Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by M. Robinson

It segued into a great introduction of how Elena came to make a cameo in Bad Dreams. I liked the glimpse and tie-in with Tiernan also. It added the perfect image in my head to that amazing duet. Not even going to lie, that ending was not only hot but might have made me swoon. The sneak peek into how Elena and Dante are doing in the future was EVERYTHING because I will never tire of seeing them interact with each other or be able to see how happy they both are.

That takes some skill to be able to do that. It was as if Elena and Dante should have been a part of this world all along, or as if Tiernan had been a part of the Lombardi world. Combining Elena and Dante with a new character, Tiernan from the Midnight Dynasty world is like a Festivus for the rest of us. I loved seeing the cameos of other characters, especially Lucian and Elaine. I loved seeing how their chemistry is still intense. I didn't think that it could get much hotter. The original story with Tinsley and Magnus was one of my favorite books of 2021. I will have more individual reviews at a later time when my eyes are not being held open by toothpicks since I stayed up way too late to finish this fantastic collection of stories. O'Keefe that reintroduced Poppy's sister, and O Come All Ye Faithful by Amelia Wilde that reminded me why Leo and Haley are a dream team of a couple.

Of course, there were also old fan favorites that dived back into the world that they helped create Away in the Manager by Jade West that took me back into the world of Lucian and Elaine ( Lucian is a dirty dirty delicious man), Little Drummer Boy by M. There were others that were just loosely associated with the world but that made me instantly want to go read more about these characters such as Sienna Snow's Silent Night (good lord is Simon HOT), Maria Luis's Carol of the Bells, and Jenika Snow's It Came Upon a Midnight Clear. There were some stories that were mentioned that had me looking forward to when they get a full story set in this world such as Skye Warren's Hallelujah and Alta Hensley's Silver Bells. Every story and connection is seamlessly done and I cannot get enough of it. The undertaking of creating this dynamic Midnight Dynasty world is quite awe-inspiring. Each time I either saw the Easter egg mention of Morelli/Constantine connection or was reintroduced to old favorites from past stories I was giddy. This collection of stories was a much-appreciated treat that I didn't even know that I wanted let alone needed.

Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by M. Robinson