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8 authors. 8 short, stabby love stories. 1 bloody anthology. From masked men to demons, to sapphic vampires, to vengeful witches and goddesses, to sexy unknown entities, each unique, fast-paced story will unlock something dark and new, leaving you saying, “good for her.”

A reluctant Heir. A vengeful King. An alliance that could ruin them both. Adeline never wanted the crown, yet she remains bound by it. A daughter of the Snow Queen, she must uphold the sparkling reputation of her kingdom until she earns the right to campaign for the throne — or the right to concede it. But when royal tensions split the frozen lake at the heart of the kingdom, a dark King claws his way free of its icy depths. And history is rewritten. Kai has spent an eternity beneath the ice, with nothing but his rage to keep him warm.

Abandoned by her brother, Roz has been burned down to the wick just trying to keep their family inn afloat. Now with Yule around the corner, all she wants is to make it through the season with her sanity and some extra coin. But when a shapeshifter escapes the King's dungeons, The Mage & Rose is commandeered by a platoon of Kingsmen tasked with hunting the dangerous fugitive. With the secret magic burning in her chest, Roz has plenty of reason to keep her distance from the King's forces.

Happily single for the holidays, Belle finds her quiet plans turned upside down when her petty ex hires a ghost to haunt her into taking him back. There's just one flaw in this Dickensian plan; an instant attraction between fiery Belle and her hot ghostly guide, Riley. But Riley is a ghost with no known purpose, and the only way to move through the physical world is to complete his assigned haunting. Until then he's stuck pining for his past life, and a woman he can't even touch.