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Prancer's Answers
REINDEER GAMES BOOK #4 | MMMF | A GRUMPY/GRUMPY/GRUMPY/SUNSHINE TRUE (ISH) CRIME CHRISTMAS ROMANCE
Prancer
I’ve never met a mystery I didn’t want to solve.
Maybe that’s why I’m addicted to true-crime podcasts, send decidedly not safe for the sleigh fan mail to my favorite host, and can’t stop wondering about the mysterious boy who gave me one magical night at the Starfall Festival when we were children.
Some questions are better left unanswered.
Unfortunately, I’ve never been good at that.
When a powerful relic is stolen from the North Pole just before Christmas, the evidence points to the Grinchers—an exiled sect of green-furred Krampusee with a bad reputation and centuries of history in my home realm, the Court of Nightfall, that nobody wants to discuss. Yep, another unanswered question, in case you’re counting.
Santa needs a crime solver—and a guide through the Fae lands—to track down the thief. But an attack separates us, leaving me in the path of Nightfall’s responsibility-avoiding heir while my crime-solving cohort lands among the Grinchers we came to investigate. Their reluctant leader insists his people are being framed.
Soon, one stolen relic becomes a mystery centuries in the making, and the stories I grew up believing begin to unravel. As for the three men suddenly tangled in my investigation?
They may hold answers to questions I never knew I was asking.
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This Why Choose Christmas romance blends the legends of Krampus and the Grinch with a true-crime mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It’s grumpy/grumpy/grumpy/sunshine & MMMF, so those ornaments are going to hang very close on the tree, my friends. Read with caution—and may your heart grow several sizes!
SIGNINGS & APPEARANCES
In celebration of the release of PRANCER'S ANSWERS, I'm offering a FREE promo of Book 1 in the series, FIXIN' VIXEN!
Blurb: A lumberjack yeti, Jack Frost, and the North Pole’s sexiest elf (three years running) walk into a cabin…
I was sent to the Holidays Inn (not that one) to “chillax” by none other than Santa. I wouldn’t have needed the forced vacation if my ex Rudy, had kept his nose out of his ex’s Clare’s p—ockets. Her pockets.
Because he’s a dirtbag, I’m here biding my time until I “get my Christmas spirit back.” Santa, however, isn’t content to let me sip holiday drinks by the fire. Nope. He designed some ridiculous games for the guests at the inn. Now I’m stuck on a team with a yeti, Jack Frost, and the North Pole’s sexiest elf.
We have to do a challenge per day for the next twelve days. If I don’t participate and become all Christmasy again, I’ll be kicked off Santa’s fleet for good. What would a reindeer shifter do then? Open an online store and sell knitted tissue box cozies? (Ahem, that’s what Clare does.)
I have no choice, so I’ll play Santa’s reindeer games. But I don’t know how I’ll win. My teammates are distracting. All of them—yep, I said all—are trying to get me under the mistletoe, if you know what I mean. Each of them has something special I’d like to explore, but having a man in my life is what got me here in the first place. Now there are three?
Ho, ho, and ho.
I know one thing for sure: I definitely want to take back that Best Boss Ever mug I got Santa for Christmas.
This is a steamy romance for mature readers where the main female character, er, reindeer will end up with more than one love interest. If that sounds naughty and/or nice to you, grab you a cup of hot chocolate, cozy up to the fire, and enjoy this spicy spin on Christmas. It might remind you of a beloved classic, but rest assured, this is not that tale.
SALES, DEALS & FREEBIES
This Christmas season, come see me at a fabulous Indie Bookstore, "Books & Stuf" in Mena, Arkansas.
I'll be signing copies of Prancer's Answers, along with the other titles in the series and some of my other works on Saturday, December 12.
More info to come very soon! Check back for special prices and a prize pack for this event!!
Get it FREE November 20 - 24, 2026
LATEST RELEASE
Willy
Re-membering Series
Book 2
Will:
My family's chocolate empire is under attack. Someone sabotaged the unveiling of my priceless chocolate statue and it nearly got me killed. Which may have been a better fate than I got, but I can’t think too much about my brand new “Li’l (um, big) Willy” because my newest employee—and high school crush—is hiding something.
Charlotte Bennett is talented, infuriating, and entirely too distracting for a woman under suspicion. The more time I spend investigating her, the harder it becomes to ignore the chemistry simmering between us. Unfortunately, attraction has a way of complicating even the best-laid plans. Now I have to decide whether Charlotte is the sweetest distraction ever... or the reason my world is crumbling.
Charli:
My high school friend’s scrawny, nerdy little brother has grown into a fit, grumpy billionaire with a chocolate empire. And for a pastry chef it was the obvious place to apply. He hired me on the spot, and I fit into Whim Chocolate Company right away.
Will Whim and I hit it off after reconnecting too, and he may even be attracted to me. Sweet, right? Who wouldn’t love attention from a hot, brooding billionaire? However, I did a horrible thing before I realized I wanted him and now I risk losing him if he ever finds out.
WILLY is a laugh-out-loud spicy romantic comedy featuring a grumpy billionaire chocolatier, a talented pastry chef, a sabotage mystery, forced proximity, private jets, meddling security guards, and enough chocolate to cause poor decision-making.
This is Book 2 of the Re-membering series, where Dr. Frankenpeen uses a bit of surgery and a lot of magic to re-attach some poor fellow’s “willy” after an accident. It’s unhinged, but in a good way. And it’s full of spice and laughs, so if you’re in the mood to ignore the dumpster fire world, grab a chocolate bar and get ready to indulge.
Note: any connection to a famous chocolatier in a purple top hat is pure imagination.
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