Tasted by the Krampus

I was on the Naughty List. He came to collect.Amara Valentine didn't move from Chicago to a tiny Austrian village to be invisible. She runs Sweet Rebellion with a dash of cayenne and a whole lot of pride. But in Hallstatt, standing out is a sin. And this Christmas, judgment has arrived in the form of a seven-foot-tall, horned beast of legend.Klaus is the Punisher. Ancient, frozen, and bound by duty, he exists to correct the wicked. When he drags Amara up the treacherous mountain to his frozen fortress, he intends to teach her humility. He expects fear. He expects tears.He didn't expect her to bake him gingerbread.He didn't expect her to talk back.And he certainly didn't expect to crave the very heat he's supposed to extinguish.Trapped in his lair by the brutal Rauhnächte storm, the cold becomes a deadly threat. To survive, Amara must share the monster's furs—and his body heat. But as the ice melts, a primal hunger awakens. Klaus has a tongue that glows, a touch that burns, and a possessive streak wider than the Alps.St. Nicholas demands order. Tradition demands punishment. But the beast has tasted sweetness for the first time in a millennium, and he's ready to burn down the world to keep it.Tasted by the Krampus is a scorching hot, standalone BWWM Dark Holiday Monster Romance. It features a defiant heroine, a touch-starved ancient entity, serious size difference, "e;who did this to you"e; energy, and a bioluminescent prehensile tongue that does a lot more than taste the air. High heat, cozy vibes, and a guaranteed HEA.