Krampus Night — Theolyn Boese

Working retail during the holidays can be hard. Unless you are the Krampus, a legend whose sole purpose is to punish the naughty; then it's nothing more than a buffet of bad manners. When he wakes from several centuries of sleep, Vilhelm is dismayed to find the world so changed. He decides the best way to discover how people behave is by taking a job in a small coastal town showing signs of growing magic. Much to his delight, he finds more than spoiled children and inattentive parents; he finds a sweet young woman who brings out his every lecherous thought, as well as his long forgotten gallant side. Life was already changing for Wren when a young girl knocks on her door one rainy night. Helping Aspen with her sick friend, Rowan, is instinctive but things take a drastic turn when Wren discovers they are not human. Learning the fey creatures she read about as a child are real isn't nearly as magical to her as the relationship she's building with Rowan. But, when she starts her new job, she is constantly tempted and teased by Vilhelm and his unsubtle hints her boyfriend is no obstacle to his becoming her lover.