Brian and Mina's Holiday Hits

Once upon a time, a girl was saved by a monster that lived in a dungeon.That girl was me. Now my monster's been taken by my worst nightmare.I should be scared. But all I want is revenge.Note: This is the first dark contemporary novella in a series of 5 episodic stand-alone stories about Brian and Mina, a couple from the Pleasure House world. Their origin story can be read in Broken Dolls by Kitty Thomas. (Book 2 of the Pleasure House, which can be read as a stand alone.)

"I can't stand the thought that I make her unsafe, that my very existence somehow puts her at risk. I need to make her safe. I need to keep her with me forever."Mina, my dark phoenix rising from the ashes, the goddess returning from her descent into the underworld.I will kill anyone who dares to threaten her.But what if I'm the one who breaks her this time? What if I become her angel of death?

"Brian and Mina are THAT couple for me. I don't care what they do, how they do it or why they do it. I'm going to be rooting for them EVERY. SINGLE. TIME." - Morgan, GoodreadsYou'll never catch Brian at a formal dress masquerade ball… unless he's got someone to kill. But hiding in plain sight, right under the noses of all the wealthy polite people of society is motivation enough to get Brian to put on a suit. And the kill is perfectly planned.But all is not so neat and tidy. An old rival of Brian's is vying for the same job, but he intends to take more from Brian than just a contract.It's spooky season, and the stakes have gotten higher and just a little bit scarier.