ACES PRESS NAUGHTY & NICE WINTER ANTHOLOGY 2021

Aces Press Naughty and Nice Winter Anthology
*****NOTE.  THIS WAS A LIMITED EDITION AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE*****
1.      Saving Christmas by Jane Blythe
a.      Delivering Christmas gifts is supposed to be fun, but for Abigail Flynn it almost turns deadly when she and her friend walk into a volatile situation with an armed gunman. Now it’s up to their SEAL husbands to get them out alive and home in time to celebrate Christmas with their families.
2.     MELE KALIKIMAKA FROM HAWAI’I by REINA TORRES
a.      Part of Delta Force Hawaii
b.      Christmas in Hawaii is a big change for Delta Force Hawaii.  Catch up with Ajax, Train, Cullen, the Commander and all the others as they discover unique ways to celebrate in Paradise!
3.     POPPY &  THE BIG BAD WOLF GET MARRIED by Margaret Madigan  
a.      part of SEALed with a kiss
b.      Only a month ago, journalist Poppy Flannery and SEAL Wolfe Jarrett saved the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from a bomb threat.  Now they are getting married, but the murky terrorist organization behind the bomb threat sees their Christmas wedding as the perfect opportunity to clean up all the messy loose ends at once,  Good thing Wolfe’s team is on the job.
4.     CHRISTMAS ON CALL by Freya Barker
a.      When a toddler goes missing, Detective Keith Blackfoot won’t let anything stoop him from finding the child and getting her home for Christmas.  Even when his own health is at risk.  All Autumn wants is her family together and healthy for the holidays, but evidently life—and her husband—have other plans.
5.     OPERATION HOLIDAY  by Danielle Pays
a.      Part of Morgan Thompson Security
b.      When Dax “Rover” Adams finds out the ugly truth about his sister’s boyfriend, he and his team members at Morgan Thompson Security will do whatever they have to in order to protect her.  But, while his mind is focused on his sister, Dax comes face to face with the one woman he let get away, Connie.  And Dax is the last person she wants to see.
6.     AND BABY MAKES THREE by Dee Stewart
a.      A Laguna Beach Christmas Story
b.      Chief of Police of Laguna Beach Justice McQuaid and his wife SWAT Lieutenant Brielle McQuaid are looking forward to the birth of their baby due on Christmas Eve.  But an urgent phone call about Brielle’s sister Brooke being taken by a Columbian drug cartel brings back old fears about her father’s former nemesis who launched an attack against their family years ago.  With their safety in peril, Justice and Brielle flee to their cabin in the mountains. A winter snowstorm prevents Justice and Brielle from returning home and from contacting their family.  When Christmas Eve dawns, neither of them is prepared for what happens next.  On a night meant for miracles, will they receive theirs?  Do you believe?
7.     UNDER THE APPLE TREE by Melissa Kay Clarke
a.      Part of Team Cerberus
b.      Levi “Hick” Salter and his wife Annabeth’s dreams for a huge family have become a nightmare after yet another loss.  As she sinks deeper into her depression, he searches for a way to bring her out.  He can’t give up but sometimes even a SEAL needs a little help.
8.     THE BULLY by Susan Stoker
a.      Part of Delta Force Heroes
b.      Annie Fletcher has an idyllic life.  A stepfather who loves her.  Siblings who mean the world to ger.  And a slew of overprotective “uncles” who are always there for her.  But when a bully at school targets the seventh-grader, Annie’s on her own.  But after getting some advice from Truck…it’s game on.
9.     BUSTER’S CHRISTMAS by Olivia Michaels
a.      Harper’s one wish for Christmas is to bring home the rescue dog Buster who emotionally supported her through her fiancé’s surgeries.  When another emergency arises, it’ll take Flint, Kyle, Arden, Tex, and Melody along with Buster’s love, to see Harper through.
10.FEATHER’S AND LACE by Annie Miller
a.      Part of ECP Securities
b.      Steve “Crash” Ellison, ECP co-owner, has planned the perfect destination wedding for his nuptial over the Christmas holidays in Costa Rica.  Bride to be, Gennifer “Eagle” Bonds, former Coast Guard Search & Rescue pilot has only one request for her intended; no work, n missions, no rescues.  Unfortunately, that is not a promise Crash and his team can keep when they become aware of a British hostage in Columbia.  Perpetual volunteer for Doctor’s Without Borders, Dr. Liam Sutton, enjoys working with those less fortunate worldwide, even the daughter of a Columbian drug cartel.  So when a team of mercenaries come to his “rescue,” he refuses to leave his patient, or so he thought until he woke up in a strange bed in Costa Rica.
11. A TINY LITTLE CHRISTMAS by Deanndra Hall
a.      It’s almost Christmas, but when a tornado blows an unexpected “gift” his way, Trigg County Sheriff Carter Melton is pretty sure it’s not on the list he gave to Santa, It’s up to Sharla and the rest of his family to convince him it’s the best Christmas gift he never asked for.
12.A SEAL FOR ARIEL by Julia  Bright
a.      When Ariel Gibson meets her best friend’s brother, Dallas Creed, she’s intrigued.  But should she get involved?  The decision is taken from her when she’s abducted overseas. Dallas leads the rescue, saving her from a terrible fate, but will a relationship with him create more problems than she can deal with?
13.LOVING LORNA by Deanna L. Rowley
a.      Now that they are engaged, who will plan the wedding?  Andy, who believes more in the marriage than the actual ceremony>  Or Lorna who plans major events for a living?
14.HOME FOR CHRISTMAS by Aubree Valentine
a.      Part of Texas Heat
b.      Time and distance often kept them apart but this year—Shelby, Zane, and Hudson were all heading home for Christmas.  Catch up with the boys and their mom and dad too in this heartwarming holiday tale!
15.A VERY MARRY CHRISTMAS by Josie Kerr
a.      Giant light up squirrels?  A hysterical German Shepherd?  Code names and surveillance?  It’s time for the holidays with the Richard brothers!
16.FINDING MANDY by Trish McCallan
a.      After a mission gone south, Navy SEAL Jacob Moore—aka Squish—is left reeling.  With a traumatic brain injury scrambling his brain and his best friend MIA, Squish is forced to request help from the one woman he wants to forget, and deliberately drove away…
17.ZAHRAH’S FIRST CHRISTMAS
a.      Part of the 4Guardians series
b.      Zahrah “Sunshine” Jaroozi is finally settled in her life with Declan.  But Christmas is coming, and she isn’t sure what to do for it.  To make her nerves worse, she’s about to meet her mother-in-law for the first time.  Knowing it’s Zahrah’s first Christmas, Declan “Cyclops” Stone is on a mission- to make it her best Christmas ever.  He wants her to be happy, and there are no lengths too great he will not travel to make this mission a success
18.SAVING MAJOR MORGAN BU MICHELE E GWYNN 
a.      A Green Beret Series Holiday prequel
b.      Major Matt “Hawk” Morgan, a decorated Green Beret, looked forward to a well-deserved retirement and Christmas with his wife and two college-bound daughters.  But orders came down the pike for one last run. Now caught in a bad situation inside Syria, Hawk fights for this life to keep a promise to his wife Lorraine, one he’d always promised before every single mission—to come back home to her.
19.PROMISE ME BY HEATHER R BLAIR
a.      Part of the Rescue Me series
b.      Idaho blizzards are nothing to be trifled with and neither is an alpha male on a mission. Catch up with Rett and Izzy from Rescue Me for a special Christmas surprise!
20.RESCUING CHRISTMAS BY NICOLE FLOCKTON
a.      It was supposed to be the perfect Christmas for Samantha and Beck, until a freak snowstorm threatens to turn things upside down.  Beck will do anything to make his wife’s Christmas dreams come true, fortunately his brother-in-law, Ghost, wants the same thing for Rayne.  With Tex’s help, can Beck and Ghost rescue Christmas or will the weather defeat them all?
21.TEX MEETS AKILAH BY SUSAN STOKER
a.      Tex is used to watching over military men and women all over the world.  But when he got a call about an orphaned Iraqi teenager who is on her way to the States and would be having an arm amputated as soon as she got here…everything except getting to the girl was put on the back burner. Read the story of how Tex and Akilah met and how she captured the Veteran SEAL’s heart without even trying.
Format
710 pages, ebook
Published           
December 1, 2021 by Aces Press
Category:BOOKS
Category:ANTHOLOGY/SHORT STORIES