If you love the Morellis and Constantines as much as you do, I bet you are also over the moon to be whisked away to a Christmas ball with all our favourite characters. Dangerous Press kicked off with a short story anthology, Dark Fairy Tales. So it is lovely to return to the kind of storytelling we started with. Now though we all know the world and will appreciate checking in on our favourite characters. Along with introducing some new stories to come next year!

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“Brand new holiday stories for bestselling authors! This boxed set contains powerful alpha men and heroines who bring them to their knees…

Enter the world of dark mansions and mysterious heroes. The notorious Morelli family hosts their annual Christmas ball. And you are invited to experience the sensual feast.

MEET ME UNDER THE MISTLETOE is an exclusive anthology of scorching hot NEW holiday stories. Download your copy and tell a book-loving friend, because it won’t last long.”

Check out my more detailed thoughts below…

• Skye Warren’s Halleluiah: I love Eva Morelli and I am so excited to get a full story about her very soon! This short story introduced us to Finn, Eva’s love interest. I loved seeing Leo be a super protective brother. All this story does is keep me excited for Skye Warren’s future book and for more Morelli secrets to be revealed. 4 stars.
• Amelia Wilde’s O Come All Ye Faithful: Fuck I love this couple so much! I love how Haley’s character strikes the perfect balance between insecurity and confidence. The sexy scenes were hot fire in this one too. 5 stars.
• Giana Darling’s Baby It’s Cold Outside: I was so excited to start this story and see that it was Elena and Dante. It was so rewarding to read more of their story. Their sex scene was phenomenal. If you are not excited about Dangerous Temptation after reading this story, well you should be! 5 stars.
• Theodora Taylor’s This Christmas: This one is the most mysterious of the bunch. But I just did not get really invested in this one at all. 3 stars.
• Sam Mariano’s Wrapped in Red: I was very enthralled with this couple. This was an office romance, which is always a fun trope. I could have seen myself reading a whole book about Georgia and Lee. 4 stars.
• Pam Godwin’s O Holy Night: Time for two of my faves, Tinsley Constantine and Father Magnus. Swoon! I just love the way they do everything from loving to fighting to fucking. I loved seeing Tinsley meet Elaine and Lucian. Plus there was a scene that may have involved a church altar and it was hot fire. 5 stars.
• Clare Contreas’ Santa Baby: This one was an interesting premise. Of two individuals living their lives apart but were meant to live them together. I loved getting to read two sides of a love story coming back together again. I was glad to see a male character display so much emotion. 4 stars.
• Katee Robert’s Last Christmas: I was excited to see an O’Malley show up. I am a huge fan of all of Katee’s work and this story is no exception. This story is about Carrigan’s nephew Cael. I loved how this one is an older woman and a younger man. Falling in love with a Senator’s wife, how scandalous. I loved this short and sexy, yet still sweet. 5 stars.
• M. O’Keefe’s Little Drummer Boy: This story is about Zilla, Poppy’s sister. I love that this one featured an unconventional friend with benefits relationship. The sex was hot but I wanted to be more invested. They may have worked better with a longer story. 4 stars.
• Jenika Snow’s It Came Upon a Midnight Clear: Gallina and Arlo are a couple of Jenika’s from a previous book. A book I have never read so I did not have any prior investment in them. I found them a riveting couple with incredibly hot sex. 4 stars.
• Maria Luis’ Carol of the Bells: Laela Donna is being a recluse but a sexy mystery man is attempting to seduce her. I really loved this one and all the twists in it. 4 stars.
• Sienna Snow’s Silent Night: Greek mafia! I love the change from it always being about Italians, Irish or Russian mobsters. This was an interesting relationship dynamic. 3 stars.
• Jade West’s Away in a Manger: Yes! It is time for Lucian and Elaine. I loved getting to see them as parents. Lucian is such a softie with his kid and I adore how he melts for Elaine. The sex scene was hot of course! 5 stars.
• M. Robinson’s All I Want for Christmas Is You: Jax is an all-star quarterback and has no interest in settling down. At the Morelli ball, he is immediately attracted to this mystery woman. The story ends abruptly and I would have loved a sexy scene and a longer story. 3 stars.
• Alta Hensley’s Silver Bells: Lyriope is the Morelli’s sibling’s secret half sister. Nick Hudson catches her eye at the Morelli Christmas Ball. He is the owner of the Wonderland Club, an exclusive mysterious sex club. I cannot wait for their trilogy so we readers can jump headfirst into wonderland. 5 stars.

Meet Me Under the Mistletoe receives four out of five stars.

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I cannot contain my excitement for this book. For as long as I have been working with Dangerous Press I have known about Tinsley Constantine. Now it is finally time for her story and we could not have asked for a better set of tropes. The love interest is both her teacher, and a priest. OMG talk about taboo!

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Check out the Goodreads synopsis…

“There’s no absolution for the things I’ve done.
But I found a way to control my impulses.
I became a priest.

As Father Magnus Falke, I suppress my cravings. As the headteacher of a Catholic boarding school, I’m never tempted by a student.

Until Tinsley Constantine.

The bratty princess challenges my rules and awakens my dark nature. With each punishment I lash upon her, I want more. In my classroom, private rectory, and bent over my altar, I want all of her.

One touch risks everything I stand for. My faith. My redemption. And even my life.

As if that could stop me. I need her pain, and her heart, and she needs my lessons in sin.”

Check out my more detailed thoughts below…

• Characters: Tinsley Constantine equal parts sub and dome. A woman with a heart of gold, but a tad of coldness from her mother the elusive Caroline Constantine. Tinsley maybe my fave Constantine yet! Magnus Falke is a mysterious character who I loved meeting and loved getting to know better over the course of the story. His past is dark but super interesting. He’s the alpha but in a good way. He is proof of how complicated a relationship with God can be. His character is such a great dive into shame, and how one reacts to the shame they carry. How one heals from it, and the choices they make to keep living with it under control.
• Setting: The story is set in an all-girls Catholic boarding school in Maine. The setting is not one of glitz and glamour. Instead, it’s dorms, churches, classrooms, and offices. The setting brought a troop of girls with it. I did begin to like one of the girls but overall they were bitches. But that served this story, as Tinsley needed to have Magnus as her solace.
• Pacing: The pacing I really enjoyed as many of the other Dangerous Press stories have been in trilogies. It was so nice to get a self-contained story. The ending did feel a bit rushed though.
• Romance: This is an unconventional start to a romance for sure. You’ve got Tinsley the virgin and Magnus the priests who obviously has made a vow of celibacy. I loved how it was emphasized that neither of them felt this way before. This book is not for the faint of heart. Different scenes contain things like peeing and period blood. So enter at your own risk but if you are willing I’d give it a try. Despite the immense sexual tension, truly romantic love did blossom. That I could not help but root for them in the end.

Lessons in Sin receives five out of five stars.

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Thank you again to Pam, Serena, and the rest of the Dangerous Press team for the review opportunity. Thank you for reading and supporting my blog!

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