One more sleep to go! ๐ The MISTLETOE AND MAYHEM anthology releases on 11/10/26!
Welcome to the town of North Pole, Montanaโฆwhere the weather is cold and the romance is red-hot. But be careful, you never know where danger will lurk.
Get ready for MISTLETOE AND MAYHEMโฆAn anthology of brand new, short, and steamy Christmas romances. The anthology includes:
CHRISTMAS RECRUIT by Janie Crouch FALLING FOR A HITMAN by Katie Reus WHEN THE SNOW FALLS by Isabel Jolie FEELING FROSTY by Ivy Beck WHEN HE SLEIGHS by Cynthia Eden
Hot times are ahead in North Pole, Montana! Forced proximity, second chances, and a bit of naughtiness are on the Christmas romance agenda. Happy reading!
Welcome to the town of North Pole, Montanaโฆwhere the weather is cold and the romance is red-hot. But be careful, you never know where danger will lurk.
Get ready for MISTLETOE AND MAYHEMโฆAn anthology of brand new, short, and steamy Christmas romances. The anthology includes:
CHRISTMAS RECRUIT by Janie Crouch
FALLING FOR A HITMAN by Katie Reus
WHEN THE SNOW FALLS by Isabel Jolie
FEELING FROSTY by Ivy Beck
WHEN HE SLEIGHS by Cynthia Eden
Hot times are ahead in North Pole, Montana! Forced proximity, second chances, and a bit of naughtiness are on the Christmas romance agenda. Happy reading!
Happy Halloween! I hope your weekend will only be filled with the very best kind of treats.
Speaking of treats…for Halloween weekend, I have made my romantic suspense, LIE CLOSE TO ME, a FREE read over at Amazon! LIE CLOSE TO ME is in my “Lazarus Rising” series–books about super soldiers.
Theyโre strong, theyโre sexyโฆtheyโre the governmentโs secret weapons. Ready to meet the Lazarus team? Super soldiers have never been so hotโฆor so deadly.
Heโs Lazarus, and so is she. What happens when their worlds collide?
Heโs hunting her. Maddox Kane has one goalโtrack Luna Ashton. Heโs the best hunter on his team, finely honed and designed by Uncle Sam to be an unstoppable killing machine. Heโs a super soliderโfaster, stronger, and deadlier than anyone else. Maddox keeps his emotions under careful lock and key because he canโt afford to feel. Feeling is too dangerous, and the attraction Maddox feels for Luna is positively lethal.
Luna has no memory of being in the labs with Maddox. She doesnโt remember the connection they shared when they were trapped in hell. She doesnโt remember escaping the facility. She doesnโt remember him. So when Maddox hunts her down, sheโs terrified of himโฆand of the strange psychic and sensual connection they seem to share. Surely she shouldnโt want him so much?
Luna is different from the other Lazarus subjects, and Maddox isnโt the only one hunting her. Sheโs a dangerous threat to Project Lazarus, and Luna isnโt going to be allowed to just slip away from the U.S. governmentโฆor from the other super soldiers who are also desperate to find her. Every Lazarus subject has incredible psychic gifts. Some Lazarus subjects can make people see their worst fears, some can control mindsโฆbut Lunaโs giftโshe can show people their memories. Luna has the ability to restore memories to all of the other Lazarus subjects, yet she canโt see her own past.
And if you canโt see your pastโฆthen you never know what danger is coming, what killer is standing right next to you, touching you, lying to youโฆnot until it is too late.
Paranormal romance RERELEASE news! I told you recently that I was working to rerelase some of the titles that I had previously published–and I’ve got one of those romances available for you now. Just in time for Halloween!
WICKED WAYS was originally released all the way back in 2008 (it was in the WHEN HE WAS BAD anthology that was published by Kensington). I received the rights back to the story, and I’m excited to bring it to readers again.
This is one of my earliest published works–and I hope you enjoy stepping out on the wild side with Cain and Miranda.
I’m too dangerous for her. I know it, but I can’t get my sexy new neighbor out of my head. When I hear her scream one night, the absolute last thing I expect to see is Miranda Shawโstar of my hottest fantasiesโbeing attacked by a vampire.
Now the undead jerk is after her, and I’m the only thing standing between the beautiful lady and a killer who just won’t stop. Well, too bad for him, because that vamp has just made the worst mistake of his afterlife–he’s tangled with a shifter.
And Miranda, well, she’s so busy watching out for him that she won’t see me closing in on herโnot until it’s too lateโand I’m about to show her just how wild I can get…
I’ve been working on a secret project… (Long post ahead!)
Each year, I like to release a holiday romanceโitโs become a Christmas tradition for me. But, *this* year, I thoughtโฆletโs mix it up a bit. I was chatting with my buddy Katie Reus, and we decided it would be super fun to invite other romantic suspense authors to participate in a holiday romance anthology with us. The rules were simple: All of the stories would be set in the same small town (North Pole, Montana), and each author would contribute a NEW, short story for the collection.
And we wanted to make this anthology FREE for readers. FREEโas in, our Christmas gift to you.
Thatโs how MISTLETOE AND MAYHEM was born.
MISTLETOE AND MAYHEM will be officially releasing on November 10, 2026. The entire collection contains over 100,000 wordsโand, again, our goal is to give this anthology to readers as a free gift.
Right now, you can pre-order MISTLETOE AND MAYHEM for free at Nook, Google Play, and the Amazon US store. Please noteโfor my international readersโthe international Amazon stores are NOT showing the free price at this time. I am working to try and get the international Amazon stores to price match for me. However, my international readers can currently pre-order the anthology for free at Google Play.
Also, when the book is released, it will be available at Kobo Books and Apple Books (and both US and international readers will be able to download the book for free at these retailers). Apple Books and Kobo do not allow pre-orders on free books, so that is why you do not have a pre-order option at those retailers. But rest assured, when the title goes live on November 10th, it will be free at Apple Books and Kobo.
MISTLETOE AND MAYHEM will contain five stories:
CHRISTMAS RECRUIT by Janie Crouch
FALLING FOR A HITMAN by Katie Reus
WHEN THE SNOW FALLS by Isabel Jolie
FEELING FROSTY by Ivy Beck
WHEN HE SLEIGHS by Cynthia Eden
My contribution to the anthology, WHEN HE SLEIGHS, is actually going to be a “Protector and Defender Christmas Romance” novella…and here’s the blurb for you…
US Marshal Flynn Krane has one item on his holiday to-do listโprotect Kate Sawyer. Two years ago, he gave gorgeous Kate a new identity, a new home, and he walked awayโeven as it broke his heart. He fell hard for Kate but staying with her wasnโt a possibility.
Kateโs criminal ex has found herโand sent a hitman to take her out. But Flynn is not going to let that happen. Heโll guard Kate, theyโll set a trap for the contract killer, and, if heโs lucky, Kate will give Flynn a second chance to win her heart. Because this time, nothing will make him walk away.
I am super excited for this anthology! You guys all know how Christmas obsessed I can be.
Thank you all so very, very much for the support and encouragement that you have given to me over the years. I hope that you enjoy the holiday gift!!
