair?
Five Gold Blings by Clare London
Where Christmas sparkle leads two lonely hearts.
Gray isn’t enjoying December. The weather’s grim, his job’s a struggle, and his useless boyfriend dumped him months ago. He’s a walking Mr Christmas Grump. And then he delivers a parcel to Alec, a bright, sparkly, over-earnest vlogger who’s going through his own hard times. Over the course of five days, accompanied by an irritating but relentlessly cheerful pop song, Gray and Alec share secrets, kisses, regrets, triumphs, some truly awful fashion— and maybe a love that will last far beyond the new year.
Sojourn For Christmas by Posy Roberts
This year, a place to stay is the best Christmas gift Sawyer could ask for.
Christmas should be a time spent with family, but after getting outed, Sawyer is disinvited from his close-knit family’s celebrations. Instead of going home for his holiday break, he has to find a place to stay. The college dorm will shut down, no friends can help, so now what?
When the guy he dog walks for learns of his plight, Gregg invites Sawyer to sojourn with him. Somehow Sawyer has to ignore his crush on Gregg and not flirt while living in such close quarters. Thankfully, he has the dog to confide in, and Murphy is a great listener.
But when Gregg sends mixed signals, will Sawyer know how to read them?
Linked to the Nutgrove Series.
The Gift of Forever by Felice Stevens
What do you get the man who has everything?
For Torre Rossi, family is everything and he loves celebrating the Christmas season. It’s even more special now that he’s living with his boyfriend Frisco. The only problem? Torre has no idea what to get him for their first Christmas celebration and not even Frisco’s best friend can give him any ideas.
Frisco isn’t into all the Christmas hype— he’s never bothered to celebrate and doesn’t understand all these silly family traditions like trimming the tree and decorating. But when Torre’s little niece comes to spend the day and his apartment is filled with the sound of laughter and the smell of baking cookies, the idea of Christmas and family doesn’t seem so silly any more.
Frisco’s idea of a present for Torre is so outrageous, there’s no way he can pull it off.
Or can he?
With Frisco’s fractured past, what Torre really wants isn’t in the cards.
Or is it?
Two very different men discover the magic of the holiday isn’t in the past. It’s the present. The future. Together.
Forever.
A Never Say Never holiday story (Lost in New York, Book 3)
An Unworthy Gift by AE Via
What do the lonely do at Christmas?
Spencer Underwood would rather celebrate National Bird Day than Christmas, or any holiday that centers around love and family. Three years ago, Spencer’s entire world came to a screeching halt after the sudden death of his parents, and with their passing went his joy for the holiday season. So, now it’s just him, his memories, and his Grinches Only Facebook group.
Spencer’s doing a poor job of hiding his loneliness, and the sweet— albeit brief— encounter with a pushy jewelry salesman in the mall reminds him exactly why he hates this time of year.
Coleman Burbank the Sixth is the artistic genius behind the billion-dollar jewelry empire his family built and owns. As the younger sibling, he had been content with his older brother being CEO while he designed beautiful jewelry in his secluded New York loft.
However, when Cole’s big brother passes, he realizes he has no idea what he’s doing being in charge, and he’s more than terrified. This time of year is always the roughest on their family, and Cole was looking forward to when it would all simply be over. Especially since the sexy customer with the sad eyes he’d asked out earlier had turned him down cold.
When Cole’s best friend takes him to a gentlemen’s lounge to boost his mood, he’s stunned when none other than Spencer approaches their table to wait on them. Cole didn’t think it was possible to find a man who could understand his loss or his disdain for the season, but the more he learns of the heartbroken man servicing him, the more he wants to take it all away… for both of them.
Because no one should be alone this time of year.
