Two brothers, two holidays, two sweet romance stories, one small town: tis the season for romance!

'Love and Ghosts':

Ghost-hunter, YouTube host and part-time university history tutor, Matt Cavanagh, returns to his hometown of Ballydoon for Halloween.

He's racing a ghost-hunting rival to an archaeological dig in a haunted pub's cellar. But he needs win over his university boss, Dr Jessica Knight. She's in charge of the dig site but hasn't returned his calls or replied to his texts since the university ball three weeks ago.

And he's also being followed by a ghostly grumpy cat that no one else seems to notice…

Cataloguing historical finds to ward off witches in a late colonial building is the perfect project for Jessica. The spooky cellar is far removed from the distractions of campus life including Matt Cavanagh, with his full lips, talented hands, and whispered desires.

Jessica keeps telling herself what happened at the university ball was an aberration. It could never work out between them. She's his boss, and all Matt's energy and time is focused on his gimmicky ghost-hunting channel, and his fans.

When they find themselves alone in the cellar on Halloween, will Jessica and Matt finally believe in love and ghosts?

'Love and Chocolate':

Ballydoon's favourite celebrity chef, Josh Cavanagh, has quit TV and returned home to take over his mother's chocolate shop just before Christmas. His high school crush, Vicki Jones, was the inspiration for his most popular chocolate recipe. And now his muse is back home, too.

A short and sweet reunion story about a dorkable chef dressed as a shirtless Santa and the sports jock from high school who stole his heart.

Reader's note:

'Love and Ghosts' is a fully revised and expanded version of 'Love and Stolen Kisses', published with Springfield Writers Group in their 2021 anthology, Tribute.

'Chocolate and Orange' was previously published in the 2021 award-winning anthology Sweet Treats by Romance Writers of Australia.

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