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Happy Holidays from the Crescent Moon Lodge by Shannan Albright

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Christmas I.C.E. Magic – By Siobhan Muir
For Lily Sinclair, Christmas means sorrow and loss since the death of her twin brother. The magic is gone and she only wants to see her brother one more time. As an Ice Demon Zachary Snow is used to rescuing people in winter, but he’d never rescued anyone like Lily. Now he must convince her the magic she wants is in life itself.

REVIEW- Missing her dead twin brother Lucas, Lily thinks that doing any extreme activity will bring her closer to the magic they shared. Winning a trip to Crescent Moon Lodge gives Lily the opportunity to go out into the freezing weather on Christmas Eve and try to slowly fall asleep to be with her brother again. Almost freezing to death she sees and talks to Lucas who tells her what she is doing is not the way to be happy and she needs to find the magic again. Telling her that life will get better if she just tries to open her heart the magic will find her. Zach Snow, an Ice Demon, who lives and works at the Crescent Moon Lodge is sent out to find Lily. Once he finds her close to death he takes her to his cabin just as an avalanche hits the mountain. Sparks fly quickly between the two of them. Lily realizes that she has found the magic she has been searching for in Zach and he realizes that she is the magic that he never knew he was missing.
My Rating: 4

A Howling Yuletide –By Shannan Albright
Fleur Delecourt knew her Christmas holiday was doomed from the start. Not only did she hate the cold and snow, but also she found herself saddled with a ski instructor, courtesy of a friend’s twisted sense of humor.
Werewolf Rory Furr left Scotland to find a life and pack of his own. What he was not prepared for was finding his mate in the form of a petite redhead who tests both his self-control and patience.

REVIEW- Fleur hates the cold, and is not really happy with her friend Lily right now. One of the four women who won the trip to the Crescent Moon Lodge for the holidays, Fleur is going to make the most out of her trip, even if it means getting out for her full day of ski lessons with the hot instructor, Rory Furr. Rory is only filling in for a friend as ski instructor, he is an alpha wolf, who has set out on his own to see the world before he settles down with a pack of his own. Running through the snowy woods he first spots the fiery redhead making her way to the lodge. After a hard day of trying to teach Fleur how to ski Rory decides it's break time, but when Fleur gets hurt, he takes her to his cabin. Spending the day talking and holding hands he doesn't notice that the moon is rising. When his wolf takes over one thing leads to another and he bites her. By biting her at that moment he mates her, something he was not intending to do. Falling in love with Rory was quick for Fleur but when he can't show the love back, she leaves him. Pulling his head out of his ass, Rory quickly realizes that he does truly love her. Getting furry together for the rest of their lives is just enough to make Fleur not hate the cold as much anymore.
Loved the accent from this sexy wolf!
My Rating: 4.5

Bon Appetite from the Lunar Eclipse Restaurant-By R.M. Sotera
Executive chef vampire Michael Stake loves his job at the Lunar Eclipse Restaurant. Although food critics do not visit often, he welcomes world-renown critic Penelope Rothchild to his establishment. That’s when all hell breaks loose.
World-renown food critic Penelope Rothchild looks forward to her new assignment in Las Vegas. Christmas in the West, what could possibly go wrong? Everything. But it’s all in the name of the perfect meal.

REVIEW- Being a chef sets Penny up to being a great food critic, but she knows what she likes, and that is fresh ingredients. Looking forward to reviewing Michael's food at the Crescent Moon Lodge restaurant Lunar Eclipse, Penny is very disappointed with what was put in front of her. Hoping to change his opinion on using fresh ingredients, Penny is looking forward to spending the full day cooking with Michael. She decides to sneak a few fresh ingredients into his dishes not understanding why he does not use them. Being the head chef, Michael tastes everything leaving his kitchen. Becoming very sick, Michael learns that Penny added some fresh garlic into his food. Michael, being a vampire is highly allergic to garlic. Once she comes clean, she promises him not to do it again but when he gets even sicker the next day she realizes her mistake. Not meaning to break her promise Michael forgives her knowing that she is his one and only. Opening up to each other and wanting to be together forever they now have to work out their future. We are left with Penny going back to New York but promises of a visit for New Years Eve.
My Rating: 4.5 (I'm ready for the continuation of this story)

Boo Christmas – By Johanna Riley
All Elvira "Elle" Grant wanted for Christmas was to get out from under her famous paranormal investigator parents' shadow. But being a medium she's always haunted by their profession. Thanks to a contest win, she gets the chance to do her own paranormal investigating during Christmas at the beautiful Crescent Moon Lodge near Las Vegas, Nevada. With hunky (albeit dead!) Casper Van Beau’s help. Can Elle get over her own insecurities long enough to open up to the possibilities of eternal love?

REVIEW- Checking into the Crescent Moon Lodge, Elle is helped by Casper, a hot young man who offers to help her with the history of the lodge. Trying to branch out on her own away from her pushy parents, all Elle wants to do is help the ghosts that she can not only hear but see as well. When Casper flickers in front of her, she is shell shocked to learn that she is falling for a ghost. An evil spirit from Casper's past is hell bent on killing Elle just to get back at Casper. When Lucien, the evil spirit tries to kill Elle for a second time Casper is there to save her but it's Elle who ends up saving him. With a chance to spend her life with Casper, Elle decides to go for it because he truly is a friendly ghost in more ways than one.
My Rating: 4.5
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