His for the Holidays: Mistletoe at Midnight\Nine Lights Over Edinburgh\I Heard Him Exclaim\Icecapade [Kindle Edition]

L.B. Gregg (Author), Harper Fox (Author), Z.A. Maxfield (Author), Josh Lanyon (Author)

Book Description

Spicing Up the Season

Hope brightens a bleak Edinburgh December. A man gets a second chance with his high school crush. A decade-long game of cat and mouse comes to a passionate conclusion. And Santa Claus drives a red muscle car. Heat up your holidays with this collection of four festive tales from some of the top talent in the male/male genre.

Anthology includes:

Mistletoe at Midnight by LB Gregg
Nine Lights Over Edinburgh by Harper Fox
I Heard Him Exclaim by Z.A. Maxfield
Icecapade by Josh Lanyon

Stories also available for purchase separately.

119,000 words

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

L.B. Gregg

Product Details

• File Size: 606 KB
• Print Length: 367 pages
• Publisher: Carina Press (December 6, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004CJ814C
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Not Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,930 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent holiday anthology December 10, 2010

By El Capitán

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Josh Lanyon's Icecapade was my favorite story, about an ex-cat burglar and the cop who's been chasing him. (And finally catches him - yay!) Very sweet and charming. I only wish it were longer. (Not that it needed to be, I'm just being greedy - I want to spend more time with these characters!): 5 stars

Z.A. Maxfield's I Heard Him Exclaim was my second favorite. Her characters are adorable as usual and she has a great voice. I thought the idea of a skinny Santa was funny and it worked well. My only quibble is the use of "Gods" instead of "God". It just felt odd and pulled me out of the story every time. (I mean, I know people who talk like that, so it shouldn't be THAT weird for me, but it still doesn't look right in print. If that makes any sense at all.): 4.5 stars

I think Harper Fox's story Nine Lights Over Edinburgh was really well written, but a little bit too heavy for my personal tastes and a little out of place in this anthology. Not that the other stories didn't deal with some difficult subjects, only that the tone of the stories were more lighthearted than this one. (It required me to shift gears, so to speak.) That being said, I did like it, and I was satisfied with the ending.: 4.5 stars

I liked L.B. Gregg's Mistletoe at Midnight overall. (I have a soft spot for nutcase family dynamics.) There were several parts where I was laughing and grinning, however, there were also parts where I felt the characters acted oddly just to create more tension in the story.: 4 stars

Overall, an excellent anthology and it was a treat to read. :D

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth getting, spoilers in the review December 16, 2010

By amf0001 VINE™ VOICE

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I was counting down the days till I got this, it's got 4 authors I know and love, so I was very excited. All in all, I think it's an anthology that's well worth getting, and I gulped it down (though obviously some stories were better than others.)

There will be spoilers in this review, if you don't like spoilers, stop now!

Best First:
I loved Josh Lanyon's Icecapade - his characters had a cat and mouse relationship for over ten years, and now it's time to lay down their defenses and let some honesty in. I loved Noel, the ex cat burglar and Robbie the taciturn FBI agent. The dialogue, always Lanyon's strong point, was warm and witty, and the story was actually quite romantic.

Second best:
Was the first in the book, L B Gregg's Mistletoe at Midnight, which also had old lovers reuniting. This time it was first love, meeting again. I really enjoyed Owen McKenzie, the quirky quiet vet, and his crazy embarrassing family. Caleb Black wasn't quite as well drawn, I guess we see it from Owen's point of view, so it's harder to get into Caleb's head.

Sweet but not substantial:
I Heard Him Exclaim by Z.A. Maxfield - I've got loads of her books, so I know and like her style, she's written some of my all time favorites. But her plot here didn't work for me - falling in love and being willing to commit over a mere 2 days, I just can't believe in it. I know the epilogue gave us a glimpse of a year later, but really all the heavy lifting had been done in the first 18 hours and that felt jarring. I guess I'm too old for instant love, I need more time!

Well Written but so badly plotted!
Nine Lights Over Edinburgh by Harper Fox. I've read Fox's 2 other novellas and just loved them, but they were substantially longer and I think she tried to cram way too much in this far shorter space. Toby, the Mossad agent, only makes an appearance half way through, and there are plot inconsistencies and just plain foolishness that almost made this a wall banger. Only the quality of the writing kept me in there. You know when you see a really great actor (eg Daniel Craig) in a really rubbish thriller, and you keep thinking how much better it could be or why was he doing X, no seasoned cop would do X at that moment... that's how I felt about this book. I want Harper Fox to write more (a lot more!) I really loved Driftwood and Life After Joe, both of which I rate as keepers and frequent rereads but this was a misfire.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Ready for feeling a little bit like Christmas? December 18, 2010

By Robin Covington

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This anthology was wonderful - a fantastic holiday read full of second chances, romance, hot m/m lovin' and just enough tears and laughter to get you in the ho-ho-mood.

First up - "Mistletoe at Midnight" by LB Gregg. As usual, her blend of saucy humor and hot romance give you characters that you wish were your neighbors and friends. I love a tale of 'the one who got away" and this one delivers.

Next- "Nights over Edinburgh" - set in the darkly beautiful Scottish city, who would have thought that a suspenseful tale of human trafficking and kidnapping could be romantic and uplifting. Both heroes are broken, sexy and in need of a holiday miracle. Good stuff.

Third - "I Heard Him Exclaim" by Z.A. Maxfield. This tale features a family who takes Christmas very seriously and a Sexy Santa who makes me want to take a turn on his lap! Two men, both looking for meaning in lives turned upside down, find it in each other's arms.

Finaly - "Icecapade" by Josh Lanyon. Give me one sexy ex-cat burglar turned novelist and the dark, brooding FBI agent who wants to catch him and you have romance that made me swoon. So clever and stylish - a highlight of Lanyon's books.

Buy this anthology, snuggle up to the fire and fall in love. Just what Santa ordered for this very good girl! ;)