Steve Reynolds prefers to avoid people, and working as a tech guy at one of the big box electronic stores has guaranteed that. He does the repairs and lets the person at the counter deal with the rest, it’s perfect. Until this year, when the store is downsizing and he’s laid off just before Thanksgiving.

Garrett Juhl loves Christmas more than anyone has loved Christmas before him. Or at least he likes to tell himself that, and while he’s making deliveries for his job, he also pretends he’s Santa. But he’d rather not admit that to anyone.

Desperate for a job Steve takes the first one he’s offered even if he’s not sure he’ll survive it. Being one of Santa’s elves at the local mall has never been something he’d consider, but he’s desperate. When Garrett goes to the mall to see this years decorations he immediately notices the grouchy elf who even with a frown looks cute in his elf uniform. Maybe this year he could be the one who turns that frown upside down.

Link Stanton has been in love with Andy Lawson since they were in high school, and telling Andy he loved him was one of the biggest risks he’d ever taken. Now they’re happier than ever, engaged and living together in the small town of Occident.

Andy’s hesitant to give up the job in the city he worked so hard for, but the more time he spends with Link in their hometown the harder it is to go back to Sacramento to work. The town he couldn’t wait to leave has now become a refuge from the big city life he thought he wanted.

Link is happy, but there’s one more thing he wants to do, and he’ll need help from all their friends and family to pull it off. He asks Andy to marry him one more time but this time he’s got a date, and it’s only a couple of days away. It’s a lot to ask, but if they all pitch in, it’ll be as special as Link and Andy deserve. A friends to lovers small town romance..

Blinding Light is back on the road! Rory and Liam are even harder to be around than they were before, and Rory's still in love with Kai. Everything's going great, until Glenn, their drummer, has an unfortunate accident and can't play the drums. Lucky for everyone his nephew, Devon is also a drummer.

Devon Grimes has played the drums since he was old enough to hold a stick, but he's never been known for his responsible choices or showing up anywhere on time. After being kicked out of the band he helped form he's relieved when Blinding Light asks him to step in and jumps at the chance. Now if he can just prove that he's not the screw up everyone thinks he is.

Johnny Brown was lead singer in an up-and-coming band until everything imploded on their first tour. Now he's hoping to find new members that he can rebuild his dreams with and hopefully avoid the drama that destroyed the band. He's a fan of Blinding Light and he's more than curious about their new member, but rumors about his past make Johnny wonder if the hot drummer is worth the trouble. #second chance romance, #Rockstar Romance, #age gap, #friends to lovers

Jordan Amid's family has always been connected to the other side of the veil, but they follow a long tradition of secrecy, not telling outsiders all they can do. When an insistent spirit keeps showing up in the middle of the night, he knows he can't keep it all from Bran any longer. Throwing his spirit from his body is only one of the skills he has, but he's not sure its time to admit everything yet.

Bran Tanda is finally starting to accept and understand more of his necromancer abilities, but he's still hesitant to embrace all the powers he knows he possesses, and even though he's avoided the witches in his mother's coven his ability is not only one they're interested in.

Jordan's family has kept their abilities secret for generations. Mostly to protect themselves from being used in ways that could bring more power to some at the expense of others. Especially when one of those secrets involves the ancient enemy that's been behind most of the strange happenings around town. Jordan and Bran's abilities will be tested, along with their relationship. More than their relationship will suffer if they fail.

JJ Carrington was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He's used to flying in business class and spending all his holidays at the nicest resorts in the world. But lately he's tired of the same vacation over and over again, and the long days of drinking and looking for his next hookup are starting to blur together.

Cory Wynn has been working on a cruise ship for the past year. He'd never traveled before that, and now he's seen more Caribbean destinations than he even knew existed. He hoped to meet someone to fall in love with while at sea, but so far all he does is work.

JJ follows some of the passengers onto the cruise ship after partying with them all day. Security realizes he's not a passenger, and they waste no time taking him into custody and explaining to him he'll be dropped off at the next stop. JJ is used to getting his way in everything in life, but this time there's no one to bail him out. He may have finally met his match in the cruise worker who has to share his cabin with him and can't wait until the next stop to get him off the ship.

Cole Ryan is bored. He's lived in the same small town his whole life and has the same job. Nothing changes there and every morning when he goes for a run, those thoughts echo on repeat through his mind. Until today, on this day, something big happens and if he survives it, his life won't be the same. Maybe boring old Hickory Crossing wasn't so bad after all.

Driving in the rain, on his way to a delivery, Bobby Sanders is focused on the road, when a flash of blue light in the distance catches his eye. He witnesses a bolt of lightning strike a man running on the road ahead of him. He never suspected that bolt of lightning could change both their lives, not just the poor guy who was blown out of his shoes right in front of him.

When the persistent sound of whispering won't go away, Cole questions his sanity. But maybe he's not the only one experiencing strange things.

Jack Hulbert has worked at the hardware store Nuts and Bolts since he was sixteen. He had big dreams of leaving town and traveling, but five years later, not much has changed, and he worries he'll end up living the rest of his life in the small town he was born in.

Hudson Carter has been working in Sacramento for the past ten years, managing a big box store. He left Foggy Basin for college in the city and he never once looked back. His parents have owned the hardware store in town for two generations, and he'd hoped to avoid the same fate, but when his father tells him his plans to either sell the store or close it, he has a change of heart.

Hudson has been single for years, and a few bad breakups have left him jaded about finding the perfect partner. But he's not prepared for the cute, and much younger man who knows far more than he does about running the hardware store and isn't afraid to tell him. It's time for this city boy to embrace his country roots and find out what really matters in his life, and a certain country boy is more than willing to help.