A Holiday Hookup

Workaholic Blaine Stephens dreams of ditching his Maui wellness-resort penthouse for a bacon cheeseburger and internet access. Until personal chef Serena Thompson shows him the sexiest way to unwind! To slow his all-work-and-no-play pace, Blaine Stephens’s family thought two weeks at a wellness resort in Maui would be the perfect Christmas present. But chowing down on tofu and navel-gazing is the workaholic software engineer’s version of hell. Until gorgeous brunette Selena Thompson greets him in her figure-hugging chef’s coat… Most people would kill for two weeks of sun, sand, and relaxation. But most people don’t have a pilot project that’s going down the tubes along with a media leak showing his driverless car mowing down a dog and an old lady—even if it was just a simulation. Maybe a naked soak in his penthouse hot tub would do Blaine some good…especially if the delicious chef joins him. Despite the resort’s no-fraternization policy, Serena’s looking at him like she wants him to be her next meal. And soon they’re exploring every decadent pleasure the resort has to offer. In two weeks, Selena will move to France, and he’ll be back at work trying to salvage his project. But Blaine can’t help wishing this holiday hookup didn’t have to end. Take control. Feel the rush. Explore your fantasies. Harlequin Dare publishes sexy romances featuring powerful alpha males and bold, fearless heroines exploring their deepest fantasies.

This collection of holiday rom com stories features the BRAND NEW never-before-published “Mistletoe Meet Cute,” featuring Angel O’Toole from the Tap That series. Mistletoe Meet Cute When Angel O’Toole runs into the boy— who is now very much a man— who saved her from drowning twenty years ago she’s hoping for a magical moment under the mistletoe. Drake’s grinch-like grumpy act may ice out other women but Angel has hot holiday plans designed to warm him up… You, Actually Josh Black is so in love with his friend Cassidy that he writes her into his cartoon strip, making Cassidy think he's fallen for another woman. Can two confirmed "friends" unwrap their true feelings in time to share a night of unforgettable holiday passion? Snowed Under Justin Fairbanks has always been attracted to Claire Robbins. When she gets soaked by a snowplow and asks him to help remove her wet clothes, well, what sane man could possibly say no? Blue Christmas While a blizzard blankets the world outside, Blue Farrow burrows into the arms of her highway hunk at the No Tell Motel. Nice and oh-so-naughty, Blue and her man open up to each other as they keep the Yule log burning… A Holiday Hookup has four steamy rom com stories with all your favorite grumpy/sunshine, friends-to-lovers, forced proximity fun! All deliver a holiday happily-ever-after. Three stories have been previously published.

Nathaniel Feldmann delights once again with his expat adventures. American expat Joel is on holiday on the Dutch island of Vlieland, in a luxurious holiday home belonging to his best friend Sander's parents. Needing some time out from his maybe-maybe not boyfriend, he jumps at the chance of a holiday with Sander. Amongst the sea views, they check out a pair of other holidaymakers in the supermarket, and things get flirtatious when they see the same guys in a restaurant that night. Sander has his eye on Dutch rapper Pimmy, while Johan's muscular body has Joel drooling. The four head to the beach for a steamy makeout session in the sand. When a storm hits, they go back to Sander's parents' lavish place, turn on the sauna and party with abandon. The tension builds with Johan in the heat of the sauna. With their friends right next to them, he gives Joel a pounding to remember, eclipsing all memories of the sort of boyfriend back in the city.

Our one-night stand was a disaster. Now we're stuck together on a cross-country trek to make it home for Christmas. My night with the sexy bartender was mind-blowingly hot—until it all went spectacularly wrong. But at least we'll never see each other again, right? Wrong. So very wrong. When a blizzard shuts down all air travel, guess who ends up fighting with me over the last rental car on the lot? Looks like we’re in for the world's most awkward road trip to make it home in time for Christmas. But the more time we spend together in this shoebox-sized car, the more I start to think my first instinct was right: this girl could be the one. And I'm going to convince her of that, even if it takes a holiday miracle. My Holiday Hookup Road Trip is a hot standalone Christmas novella that's sweet as a candy cane and spicy as fireball whiskey in your hot chocolate. Treat yourself to a laugh-out-loud romance this holiday!

Throughout his professional life, Gideon had created a reputation of being the strict and uptight Judge that people loathed. However, after crossing paths with a soft-spoken legal intern, Gideon finds himself altering his reputation in a bid to not only accommodate her but permanently become a permanent part of her life.

Wanted: one very bad boyfriend for the holidays I don't just need a fake boyfriend. I need the worst fake boyfriend in the world. Someone who'll get my family off my back about my perpetually single state. Someone so awful they'll beg me to never bring another man home again. Gabe promised he was up to the task, but by the time we've said hello to the parents and dropped our bags in my childhood bedroom, I've learned that he's a little too good at being bad. We have so much fun, in fact, that I start to forget it’s all for show. By the time Christmas Eve rolls around, Gabe’s the only thing I want to unwrap. And if I do, I’m afraid he’ll be the gift I never want to return. My Fake Bad Boyfriend is a hot standalone holiday novella that's sweet as a candy cane, funny as Elf, and spicy as fireball whiskey in your hot chocolate. Treat yourself to a laugh-out-loud holiday romance!

By day, Holly Hudson’s a story editor for Wifetime Network. By night, she’s the writer for the network’s very cheesy, very straight holiday romance series—Christmas in Evermore. Holly took the job to accomplish exactly one thing: a gay Christmas movie. She’s been shot down before, but things start to look up when Meredith Drake unexpectedly moves into the network’s holiday division. On the heels of a brief (but totally hot) fling, Holly and Meredith agree to keep things professional now that they’ll be working together. Especially since the network has a strict policy about workplace relationships. Instead, they vow to channel their passion into a pitch for the network’s first Christmas movie to feature two female leads. In this contemporary romance, Holly and Meredith work to make the Yuletide gayer while discovering that happy endings aren’t only for the movies.

Stress, drama, and hopeful hearts come together when a group of friends and family try their best to survive another holiday season. Billie is madly in love with her girlfriend, Leah, but her plan to use the spirit of Thanksgiving to figure out if Leah feels the same doesn’t go as planned. Theo wants a baby, but Liv isn’t quite ready, and being surrounded by family at Christmas time only serves to twist the knife in their marriage. April and Gemma, strangers only looking for a good time on New Year’s Eve, are surprised by the fun and flirtation of their chemistry. Jesse can’t believe Eloise is back in town only a few months after ending their secret affair for good, but even more shocking is Eloise’s intention for a second chance by the New Year. ’Tis the season for love, hope, and wishful thinking.