It's the most wonderful time of the year! OK—scratch that. It's time for another obligatory family gathering. And nothing spices up the egg nog like bringing your partner home. Surely your belligerent brother-in law, your gimlet-eyed granny and your drunken uncle will keep it classy. With forced proximity and alcoholic beverages, what could possibly go wrong?Stories and AuthorsDecked Out by Eva MooreA Perfect Fit by Adrienne Bell

Three kisses will break the curse, but what if your Prince Charming can't hold back the fang?Cursed witch Wilma Wetter is proud to represent her magical Germanic ancestors as a weather forecaster, even if it means taking a job in a town called Assjacket, West Virginia. While tracking the weather before an historic lunar eclipse, she and her trusty camerawoman Jules come across three ridiculously attractive rock stars wandering in the woods. Confused, starving, and sporting new fang...

Dover Billings has sold his handcrafted wares at the Dickens Fair in San Francisco for over twenty years. He's not as outgoing as the other artisans at this yearly Victorian celebration and prefers to observe the festivities from the shadows. That is until a new corset maker moves into the booth next door and unsettles his carefully constructed life. Landry Malcolm is handsome, well dressed, and the life of the party… one Dover wants no part of. Too bad he's attracted to his confident youn...

Dear Readers,Welcome to another year at Coastal Magic, and another edition of fun stories and yummy recipes from some of our amazing Featured Authors. Started as a way to continue our charity efforts during the pandemic shut down, this anthology has become a joyful addition to our event each year. HUGE thanks go to the participating authors, for their words, and our readers, for their support. I hope you all love it.We've walked (flown, or driven) to 14 weekends together. I...

From the award-winning author of Hurricane Reese, Summer of Hush, and You Can Do Magic comes a new rock star romance series inspired by legendary rock 'n' roll love affairs. Feuds and Interludes is a rivals-to-lovers, hurt/comfort love story complete with adorable septuagenarian lovebirds and beloved characters from Merrill's previous rock-inspired series.Boone Collins and Shane Butler are two of rock music's brightest stars today. Their grandfathers founded a powerhouse rock super...

Once upon a time, R.L. Merrill attended a fantastic event for LGBTQ+ readers and authors in Portsmouth, Virginia. There was laughter, great books, and a spooky elevator. A group of authors, wrangled by Miski Harris, wrote stories for a charity collection (Midnight in the Renaissance Elevator), and this story was the result of that collaboration. While at the event, Merrill witnessed a military retirement ceremony from her hotel room, and was inspired to give fictional character Chief Swain...

Curl up with your favorite warm beverage this fall and leave a light on. It's time for Horror Show 2021.The Bay Area Queer Writers Association is proud to present this inaugural collection of spooky tales featuring authors Wayne Goodman, M.D. Neu, Richard May, Liz Faraim, and R.L. Merrill. Sometimes writing about the things that frighten us helps us cope with real-life terror, and these stories are all a product of a scary time.**All proceeds from this limited-time antholog...

From the magical town Assjacket, West Virginia to the Swamplands of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, join author R.L. Merrill on an adventure full of new love, magical hope, and wacky talking critters.Layla the wonky water witch saves cursed alligator Shifter Garrett, and in the process discovers the dark truth about her past. After years in exile from his Bayou Congregation, Garrett recognizes Layla is his mate and will do anything to keep her safe. Together they must defeat a coven ...

Everything's Better With You is a TED LASSO-inspired sports-themed funny romance featuring two guys who've pined for each other for 15 years while their careers soared and their bodies fell apart.Retired quarterback and "nicest guy in the NFL" Leslie Payton met former college cheerleader-turned-reality-show darling Joe Judd fifteen years ago. They spent one magical night...talking. They've been pining for each other via text and phone calls ever since while their careers k...

THE MISCREANTS COLLECTION - MAGIC AND MAYHEM UNIVERSEWelcome to Assjacket, West Virginia, a town full of Witches, Vampires, Shifters, and…Rock Stars? All hell breaks loose when a cursed weather witch falls for a newly-turned vampire in the town magic rules and love conquers all.FANG ME THREE TIMESCursed witch Wilma Wetter is proud to represent her magical Germanic ancestors as a weather forecaster. While tracking the weather before ...

From the author of the award-winning novel You Can Do Magic: Carnival of Mysteries and Publishers Weekly's BookLife quarterfinalist Earthquake Ethan comes a heartwarming holiday tale of found family and sacrifice. Two wildly opposite veterans connect over a shared love of art, rescue dogs, and a very special foster child.Settling in the Bay Area after his stint in the Air Force, D...

"I haven't been so upset to not be able to hang out with fictional characters since I read Harry Potter, and that's saying a lot." Asha"Have you ever come across a Diamond in your TBR list? Well I did and this was it! This was the first book I read by this author and she is wonderful." Jamie"In order for me to give a book a 5, I have to have at least two big things happen. 1 being I must get completely engulfed into the writer's world almost becoming one of the characters m...