Under The Mistletoe Short Story Collection

The holiday season can be crazy with holiday parties and gift shopping and if you have kids all the school activities and then schools out and they are home all day! It can be difficult to find a few minutes for yourself let alone time to enjoy a book. But it is important to find some "me-time" during the holidays so today we are featuring a collection of short (Amazon says they are 2-hours or less reads) holiday romance stories. If you are a Prime Member you can read AND listen for free (I love holiday audiobooks when Christmas carols get too repetitive). If you need more recommendations, check out all our 25 Days of Christmas Reading posts.

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Cruel Winter with You by Ali Hazelwood

November 2024; Amazon Original Stories
audio, ebook (73 pages); romantic comedy

For two former childhood friends, a blustery winter storm stirs some frosty—and scorching—memories in a delightful short story by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood.

All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc—her best friend’s troublemaking brother, who’s now a tech billionaire. He’s the one who got away. She’s the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter’s night. (Goodreads)

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Merry Ever After by Tessa Bailey

November 2024; Amazon Original Stories
audio, ebook (59 pages); romance

A single mother working in a thrift store. A gentle giant farmer who can’t find jeans that fit. When opposites attract, they find themselves making alterations in more ways than one in this smoking-hot short story by #1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey.

Evie Crowe is starting over in a strange town with her newborn, and men are the furthest thing from her mind. If only the quiet, hulking farmer, Luke Ward, would stop coming into the thrift shop and piquing her reluctant interest. Evie wants to stay single all the way—she can’t trust anything more than friends-with-holiday-benefits. But Luke is in it for the long haul. He’s fixed on making this a Christmas Evie will remember forever. If she gives him a chance. (Goodreads)

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All by My Elf by Olivia Dade

November 2024; Amazon Original Stories
audio, ebook (55 pages); workplace romance

Secret crushes, spicy Christmas treats, heinous holiday traffic, and a fateful snowstorm bring good friends together in a funny, heartfelt short story by bestselling author Olivia Dade.

Nina and William are underpaid adjunct professors at the same university, where winter break is no break at all: ’tis the season to make extra money. When their holiday side hustle has them stranded by a blinding blizzard in the middle of nowhere, there’s nothing to do but cuddle up for warmth and play a game of Never Have I Ever to pass the time. But in the game of love, secrets never stay secret for long… (Goodreads)

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Merriment and Mayhem by Alexandria Bellefleur

November 2024; Amazon Original Stories
audio, ebook (58 pages); romantic comedy

This Christmas, a hot fireman makes a holiday rescue and sparks fly in this funny, sexy holiday short story by bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur.

When Everleigh Dangerfield’s baking disaster necessitates a call to 911, firefighter Griffin Brantley douses the flames in the kitchen, but the ones he stokes in Everleigh are an entirely different story. Unfortunately, Everleigh’s only visiting and doesn’t do casual hookups, no matter how smoldering the temptation. But Everleigh’s holiday mishaps have just begun. And Griffin is seemingly always on call. If Everleigh is game for a change of plans, he can give her the merriest Christmas of her life. (Goodreads)

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Only Santas in the Building by Alexis Daria

November 2024; Amazon Original Stories
audio, ebook (65 pages); romance

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, especially for a comic book illustrator whose late-night fantasies become real in a festive and flirty short story by bestselling author Alexis Daria.

All Evie Cruz wants for Christmas is a nap. And maybe some ornaments for her naked Christmas tree. And while she’s making a list, she wouldn’t mind unwrapping her sexy upstairs neighbor like a present. Luckily, the building’s Santa-themed party and a surprise sprig of mistletoe give her just the opening she needs to make all her wishes come true. (Goodreads)

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