Hot for Xmas

By Trinity Blacio

Emily Garland always feared she'd end up a cat lady, but she'd have dogs instead. Her sex life—what sex life? Any time she had hopes for seducing a man, he'd disappear. Emily was giving Santa one last opportunity to bring her a mate, but if something didn't happen by Christmas, she was giving up.

Ever since his parents were murdered on Christmas Eve, Baas Sather has hated the holiday, so he never celebrated it. Now, at 50 and in his prime as a werewolf, he and four other pack leaders need to find a mate. But not one female in their group or the bordering ones carries the special scent. Baas had never considered anyone that wasn't were as a possible mate. Alphas were known for their aggressive behavior and their strong sexual needs were too much for one human female, at least that's what he'd always believed. Then a week before Xmas, everything changed when she walked into their lives.

One careless, and if he had anything to say about it, soon-to-be-dead wolf had beaten and starved his mate and cubs. It fell to Baas and his brothers to take care of anyone who got out of hand within their pack. However, when Emily Garland, a local social worker, showed up, he's unprepared for her smart aleck mouth. Now all he can think about is how to convince her that she was made for him and his pack leaders... and how they were going to protect her from a psychotic stalker.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Riverdale Avenue Books
• Release date: Nov 30, 2016
• ISBN: 9781626013230

Trinity Blacio

Trinity Blacio is an established romance writer of best-selling Running in Fear series, as well as a number of dark fantasy, erotic romance, erotic horror and ménage titles. She is the mother of two children and lives in Ohio. Her work can be found at Freya’s Bower and Ravenous Romance, as well as the work of her alter-egos Maria Moonstar and Selene Noreen.

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Originally published as by Ravenous Romance as Yuletide Passion, 2012

Second edition, December 2016

Chapter One

Emily gulped down the last of her cold coffee and cringed as she stared at the file in front of her. God, how she hated to work the month of December. There was always that one family that reminded her too much of her own life and, sure enough, this year was no exception.

Emily Garland was 33 years old. For the past four years, each year the situations seemed to get worse and worse. Last week, the first week in December, she had been handed a special case. A family needed her special skills as a social worker and this one was right on cue.

The pictures of Mrs. Vango not only sent a shiver down her spine, but also made the hairs on the back of her neck rise. Bruises marred her pretty face. The pictures of her children were horrible; all three children looked as if they had been starved.

She nibbled at the inside of her cheek. Emily knew the family was in Their territory, so why weren’t they stepping up to help this woman? Wasn’t she part of their pack? Why hadn’t she healed, if she was a shifter? Did that mean she was human? Too many questions, but one thing was for sure, she would not let anyone, not even a shifter family, go without or suffer.

Nothing made her more furious than to see children abused. It most likely had to be because of her background, being abused by her father for more than six years. Yes, she knew what it was like personally and they had only survived because of a caseworker like herself who had stepped in and helped her mother.

She looked at the picture of herself and her mother that she kept on her desk. Emily had been 13 in the picture. It was two years after their escape and freedom, but sadly enough her mother had died three years later from cancer.

Alone at the age of 16, Emily had disappeared. Living on the streets, she had refused to go back to her father. Who knew what waited for her there? Not even that great lady could have saved her from her fate, so she had taken off right after her mom’s funeral and never looked back.

It was time to go. She closed the file and stuffed it into her briefcase and logged off the computer. She wouldn’t be returning to the office after her visit to the family. She planned to head home and soak in a hot bath.

Her car was packed with groceries, which had stayed nice and cold since it was only 20 degrees outside, one of the curses of living in upper Michigan. Emily even had a 20 pound turkey in the truck and large ham for New Years, along with a key to a local motel room, just in case of an emergency.

Out of her own money, she had reserved a double room for Mrs. Vango and her family, just in case the asshole husband came home. She had already sent for a locksmith and had deadbolts installed on their doors.

Heading out, I see? Her boss Rose Ann asked as she peeked out of her office.

Yes, it’s time I made an appearance. I won’t be back until Monday morning. I’ll going straight home afterword. She zipped up her heavy-duty coat and pulled on her gloves.

Be careful. Mrs. Vango just called to thank you for the deadbolts, seems the husband tried to come back last night, but the cops were there. So she was real grateful for the extra protection. You know you don’t have to do that, use your own money. Make sure you call me when you get home.

She shrugged. It’s not like I have much use for all that money. My mom made sure I was well taken care of, even if I didn’t get it until I turned 21. I’ll call when I get home. See you later. Emily was thankful her boss worried for her. The FBI still couldn’t find any trace of the last three men she had dated and everyone was worried.

She waved and pushed open the door, the cold wind blew inside as she dashed out into the parking lot and clicked the key to the unlock her Ford Escape. Her Browning Buckmark pistol was in the center console. Emily made sure to go to the shooting range at least once a week and she carried a special permit to carry her pistol anywhere.

All the way to Amy Vango’s home she worked out in her head how to explain all the things she had bought for the family. Her boss hadn’t known, but she had also had three bricks of wood delivered yesterday, just to make sure the family would have some for heat.

Was the alpha of the local pack even aware of what was happening to this family? She had heard that four alpha males ran the pack. They were supposed to be very wise businessmen, but if that was the case, then how had they allowed this happen?

Shifters and other paranormals hadn’t been introduced into the general public yet, but slowly the government officials had let certain groups work with them. Emily had trained for an extra two years on how to handle pack and clan issues. Now her training would be put to use. She only hoped she didn’t blow it.

Her car hit a large pothole, drawing her out of her straying thoughts. She pulled onto the hidden drive and cringed. The large home before her had one window with wood covering it, gutters hanging loose, swinging in the air, just waiting for enough wind to send them falling.

She parked her car behind a rusted out truck. A tall thin boy was trying to build a snowman in front of the house with no gloves. That must be Travis, age 12.

The boy stopped what he was doing the minute she had turned the car off, and ran up the stairs. The front door now stood open. Amy Vango was taller than Emily, and her grip on her son’s shoulder indicated her nervousness.

Can I help you with something? she asked, as Emily stepped out of the car. Immediately, she noticed four snowmobiles parked around the side of

Reviews for Hot for Xmas

[shyalwayz · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Emily is a social worker, who has one wish for this holiday, to find a man. But it doesn't seem like that will happen when she gets a case that hits to close home for her. Emily goes out to her way to help the family in need just like someone did for her mother and her. But when she get to the house she gets a little surprise of her own.Baas, is the head Alpha to the National Alpha Pack. He has three other mates, Abe, Sam, and Zack and they have been looking for their female mate for years. Baas has alwayz hated this time of the year because of what happened to him. But he will do anything for his mates. As he is visiting a family of his pack members who have been hurt. In walks the last person that he ever thought would call his wolf.Once Emily has met the four National Alpha Pack Male, she's done for. But there is still trouble out there lurking for Emily. And she knows it so she tries to keep herself distant from people, But once her four strapping males come to her rescue she's done for. She's willing to submit to them. That is until her stalker get his hands on her and then everything is up in the wind. Will all of them go through the mating ritual? Or will this situation be to much for everyone?This is my first time reading this author and I loved it. I could not put this book down. This is a book I will read over and over again. I can't wait to read other book by this author. I loved the way the story flowed. The story line was awesome.. I highly recommend this book to others.I received this book in exchange for honest review via NetGalley via Riverdale Avenue Books.