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You Sleigh Me: Holiday With a Hitman
One thief. One hitman. One killer meet cute.
With Christmas just around the corner, I’m ready to be done. Done thieving and done working for Shark, the crime boss whose money saved my mom’s life five years ago. I put my life on hold to be his personal thief in an attempt to pay him back.
But no more. One more job, and then I’m finally free.
Except I’m not the only one breaking and entering that night. When I come face-to-face with a loaded gun and the handsome hitman behind it, everything changes.
It was supposed to be one final hit before the holidays, so the last thing I expect is a little thief to come sneaking around. The plan is to put a bullet in the thief’s head. I’m not one for witnesses.
Only the thief intrigues me, so I let her go.
But I have to make sure she doesn’t tell anyone our little secret, so it’s not the last time we see each other. Good thing I’m off until the new year, so my little thief and I have nothing but time together.
With Christmas just around the corner, I’m ready to be done. Done thieving and done working for Shark, the crime boss whose money saved my mom’s life five years ago. I put my life on hold to be his personal thief in an attempt to pay him back.
But no more. One more job, and then I’m finally free.
Except I’m not the only one breaking and entering that night. When I come face-to-face with a loaded gun and the handsome hitman behind it, everything changes.
It was supposed to be one final hit before the holidays, so the last thing I expect is a little thief to come sneaking around. The plan is to put a bullet in the thief’s head. I’m not one for witnesses.
Only the thief intrigues me, so I let her go.
But I have to make sure she doesn’t tell anyone our little secret, so it’s not the last time we see each other. Good thing I’m off until the new year, so my little thief and I have nothing but time together.
159 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 15, 2023
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Candace Wondrak
116 books1,846 followersHey guys! I'm a writer, an office worker, a wife, a mother to two dogs and two cats, and half of a strange pair of young adults who flip the houses they're living in with the goal of having no mortgage (so that I can eventually focus on my writing career!). Needless to say, I'm busy.
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Displaying 1 - 17 of 17 reviews
November 16, 2023
This was so freaking cute! We have an unexpected meeting between a thief and a hitman - and sparks fly! One look, and Nikolas is instantly obsessed. And of course, Grace picks up on the chemistry right away too! I love the dyanmic between these two.
Candace snuck a few nods to her other series in there, which was a nice surprise for this little standalone.
If you're looking for something sweet and steamy - with a dash of possessive psycho - this holiday season, look no farther!
Candace snuck a few nods to her other series in there, which was a nice surprise for this little standalone.
If you're looking for something sweet and steamy - with a dash of possessive psycho - this holiday season, look no farther!
December 27, 2023
This was an unplanned and unexpected read but I needed to finish a challenge and here we are. I wasn't blown away by this book, but it was good. It had a weird warm and cozy feel, even though the main characters were an assassin and a thief.
Nikolas is a cold blooded assassin who is in the middle of a job when Grace breaks into the same house to rob the victim. They meet in the hallway and although Grace is convinced he will kill her, Nikolas sees something else in her and decides to let her go - with an expectation.
Nikolas forces himself into her life, and although she resists, she doesn't seem to really mind. When her boss decides the last job for her to do, and weasels HIS way into her life, she realizes how trapped she is.
The book ends with an HEA, unexpectedly falling in love and h being taken care of by the big, handsome assassin. There are lots of sexy scenes and some somnophelia. One mention of parents being murdered (Jon Wick/Punisher type situation).
Enjoy.
Nikolas is a cold blooded assassin who is in the middle of a job when Grace breaks into the same house to rob the victim. They meet in the hallway and although Grace is convinced he will kill her, Nikolas sees something else in her and decides to let her go - with an expectation.
Nikolas forces himself into her life, and although she resists, she doesn't seem to really mind. When her boss decides the last job for her to do, and weasels HIS way into her life, she realizes how trapped she is.
The book ends with an HEA, unexpectedly falling in love and h being taken care of by the big, handsome assassin. There are lots of sexy scenes and some somnophelia. One mention of parents being murdered (Jon Wick/Punisher type situation).
Enjoy.
November 15, 2023
A thief and a hitman meet in an unexpected way, which develops into something neither one imagined. A romance in the rough world of mobsters with a Christmassy background. 🎅
November 17, 2023
Quick hot read
I love Candace and this was a perfect book for something when you don't want too dark or too serious. Of course some people might think an assassin and a thief equals serious, but for Candace this was light. I truly enjoyed it. The perfect alpha male who was 🥵 and fell hard for his girl. Just a good love story. As always love getting little hints of previous characters.
I love Candace and this was a perfect book for something when you don't want too dark or too serious. Of course some people might think an assassin and a thief equals serious, but for Candace this was light. I truly enjoyed it. The perfect alpha male who was 🥵 and fell hard for his girl. Just a good love story. As always love getting little hints of previous characters.
November 28, 2023
Perfect for the Holidays
This isn’t the typical darkness that is created by this author. However, it is absolutely perfect for us dark romance readers that need a perfect palette cleanser.
Personally, I hope this becomes a seasonal gift from her to us dark romance readers. We all need a swoon worthy anti hero for the holidays.
This isn’t the typical darkness that is created by this author. However, it is absolutely perfect for us dark romance readers that need a perfect palette cleanser.
Personally, I hope this becomes a seasonal gift from her to us dark romance readers. We all need a swoon worthy anti hero for the holidays.
February 4, 2024
Brilliant read.
Grace has one more job to complete and then she will be finally free. She has done the hard slog and come out fighting. But her boss has other ideas and she is put up against an adversary she is unable to defeat. Grace has choices to make while most of them are stripped away.
brilliant read.
Grace has one more job to complete and then she will be finally free. She has done the hard slog and come out fighting. But her boss has other ideas and she is put up against an adversary she is unable to defeat. Grace has choices to make while most of them are stripped away.
brilliant read.
November 17, 2023
Loved it!
No one makes me fall in love with psychopaths and killers quite like Candace Wondrak. This was such a fun read and I am really glad I took a chance on this story since I typically don't enjoy holiday stories. This one was just perfect!
No one makes me fall in love with psychopaths and killers quite like Candace Wondrak. This was such a fun read and I am really glad I took a chance on this story since I typically don't enjoy holiday stories. This one was just perfect!
November 28, 2023
Not what I was expecting ....
This is a quick holiday spicy posessive hitman.holiday read " he's here for me ,and he's going to show me the grim reaper f**ks like a God 🥵😉 so go on read. U know you wanna
This is a quick holiday spicy posessive hitman.holiday read " he's here for me ,and he's going to show me the grim reaper f**ks like a God 🥵😉 so go on read. U know you wanna
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November 19, 2023
such a sweet story
It’s definitely nothing like her normal, dark stories (that I absolutely devour), but it really was a wonderful holiday romance!
It’s definitely nothing like her normal, dark stories (that I absolutely devour), but it really was a wonderful holiday romance!
November 26, 2023
Ehhh not my cup of tea, super repetitive & because I’m stubborn & refuse to dnf basically skimmed the last 30%
November 26, 2023
loved!
This book was such an enjoyable holiday-themed story! I liked both characters and the way they came together was delightful.
This book was such an enjoyable holiday-themed story! I liked both characters and the way they came together was delightful.
December 3, 2023
I loved this book! The hitman and his thief stole my heart in this cute Christmas novella! Fantastic writing, as always, by this author. I also loved the ties to her psycho universe.
December 7, 2023
The story line had potential but the h was unfortunately tstl. The sexy scenes lacked heat.
December 27, 2023
It's the perfect time to read a holiday love story about a thief and a hitman and Nicholas (not Nik) is so perfect (swoon)
Highly recommend this dark festive love story
Highly recommend this dark festive love story
May 11, 2024
insta-love but make sense bc it's a thief meet cute with a hitman? I ATE IT UP👏🏼👏🏼
December 28, 2025
It was fine. Didn't have the same spark as the first one.
December 2, 2024
And if you try to run, let me warn you you wouldn't make it far. I always catch my prey, Grace.
This is my second time reading this and I enjoyed it just as much. After going to a loan shark to save her dying mom, Grace finds herself in a debt. The story starts as Grace is trying to complete her last job of stealing from some guy her loan shark named. Well, Grace walks in on a hitman instead. The hitman, named Nikolas, decides he found exactly what he's been looking for.
I can't remember ever feeling like this, not once in my life. Maybe it's due to the fact that this man is the grim reaper incarnate, and he's for me.
Christmas Book #1
Rating: 4.5/5
Tropes: Hitman x Thief, Age Gap (21 & 35)
Spice: 4/5 (5 scenes)
Romance: He falls first and becomes obsessed
Christmas Themes: Christmas Time, Tree Decorating
Plot: Yes, she's trying to get out of a debt from a loan Shark
Pages: 153
This is my second time reading this and I enjoyed it just as much. After going to a loan shark to save her dying mom, Grace finds herself in a debt. The story starts as Grace is trying to complete her last job of stealing from some guy her loan shark named. Well, Grace walks in on a hitman instead. The hitman, named Nikolas, decides he found exactly what he's been looking for.
I can't remember ever feeling like this, not once in my life. Maybe it's due to the fact that this man is the grim reaper incarnate, and he's for me.
Christmas Book #1
Rating: 4.5/5
Tropes: Hitman x Thief, Age Gap (21 & 35)
Spice: 4/5 (5 scenes)
Romance: He falls first and becomes obsessed
Christmas Themes: Christmas Time, Tree Decorating
Plot: Yes, she's trying to get out of a debt from a loan Shark
Pages: 153
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