Christmas Urban Fiction

Aurora Hart hates everything Christmas, but how could she turn down the opportunity to serve one year of probation in Holiday Haven versus a full sentence for her crimes? Saddled with a talking squirrel roommate, Aurora is doing her best to keep a low profile as she bides her time. Everything is going fine...until Santa's sleigh gets stolen.

But Love Don't Change... Or does it? Those were the words Bentley Powers were battling with on an everyday basis. Bentley, being a young, thugging, trap n$gga, prided himself as being a family man to his girlfriend, Joy Cooper of eight years, and his twin daughters. Always down to get money by any means was law to Bentley, but when he finds himself in a difficult situation, he's determined to get out of it. Things in his life start to crumble, and an unexpected move to another state shakes his world up. Before long, feelings and emotions he tried to suppress come rushing back. Freedom ...

Most people love Atlanta, but Diamond isn’t most people. The first chance she got, she left Atlanta behind to live her best college life in Maryland, but the past has a way of showing up uninvited-rude as hell-when you least expect it. What is supposed to be a long overdue, yet quick trip home for the holidays turns out to be chaos and confusion. One thing’s for sure: this will be a holiday Diamond never forgets. Breon is a man of few words, but much action and long paper. When he meets Diamond, he’s ready to lock her down, cut all his hoes loose and make her his main chick. But ...

Christmas in Winterspell means ice skating, hot cocoa by the barrel, and frosted gingerbread houses. I was almost looking forward to it. The merriment screeches to a halt when two elves show up, claiming to have been sent by Santa himself, on a mission to track down an ancient grimoire. A grimoire with the power of Christmas itself woven through the pages. Without it, Christmas isn't happening, and Santa himself is in grave danger. Could Winterspell hold the key to saving Christmas?

That there is darkness at the heart of the Yuletide season should not surprise. Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is filled with scenes that are unsettling. The hideous children - Want and Ignorance - beneath the robe of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. In the finest versions of this story, the best parts are the terrifying parts. Best-selling author and editor Christopher Golden shares his love for Christmas horror stories with this anthology of all-new short fiction from some of the most talented and original writers of horror today.

Christmas is coming to Beechwood Harbor, but will the manor residents be ready for his magical visit? With mischief and mystery at every turn, Holly and friends have to rally to save Christmas before it's too late! A Very Beechwood Christmas includes four mini mysteries set around a wild and magical Christmas when the real Santa Claus comes to town!

What won’t a mother do to provide for her child? That’s the loaded question. Christmas is here, and with that comes the added stress of trying to provide a very merry Christmas, while at the same time, the money is running low and the bills are running high. When it comes to 32-year-old, single mom Pressure, there’s no levels she wouldn’t stop to make sure her 15-year-old son Jay’ceon has everything he needs. The money she’s making working as a dancer at Titanium isn’t cutting it, neither is her salary working at the law firm as a file clerk. One night, Pressure is ...

He’s young, rich, intelligent, tall and ready to settle down. I’m Louisiana thick, curvy, and I’d like to say fine because it fits, and I keep trying to talk myself out of love. And as fate would have it, I’m stuck in his home on Christmas Day. Being an assistant, to Destiny- the owner and lead decorator at Dobrielle's-has good and bad qualities. It's one of Louisiana's largest and most sought after design firms. And I'm leaning but eager for my opportunity to shine. I get big coins, but I’m still only my boss’s assistant. She gives me the job to decorate the office Christmas ...

Legend Banks is a man with a troubled past. After losing both parents at a young age, he was left to be raised by his aunt. While serving a two-year sentence, Legend finally found his calling as a chef behind bars. Upon his release, he was determined to make his aunt proud while making a name for himself in the culinary field. Not knowing his ex that left him to do his time alone would cause chaos in his life. As he is trying to enjoy his new life as a successful, single, and wealthy man, an older woman captures his attention. Envy Knox is facing challenges while rebuilding her life and ...

In the finale, Jade and Nasir finally agree on a wedding date. But some things may cause them to cancel it. Nasir is hiding a secret that can ruin his life and the family he built with Jade. His mother Miranda isn’t too fond of his fiancée and does everything she can to plant seeds of doubt in his mind. Will he listen to the woman who was never there for him or stick by the love of his life? Jade is feeling insecure about herself after having two kids, and her soon to be mother-in-law only makes matters worse. Nasir ignores her complaints about his mother to keep peace in the house. When...

It's the winter of 1995, and the Winchester household is more doom and gloom than mistletoe and merriment. Young Bay, Clove, and Thistle are anything but happy. They're facing their first Christmas without their fathers, and no matter how hard their mothers try, they just can't seem to get the girls to embrace this festive time of year.

All I want is a perfect Christmas with great food, amazing friends and the love of my life by my side. The tree is decorated, the feast (cooked by a hearth witch!) is ready, and Connor’s home is buzzing with festive cheer. This year I can feel it: Christmas magic is within my reach.

It's Christmas in Half-Moon Hollow and newly turned vampire Iris Scanlon-Calix wants to make Gigi's first visit home from college as normal and special as possible. It's taken months for Iris to work up the nerve to spend time around her baby sister after her vampire transition, so she enlists help from Jane Jameson and Company to keep her blood-thirst under control and assure Gigi's safety. Gigi, on the other hand, has problems of her own, including the demise of her relationship with high school sweetheart, Ben, and a looming job interview with Ophelia Lambert, the scariest potential employer in the Hollow.

Thirty-year-old Zoey Jones lost her mother and her holidays hasn’t been the same since. Which is why she hated to spend the holidays alone. She busied herself into her work. Her outreach program was one of the best programs in the state. When she needed a new sponsor that would help put another program on the map, she fished around for one. She never thought it would be her ex, Ahmad. Being around one another they had no choice but to talk about the past. Zoey knew the people in her life were meant to be there, but what happens when Ahmad gravitates his way back toward her and eventually ...

This holiday season, join two of today’s most popular paranormal authors for a special look into their worlds, where creatures are always stirring and no one sleeps through the night. The Bite Before Christmas: Teddy Brunswick knows about the immortals among us. He’s worked with them, called them friend - but he never counted on being snowed in with one over Christmas. Home for the Holidays by Jeaniene Frost: Cat and Bones are looking forward to a normal holiday - at least as “normal” as it gets for the combustible vampire couple....

It's lonely being the queen of the dead. Hela longs for a life among the living and a chance at love. When Loki grants her wish, she's elated...only to discover later that even a trickster god's daughter isn't safe from his deceit. How can she learn to adapt to life on Midgard if her presence disrupts the balance of life and death?

Though she's the vampire queen, Betsy Taylor is much more like a princess. In MaryJanice Davidson's novels, this high-maintenance monarch is finally coming to terms with her new status.

Majesty Satiana believes the world is hers for the taking, literally. After getting sucked dry by her loser boyfriend Jessup, Majesty decides to make a run back to the family who disowned her. A mean father and a passive-aggressive mother make for a disaster when it comes to Holiday cheer. The strained relationship pushed Majesty to make a decision that gets her into a predicament she didn't expect with somebody she never imagined. Bali Castillio is what some would consider a scrooge but he is misunderstood. Being alone every year for the holidays kind of has that effect on him. After ...

After losing their parents on Christmas Day, twin siblings Crimson and A'Miracle, lives took them in two different directions. A'Miracle set out to be one of the top defense attorneys of Chicago while Crimson ended up on the opposite end. Crimson's addiction to cocaine has everyone around him fighting for a new life for him but in his eyes, why fix what's not broken? Finding out some unexpected news is all he needs to turn his life around but is it enough to make him change forever? Fighting addictions is hard and it's even harder when someone you love is on the other end. Will these two ...

When his sister, Victoria, died in a car accident, Mark Nolan became the guardian of his six-year-old niece Holly. But it hasn’t been easy. Since that tragic night, the little girl hasn’t spoken a word. Mark isn’t sure how to help Holly. All he can do is follow his sister’s wise advice: Start by loving her. The rest will follow.