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Cover of 12 Days of Smutmas: Holiday Short Stories by Dana LeeAnn

✦Strong match♡Why it matchesMatches “stories” in the title

12 Days of Smutmas: Holiday Short Stories

Dana LeeAnn Book

★ 3.5

Spice: 5/5 · Kinky / adventurousPolyamorousAge gap romance

Cover of Hidden Beneath The Embers by Fay Bec

✦Strong match♡Why it matchescinderella retelling · Cinderella retelling

Hidden Beneath The Embers

Fay Bec Book

★ 3.7

Spice: 4/5 · Passionate / intenseEnemies to loversLove/hate tension

Cover of Lawless God by Lola King

✦Strong match♡Why it matchesPart of the “North Shore Stories” series

Lawless God

Lola King Book

★ 4.2

Spice: 5/5 · Rough / primalEnemies to loversCaptor/captive

Cover of Dark Fairy Tales by Karina Halle, Willow Winters, Natasha Knight, Marley Valentine, Aleatha Romig, Cora Reilly, Skye Warren, Celia Aaron, T.M. Frazier, Sierra Simone, CJ Roberts

✦Strong match♡Why it matchescinderella retelling · Cinderella retelling

Dark Fairy Tales

Karina Halle, Willow Winters, Natasha Knight, Marley Valentine, Aleatha Romig, Cora Reilly, Skye Warren, Celia Aaron, T.M. Frazier, Sierra Simone, CJ Roberts Book

★ 3.8

Spice: 4/5 · Dark / taboo stylePower imbalanceMorally gray love interest (LI)

Cover of Game of Hate and Lies by L.J. Andrews

✦Strong match♡Why it matchescinderella retelling · Cinderella retelling

Game of Hate and Lies

L.J. Andrews Book

Spice: 4/5 · Passionate / intenseFated matesMorally gray x morally gray

Cover of Throne of Secrets by Kerri Maniscalco

✦Strong match♡Why it matchescinderella retelling · Cinderella retelling

Throne of Secrets

Kerri Maniscalco Book

★ 3.9

Spice: 4/5 · Intense / passionateRivals to loversSlow burn

Cover of A Girl for Mommy by Kat Lionne

✦Strong match♡Why it matchesThe description mentions “cinder”

A Girl for Mommy

Kat Lionne Book

★ 4.4

Spice: 4/5 · Intense / passionatePower imbalancePush and pull

Cover of Archangel's Storm by Nalini Singh

✦Strong match♡Why it matchesThe description mentions “stories”

Archangel's Storm

Nalini Singh Book

Spice: 4/5 · Passionate / intenseSlow burnMutual pining

Cover of City of Night by Aurora Grey

✦Strong match♡Why it matchesThe description mentions “stories”

City of Night

Aurora Grey Book

★ 3.9

Spice: 4/5 · Slow seductionEnemies to loversSlow burn