Even More Love, Holiday Style

by Ari McKay

Editions:Kindle

ISBN: B0BCXFJBDS

Presenting six sweet stories centered around celebration -- where love is in the air and hearts are ready to find their true home!

Letters from Cupid -- When Macon Pinney discovers colleague Derek Chandler needs cheering up, he writes him an anonymous note -- from Cupid! Now Derek is desperate to find the man whose words make him long for true love.

Knitting a Broken Heart Back Together -- Tomy Peralta’s Christmas proposal doesn’t go as planned, but Jason Winters is determined to find a way to mend Tomy’s shattered heart.

The Once and Future Love -- Movie star Anthony Davis has everything he ever wanted -- except love. Can a birthday wish give him another chance with Rob Harrison, the one who got away?

Last Leap of the First-Foot -- Iain Donaldson has always been Bran MacRae’s best friend, but he’s determined in the New Year to win Bran’s love as well!

On The Rocks -- Millionaire Aidan Grimm trusts only one person, geologist Mal Saltzman. When he discovers his masked lover at Halloween is Mal, will their relationship be forever on the rocks?

A Taste of Honey -- Boone Phillips needs a fake girlfriend for a family reunion, so he asks his drag queen best friend, Rob, to fill in. What he discovers about Honey is both sticky and sweet!

Published: October 7, 2022
Genres:

Contemporary, Holiday

Tags:

author - american

Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 3
Romantic Content: 3
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Gay
Tropes: Famous / Not Famous, Friends to Lovers, Hurt / Comfort
Languages Available: English

About the Author

Ari McKay is the professional pseudonym for Arionrhod and McKay, who have been writing together for over a decade. Their collaborations encompass a wide variety of romance genres, including contemporary, fantasy, science fiction, gothic, and action/adventure. Their work includes the Blood Bathory series of paranormal novels, the Herc’s Mercs series, as well as two historical Westerns: Heart of Stone and Finding Forgiveness. When not writing, they can often be found scheming over costume designs or binge watching TV shows together.

Arionrhod is a systems engineer by day who is eagerly looking forward to (hopefully) becoming a full time writer in the not-too-distant future. Now that she is an empty-nester, she has turned her attentions to finding the perfect piece of land to build a fortress in preparation for the zombie apocalypse, and baking (and eating) far too many cakes.

McKay is an English teacher who has been writing for one reason or another most of her life. She also enjoys knitting, reading, cooking, and playing video games. She has been known to knit in public. Given she has the survival skills of a gnat, she’s relying on Arionrhod to help her survive the zombie apocalypse.

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