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All I Want for Christmas (series) by Liana Brooks
(Fingers-crossed hoping – All I want for Christmas is another book to this series. I hope Ms. Brooks has room in her heavy schedule.)
BOOK BLURB ON AMAZON for ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A WEREWOLF
Del hates Christmas. As a child, she spent too many Decembers on the streets after her parents abandoned her. As an adult, the enforced family focus, the clients who see the holidays as an excuse to get gropey, and the mistletoe her well-meaning colleague Maureen hung over her work desk just seals the deal: December sucks.
If only it could stay Halloween for a couple of months instead. Del loves the excuse to slay monsters, the spooky atmosphere—and of course, the werewolves. Because everyone knows werewolves make the best lovers… Pity they’re not real.
When Maureen conjures up a list of eligible bachelors for the holidays and insists Del take her pick, Del does the only reasonable thing: she lies. And when nosy office Grinch Rafael Kane asks who the lucky fellow is, Del announces it to the whole office: she’s getting a dog.
So now, the first item on Del’s holiday to-do list? Find a dog. Fast. Because if she doesn’t, nothing will protect her from Maureen’s list of Miami bachelor rejects.
A charming, sensual romance for everyone who believes in found families, happily ever after—and werewolves.
MY REVIEW for ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A WEREWOLF
Do you want a light frothy romance story for Christmas? This gem delivers, complete with rich people, art parties, Miami beaches, and gorgeous abs.
Do you want a paranormal and angst capturing the loneliness of Christmas? This book delivers with a complicated main character overcoming her past emotional damage, and a mysterious man willing to help her heal.
Somehow a delightful mixture of both the Grinch and Hope of the season, of loving bumps-in-the-night and jogs along the morning winter beach, this novella should be on every Colorful Goths romance list.
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BOOK BLURB ON AMAZON for ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A REAPER
Meet Meredith Kriesmas, forensic accountant who sharpens numbers the way killers sharpen knives—Chicago’s very own Grim Reaper of the business world. Whole divisions close in her wake, and her clients pay handsomely for it. But ten minutes into a three-day weekend, Merri craves a new job to sink her teeth into.
A call from an old friend saves Merri’s sanity. Can she visit the winter wonderland at Cozy TV studios—known for its heart-warming holiday movies—and take a look at the books? Horror movie mill Slasher Corp just bought the studio—and Cozy might not make it to the final credits.
Merri must dodge the mistletoe, dismember the finances, and disappear before dawn—all while avoiding the Cozy Curse, where no one gets off set single.
No problem there. For Merri, business always comes first. At least, until she meets hot horror hipster CEO Seth Morana, and uncovers the secret he hides…
A sensual stand-alone paranormal romance for everyone who believes people should be loved exactly as they are.
MY REVIEW for ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A REAPER
FIRST REVIEW 1/8/2021
Are you looking for read where a Holiday TV Special Romance is mashed up with the Nightmare before Christmas for a vibe? Do you like your romance with a side of snide. This is the book for you!
Second in the series of “All I want for Christmas is …” (a werewolf was the first in the series), Reaper follows a Forensic Accountant, Meredith Kriesmas, as she investigates the corporate takeover of the beloved Cozy TV studio by the horror movie mill Slasher Corp. She is used to taking down corporate giants and destroying lives – she lives for the city and the thought of moving to the suburbs gives her the willies more than the daily death threats she receives. Slasher Corp is run by Seth Morana, who may have a monster of a secret, but mostly is a hot nerd who likes scaring people.
The story is delightfully warm in friendship, edgy in danger, googey in the holiday-romance tropes, and intimating with its powerful woman lead. All with a (VERY) light side of paranormal.
So much fun. It might be added to my annual Christmas read list.
Received for an honest review
(Addition – I should add, I LOVE Ms. Brooks writing and really enjoyed the cameos of some of my favorite characters in this book.)
SECOND REVIEW 6/21/21
At Atomacon in 2021, Liana Brooks was a guest and I got to meet her in person – so I picked up this book in PAPER format in addition to kindle … and, of course, I had to reread it. The little footnotes work better in paper format (they were fine in kindle form, just slightly better in paper), and there is a section of a few scenes from Seth’s point of view I didn’t get to see before – might have been because I got an advance reader copy (ARC) for the kindle as part of the honest review; sometimes the ARCs don’t have everything found in the final book.
The books still works wonderful second time around, knowing all the secrets. The humor and character interaction, the mystery and romance, all of it. Can’t wait to see the next monster given the Cozy Christmas Romance treatment for the next holiday cycle.
And, yes, I did read this book twice the same year, even with all my other commitments. I enjoyed it that much.