A review by kfriend
Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by M. Robinson

5.0

Christmas- with my favorite fictional book world?! It's a Christmas miracle- the perfect salaciously delicious present under the tree.

Pam Godwin treats us with a visit back to one of my favorite couples EVER- Magnus and Tinsley from Lessons in Sin, arguably one of the best contributions to the Midnight Dynasty magic. Of course, this novella is deliciously steamy, full of broody and possessive alpha swagger from our naughty priest as he seeks to protect his precious Constantine princess from the always looming threat of the maniacal Morelli machinations, this time in the form of a mysterious Christmas ball. This capitalizes on everything I loved about their original story- it's sensual but also emotionally sumptuous. What a yummy little morsel.

And Giana Darling collides two worlds in her novella- which focuses on Elena and Dante from her Anti-Heroes in Love Duet/Lombardi world, but she has them intersecting with Tiernan Morelli, her soon to be anti-hero in the upcoming Dangerous Temptation, the first of Giana's contributions to the Midnight Dynasty world. Not only is this an interesting introduction to a Morellis we know little about, but it also a welcomed visit with one of my favorite Giana couples in their post-HEA bliss. We're immediately consumed back into the passionate intensity of this magnetic couple and are reminded yet again how deeply their epic love story had the power to move mountains- and heal their hearts. And also Dante continues to be so damn yummy. If I wasn't already excited about Tiernan story, this would do the trick (but I'm already ravenous for it).

I can not WAIT to dig into the rest of these shorts- especially some of the authors that I adore (like Sam Mariano) whose foray into the Midnight Dynasty world is still a bit of a mystery- are these contained shorts or tantalizing appetizers of full-length stories we'll see in the future. Either way, this world and these authors is truly the perfect Christmas treat. I'm more than jolly for this decadent assortment of some of dark romance's finest authors!