Review: Outstanding!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 7, 2013
Inside Vanilla Free Christmas there are nine individual stories by nine different authors. I have reviewed all of them below. I received a gift copy of this book in exchange for an honest, non-reciprocal, review.Santa's Beard by Doris O'ConnorJoanna volunteers to be one of Santa's elves at the mall and as she goes through the day watching all the children she wonders what it would be like to sit on Santa's lap herself. What would she wish for? She has nothing but two male cats at home and she can't get a real man.  At the end of the day her and Santa talk and she finds out that he knows a lot more about her then he originally let on. He is one kinky Santa and makes her open up and reveal all her desires and fantasies involving a very intense BDSM scene with two males. After she speaks Santa says "Wish Granted" Of course she doesn't believe him and goes home.Wow. The imagination to come up with this story was really something! It's a super creative and thought out story! I can't spoil the story about her wish but boy does it come true.  In the most unthinkable way. It left me speechless how comical yet steamy it was. The two men love her and care for her above all others and they finally make her feel special in her steaming hot fantasy BDSM scene. This was a cute short story that I highly recommend.The Olympian by Sandra BuninoRachel is going on a ski trip but her car doesn't quite make it. She stops into a starbucks and meets the 'perfect stranger', Erik who invites her to ride with him. They are both going to the same place after all. When Rachel gets hurt on the secret slope Erik has no choice but to take her to the nearest shelter until daylight.  They eventually make it to a log cabin and he makes a fire but it isn't enough to warm her up. He does the only thing he can think of and strips her of his clothes and climbs into bed next to her. Body heat travels the fastest...;) When they do finally get rescued Erik sends them away for another few days so they have more time to make their own heat in the cabin.This was your basic stuck in the cabin during a blizzard story with lots of sex... only this was smoking hot sex. I really enjoyed it. The characters were developed well for such a short story.  This was a cute short story that I highly recommend.Three in a Tub by Giselle RenardeThis was my first threesome story that I've ever read and it certainly won't be my last. I loved how it was actually based around a bathtub and how the author kept talking about the bath water  even during the sexy parts. The author didn't just slack off and make the story based around the sex, there was a real sweet story behind it that I could relate to. Well, besides the sex in a tub with two hotties :) This was a cute, romantic, sexy little story that was a perfect Christmas treat.A Few of My Favorite Things by Seleste deLaneySubmissive girl Autumn is a girl in Santa's workshop who works along her fellow elves and has a crush on one of the male elves called Storm. They have been working together for a long time and feelings have developed but when Santa calls for her, everything we know about Santa changes as he becomes her powerful Dom. He shows her the ways of the harness but then when she has some time alone with Storm, the sparks fly. They have been best friends forever but then what happens when he finds out about her secret BDSM life with Santa? Well... the magic of Christmas. This was such a perfect romantic erotic story for so many words. I really felt like I knew the characters. The emotions were perfect and I just adored this story.The Man Inside by Lila Shaw:This little story starts out with Sam at work e-mailing her boss Jonah. Well being naughty in the e-mails to her boss is more like it. They are boring and normal in person to each other, yet during the e-mails there are many sexy puns that bring them closer until the sparks fly at the company Christmas Party. It bums Sam out when Jonah doesn't seem to be at the Christmas party... until she gets to sit on Santa's lap. Then Sam finds out that Santa is very naughty and loves girls on the naughty list. Sam soon finds out that Jonah is actually Santa... and well Sam  shows Santa just how naughty she can be. They use costumes so neither one will see the real person behind the mask.This is a super sexy short story and in the short story the author managed to develop the characters completely without leaving anything to imagination. It's a very emotional story about really trusting your partner to know the real you. Everything is so detailed that you could feel you were Sam at the Christmas part sitting on Santa's lap.  In the end can love conquer the masks? Will Sam and Jonah be able to love each other the way they are, without the masks on? Well you have to read it for yourself! Go! I highly recommend it.Who's Been Naughty and Nice? by Vanessa DevereauxI really liked this story and it has so much potential for a sequel. I loved how it started out as her fantasy and then ended up being a romantic christmas wish. I think the characters could have been developed just a tiny bit more but it is a short story so I can understand. The storyline was wonderful and the sexy parts were hot! gotta love a sexy man in charge ;)Secrets Santa by Raven McAllanWow. This is a sexy secret Santa for sure! This is an intense paranormal sexy with some BDSM aspects. I totally feel that I can relate to the characters even though it's such a short story. I feel connected to them in such a way that when the story ended I instantly wanted more. This was extremely well done.Faith's Gift by R. BrennanI don't know where to start with this story... it was just amazing, sexy, hot, wonderful, kinky... oh gosh I could go on and on. Faith meets a sexy bachelor who gives her the time of her life in his huge "house". He totally takes control of her and ties her up giving her a mind blowing experience. There are so many details in this short story that I found myself feeling as though I was there! Oh my god, the ending left me in tears! Such a wonderful incredible heartwarming story! This aint fifty shades, this is so much better!  I am totally wanting more of these two amazing characters and I will be certainly be checking out more of this author!A Very Furry Christmas by Jorja LovettThis story was a little weird for me... but the sex was hot. Still a good story if you like furries :D