*"Caribou's Gift" by Eve Langlais -- A fun read. Well written enough to entice me to put others by this author on a to-read list. :-)

*"Hunted Holiday: A Vampire Romance" by Mandy M. Roth -- This one made me laugh and was enjoyable, but much more disturbing than I might like. Who defiles a snowman and gives him a carrot penis?! o_O Oh, right, Dani Malloye. (It was hilarious, by the way!)

*"Lost in Winter" by Viola Rivard -- This was sweet and I'm tempted to look up more books from this author.

"Kissed by Temptation" by Deanna Chase -- Not bad. Predictable, but I'm curious about the ending comments on one of the pairings. I'm not sure if I'm curious enough to read more of this authors books, though. (Time will tell.)

"Bear Witness: Pearson Security #1" by Michele Bardsley -- Oh goodness, not only is he a handsome bear with a non-shifter wolf friend, but he's willing to change diapers, too!

"A Heart in Winter" by V.M. Black -- I'm not down with infidelity no matter the cause or reasoning. This was a no-go for me, but I did enjoy the way it was written so I would consider giving others by this author a chance.

"Alpha's First Christmas" by Aubrey Rose and Molly Prince -- Hutch is more than a little dumb (at least, that's how he comes across to me), but I love his description of his best Christmas at the end. It's enough to make you roll your eyes and sigh "men" in a slightly amused and exasperated tone.

"Witches Shall Rise" by Terah Edun -- There were a few editing issues that really bugged me, but other than that I was intrigued.

"A Christmas to Bear" by Carina Wilder -- I like the main character's mental dialogue.

"Shadows Beneath the Falling Snow" by Cristina Rayne -- An interesting story that makes me want to read more about this world.

"Home for the Howlidays" by Chloe Cole -- Not a bad story, but not enough to really hook me into more works from this author.

*"Everlastingly" by Michelle M. Pillow -- I can handle not knowing exactly what's going on in the story, but come on! Give us something to try to figure it out from. (Spoiler alert - I figured it out, but I let someone else read over this story and they almost threw my Kindle in frustration.)

*"The Hunter's Moon" by Shawntelle Madison -- Cynthia's brother is the character showing the most true love in this book. :-)

"A Ghostly Gift" by Angie Fox -- This was the only simple and non-sexy love story out of all these.

*"Love Singer" by Mimi Strong -- I can deal with immature writing, but even I couldn't get past sparkles shooting from someone's "ladyparts" and then running away embarrassed! Reading this story made me feel like I had walked in on two twelve-year-olds trying to figure out sex, getting it all wrong, knowing they're getting it wrong, and then just running away naked instead of talking or getting dressed and deciding to try again after maturing. (Ear sex from Family Guy, anyone?)

*"Lord of Misrule" by J.S. Hope -- This was the only story that wasn't completely predictable, but it was also the only story that was the first section of a novel instead of a stand-alone piece.

"Blood Deep: Vegas Vampires Book 1" by Jessa Slade -- This story definitely makes me want to pick up from from this author!

"A Cold Winter's Bite" by Dawn Michelle -- Too many absurd and crass jokes about being gay and inappropriate jokes and talk about employees.

"Dangerous Attraction" by Lola St. Vil -- Meh. An angel dreams of sleeping with a criminal and then he saves her so of course the dream must come through.

"Breaking the Stag" by -- A little creepy to start with (they're children, for crying out loud!), but interesting and a solid end to the bundle.

*review posted on listing for individual story