He pulls me into his arms and holds me tightly before leaning down to kiss me.
“You’re my diamond.” I sigh when he releases my lips. “Your mom was right. I held on tight to you.”
“I’d sacrifice it all again for you, my love.”
“Me too.”
I’ll never regret not going to art school because everything I’ve ever wanted is right here.
Love, family, and home.
Christmas of Love Collaboration
Other books releasing in the Christmas of Love collection are as follows and can be read as complete standalone stories in any order.
13 Nights of Christmas by Emily Rose
Coal For Kiera by E.M. Shue
Fabricated Christmas by Glenna Maynard
Finding Mistletoe by AJ Alexander
Finding Mrs. Claus by Leaona Luxx
Holiday Wishes by S.L. Sterling
Holly’s Knight by KL Donn
Merry & Bright by Mayra Statham
Secretly Sant by B.L. Olson
The Christmas Proposition by Mika Jolie
Wedding Bell Rock by Annelise Reynolds & Dawn Sullivan
Find all information about each book on the Alluring Write Productions website.
Coming Soon
Her Empire: Mafia Made Series
From award winning author E.M. Shue comes a new dark mafia romance written in USA Today Bestselling Author KL Donn’s Mafia Made World.
Anatonia is a killer. Until Vitaly comes for her. Now she will protect the hitman.
Anatonia is the head bodyguard for the Morello Mafia. She will kill anyone that comes close to Posy for Natale Morello. It's what she was raised to do.
Kill.
She's one of the deadliest hitmen to come out of MI6, KGB and even survived special forces Marine training at a young age. But few know she is the niece to the head of the deadly Bocharov Russian family. That he raised her to destroy the Morello's.
Because she defied him, he's sent his best killer to kill her.
Vitaly is the monster in the dark.
He’s the one the Bocharov family sends to end their enemies. He thinks he's only been sent to kill a rival family’s enforcer. What he doesn’t know is she is the illegitimate niece to his boss and now the woman he will do anything for.
Even defy the family he’s bled for. He’ll protect her and help her conquer her enemies.
The Bocharov Family has declared war against Anatonia, and she will end them.
Can Vitaly hold the woman he was born to protect? Will Anatonia still be standing when the blood of an Empire is destroyed?
Will they kill the Empire she was meant to lead?
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Also By
Securities International Series
Sniper's Kiss: Book 1 Angel's Kiss: Book 2 Tougher Embrace: Book 2.5
Love's First Kiss: Book 3 Secret's Kiss: Book 4 Second Chance's Kiss: Book 5
Sniper's Kiss Goodnight: Book 5.5 Identity's Kiss: Book 6
Hope's Kiss: Book 7 Forever’s Embrace: Book 7.5 Justice’s Kiss: Book 8
Duchess’s Kiss: Book 9 (Coming 2021) Kiss of Submission: Book 9.5 (Coming 2021)
Caine and Graco Saga
Accidentally Noah Zeke’s Choice Lost in Linc
Marco’s Salvation Marco’s Redemption Completely Marco PB Only (December 2020)
Jackson Revealed (Coming 2021) Distracting David (Coming 2021)
Forever Finn's Kisses (Coming 2021)
Stand-alones
Coal for Keira: Christmas of Love Collaboration
Confined Space: KB Everyday Heroes World (Coming 2021)
Her Empire: Mafia Made World (Coming 2021)
Eternal: Salvation Society (Coming 2021)
Until Tucker: HEA (Coming 2021)
Acknowledgments
Happy Holidays everyone!
The Holidays are always hard for some people and I completely understand that, because I’ve had my own struggles with them. Like I said in the dedication this book is for you. No matter what your beliefs are someone is always willing to listen.
All the other authors in this collaboration, thank you for all the sharing and support. KL thank you for putting this together and forcing me to jump out of my own worlds and try something new. You’re the best!
My Hubby: Love you babe, here’s another one for you.
My Girls: Paige, you’re the best with all your help and support. I love you being my PA.
Kelsey, I love you and wish you knew how much.
Daniele, thank you for letting me write about a condition you struggle with. I’m proud of you and always know I’m here to listen when the urge gets too much.
My Silent Partner: You’re the best. Love you lady!!
My Family: Mom, grandma, my brothers, sisters, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, my aunts, my uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, adopted family, foster family, doggies, and grand doggies, you all help and support in your own way and I appreciate all of you. Happy Holidays to you all!
My Editor: Thank you for sticking with me and supporting me.
My ARC & Street Team: Thank you all so much.
My Surprises: You all are so awesome and supportive.
My support team: The authors, bloggers, Pas, and readers that support me I appreciate all your hard work in sharing, advise and help. Thank you!
Finally: You the reader, you’re the best. Thank you for reading my words, without you I would have quit a long time ago. Hope you all loved Coal and Kiera as much as I do.
About the Author
BIO
Writer, wife, mother of three girls, doggie mom to one, and doggie grandma to four. This multi-published award-winning author likes her whiskey Irish, her chocolate dark and her hockey hard hitting. She’s an avid reader and you can find her Kindle packed full of all sub-genres of romance. When she isn’t writing action-adventure, suspense, and strong woman she’s spending time with her family exploring Alaska.
She’s currently writing the hot and steamy romantic suspense series Securities International, the novella insta-love series The Caine & Graco Saga, the dark MC/Mafia Knights of Purgatory Syndicate series, several standalones in multiple worlds, and soon to come the insta-love action-adventure CGS New York Rescue series, a spin-off of the Caine & Graco Saga.
Three of her books have won the Colorado RWA Beverley contest, Sniper’s Kiss in 2018 for Suspense, Angel’s Kiss in 2019 for Contemporary, and Accidentally Noah in 2020 for Suspense, while many others were finalists in this same contest.
E.M.’s favorite saying is don’t piss her off she’ll write you into a book and kill you off in a new and gory way.
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