December 2023 Wrap Up with a Must-Read Series

Hey there, romance readers!

I hope everyone is having a fantastic new year! We’re several days into 2024, and it’s time for one quick look back at 2023 for my December roundup. These are all the books I read in December 2023. Keep scrolling because there are a few books you won’t want to miss. 

But before getting started, this is a friendly reminder to be aware of your triggers and to check for any necessary trigger warnings associated with the titles below. 
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December 2023 Wrap Up

These are the 16 books I read in December 2023.

The Tiger’s Ambush by Tate James

Kit Davenport, Book Three

BWBH Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Tiger’s Ambush by Tate James is for readers who enjoy:

• Alpha Males
• Badass FMCs
• Enemies-to-Lovers
• Urban Fantasy
• Why Choose

My quest for answers is what’s led me here. Here, to the edge of civilization where shifters are free from persecution and able to live in peace. Or, at least they were until I arrived. In the aftermath of the trouble I brought, one man holds the answers I seek so desperately.

Whether he will part with his secrets, that’s another matter.

This world is not what I always thought it to be and someone is doing their best to kill us all; when accidents continue to happen I must consider the possibility that someone I love is setting me up. With the fate of the world at stake, I must face the demons of my past or risk being consumed by them. But this time, I’m not alone.

I’m Kit Davenport, and this is going to leave a mark.

The Viper’s Nest by Tate James

Kit Davenport, Book Four

BWBH Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Viper’s Nest by Tate James is for readers who enjoy:

• Alpha Males
• Fated Mates
• Paranormal Romance
• Shifters
• Why Choose

Betrayal has forced us on the run. Evading the very man I considered my family, the organization I once considered good. In hiding, I need to master my new power and find peace with my bonded guardian–or risk exposure.

But my heart can’t accept the events that led us here. I need answers. Closure.

An olive branch is offered and another trap is sprung. While my relationships grow stronger by the day, new tensions arise and ghosts of my past appear. But can anyone be trusted?

I’m Kit Davenport and I didn’t see that one coming.

Paddled by Krampus by Harley Laroux

BWBH Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Paddled by Krampus by Harley Laroux is for readers who enjoy:

• Erotica
• Holiday Romance
• Impact Play
• Monsters
• Quick Reads

Alvina is a very bad girl. Instead of learning magic from her kind Master Jareth, she naps during lessons, lies, and steals his magic potions. When she overhears Jareth speak of his miraculous pleasure potion, she can’t resist stealing some for herself. In the dead of night she guzzles the brew, and is overwhelmed with uncontrollable magical orgasms.

Unlucky for her, Krampus – the monstrous punisher of the wicked – is wandering the woods on the night of her deceitful deed, and decides to punish her for her misbehavior.

Alvina is given a hard paddling by Krampus, helpless to escape as her magical arousal keeps her trapped in sensations of pleasure and pain. She’s manhandled easily by the massive man-beast, dangled in the air and suspended to kick and struggle as she’s spanked. Soon Alvina is begging for release, desperate to be stretched by Krampus’s massive cock and filled with his seed.

Alvina receives a final, painful caning from her handsome Master Jareth, as Krampus instructs him in the ways of punishing his wayward apprentice.

Railed by the Krampus by Dalia Davies

Valley of the Old Gods, Book Three

BWBH Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Railed by Krampus by Dalia Davies is for readers who enjoy:

• Breeding
• Erotica
• Holiday Romance
• Monsters
• Possessive MMCs

Deck the Halls with Mirth & Mischief

When I said I’d sell my soul for a lump of coal on Christmas Eve, I was joking… mostly. But the strange shadow that has always lived behind my mirrors doesn’t get the joke.

Now, I’m at the mercy of Klaus’s bargain until I can bring him twelve increasingly ridiculous gifts (why are most of them birds?). But the creature that lurks in his domain wants something more… something infinitely more delicious.

A Very Krampus Holiday by Katee Robert

BWBH Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

A Very Krampus Holiday by Katee Robert is for readers who enjoy:

• Erotica
• Holiday Romance
• Monsters
• Paranormal Romance
• Quick Reads

Some holiday stories are a little darker…and sexier. This is one of those.

Tempting Klaus by Ashlee Rose

Risque Reads, Book Six

BWBH Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Tempting Klaus by Ashlee Rose is for readers who enjoy:

• Age Gaps
• Daddy Kink
• Forbidden Romance
• Holiday Romance
• Quick Reads

Belle knew exactly what she wanted for Christmas. Or rather she knew exactly what she wanted to give away.

Her purity. To the man she loved. Her Husband.

After broken promises, hurt and one too many wines, Belle confesses all. 

Truths are shed.

Though not to her husband.

But her father-in-law.

Lines begin to fade and blur leaving Belle wondering if her marriage is all she thought it was.

Klaus looks at her like he would have no trouble taking her from under his son’s nose. There’s only one path to take, even if it’s forbidden.

What was your favorite book of December 2023? Tell me about it in the comments below!

A Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca F. Kenney

Wicked Darlings, Book One

BWBH Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

A Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca F. Kenney is for readers who enjoy:

• Enemies-to-Lovers
• Fairytale Retellings
• Fantasy
• Forced Proximity
• Holiday Romance

With their inheritance restricted until their marriage, sisters Clara and Louisa, both in their twenties, must live with their godfather Drosselmeyer. One night, an accident brings to life one of the strange wooden dolls in Drosselmeyer’s mansion. The Nutcracker doll is a cursed Fae prince, and he pleads for the sisters’ help. 

During the ensuing journey into the Fae realm, Clara encounters the handsome Sugarplum Faerie, and he promises her the chance to enact all the forbidden. fantasies she has dreamed of. Meanwhile Louisa and the Nutcracker Prince battle and bicker over everything, despite the growing attraction between them. And to make matters worse, the entire Seelie kingdom is under threat of conquest by the Rat King, ruler of the Dread Court.

Unwrap Him by Nyla K.

Unwrap Him by Nyla K. is for readers who enjoy:

• Age Gaps
• Forbidden Romance
• Forced Proximity
• Holiday Romance
• MM Romance

‘Twas the night before Christmas.

A secret was looming.

The lust in my heart had become too consuming.

Make no mistake, no blood do we share,

But my guardian was the man whose cross I did bear.

With his icy coal eyes, and peppermint lips,

Under mistletoe I stood, no chance to resist.

For it was on none other than this cold silent night,

That I gave into wrong, and it felt so damn right.

Frisky the Snowman: A Snowmance Novelette by Lauren Biel

BWBH Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Frisky the Snowman by Lauren Biel is for readers who enjoy:

• Erotica
• Holiday Romance
• Instalove
• Quick Reads
• Shifters

In winter’s embrace, I revel in the snow, sculpting whimsical snowmen that bring joy to my chilly solitude. But beneath the frosty gaze of winter, an unexpected admirer emerges with an obsession that ignites the season’s spice. As Frisky the Snowman takes on a life of his own, a frosty liaison unfolds, turning a wintry fantasy into a sizzling Christmas affair.

Pucking All the Way by Michelle Hercules

BWBH Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Pucking All the Way by Michelle Hercules is for readers who enjoy:

• Forced Proximity
• Grumpy/Sunshine
• Holiday Romance
• Hockey Romance
• Quick Reads

I’ve always been the optimistic, glass-half-full kind of girl, and I even have the name to match: Sunshine.

But when I catch my fiancé screwing one of my bridesmaids an hour before our wedding, I can’t see the bright side.

Humiliated, I run away and rent a cabin in the woods. I just want to be alone.

But fate has other ideas. It turns out the cabin was double booked, and now I’m sharing the place with a broody pro hockey player who is as thrilled about my presence as I am about his.

I agree to leave the next morning, but the worst storm in decades hits the mountain, snowing us in.

Trapped, there’s nothing to do but make the best of the situation—that is if Cody Fairchild will let me. He’s the most infuriating man I’ve ever met… and also the sexiest. Quickly, it becomes clear that there are only two possible outcomes: I’ll smother him in his sleep, or I’ll screw his brains out. The question is, in what order?

There Are No Saints by Sophie Lark

Sinners Duet, Book One

BWBH Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

There Are No Saints by Sophie Lark is for readers who enjoy:

• Age Gaps
• Dual POVs
• Enemies-to-Lovers
• Serial Killers
• Thrillers

I loathe Alastor Shaw.

The city of San Francisco thinks we’re rival artists.

In truth, we’re predators battling for hunting ground.

We never chased the same prey. Until the night we both laid eyes on Mara Eldritch.

Shaw wants to use her as a pawn in his twisted game.

I’m fixated on her for a different reason…

She makes me feel things I never thought I could feel. Want things I never wanted.

Only she can make me lose control.

I don’t know if I should protect her at all costs… or destroy her before she ruins me.

Mara knows I’m no saint. But she has no idea she’s dancing with the devil…

Knot Today Satan by Calliope Stewart

Unholy Holidays, Book One

BWBH Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Knot Today Satan by Calliopes Stewart is for readers who enjoy:

• Age Gaps
• Demons
• Halloween Romance
• Monsters
• Omegaverses

An angel-costumed Omega, an accidental summoning, and one lonely devil.

Art student Eden Evans is your average college-going omega. When she’s not in class, she’s either painting or waiting for her alpha crush to finally notice her.

That is, until the annual Kappa Sigma Psi Halloween party arrives to shake things up. It’s the place to be on October 31st, and Eden’s art skills just landed her a coveted invite.

Now all she needs to do is help decorate for the party. Easy-peasy, right? Wrong.

When Eden’s decorating attempts summon a whole lot more than spooky vibes, her Halloween night quickly goes from fun to downright sinful. Read at your own risk…and Happy Halloween!

Knot Again Satan by Calliope Stewart

Unholy Holidays, Book Two

BWBH Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Knot Again Satan by Calliope Stewart is for readers who enjoy:

• Age Gaps
• Holiday Romance
• Knotting
• Monsters
• Omegaverses

Oh unholy night…

Winter break has finally come for art student Eden Evans.

While all of her friends are going home for the holidays, Eden’s taking a trip straight to Hell to visit the man who rocked her world on Halloween night.

She’s excited and intrigued to learn more about Luc and to experience more of the blistering heat of what he can do to her. But what she finds is a man who seems a bit softer and more unsure of himself.

Luc is nervous to share his world with someone for the first time in over three millennia. After all, not every woman likes flaming fire pits and the moans of sinners.

He’s willing to do everything in his power to give Eden the best Christmas possible… even if he can’t actually say the word Christmas.

Sacked and Sleighed by Aurelia Knight

BWBH Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Sacked and Sleighed by Aurelia Knight is for readers who enjoy:

• Breeding
• Holiday Romance
• Horror
• Possessive MMCs
• Stalkers

“He sees her when she’s sleeping, he knows she’s his to take.”

Bianca 

For six years I’ve spent December dressing up as one of Santa’s elves and trying to make ends meet. I’m top of my class, about to start my final semester, and I’m desperate to put the tinsel away, but there’s one problem. I’ve been good this year, but someone naughty has been watching me.

His letters come often, all of them simply signed “Klaus”. And somehow this man knows me better than anyone even though I’ve never seen his face.

When the Santa I’ve been working with meets his grisly end and the best looking man I’ve ever seen dons the suit, I know something isn’t so holly jolly. But what am I supposed to do when he throws me in his sack? I’m sleighed.

I’ll Be Home…  by Tate James and Heather Long

BWBH Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I’ll Be Home… by Tate James and Heather Long is for readers who enjoy:

• Forces Proximity
• Friends-to-Lovers
• Second Chances
• Suspense
• Why Choose

They say you can never go back…

‘Course, I never wanted to return. It took me years to age out. Once I made it, I took off and never turned around.

Trust me, there were only three reasons I managed to survive there as long as I did and they abandoned me as soon as they were able. I’d like to say I didn’t blame them, but that would be a lie.

I had zero desire to return. Yet here I was, on the road to Northland chasing a story cause my editor told me kids were disappearing… again.

It doesn’t matter what I want, I’m taking the fastest route to the darkest part of my past.

And then I’ll be home…