This week Morgan and Isabeau agree that in the War on Christmas, Xmas is the agitator and has already won. This decades old conflict can be viewed from the year 1995, with the romance compendium "A Gift of Joy" when the culture wars teamed up with Xmas to burn the yule logs of feminism in the great cookie backlash. Take a stroll down the byways of 'when men were men' in Virginia Henley's "Christmas Eve" and dawn your 40 shades of green for the loosely Christmas related "Miracle" by Brenda Joyce.

Each short story has been seasoned heavily, enjoy responsibly.

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Happy Howdy-days, this eppy yr grls are staring hard at the tight jeans of Westmoreland Number 24 - ONE WINTER’S NIGHT by BRENDA JACKSON.

Alpha ditches Florida (plus an ex-fiancée, and parents who can’t accept her sister’s adult media past) to plan parties in Denver. But not just any parties in Denver! Riley Westmoreland drew the short straw managing the company Christmas party, but he ends up getting more than addendums pinned to the timeline—he starts at 6 week affair with Alpha. But guess what? They like each other for more than their mutual taste in themes and sex!

Why can’t Millennials conceptualize adulthood? What’s cozier conceptually than soap opera dialog? Why is women’s work so gendered in romance (even when it isn’t??)

Shut your oak porn cabinet door and tug down your sweater dress—this one is coming in hot.

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In which Wickham is dishy and dishing, leading Morgan and Isabeau to ponder - what is the appeal here? Do hotties get lost in the translation of time? Whatever the answer, it makes Mr. Collins seem marginally less ick.

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In which the gals bring their weird cousing, Mr. Collins, along on a walk to Meryton and we the readers end up feeling bad for Mr. Collins. And Isabeau and Morgan ponder - What did Denny know? What is Denny's culpability?

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Novella November wraps (in a very diaphanous, sheer sort of way) with GODDESS ABDUCTED by SCARLETT PECKHAM.

Lydia Houghton is the titular Goddess Abducted when a highwayman picks her up in her Diana getup from a costume ball. But Lydia isn’t totally unwilling, and ends up on a very cozy hostage situation.

What did Bodice Rippers leave us? What do trigger warnings give us? Did we disclaim enough?

Keep your wits, this eppy sneaks up on you.

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In which Mr. Bennet gets tickled and Mr. Collins gets ticked and then Morgan and Isabeau get sad because why do these losers get to have such an okay time? #JusticeForMrsBennet.

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