Hex the Halls: 8 Magical Holiday Reads
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Hex the Halls: 8 Magical Holiday Reads

by Deanna Chase

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Just in time for the holidays! Check out this magical holiday collection of eight original short stories by some of today's bestselling paranormal authors: Dreaming of a Witch Christmas by Mindy Klasky It's beginning to look a lot like Yuletide... And newlywed Jane Madison needs to find a gift for her husband and warder David Montrose. A pen set and a necktie would be easy, but those are hardly gifts of the heart. Fortunately, Jane does a little witchy research and discovers the perfect present. But now that she's found it, she's not certain she can afford it - in terms of money or of magic! Will Yule turn out to be the most wonderful time of the year? Or is Jane destined for a blue Christmas? Speed-Dating the Christmas Demon by Christiana Miller Love is hard. Speed-dating is harder. Speed-dating a Christmas Demon can be terrifying. Gus's sister decides to get Mara out of her dating slump by taking her speed-dating. Soon, they're facing a whole new set of problems, when they find themselves sitting across the table from a demon. The Werewolf's Christmas Wish by Kristen Painter Bridget Merrow has almost everything a werewolf could wish for. And it's not that her awesome family and popular business aren't enough - she just wants someone to share it all with this Christmas. Too bad the someone she wants doesn't want her. Or does he? A Miracle on Bourbon Street (A Jade Calhoun short story) by Deanna Chase It's Christmas Eve and Jade Calhoun's ready for a quiet, magical night with her husband Kane. But when Santa demons and energy-stealing elves start wreaking havoc, it's going to take a miracle on Bourbon Street to save Christmas. A Very Merry HEX-Mas (A Woolven Secret Novella) by Saranna DeWylde Eleanor Westwood, resident Woolven caretaker and wicked witch extraordinaire, has a slip of the tongue that conjures a real-life goblin king. Enoch needs to give his subjects a white Christmas, but only a certain wicked witch will do for a very Merry Hex-mas. Cupid's Christmas (Broken Heart Worlds 1) By Michele Bardsley As the winter holidays approach, love goddess Aphrodite and her personal assistant, the wood nymph Daphne, decide it's time to make another love match. After all, their interference... er, help... in the relationship of werewolves Darrius and Alaya worked out. Now, it's time for a human couple to get the benefit of Aphrodite's gift for matching mates. But can she really convince a movie star and a wedding planner they can have a happily-ever-after? Damn right she can. Frost's Bite (An Easy Bake Coven short story) by Liz Schulte Orphan bounty hunters don't celebrate Christmas, at least Frost never had. But now that she is officially part of a coven of witches who are determined to include her in the festivities, she has no choice but to go along with them. However, when her long buried past starts coming to the surface, Frost will need her friends more than ever. Ghost of a Chance by Angie Fox 'Tis the season...for ghosts. Verity Long has come to terms with the fact that she can see spirits, and talk to them, and...she's actually making cookies for one of them. But she's drawing the line at any more ghost hunting or mystery solving. Until a dear friend needs help locating a missing antique at the party of the year. Verity straps on her sparkly heels and sneaks in to see what she can find...and uncovers a holiday secret that will change everything.

Publication Date
May 25, 2026
ASIN
1519677804

Reader Reviews

Hex the Halls...

November 17, 2015

As will all my reviews there are no spoilers and no story recap. Like most anthologies, this book contains some stories I like and others I don’t. That said, this anthology is a strange mix of stories. All were paranormal short stories with a common theme of Christmas (or at least mentioned Christmas sometime in the story). Some written in third person and some in first person. Some had explicit language and detailed sex others were more wholesome. Several stories were continuations of other...

...With books (full of) jolly

November 22, 2015

1 DREAMING OF A WITCH CHRISTMAS Jane was trying to find a special gift for her new husband David. She had to make a trade because money was tight. She worked out the trade, but now she must keep David from finding out. 2 Speed-Dating The Christmas Demon Mara and her best friend Gus were heading home when Mara’s Aunt Birtie’s ghost popped in to backseat and told them to hurry home. When they arrive home Paul, the baby’s father, was in trouble with Mara and his baby. Between the magic cottage and...

Fairly cute collection for genre fans, but it would benefit from better editing

January 31, 2016

Cute collection of urban fantasy and paranormal romance short stories. Some of the stories fit the holiday theme better than others. Some of them really needed more attention from a good copyeditor. Some were more explicit than I had expected. I definitely enjoyed some stories more than others, but overall, I thought this collection was entertaining and a reasonable way to discover some authors I hadn't read yet. I expect some of the stories would be more enjoyable for current fans already...

A great collection of holiday themed novellas!

November 17, 2015

This is a great collection of holiday themed short stories! Reminiscent of The Gift of the Magi, is Mindy Klasky's Dreaming of a Witch Christmas. The story is sweet. It has me wanting to read the previous books in the series, especially since it refrences a few events. Christiana Miller takes her cues from Beauty and the Beast with her story, Speed-Dating the Christmas Demon. I really enjoyed this story. It has me eager to read the other books in the series, I haven't read yet. The Werewolf's...

Solid and fun

November 23, 2025

Good stories, but missing words kept throwing me out of the story. Needs a bit of proofing and it'd be a five. The authors are all solid. )

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