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Simon Riley is a renowned monster hunter, a lone expert forged by years in the wilds. He knows monsters, how they move, how they kill, and how they think.
But when the beasts begin behaving unnaturally, John Price, the leader of Simon's small guild, intervenes, assigning Simon a partner whether he likes it or not.
Enter John MacTavish, talented, sharp-eyed, and infuriatingly talkative. Simon can’t deny the man’s skill, but his cocky mouth and inability to stay quiet ignite tension that threatens to boil over.
Yet with the change these monsters are going through, a change happens between Simon and John, both of them having no choice but to work closely together, unveiling secrets about the other and the pasts that haunt them.Slowburn, enemies to lovers. <3 <3
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04 Feb 2026
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But Ghost didn’t seem to mind, quietly filling the kettle before setting it to boil, those dark eyes watching as John paced the kitchen, one arm flailing about in the air, the other locked tight around his half-melted pint of rocky road.
He told Ghost he was stressed. That the entire MacTavish clan was coming into town, which meant awkward hugs, judgmental stares, and nosy questions from people he hadn’t seen in years. John could handle all of that, he really could.
But what he couldn’t handle was the questions. Why he hadn’t settled down yet, why he didn’t have a nice Scottish girl on his arm.
Why he wasn’t married with a child on the way, because Ethel and James weren’t getting younger, and John was already too old. For fuck’s sake.
“Maybe I don’t want to bring home a wee lass,” John had snapped, voice cracking as he dug his spoon in harder than necessary, a brown, congealed clump of freezer-burned rocky road flying onto the floor. “Maybe I don’t even like women, has anyone considered that?”
And there, in less than twenty words, John had completely outed himself.
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21 Jan 2026
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“Say it again.”
Simon’s voice was a whisper but no less commanding, making his body light up like he’d brushed against a live wire. There was a buzz of energy thrumming under his skin, Johnny forcing himself to take a deep breath so he could get his reply out.
“Should know I like all of ye. Want all of ye. Can’t keep stoppin m’self… don’ wantae stop m’self anymore.”
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Sometimes all it takes is a little alone time in the gym for two idiots in love to realize their affection was never one sided.
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08 Jan 2026
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Simon Riley, known as “The Ghost of Manchester,” has spent fifteen years as the most feared hitman in Britain’s underworld, until one last job grants him a chance at a new life. He escapes to Wynndale, a picture-perfect Yorkshire village decked in Christmas cheer, determined to live in the shadows and forget his violent past. Which proves impossible when Johnny MacTavish, a cheerful ex-soldier turned coffee shop owner of The Sneaky Kilt, and relentless spreader of holiday spirit, crashes through Simon’s defenses like nothing he's ever experienced before.
As Wynndale celebrates the season, Simon is drawn into Johnny’s world of found family, sparkly kilts, the true joy that comes with Christmas, and after-hours decorating. Before long, he finds his dark grey world slowly transformed into golds, greens, and reds, though none as vibrant as the blue eyes of Johnny.
However, when Simon discovers Johnny's in danger from more than just the local thugs threatening his coffee shop, Simon must confront the darkness he can’t outrun, a lifetime of cold and calculation, and what it truly means to love and live with another.
Or as I like to call it: "Hallmark Presents : A Hitman For Christmas"
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07 Jan 2026
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After a brutal breakup, Dean figures the smartest move is crashing at Sam’s place until he gets his shit together. Temporary. Simple. No big deal.
What he doesn’t count on is Castiel—Sam’s annoyingly perfect, always-pressed, space-invading roommate with a voice like gravel and a stare sharp enough to cut glass. From the second they meet, Dean’s itching for a fight… or maybe something rougher.
It starts with a shove in the kitchen. A snapped insult. A kiss that feels more like a dare. Dean tells himself it’s just hate sex—just a way to burn through the leftover anger from his ex. No feelings. No strings. Just filthy, no-holds-barred relief with the one man who knows exactly how to push his buttons.
But the nights get longer. The silences afterward get heavier. And somewhere between the bickering and the breathless moans, Dean starts to realize—he’s in way deeper than he meant to be.
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28 Nov 2025