The Holiday Shorts Series

When elite event planner Thandie Wilson is unceremoniously dumped by her Chicago firm, she does what any self-respecting professional would do—takes the first gig she can find and pretends everything's fine. The Evergreen Falls Holiday Festival is a charming small-town celebration that's about to get a major spotlight on national TV. Perfect opportunity for a career comeback, right? That is, until she meets Kwame Adel, the festival committee's resident traditionalist who seems personally offended by her plans to modernize his beloved event. The fact that he's gorgeous, is a writer, and has a voice that could melt butter is completely beside the point. What starts as a classic case of unstoppable force meets immovable object turns into something neither of them expected. Between debates over morning coffee, planning shenanigans, and the most meddlesome group of church mothers this side of the Mason-Dixon, Thandie and Kwame discover that the best traditions are the ones we create ourselves. The Festival at Evergreen Falls is about finding yourself, falling in love, and learning that change isn't such a bad thing after all.

EJ Harris, captain of the Paddle Pushers pickleball team, has one job: secure the prime corner spot at the annual Harvest Festival. Her team needs the revenue from this golden patch of real estate to fund resurfacing their courts. But before she can pay, the spot is stolen by her fierce rival. Dante Wolfe, the charismatic captain of the Court Kings, is the same man EJ beat in the summer tournament and has been trying to forget ever since. When EJ confronts him, Wolfe delivers a challenge steeped in rivalry and simmering attraction: The conflict will be settled in a winner-takes-all pickleball match. As two of the best players in the Southeastern league face off, the court tension is only matched by the burning chemistry they both try to ignore. Will EJ secure her team's crucial fundraiser, or will she lose the game to the only man who truly gets under her skin? Find out if this court rivalry can transition into a hot fall fling.  

Stranded. Tired. Annoyed. Attracted. That's the vibe when Taryn Holt meets Lance Mercer, a man who challenges her, irritates her, and somehow sees right through her boardroom armor. This holiday novella is a layover gone sideways. Two people who should never share a conversation, let alone a bed, suddenly stranded in the same storm, the same city, and the same impossible situation—a n upscale room, a searing heat...and only one bed. Why does a stranger feel like someone they've known forever? And why doesn't either of them want the layover to end?

Saidah's only attending her best friend's holiday gathering because she was promised wine and prime rib. She definitely didn't sign up for her drunk college ex-boyfriend hurling insults across the table. But when his younger brother Will whisks her away for dessert and conversation, she discovers something unexpected—a chance at love that could heal her grief-wounded heart. One year later, Will is planning the perfect Christmas surprise. But with their complicated family dynamics and Saidah's painful past, can this holiday finally give them both everything they've been wishing for? A sparkling holiday romance about finding love in the last place you'd expect - and the family drama that comes with it.  

A fated brunch and an unlikely Cupid Sienna Charles is tired of the same old, same old. Same old job, same old city, same old friends. Same old men. Just when she's relegated herself to living Groundhog's Day, romance edition, Booker Lasalle swaggers into her life, courtesy an open position at Precision Software. He's new- to the company, to the city and, most importantly, to her. ?Booker Lasalle is making a new life for himself. He relocated to an Atlanta suburb, leaving a stressful job and an ex-wife behind for a great job with growth potential. He's turning over a new leaf- no more falling for the first pretty woman that crosses his path? like the witty, gorgeous, and obviously interested analyst at Precision. Everything about her tempts Booker to throw that "new leaf" plan out of the window.

She's a tech developer with walls higher than her ambitions; he's a PR pro who keeps finding ways around them. Atlanta's tech scene is about to get a lot more interesting. The last thing tech developer Opal Richardson needs while launching a groundbreaking platform is a distraction. Especially not Sterling Carter, whose co-working space sits right across the courtyard from hers. He's sexy, charming..and keeps showing up with an uncanny ability to climb right over her carefully constructed walls. Sterling's recent return to Atlanta was supposed to be about launching his PR firm, not falling for the tall, stunning, sharp-tongued woman who challenges him from day one. Despite their instant chemistry, Opal's painful past makes her hesitant to mix business with pleasure. When a severe storm traps them together, their connection becomes impossible to ignore, sparking a passionate encounter that could either heal her wounds or break her heart completely. Warning: this novella tells of finding love in co working spaces, encourages chemistry that refuses to stay professional, and vividly describes what happens when a storm traps two people who definitely shouldn't be alone together. Or should they? Set in Atlanta's bustling tech scene, GRUMPY VALENTINE is a steamy workplace romance where love moves at startup speed.