The Wolf of Christmas Past

The Wolf of Christmas Past
Author: Kristen Strassel
Publisher: Kristen Strassel
Total Pages: 60
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Genre: Fiction
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The TV show I starred in ended with a massive plot twist, and now my reality has more turns than even the best script. I need a reset, and going home to Sawtooth Forest for Christmas might be the answer. But I can’t lie, it’s intimidating to go back there. There’s no pretending to be anything but who I am with those wolves. Especially when I run into Drew Channing at the airport. He was my first love, but at the time, our pack rules forbade us from being together. The wolf is even more ruggedly handsome than ever, and he’s no longer off limits. The last thing I’m looking for is a commitment after getting publicly burned, but when our flight gets canceled due to a massive snowstorm, Drew is ready to prove he’s the leading man I’ve been looking for all along. This holiday season, the wolf of Christmas past might be the gift that keeps on giving.

Chase the Moon

Chase the Moon
Author: Kristen Strassel
Publisher: Kristen Strassel
Total Pages: 109
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Genre: Fiction
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Welcome to Aurora Falls. Home of platter-sized pancakes, the Northern Lights, and... a lake full of finned immortal warriors in search of their mates. This mountain getaway is full of sexy shimmering secrets just waiting to be revealed... I’ve traded rules and expectations for the adventure of a lifetime. But my plan for life on the road is quickly derailed when I bump into what has to be the sexiest man I’ve ever seen. And bonus, he’s dressed as a Viking. But it isn’t until I spill maple syrup on his fascinating tattoo that my adventure truly begins. Abel claims he’s an ancient warrior and believes I’m the only one who can free him from a centuries-old curse. Mate or not, I have three days to decide his fate. Do I send Abel back to his watery prison? Or do I embrace the exciting adventure fate has laid before me and claim this Viking god as my own?

So I Won a Werelion

So I Won a Werelion
Author: Kristen Strassel
Publisher: Kristen Strassel
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2022-10-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

My obsession with shifters has only gotten me in trouble. So why on Earth would I go through with being a contestant on The Mating Game? My self-appointed fairy dragmother is determined to make my life sparkle. Bibi le Bonnet swears she can find my forever shifter, the one who will finally claim me. She might be fabulous, but she’s got her work cut out for her. I’ll get three questions. Why have all the local shifters had their claws out when it comes to me? Can Bibi really fix my life with a wave of her bejeweled wand? And will my past come back to bite me when I least expect it? Three potential suitors. Bibi doesn't mess around when it comes to finding the hottest eligible shifters. My first two options would get anyone's attention. But I'm shocked when lion shifter Gabe Wylde walks out from behind that curtain. Gabe’s been my best friend forever. He can't be my shifter – can he? No matter how this turns out, I’m about to see a completely different side of him. And three dates to find my forever. When my everyday life collides with ancient shifter secrets, I land in the crosshairs of Gabe's pride. Will he keep his promise to claim me as his mate, or will my fierce lion shifter leave me at the altar? I must be on reality TV, because no one could write an episode this tense.

Fire Brand

Fire Brand
Author: Kristen Strassel
Publisher: Kristen Strassel
Total Pages: 170
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Genre: Fiction
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Pirates have made an absolute fool out of me. After a violent invasion, I lost my crown and control of The Bay. My fellow sirens have vowed to take our invaders out one by one, luring them to their death with the one thing they can’t resist—sex. But I want to drive those bastards to their knees. I must form an alliance with the King of Chronopolis, the only man who can survive the night in my bed—phoenix shifter Asher MacKay. Asher insists he loses a little bit of his humanity every time he spends the night with me. I think ruthless looks good on him. And each night I set his ashes free, I feel something more for him. Damn it. Falling in love was not part of the plan. Now that the pirates have checked The Bay off their list of Things to Destroy, they’ve turned their sights to Chronopolis. Asher must choose a Queen that will strengthen his alliances in the region, and apparently, I’m not an option. I have a proven track record of failure. I’ve woken up with the hangover from hell and a fire tattoo on my wrist that tells me what I’ve known all along. Asher and I are meant to be together. The clock is ticking—if we have any chance of saving our cities, I must convince him I am his Queen before the Blood Moon.

So I Married a Werewolf

So I Married a Werewolf
Author: Kristen Strassel
Publisher: Kristen Strassel
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2022-06-02
Genre: Fiction
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I married a wolf for "the good of the pack." Ask me how that worked out. Now I'm a rejected mate with three kids, and a wolf in sequins and fierce heels is on my doorstep, promising she can breathe life into the dreams that died that day... if I’m willing to put my fate in her well-manicured claws. I’ll get three questions. Why did my ex tuck tail and leave me with a giant mess? What is he trying to prove by coming back? And am I brave enough to defy my pack and choose myself? Oh, enough about him already. He had his chance. I’m ready for a new life. Bibi le Bonnet is my fairy dragmother. The fabulous wolf will give me a total life makeover and the mating ceremony of my dreams... All I have to do is become a contestant on The Mating Game and choose a mate sight unseen after asking a few flirty questions in front of a live audience. Three potential suitors. After a shocking twist on stage, my chosen wolf is revealed as none other than superstar Logan Mathis. I’ve spent so many nights fantasizing about the famous actor, and now he's on The Mating Game wooing the biggest homebody mom ever: me. Can I trust this wolf when he says he’s willing to claim me, or is it all an act to revive his career? And three dates to find my forever. Every date with Logan is time in the spotlight. I want to believe the fantasy, but am I fooling myself? Because my ex is back, and he'll drag my pack into open war before he lets any other wolf have me. The Mating Game is a brand-new series brought to you by the team that created The Real Werewives! Get ready for a season full of fun and flirty episodes finding fated mates where you least expect them. Anything can happen when the cameras are rolling, but don’t worry, these books don’t fade to black.

Christmas Past

Christmas Past
Author: Thomas Ruys Smith
Publisher: LSU Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2021-09-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0807176524

As the modern celebration of Christmas took shape across the nineteenth century, American writers gave it new meaning in the pages of countless books and magazines. Now, for the first time, this rich anthology brings together some of the most significant of those seasonal stories to retell a forgotten tale of Christmases past. From the authors who helped define a national literary culture, to the popular sentimentalists who negotiated Christmas’s position at the center of family life, to the realists who looked to reshape American letters in the wake of the Civil War, and beyond: all varieties of American writers turned to Christmas as an inevitable and potent subject during this deeply formative period in the history of American literature. In Christmas Past, Thomas Ruys Smith brings together a diverse range of voices to showcase the many ways in which Christmas was imagined across the nineteenth century, offering images that echo down to the present. The introduction that frames the anthology provides a new literary history of Christmas, contextualizing the selections and making clear the links both between them and to the wider trajectory of American literature.

The Shadows of Christmas Past

The Shadows of Christmas Past
Author: Christine Feehan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2022-10-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1668004798

"New York Times" bestselling author Feehan and award-winning author Sizemore craft two passionate paranormal holiday novellas for this two-in-one collection. Original.

The Wolf of Christmas Present

The Wolf of Christmas Present
Author: Kristen Strassel
Publisher: Kristen Strassel
Total Pages: 68
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Genre: Fiction
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My parents fled the Sawtooth pack because was a mandate in place that demanded I be sold to the highest bidder. But now my parents are gone, so is that awful mandate, and the Sawtooth wolves have invited me to spend Christmas with them. I don’t want to spend the holiday alone, but I’m wary of facing a pack I don’t feel like I belong to. So I ask my best client, Bates Morgan, to come with me and pretend to be my mate. I never expected him to say yes, but he does. The sexy guitarist has hired me for many tattoos, but until now, we’ve kept things strictly business. Once we arrive and get snowed into our hotel room, Bates makes it clear that he doesn’t plan on faking anything. This holiday season, the wolf of Christmas present gives me a gift that changes everything.

The Ghost of Christmas Past

The Ghost of Christmas Past
Author: Rhys Bowen
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2017-11-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250125723

This is a charming, atmospheric Christmas entry in Rhys Bowen's New York Times bestselling historical mystery series featuring private detective Molly Murphy Sullivan.

So I Fell for Bigfoot

So I Fell for Bigfoot
Author: Kristen Strassel
Publisher: Kristen Strassel
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2024-01-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

I’m The Mating Game's biggest fan, but I never dreamed that my gothic cupcake self would make it on the show. Then I won my own episode. I’m so excited to go on stage and pick a hot shifter who is ready to woo me. Just one problem. During a delay in filming my episode, I had a fantastic encounter in the mountains that included an avalanche and a steamy night with a smokin’ hot sasquatch. Yes, you read that right. Bigfoot himself. Now I’m not sure I want to go on camera anymore. Show host and fairy dragmother Bibi le Bonnet wants me to reconsider. She thinks a total life makeover is in order to turn this superfan into a superstar. I’ll get three questions. Things were hot and heavy between Lars and me that night, but could this be more than a fling? Am I ready to leave my city life behind for this mountain man? And is it bad that I prefer his furry form? (Please say it’s not.) Three potential suitors. Lars isn’t the only beast with his eye on me. Who knew I’d be so popular? It’s a fan girl’s dream come true. But are they after me, or Lars? And three dates to find my forever. Lars is an immortal widower, still pining away over his lost mate. He’s blissfully unaware of modern human life. The dates he chooses are a literal breath of fresh air, and I’m having so much fun introducing him to my favorite things and getting to experience them for the first time all over again through his eyes. But when word gets out that a creature thought to be mythical has been sighted in Sunset Springs, ancient secrets are exposed, long-forgotten creatures come back to settle a score, and being in the spotlight becomes more exciting and dangerous than I ever imagined.