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A Merry Monster Holiday: A Holiday Haunted Town Romantic Comedy (Banshee Creek Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Ani Gonzalez (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.3 401 ratings

Book 3 of 4: Banshee Creek

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A fun, humorous holiday romance...with monsters!
Stuck in a snowstorm is bad. Stuck in a snowstorm with the ex-boyfriend you sort-of, kind-of betrayed is even worse. Add a mysterious critter prowling outside and the kooky antics of WPRV, the Most Haunted Radio Station in the USA, and it's a spooky Christmas like no other.

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A Haunted Town...

Welcome to Banshee Creek, The Most Haunted Town in the USA. This idyllic little village attracts the strange and usual...

Where Anything Can Happen...

And its quirky residents are used to things that go bump in the night...

Even Love!

But love can still come as a magical surprise!

The Banshee Creek University


Main Street Witches Series A haunted town, a bustling Main Street full of magical shops and MURDER. Visit Banshee Creek's shopping district where you'll find exactly what you didn't know you needed...plus romance and mystery too!	Banshee Creek Series Ghosts, romance, and plenty of laughs. Living in a haunted town can be challenging, but the adventurous residents of Banshee Creek are used to things that go bump in the night...romance, however, often comes as a surprise.	Drop Dead Witchy Series Banshee Creek has plenty of skeletons in its closets and they come out to play in this series. Follow haunted town native Claire Delacourt as she juggles a celebrity paranormal investigator gig, a hellhound Chihuahua sidekick, and a haunted fixer-upper...all while dodging a murderous Lovecraftian cult. Claire's a busy gal!

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"Sexy and fun with plenty of emotion and drama along the way." A Live Through Books Blog"I am in love with Ani Gonzalez and her Banshee Creek series...This is a great standalone to the series but I do recommend reading the other books as they are just brilliant." Ebook Addicts Blog"Definitely a great novel for those who are in the mood for something out of the ordinary. This one is unique." The Steamy Side Blog"All the characters were fun and out there in their own way. The paranormal chasers cracked me up as did the announcers on the radio channel. The ending was sweet and wonderful." Hello Booklover Blog

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This is a Banshee Creek holiday book with plenty of snow, creepy cryptids, and crazy paranormal hijinks. Snowbound with Ghost is technically the third book in the series, but can be read as a standalone. Pick up the rest of the series (starting with Must Love Ghosts) to find out more about America's Most Haunted town and its residents.

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Lily was right. If she wanted to stay in Banshee Creek, that was her choice. If she wanted to wear desiccated mammals on her feet, that was also her choice. If she wanted to stalk back to the car in an offended huff wearing thin rubber soles, so be it.
He should respect that.
So he respectfully watched her walk to the SUV. His gaze remained courteous as her foot slipped on the icy tracks. He did not crack a smile as the step turned into a pretty impressive pirouette.
She wouldn't win any Bolshoi Ballet auditions, but that move was, actually, rather graceful. Her arms gyrated wildly as she tried to steady herself, and white powder cascaded around her extremely attractive gluteus maximus as she crashed, butt-first, into the snow.
Only the tiniest chuckle escaped his lips as he stepped forward to help her.
She glared at him and waved off his proffered hand.
"Don't. Say. Anything," she hissed.
The warning was unnecessary. He couldn't say a word, he was too busy trying not to laugh.
She was not amused.
"I swear," she sputtered. "I'm going to brain you with your thousand-dollar flashlight and blame it on the devil monkey."
He tried to stop laughing, but it was hopeless. He used the yoga breathing trick his first co-star had taught him. The one that involved quick, shallow breaths. That helped a bit.
But she did not appreciate his struggles.
"That's it," she grunted, lunging for the flashlight. "You're going to be the first episode of CSI: Banshee Creek."
He caught her easily, spinning with her on the snow, his pent-up laughter bursting forth like water through a busted dam. She tried to glare at him, but her offended façade quickly crumbled and she joined in the laughter. He held her close for a long minute, drinking her in.
When the last giggle died out, she licked her lips, the gesture so natural, so familiar, so right that there was only one thing he could do.
He kissed her.

About the Author

I write paranormal small town romance (whew, that's a mouthful!) set in Banshee Creek, Virginia, The Most Haunted Town in the USA. I like quirky towns with spooky stories and I spend my free time trying out new sangría recipes. I love to interact with readers so check out my website at AniGonzalez.com (I'm and avid blogger) and my social media links. Like me on Facebook at facebook.com/AniGonzalezAuthor/. Follow me on Twitter at @_ani_gonzalez. Sign up for my mailing list at anigonzalezblogs.blogspot.com/p/newsletter-signup.html.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0192FH82Q
Publisher ‏ : ‎ FAC Publishing; 2nd edition (December 6, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 6, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 504 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 147 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #902,933 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #8,386 in Multicultural & Interracial Romance (Kindle Store)
- #8,955 in Multicultural & Interracial Romance (Books)
- #19,402 in Romantic Comedy (Kindle Store)

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I'm a USA Today bestselling author of paranormal romantic comedy and cozy mystery (whew, that's a mouthful!) set in Banshee Creek, Virginia, The Most Haunted Town in the USA. My books feature feisty, irrepressible heroines dealing with a host of paranormal critters (ghosts, cryptids, pagan gods...the sky's the limit) and mysteries. They find love and laughter (and sometimes corpses) along the way, and readers get to follow them every step of the way.

I love quirky towns with spooky stories, and, thanks to my books, I get to "live" in one year-around. In real life I live in a Virginia suburb (which is sadly lacking in ghosts) with my husband, three children, two cats, and one adorable dog. I love interacting with readers so like me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AniGonzalezAuthor/, follow me on Twitter at @_ani_gonzalez, and/or sign up for my mailing list at http://anigonzalezblogs.blogspot.com/p/newsletter-signup.html.

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Julie A

Devil Monkeys!! such fun!!

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2022

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This was a fun story. Complete with Devil monkeys and other wild times. Even though I haven’t read the first two in the series, I didn’t feel like I missed anything. Good story, looking forward to reading other books in the series. The characters were fun and I’m sure they’ll make an appearance again!

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Sophia Rose

A Zany Fun Holiday Reunion Romance with a Paranormal Flavor!

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2019

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After the fun of the last two entries in the Banshee Creek series, I was all in for the next Franco brother to get his romance in a spirited second chance snowed in for the holidays with rumors of a monster on the loose sort of way.

A Merry Monster Holiday is the third book in the Banshee Creek paranormal romance series and works best read in order so the worldbuilding and ongoing events and characters will make sense.

We return to the most haunted town in America for Lili and Sebastian's story. Lili and Bastian were in love and were supposed to go away to Hollywood together, but she chickened out and stayed behind while he went on and became a successful actor. Now, instead of movie set designs, she designs homes and the occasional local TV show set and she's just redesigned Bastian's lake cabin at the behest of his relations without his permission. Lil wants to get well out of Sebastian's way before he arrives, but a severe blizzard and rumors of a mythical Devil Monkey trap her and the newly arrived Sebastian. The old spark is still there, but will his Hollywood ex manage to scotch their chances?

Like the rest of the series, it was funny and steamy, but... rushed- so rushed toward the end. It introduced the characters, the setting and situation, and a decent conflict, but once his ex showed up it was off to the races. The quirky small-town antics, the Franco family, and even a solid development to the romance were largely absent. I liked this one, but wanted to like it more.

Sebastian and Lili have some fun dialogue, playful moments, and some steam. They both are trying to get over the hurt from past decisions to separate for different reasons. Lili wasn't ready to leave and Sebastian was more than ready. It was one of those situations that they wanted different things at the time. The second chance when they are in different places in their life and ready to focus on relationship rather than careers. I thought they were great together.

Caine and his band of paranormal researchers were hilarious and I loved when they crashed the scene with Sebastian's manipulative ex.
And, it was sweet to get a little scene with ghostly Cole and the Devil Monkey to close out this latest installment.

So, it was good if somewhat rushed in the end. I can't wait to move on to Zach's story next and return to the hilarious antics that go on in and around Banshee Creek.

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Iris Chacon

Sweet, funny combination of Christmas and Halloween traditions in a romantic story.

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2018

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If you're not an Ani Gonzalez fan already, this one will win you over. The story is enticing and interesting, the characters original, well-developed, and likable, and the Ani G. style of humor and whimsy make the whole package something special. I've read several of her books, and I'm always eager for the next one.

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Diana Page

There Be Monsters Here !! No Ghosts !!

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2016

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This is the 3rd book in the Banshee Creek series but it can be read as a stand alone ( I recommend reading the 1st two to know all of the cast of quirky characters, as they are in all of the books). First of all this is a ghostless, ghost book, other than the town being known as " The Most Haunted City in America" , there was no ghosts in this book. Sebastian and Lili knew each other in high school, bad things happened and they went their seperate ways. 10 years later Lili is hired to decorate his cabin and love and behold Sebastian shows up earlier than expected and the storm comes in earlier than expected, so they are snowbound for several days. This ends up being a decent second chance love story, but not really much in the way of paranormal happens. You'll have to read it to find out what goes bump in the night and if Sebastian and Lili take their 2nd chance and get their Happily Ever After. 3🌟's for a sweet , mildly paranormal romance.

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J. Simpson

nice story but needs editing

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2020

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This was a cute story; a fun, easy read. But it could benefit from some careful editing. Did she stand up then stand up again? Was she hugging him from behind or from the front? Did he lean down for a kiss or reach up? Kind of confusing to try to figure out where they were at times.

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Stella Shahan

Great

Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2023

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Another great story that was funny and suspenseful I enjoyed it. Loved the main characters making up for lost time. Great story

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Miss Kitty

following the Franco brothers ::)

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2016

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So it's the third book, and I finally figured out the author's theme...we're following the Franco brothers who were introduced in book 1 as supporting characters. All of the characters from Banshee Creek are quirky and fun. I'd actually love to read stories for several MORE of the main cast.

This book follows movie star brother Sebastian back home to Banshee Creek, where he ends up snowed in with his former girlfriend from high school. It's a fast fun read, with enough action to keep the story moving, some spicy scenes, and a HEA ending ...just the ticket for an afternoon.

Can't wait to read the next book, to see who is finding love in America's Most Haunted Town

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Carla W

I'd read another in this series

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2017

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This book was super cute. I really liked how the author made it christmassy and paranormal at the same time. Of course, it wasn’t like super intense or anything. Just a light hearted romance with a slight paranormal undercurrent. It was pretty funny.

The town was the winning character in this story, it had a life of it’s own that I felt overshadowed the flesh and blood characters. From the paranormal fault line that attracted all kinds of creatures to the zany radio host giving spontaneous Virginia Devil Monkey sightings updates within the story, it was just adorable.

The only thing that were I was confused with was the ending. It kinda skipped around a bit with a lot of inferring. And while I can infer with the best of them, it lacked consistency in that aspect because it was pretty straightforward before that. I kinda skimmed the ending because of it.

I’d read another in this series, I think I’ll wait till the next holiday though as this series seems to be centered around specific holidays. It’s more fun that way.

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Sandee L

Cute with monsters

Reviewed in Canada on February 28, 2018

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A cute Christmas romance. A fast read with likeable characters and a HEA ending. The story takes place in a cabin in the woods, a snowstorm and a "monster" haunting the woods outside. Fun ensues with a few frights thrown in for good measure.

Clare O'Beara

Merry monster holiday

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2016

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I hadn't read the earlier books but enjoyed this one when I got into it. A town that trades on hauntings has a daft radio station that makes the most of any sightings. But I'm not really into ghost tales and I was glad this one didn't go that way. Instead we have sasquatch-like claims of devil monkeys running round the snowy woods, as a young woman finishes redecorating a cabin retreat for a Hollywood star who is on his way back to chill out for the Christmas holiday.

I like that the two have grown up since they last met and that the guy doesn't let his fame become who he is. There are also other fun characters, including a few who head off to Peru and more of the Hollywood set. The lively tale kept me interested; and it never took itself too seriously. Unlike the radio show.

ColinB

Excellent!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2017

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This has been languishing in my TBR list for a while and finally got around to reading it. I'd forgotten how much I love this author's books, humour, romance and a paranormal twist.
Now going back to my Kindle to check out her other books

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Good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2016

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Hadn't read any of Ani Gonzales books before and this is a novella so a good introduction into the characters of Banshee Creek. A overheated book with a lot of great people, laughs, and opens an interest Info finding out more.

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A Merry Monster Holiday: A Holiday Haunted Town Romantic Comedy (Banshee Creek Book 3) Kindle Edition

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A Haunted Town...

Where Anything Can Happen...

Even Love!

The Banshee Creek University

Main Street Witches Series

Banshee Creek Series

Drop Dead Witchy Series

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