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After pumping her hard-earned savings into a business plan that doesn’t pan out, Noel is left financially strapped and needs a way to earn money to stay afloat. Under the advisement of her closest friends, she decides to rent out her apartment as an Airbnb for the Christmas holidays while she visits her family for their annual Christmas celebration. Her plans were to relax, celebrate the season, and regroup. What she didn’t plan on was coming down ill and having to miss the opportunity to spend much-needed time with her family.

Kincaid is on the cusp of securing a lucrative business deal. In order to get a one-up on his competition, he rents an Airbnb in the same apartment complex where his potential client resides. Only he’s surprised when he shows up and the owner of the Airbnb not only wants to cancel the reservation, but is still occupying the space.

With great reluctance, Noel and Kincaid agree to cohabitate for one week. Noel attempts to stay out of Kincaid’s way, but they undoubtedly cross paths, causing friction between the two. They immediately clash on everything, most notably with their views on the holidays. Noel is determined to have a very Merry Christmas in spite of her temporary housemate, which is the source of Kincaid’s irritation.

Eventually, the two began to soften toward each other. Once Kincaid allows himself to view things through Noel’s eyes, he begins to give into her need to celebrate the holiday. With a show of faith and simple gestures, Kincaid finds that Christmas cheer isn’t so terrible after all. The mutual ground the two have landed on sparks a budding relationship that comes to a halt at the end of their week. Noel is the first to accept that one week isn’t quite enough, but Kincaid decides it’s best to return to his life and business as usual. However, forgetting his time with Noel proves futile, and he soon realizes that Noel offered him something he didn’t know he needed.

With dramatic flair, Kincaid attempts to prove to Noel that they’re made for each other. Is it too late, or can they find love in spite of their misgivings?","spice","series_order","average_rating","5.0","reviews_count","editions_count","bookmarked","muted","contributors",[],[279],"Christmas in Spite of You","edition_id","feaee13d-8fc7-4d57-b7f3-3430c7542dac","series","year",2024,"first_published","Sep 2024","likes_count","collections_count","slug","854-christmas-in-spite-of-you","format",{"_233":42,"_33":73,"_276":277,"_278":64},"page_count",256,"duration","published_date","September 24, 2024","isbn","9781957950532","asin","1957950536","hex_code","language","English","cover","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/851i/feaee13d-8fc7-4d57-b7f3-3430c7542dac.jpg","user_review","type","print","audio",{"_233":280,"_33":187,"_257":281,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":285,"_286":287},"5a4f2fda-70dc-43d2-99f7-8b4e0635d2a4","69-kc-mills","biography","image","books_count",81,"roles",[288],"author","92f5e408-6fa7-4fae-9d63-83d7e08768c7","A prominent romance author has a slump in her love life and book sales, but a chance encounter with a hot firefighter helps her ignite her muse in this swoony holiday romance, perfect for book romantics.","4.0",[],[301],"A Novel Christmas","d6c5f48a-d854-4061-9774-9c853a43b279","913-a-novel-christmas",{"_233":42,"_33":73,"_276":277,"_278":64},"9781957950518","195795051X","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/909i/d6c5f48a-d854-4061-9774-9c853a43b279.jpg",{"_233":302,"_33":181,"_257":303,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":304,"_286":305},"a8641a30-6077-4b49-a944-886ab422b24a","70-charity-shane",49,[288],"dbd61123-bf49-4df6-ba02-15d67aed9281","It started with a holiday dare.

So there was no way Joie Pickett could say no to telling the mall Santa, whose name she didn't even know, her deepest desire.

Theo Blue never thought his stint as a mall Santa would lead to him being seduced by the brown skinned beauty he'd only exchanged a few words with.

But when they’re unexpectedly brought together on Christmas Eve, he had one goal in mind: to find out if she was on the naughty or nice list.",[],[324],"Mistletoe Blues","30a69dc2-0edd-4805-8f86-16320b250ad5",{"_21":321,"_233":322,"_323":42},2021,"Dec 2021","1105-mistletoe-blues",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},82,"December 2, 2021","B09MWC75S1","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/1101i/30a69dc2-0edd-4805-8f86-16320b250ad5.jpg","Holiday Dare","c4afebd8-a169-492d-a66a-5538d0a54724","order",{"_233":325,"_33":193,"_257":326,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":75,"_286":327},"bb617a3f-bc37-4471-b2f0-d045c62be754","30-bella-jay",[288],"e890367f-d138-4884-9ed7-3cf0e1972d92","She returned home to find herself. He returned to bury his mom. Neither were looking for love but during Christmas time, love is always in the air.

Kristmas Kasey hasn’t been back to her hometown Bexley, GA since she left six years ago. She never thought she’d want to come back but after a series of misfortunate events she decided to come home to recenter and find herself during her favorite time of the year. Instead, she finds her high school sweetheart and feelings she thought were gone come crashing back.

Jonathan ‘Deuce’ Jacobs always hated home and avoided it like the plague but his mother’s rapidly declining health landed him back on its soil. The pressure to be great, the pressure to go pro, and the pressure to make something of himself were the only things he could remember about Bexley. And Kristmas. Kristmas had been his first everything and after they went their separate ways he never thought he’d see her again. But what’s Christmas in Bexley without Kristmas?

Finding Kristmas is a novella that takes two former lovers on a whirlwind romance of reconnecting during a bittersweet time.",[],[343],"Finding Kristmas","43629de8-b573-4d29-bc66-7fc82dbef6fc",{"_21":341,"_233":342,"_323":42},"1108-finding-kristmas",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},126,"December 1, 2021","B07L8ZKWV6","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/1104i/43629de8-b573-4d29-bc66-7fc82dbef6fc.jpg","Jacobs Brothers","a30b6e43-5a99-4ee7-8ff7-e012788b8718",{"_233":325,"_33":193,"_257":326,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":75,"_286":344},[288],"c7af0356-997d-4b65-a2cc-d9e203ff4067","Holidaze: the act of being so wrapped up in the joy and haze of the holiday magic, you mistake something casual for something much more.

Nola Brandy had one thing on her mind when she booked a two-week trip to a ski resort: write her book by any means necessary. And if that meant concocting a plan to make the stranger she was stuck with fall for her in order to get a story out of it, then so be it. Her plan was fool proof because Rubricks Anderson was far from her type. He was just collateral damage or at least that was all he was supposed to be.

The only thing that Bricks Anderson gave his time and attention to was his business. He’d made it a point to not get too close to anyone and women were no exception — even having sex with them had dropped off his radar. So when he lays eyes on the person he’s stuck in a car with for ten hours against his will, he’s conflicted about what to do about the instant attraction he has to her until she opens her mouth and he’s almost sure his body is out of its mind. Magnolia Brandy was too much of everything.

What starts out as a mutual dislike, quickly takes a turn for something neither Bricks or Nola were expecting and once secrets are revealed, the true question remains: was all of it just a holidaze or was it real?",[],[359],"Holidaze","fd75ac2f-ebb8-4834-8195-ef2b6d3295d3",2020,"Dec 2020","1109-holidaze",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},152,"December 20, 2020","B08R31287R","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/1105i/fd75ac2f-ebb8-4834-8195-ef2b6d3295d3.jpg",{"_233":325,"_33":193,"_257":326,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":75,"_286":360},[288],"4c76eeec-ad9c-46a5-a108-1cea88c77cc7","Silent night, oh what a night… are the words to Sinclair Dominos favorite Christmas song. A sexy fling wasn’t on her Christmas list this year, but Santa has a trick up his sleeve for the hard-working business owner – and his name is Tobin Looney.

A missed flight and a few shots of Fireball later, a silent night is the last thing on their minds. Sinclair and Tobin find themselves in a spicy, sweet, and sticky situation. Will the serious Sinclair throw caution to the wind for the very sexy and wild Tobin Looney? Find out in Not So Silent Night.
",[],[374],"Not So Silent Night","495dd31a-8fab-47b3-8a51-910dc1c641d4",2019,"Dec 2019","1221-not-so-silent-night",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},"December 4, 2019","B082DCDZYL","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/1216i/495dd31a-8fab-47b3-8a51-910dc1c641d4.jpg",{"_233":375,"_33":189,"_257":376,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":377,"_286":378},"4c1d4dd1-feba-4a7e-8763-71ffd3d56df9","95-c-monet",58,[288],"faf530d1-a93f-4162-af8a-07ff0740c9e4","Eats for FreeA Veterans Day Hot Holiday HookupThe sign said Veterans eat for free.And that’s exactly what I let him do.",[],[393],"Eats for Free (Hot Holiday Hookup Novella)","7f408175-5a35-40bf-82ce-143d1adeacba",2023,"Nov 2023","1310-eats-for-free-hot-holiday-hookup-novella",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},85,"November 1, 2023","B0CLHW2GRR","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/1303i/7f408175-5a35-40bf-82ce-143d1adeacba.jpg",{"_233":394,"_33":190,"_257":395,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":396,"_286":397},"e7874606-9b1f-4fa0-8344-7e24ac7eebbb","105-danielle-allen",33,[288],"a3d2b93c-7091-43b4-a008-9d61ea7b151b","Catching last minute flights is a part of the job when you’re hired to photograph events all over the country. Usually everything goes according to plan.

But when I was hired to document the Juneteenth celebration in Galveston, Texas, I had no idea my plans were going to be derailed.

The woman who scuffed my sneakers and didn’t apologize ended up having the seat next to me. Yeah, she was beautiful, but I was not feeling her at all.

And then our flight was delayed.",[],[414],"The Delay","ea71070f-7eee-496e-9ca5-92e1d404f618",{"_21":412,"_233":413,"_323":71},"Jun 2020","1314-the-delay",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},80,"June 14, 2020","B089P1KMQT","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/1307i/ea71070f-7eee-496e-9ca5-92e1d404f618.jpg","Hot Holiday Hookups","a3816b7f-a6b2-4dfc-a2ca-9d119166ca58",{"_233":394,"_33":190,"_257":395,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":396,"_286":415},[288],"8afb8d8c-bd5f-4a56-ae5e-cd5a7ef6a03a","From the author of The Kiss Countdown comes a charming holiday novella about a Type A lawyer, a rigorous to-do list, and the man determined to unwrap her heart.

After a string of heartbreaks, all Eve Matthews wants this year is a quiet holiday with her pregnant sister. But when early labor changes everything, so must Eve’s plans. While her sister cares for her newborns in the hospital, Eve will stay behind to finish the nursery, decorate the house, and create the perfect holiday homecoming—because if she can’t control life’s disappointments, she can at least control Christmas.

There’s just one Grant Simmons. Her brother-in-law’s infuriatingly charming brother…and the man whose peppermint-flavored kiss she’s never forgotten. She pushed him away once to protect her heart, and now he’s back—claiming he only wants to help his brother’s growing family by helping her.

It starts with stolen pie and ends with him taking up more space in her holiday, and her life, than she ever planned. Between tangled lights, flour fights, and laughter she thought she’d lost, Eve realizes what Grant really wants is a place in her heart, and that maybe the best Christmas moments aren’t on any checklist.

Still, opening her heart means risking it all. Can Eve let go of her need for control, or will fear keep her from the one gift she needs most this Christmas?
",[],[431],"Not In The Christmas Plan","5de74ad5-48eb-4432-b473-f3f0abc14818",2025,"Nov 2025","1464-not-in-the-christmas-plan",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},160,"November 20, 2025","9798993782201","B0FZ6N5PWN","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/1456i/5de74ad5-48eb-4432-b473-f3f0abc14818.jpg",{"_233":432,"_33":185,"_257":433,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":71,"_286":434},"48af42f8-ef7d-4979-834c-5c00599dc193","116-etta-easton",[288],"1e338f1c-3ed9-433e-82ec-448635d17056","Nicholas Saint

Christmas has one go all in for the holiday my late son adored. This holiday is supposed to be a yearly reminder of how I lost the people I loved the most. Instead, I choose to dress my grief in tinsel to celebrate what was, rather than yield to the painful truth of what life actually is. A Christmas Retreat in this snow globe of a small town is exactly the kind of trip my son would have loved – but meeting Krystal, the only other single person here, makes me want to turn Christmas into something other than a morbid tribute to everything I’ve lost.

Krystal Evergreen

I used to bleed garland, now I want Christmas to burn. My best friend meant well by booking me a stay at a cozy bed and breakfast for the holidays, but being the only single here makes the sting of being alone so much worse…at least until he shows up. A man who seems to run on everything jolly and bright, a man who's lost it all but still believes. With only twelve days together before we go our separate ways, maybe meeting each other here, of all places, is some kind of Christmas miracle. We can choose to dwell in the past or make the most of the heat of the moment.

When Christmas represents everything they’ve lost, being the only two singles at a couples’ retreat allows them to make the holiday mean something different. How To Melt A Snowflake is a spicy, grumpy x sunshine, small-town, Black holiday romance about reclaiming your identity after losing it all.",[],[450],"How To Melt A Snowflake","93b06241-92a4-4550-b42c-5ad1b53880cd","Dec 2025","1764-how-to-melt-a-snowflake",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},192,"December 1, 2025","9798999170415","B0FWLKNRQ5","#172d21","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/1751i/93b06241-92a4-4550-b42c-5ad1b53880cd.jpg",{"_233":451,"_33":182,"_257":452,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":453,"_286":454},"0988191b-abd3-4445-a26f-1589bd42bc0b","152-joanna-kimber",8,[288],"f86223f4-780c-4b0e-aac2-83c20ff5e3d4","A Night with Ms. Grinch is a steamy, small-town Black romance Christmas novella full of flirtatious banter, cozy holiday vibes, and irresistible chemistry. When interior designer Kandi Cane, Beverly Mills’ self-proclaimed Grinch, gets snowed in with sexy coffee shop owner Cole Winters, sparks fly faster than falling snow. With caffeine, temptation, and one unforgettable night, this opposites-attract romance blends heat, humor, and a heartfelt into the perfect holiday love story. Readers who enjoy cute, sweet, and with dashes of spice Hallmark-with-a-twist vibes will fall hard for A Night with Ms. Grinch.",[],[467],"A Night with Ms. Grinch","93ff6658-a7e2-44cb-8438-4e3558919881","2292-a-night-with-ms-grinch",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},93,"November 25, 2025","B0G1MW9KB4","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/2277i/93ff6658-a7e2-44cb-8438-4e3558919881.jpg",{"_233":468,"_33":183,"_257":469,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":470,"_286":471},"21f572d7-185f-4deb-bf8a-e6f29860bd8b","184-lauren-lacey",14,[288],"b9c1e0a7-7e0a-44e7-8370-418afeb61304","For pop star Bianca Esposito, superstardom is right around the corner. In two weeks she and her chart-topping Christmas hit will be on a world tour. For now, she wants to (try to) enjoy being home for the holidays. If the creepy but, sort of cute, Rideo driver staring at her in the rearview mirror actually takes her there.

There isn’t much Jaden Brooks wouldn’t do for his family, including picking up a rideshare shift to help with his brother’s medical bills and delivering his tipsy cousin home safely from a bar. He’s the guy who always does the right thing. Never abandons his family or steps out of line, which is why he doesn’t flirt with passengers or engage in awkward conversations—or ask the beautiful woman in the backseat for her number.

When Bianca and her friends end up at the same bar where Jaden picks up his cousin, it seems too coincidental. As Bianca accuses Jaden of stalking her, their heated conversation sets off sparks—and the attention of her fans. Soon, a getaway Rideo drive turns into a perfect night beneath the neon lights where hot chocolate shots and winter wonderland kisses blur into midnight marriage vows. After a media storm erupts, the pair must decide: is it possible to follow both your dreams and your heart?",[],[485],"Married & Bright","1ad343cc-696d-4358-97c9-cabbc66c1ec6","Nov 2020","2423-married-bright",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},"November 10, 2020","1735978833","B08LP6HQ7G","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/2408i/1ad343cc-696d-4358-97c9-cabbc66c1ec6.jpg",{"_233":486,"_33":196,"_257":487,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":488,"_286":489},"57573c9c-513b-4c0f-89dc-f330b6ec675a","188-mia-heintzelman",23,[288],"d79068b7-82f2-44ac-a37e-eede85733a12","Riley Mills sells love. Or, rather dangles it like mistletoe at Lovestruck, the world’s most popular social dating app. She’s got her sights set on improving the app for others, but she doesn’t date. Period. For a Christmas bonus though, she’ll help the event planning team with the annual Holiday Mix’n’Mingle—even if it means speed dating her ridiculously hot office nemesis.

Web developer Chase Campbell eats, breathes, and speaks code. With metadata that's all about romance and soul mates, maybe he’ll learn a thing or two about the love his parents shared. At the least, he’s got eight merry minutes at the company’s holiday event to decipher all the reasons maddeningly beautiful Riley Mills hates him.

So what if their chemistry is undeniable, Riley doesn’t believe in messy office romances. But back at work when their family-minded boss announces a holiday party to get to know his team better and rumors spark of a promotion, she tells a teensy, tiny, white lie—she and Chase are in a serious(-ly fake) relationship. No biggie. Once she gets the job, they’ll stage a breakup… Except, silly love notes and sweet smiles turn to clock-out kisses and Secret Santa trysts. As the cold nights heat up, they begin to wonder if they were ever pretending.",[],[501],"Mingle All the Way","d3ab4c38-6b45-437b-8113-23f1f619e2b0","2424-mingle-all-the-way",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},"1735978817","B08LF2BL4J","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/2409i/d3ab4c38-6b45-437b-8113-23f1f619e2b0.jpg",{"_233":486,"_33":196,"_257":487,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":488,"_286":502},[288],"7c8fa563-e77d-4275-839d-f93676f3edf1","Nadia Sikes usually loves the holidays—cozy game nights, snowy mountain girls’ trips, hours decking the halls at Love & Games. But when her two best friends and co-owners find love, all she wants is to tuck away her heart and make it through the season. Quietly handsome bookstore owner and single dad Micah Hamilton is determined to a) build lasting Christmas memories with his little girl and b) avoid Nadia. When his daughter asks to attend the holiday festivities at Love & Games, though, Micah is forced to introduce the woman who broke his heart, to his child she never knew existed. The scene would drive anyone to plot their romantic reunion…and someone does. Between turkey dinners, tree decorating, and mistletoe kisses, mysterious notes begin showing up at the game store. As Nadia strings together clues, motives, and suspects for this twisty whodunit, she and Micah are blindsided by the return of their desire. Is it a mistake to lose themselves in each other again? Or will a Christmas miracle bring them back to where they belong?",[],[520],"Clued in Christmas","8e1d7393-0674-45f7-9cbe-83b07c49fa14",{"_21":518,"_233":519,"_323":71},"Oct 2023","2426-clued-in-christmas",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},320,"October 12, 2023","9781961544130","B0C79KQPGS","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/2411i/8e1d7393-0674-45f7-9cbe-83b07c49fa14.jpg","Love & Games","d0382192-56f9-4f08-be94-7ec886df0102",{"_233":486,"_33":196,"_257":487,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":488,"_286":521},[288],"e1c3c8b7-ba02-4e91-ab60-5905c750aad0","A beautiful hopeless romantic and her ex's guarded best friend return home for the holidays and back into each other's lives in this festive, bighearted, forbidden romance about letting go and letting fate.

Chiara Fortemani is home for the holidays—technically, her family's tiny villa—where she'll explore post-breakup digs and grow their vineyard's brand during Napa's annual Christmas food and wine festival. But as she interviews local wood craftsmen to curate custom gifts, she's shocked to run into Jameson West... her ex's best friend.

Jameson has loved Chiara since he carved her a birdhouse in woodshop. She's everything he ever beautiful, funny, loyal... but thanks to the bro code, off-limits. Now a rising investment banking star, Jameson's in town temporarily to help the family business tackle seasonal contracts. West Woodworks has been making Fortemani casks for ages, so the job will be easy. It's the unexpected reunion with newly single Chiara that has him on shaky ground.

As they design together, days in the lumberyard and nights on steamy calls create magic. When Jameson confesses his feelings, Chiara is amazed by this sweet, attentive man who always should've been her first choice. But Jameson is still her ex's best friend. Is uprooting her life for a man again a huge mistake...or a Christmas miracle?",[],[539],"Last Christmas Crush","c3e32c9a-b305-401e-b8af-264fbf75ea4a",{"_21":537,"_233":538,"_323":71},"Oct 2024","2430-last-christmas-crush",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},331,"October 17, 2024","9781964703367","B0D2JJX9RN","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/2415i/c3e32c9a-b305-401e-b8af-264fbf75ea4a.jpg","The Fortemani Family","29cb840d-951c-4c44-87e7-42fb4b79b38c",{"_233":486,"_33":196,"_257":487,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":488,"_286":540},[288],"57e0466d-e28e-4986-937c-8b71e5d86e80","From bestselling author Mia Heintzelman comes a festively fresh holiday rom-com that's part enemies-to-lovers, part will-they-won’t-they, and part I-hate-you-for-firing-me—but-I'd-still-make-magic-with-you-in-the-Maldivian-moonlight.

Two enemies. One resort. Paradise just got a whole lot hotter this holiday.

Pear and Hollis. Photographer and art director for a travel magazine—a classic coworker combo. She’s everyone’s work bestie; He’s the office yes-man on the promotion track. She’s master of flirting; he’s king of inaction. And somehow, they’re both single. A small push is all they need—grab coffee, share lunch, or even a snack in the break room—but for the most part, the romantic tension is there.

Until he fires her, a week before Christmas.

Pear may be unemployed and in debt—an unapproved out-of-pocket expense for the magazine’s holiday island shoot will do that to a girl. But at least she’s bound for the Maldives with her bestie, her camera, and a week-long girls’ getaway. Until her friend’s flight is mysteriously diverted. Now, she’s alone, on Christmas Eve, headed for an island halfway across the world…with the enemy seated beside her?

Now Pear and Hollis are hopping flights and ferries to the private resort, but she still resents that he fired her, so she draws a line in the pristine white sand. But on a small island, there’s no escaping chemistry…or the reason he never asked her out. What could possibly go wrong?",[],[553],"Not So Merry in Maldives","f821f48e-fe67-4eea-aae6-e2f34e52bf9d","2435-not-so-merry-in-maldives",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},345,"November 4, 2025","B0FVWPRTJT","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/2420i/f821f48e-fe67-4eea-aae6-e2f34e52bf9d.jpg",{"_233":486,"_33":196,"_257":487,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":488,"_286":554},[288],"0d0a2075-6b96-4f1e-bce6-8057913f2541","Claire Briscoe has her life down to a hard work, structure, and zero distractions. She just got promoted at her law firm, and a cross-country move is calling her name. Love? Spontaneity? They can both sit all the way down—Claire’s got goals.

But a last-minute seat mix-up on a Valentine’s red-eye throws her plans off track. Enter Deion a fine, smooth-talking celebrity chef in a smedium shirt who somehow manages to irritate and intrigue her at the same time. With his quick comebacks, pop culture references, and sly digs at her “power bob,” Deion has Claire laughing when she least expects it—and thinking about him long after the plane lands.

Seven hours of banter, chemistry, and a few sparks were definitely not in Claire’s plan. But sometimes, the best connections happen when you’re not looking for them.

.","3.0",[],[570],"Aisle Be Yours: A Valentine's Novella","e1a0647f-1545-4ac8-a2f1-81b53a440b89","Feb 2025","2780-aisle-be-yours",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},66,"February 1, 2025","9798991614740","B0DS4BB981","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/2764i/e1a0647f-1545-4ac8-a2f1-81b53a440b89.jpg",{"_233":571,"_33":192,"_257":572,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":88,"_286":573},"10b67d08-7a8b-4d7c-ad36-7578461480f4","210-nina-high",[288],"48c1c810-e94e-4123-978b-bf53a4100f0e","Five years ago, Noelle Brooks walked away from the man she thought she'd marry, and the life that scared her half to
death. Now, as a destination hairstylist for a winter weddings, she's mastered the art of making everyone else picture-
perfect while keeping her own heart under wraps.

But fate (and a blizzard) has other plans.

When Noelle arrives at a luxury ski lodge to work a Christmas wedding, the last person she expects to see is Cole Grant,
her ex-fiance and the groom's best man. He's broader, calmer, and somehow still the man who makes her forget
how to breathe. And thanks to a snowstorm that shuts down the mountain, Noelle and Cole are suddenly stuck under
the same roof, dodging mistletoe, wedding drama, and five years of unresolved tension.

There will be so many shared glances, a few late-night confessions, and one very inconvenient one-bed situation, that makes Noelle starts to realize the spark between them never cooled; it just waited for the right storm.

And this Christmas, she might finally admit the
There's snow one else for her.",[],[586],"There's Snow One Else: A Christmas Novella","e1e1df31-9379-4f62-a1e2-c84a3d185ca6","2790-there-s-snow-one-else",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},78,"December 17, 2025","B0G1GHBR6R","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/2774i/e1e1df31-9379-4f62-a1e2-c84a3d185ca6.jpg",{"_233":571,"_33":192,"_257":572,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":88,"_286":587},[288],"b4d6769a-2ea3-4063-940b-3e4e5e7b458b","A chance encounter at the mall sets off sparks between Felina and Julian. He's Santa, and he needs a Mrs. Claus...",[],[600],"Santa's Helper","b406ba68-3356-479c-b36c-f44450a399eb","2887-santa-s-helper",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},69,"December 4, 2020","B08PS7K4JH","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/2871i/b406ba68-3356-479c-b36c-f44450a399eb.jpg",{"_233":601,"_33":184,"_257":602,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":603,"_286":604},"70f9a2d3-555b-4717-b646-a253e856c766","220-shae-sanders",57,[288],"7db31aa2-8846-43e9-9be4-05153d98cb69","Dinner isn’t the only thing on the table this holiday season.

Being broke, virginal and stuck on campus during Thanksgiving break would be a downer to just about any other student at Dawson University, but for freshman Lee Williams it’s all the right ingredients to finally making her move on evasive senior Monte McGhee. Initially whipping up the recipe seems easy enough even for an amateur in the kitchen like herself, but Lee soon finds out that she’s teased the right one for too long and Monte’s hunger for her might not be satisfied with just one bite.",[],[620],"FEAST","08b50b3b-84ce-48c1-90fb-bb09b1b37f0b",{"_21":618,"_233":619,"_323":42},"3121-feast",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},163,"November 22, 2023","B0CNTXHSTY","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/3104i/08b50b3b-84ce-48c1-90fb-bb09b1b37f0b.jpg","The McGhee Memoirs","2f7c2927-a6f3-46d9-a999-9fa441e00588",{"_233":621,"_33":180,"_257":622,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":623,"_286":624},"b1e0b334-c4b2-468e-abef-5a1d3c1703d9","238-tanzania-glover",20,[288],"44b52bd9-2612-49fc-997d-de140adfa745","Piper Madison has a job she adores, a luxurious apartment in Manhattan, and a slight obsession with vintage apparel.
Her life would be perfect in every way... if only her family would accept her for it.

Thinking she's a huge let down because she didn't marry a billionaire, there is only one way to get her parents out of her hair during her holiday visit to their Colorado cabin....

Buy a pretend boyfriend.
She hires Matthew Cooper, a hot, tall, and wickedly handsome male escort with a set of dimples and charm that will bring any woman to her knees.

He assures Piper that they will prove her family wrong, and that it will remain only business between them, but when the bells ring, the snow falls, and the Christmas lights twinkle, Piper and Matthew realize hearts are on the line, and that they may be in for more than they bargained for.

\n **This Christmas novella is based on BRAND NEW characters that have never been introduced in any other novels. It can be read as a standalone. It was written for pure enjoyment and fun - and best of all, an HEA is guaranteed!**\n",[],[639],"Holiday Escort","6efc5ee3-ba54-4733-9ebb-0b4de002bf01",2015,"Dec 2015","3286-holiday-escort",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},144,"December 18, 2015","B019D70OD8","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/3269i/6efc5ee3-ba54-4733-9ebb-0b4de002bf01.jpg",{"_233":640,"_33":179,"_257":641,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":642,"_286":643},"e80e58d8-5f1a-4f4e-ab7a-00f0e7330e9a","260-shanora-williams",38,[288],"deea5edd-d127-4a87-bd16-b035091f8998","Henry hates Christmas. It's tacky, the event lasts far too long considering it's only supposed to be one day, and it reminds him of everything he's lost. So, no, he doesn't help decorate the tree in the office, and no, he doesn’t want to do Secret Santa with his colleagues. All he wants is to avoid his family and get through the season in one piece. It's been the same every year for thirteen years, and it will be the same until he dies behind his desk.
There's no Christmas miracle for him this year. Until he walks into a bar, sees a girl, and slips… Maddie hums along to Christmas songs the moment the leaves turn a shade of orange. She's ready with fairy lights and baubles the second the summer smell fades. This year, she thinks she got her Christmas wish months early. She's moved into an apartment back home, has finally finished her education, and is hopefully about to start the job of her dreams.
She doesn't need anything else this year. Maddie's not even sure what else she’d ask for. But then he trips into her life, and he’s so pretty. Maybe Maddie has been extra good this year…",[],[656],"Just A Pretty Face","4eed15ca-906c-4906-a185-94cb12c1bae9","3304-just-a-pretty-face",{"_233":42,"_33":73,"_276":277,"_278":64},"November 10, 2023","9798862906516","B0CKWPQGJ2","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/3287i/4eed15ca-906c-4906-a185-94cb12c1bae9.jpg",{"_233":657,"_33":186,"_257":658,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":659,"_286":660},"6e94ae19-5523-4fc9-a349-68bfa6d2c5b2","263-js-jasper",11,[288],"ea680f49-f0e7-4a77-8f5f-80ea17911adc","Ruby spends her holiday season spreading love and joy. As an interior designer, she moves throughout the city sprinkling holiday cheer through her meticulous Christmas designs and overall fabulous decor. Living in Winter Crest, a city founded on Christmas Eve, only heightens her love for the season. Every corner of Winter Crest is filled with joy. That is until she meets her Grinch of a neighbor, Ryan. His cold, rude demeanor instantly turns her off. While Ruby’s mind may be unimpressed, her body zings with excitement every time Ryan is near.

Ryan is a loner. He dislikes being around people, and he despises Christmas even more. As a self-made reseller, Ryan has limited contact with the outside world, which is his preference. However, several run ins with Ruby, his annoying neighbor who he claims talks too much, only heightens his appreciation for silence. He claims he hates her, but instead of simply walking away when their paths cross, he finds himself wanting to shut her up in ways that set his body ablaze.

Ryan and Ruby are total opposites, and bump heads whenever they are near one another. But along with the building animosity, there also lies a strong attraction that could melt Winter Crest’s worst snowstorm. They simply need to figure out how to douse the flames without tearing each other apart.
",[],[675],"A Winter Crest Christmas: Ryan & Ruby","46e6d9cd-c248-4abc-937b-2df68806dccc",2022,"Nov 2022","3413-a-winter-crest-christmas",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},139,"November 26, 2022","B0BNFW8ZS8","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/3396i/46e6d9cd-c248-4abc-937b-2df68806dccc.jpg",{"_233":676,"_33":191,"_257":677,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":88,"_286":678},"c87d4f88-4d4f-400b-8816-a7ef48fc733b","273-shay-davis",[288],"54932a37-62e5-4f35-a1e9-a0220ca4bf00","Back home for the first time in years for an extended holiday stay, Sinaa is dreading being surrounded by judgmental eyes that make up the small town of Clarington, Tennessee. If it weren’t for her parents, she would have never returned to the town that treated her so awful upon learning of her teen pregnancy. Sinaa’s plans didn’t include a little Christmas magic in the form of a 6'2 chocolate Adonis, but plans were made to be changed.

Malachi Long came prepared to be a protector and support system for his sister as she faced a dramatic and draining divorce. What Malachi wasn’t prepared for was laying eyes on the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Even though he knew his stay would be short, he made it a point to get to know the beauty whose cart looked like a North Pole explosion. All Malachi wanted to do was unwrap her for Christmas, and he was hoping Santa fulfilled wish lists for thirty-three-year-old men.

Will Sinaa and Malachi experience some Christmas magic that last beyond the holidays? Or will the sparks that fly fizzle as the new year approaches?",[],[689],"A Dash Of Christmas Magic","81118b4a-cf44-4064-aba3-42d8960ab8f5","3415-a-dash-of-christmas-magic",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},"B08R3FDHMZ","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/3398i/81118b4a-cf44-4064-aba3-42d8960ab8f5.jpg",{"_233":676,"_33":191,"_257":677,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":88,"_286":690},[288],"86a0064a-4d99-4282-96c8-db4cf2949c84","Excited to win a romantic helicopter ride for two during the most wonderful time of the year, Pepper Lockridge knows just the person to invite. The sexy and oh so charismatic, Tyler Cage. He’s been her crush since college and now that they work for the same logo company, she’s determined to make him see her as more than a friend. With the help of a make-over, she has seven days to get Tyler to really notice her and accept her invitation. And maybe her Christmas wish will come true, and Tyler will finally kiss her as they fly over the Hudson River. Except the only one who seems to be paying attention to the new and improved Pepper is their boss. Tyler’s hot, yet forever brooding older brother, Sawyer Cage.",[],[706],"Seven Peppermint Kisses: Baes of Christmas","de435c3a-0009-4dda-a95f-2ee32bef0c8c",{"_21":704,"_233":705,"_323":202},"3842-seven-peppermint-kisses",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},100,"December 18, 2021","B09KQVMKKT","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/3824i/de435c3a-0009-4dda-a95f-2ee32bef0c8c.jpg","Baes of Christmas","00cee227-f4a7-4dba-a0b8-c8c92e2ff5e0",{"_233":707,"_33":188,"_257":708,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":709,"_286":710},"0b77eebe-44e1-4a40-8112-a251bd1594ec","296-tiye-love",40,[288],"801cf204-fde2-412c-b1de-3ca9707490b8","Gratitude Montgomery, Attorney, and Cherish Williams, Gift basket boutique owner, meet for the first time by crashing into each other – literally. This unexpected meeting changes the events of their lives for the next few days, forcing them to spend that time together. Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and Gratitude hates the holiday and all it stands for. The last thing he wants to deal with is a positive, cheery woman whose disposition only irritates him more. During the course of their time together, Cherish sets out to make Gratitude the meaning of his name. Will she succeed and change his perception of Thanksgiving, love, and life itself, or will he taint her heart and spirit and drain her of the good within her until they both have nothing left?",[],[723],"Give Me Love","388ba834-07d8-4797-968c-ebefef4b3f4e","Nov 2019","3919-give-me-love",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},"November 20, 2019","B081SFZ1J4","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/3901i/388ba834-07d8-4797-968c-ebefef4b3f4e.jpg",{"_233":724,"_33":194,"_257":725,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":726,"_286":727},"d9fda4fd-36db-4f8e-b28b-f6781b2e8718","298-b-love",104,[288],"c69a0644-965b-4387-b627-17c58adab6f9","What happens when the city’s most successful matchmaker fails at securing her own love? Her best friend takes matters into her own hands – even if just for the Christmas holiday! Giselle has always had a knack for bringing two souls together, however, she’s been blind to the needs of her own soul. When her best friend, Ashton, sets her up to finally put her own needs first, Giselle meets an unlikely match in Chaquille.Chaquille has never had a problem pursuing women he was interested in, but lately, the pickings have been slim. His disinterest in women motivates him to go to a speed dating event, though he isn’t expecting to meet anyone worth the effort. By mistake, Giselle sits at his table, and the sparks that go off between them heat Chaquille up in a way that makes him believe it’s the Fourth of July instead of Christmas. Giselle is expecting Chaquille to leave her because of her standards just like every other man she’s encountered, but when he proves that he’s up for the chase, she finds herself wondering if this match was really made in heaven… or just for the holiday.",[],[739],"Love Me For Christmas","8a616aac-6296-4675-bf8b-93e07ee87362","3926-love-me-for-christmas",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},"December 19, 2019","B081S63TMM","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/3908i/8a616aac-6296-4675-bf8b-93e07ee87362.jpg",{"_233":724,"_33":194,"_257":725,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":726,"_286":740},[288],"18182c5e-159f-4475-b5fc-8d560bd15827","Nobu Jakes has everything she wants in life—except love. Love went out the window when she divorced her husband three years ago. As much as she regrets allowing their marriage to end, Nobu has convinced herself nothing that is for her will be taken away. That logic is tested when her ex-husband returns home.

Hendrix Cane left Memphis after his divorce. Feeling as if he was a failure, Hendrix refused to remain in Memphis allowing memories to torture him over the mistakes that were made. Three years later, his company sends him back home for a temporary assignment that begins on the first of December.

The last person Nobu expected to see dressed as Santa Claus at church is her ex-husband, but he’s the first person her body and heart want to cling to for the holiday season. Will they allow themselves a month of pleasure, or will their past prevent them from reconnecting by reminding them they are better off apart?

*Please This is a short novella.*",[],[753],"Santa's Cummin' to Town","fc5439db-7748-4a3d-a1e4-4ef3b7707cd9","Dec 2022","3961-santa-s-cummin-to-town",{"_233":71,"_33":76,"_276":277,"_278":64},"December 15, 2022","B0BPGRYLY5","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/books/3943i/fc5439db-7748-4a3d-a1e4-4ef3b7707cd9.jpg",{"_233":724,"_33":194,"_257":725,"_282":-5,"_283":-5,"_284":726,"_286":754},[288],101,"Holiday Romance","category","genre","holiday-romance","/genres/holiday-romance","selectable","sensitive","position","parent",{"_233":42,"_33":766,"_257":767,"_757":758,"_762":64,"_761":64},"Romance","romance","isLoggedIn",["P",769],"result",{"_21":778,"_23":779,"_19":780,"_781":782,"_25":26,"_783":784,"_27":785},"user","themePreference","light","storedTheme","gaId","G-Z1HVZ17GZ3","Blackauthored","%s","Find your next Black authored read and connect with readers with the similar taste.","handle","@blackauthored","robots",{"_803":64,"_804":64},{"_29":30,"_31":786,"_33":778,"_787":788,"_789":790,"_25":26,"_791":792},"Organization","logo","https://cdn.blackauthored.com/images/og-image.png","sameAs",[798,799,800,801,802],"potentialAction",{"_31":793,"_794":795,"_796":797},"SearchAction","target","https://blackauthored.com/tags/holiday-romancesearch?q={search_term}","query","required name='search_term'","https://twitter.com/blackauthored","https://facebook.com/blackauthored","https://instagram.com/blackauthored","https://youtube.com/blackauthored","https://tiktok.com/@blackauthored","noIndex","noFollow"]