The Stockings Were Hung

by Adrian Blue

After a year of loss and heartache, Lexie wants to forget the past at her family's cabin in the mountains. But memories are all around her. The solitude only makes her loneliness worse, and she is drowning in it. But she is not as alone in the cabin as she thinks. Something has been watching and waiting. Something hungry. And Lexie is about to get eaten.

Genres: Christmas, Holiday, Short Stories, Horror, Erotica, Monsters

22 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 24, 2023

Reviews

[V.P. Nightshade · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes...

You just need a little something short and smutty! Lexie's story, full of pain and grief, was quite creative. If you like it short and smutty, Adrian Blue always delivers.

[Brianna Bello · Rating 1 out of 5]

What in the world did I just read? A fireplace? Really? I don’t.. what? Yeah. Not for me.

[Etidae · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not really my thing..

Nothing wrong with the writing, just the particular dynamic, or k.nk is not one that I fully understand even on a “oh I could see that being hot for someone” way. Another spicy short with Christmas theme monster novelette where a woman grieving returns to her family home and a creature that…lives inside the fireplace “devours” her…

[Love-Leigh Book Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

•The Stockings Were Hung•

Amazing buildup and incredibly descriptive. Wish there was an epilogue or something but let’s be honest this was a too the point smut book and it was great, LOL.

[LiLu · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG !

What a fantastic twisted tale of… I don’t want to give away the ‘plot’. The details and descriptions were fantastic!

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lexie's not in a great mental place when she heads up to her family's cabin, but she's trying to put her life back together and she thinks spending time in a place she used to love will help. Except she's completely overwhelmed by her grief when faced with the actual cabin and vows she'll only stay the night and then head back to the city tomorrow.

It's a good plan, all things considered, but the creature hungering in the dark has a slightly different idea in mind. One that involves swallowing Lexie whole and learning all the ways it can make her shiver. In fear or otherwise.

I do enjoy the creative twists on AB's monsters and this one worked nicely. *thumbs up*

-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal

[Charity (TAKING A BREAK) · Rating 4 out of 5]

TW/CW: talks of grief.

The reason I gave this book 4 stars is because it's surprisingly well-written for a 22 page story. Most stories such as this one tend to start off promising then disappoint you with a rushed middle and ending. You are introduced to the character and setting at a great pace and then the story just gets straight to the point. All I can say is that the stocking is indeed hung.

Enjoy!

[not really a spoiler but kind of?] I think this story and the others like it are based off of kinks. This one might be based off of "being eaten" kink? (Is it a kink?) I really don't know the term for it but all I know is that some people like being crushed, eaten, etc. Do whatever with that information lol.

[Lezel Ames · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and Sweet

I got hung up on how intense the story was getting that I didn't realize it was a short read. It was over before I was ready. I really enjoyed this story though. So much potential! Keep it up, my dear.

[🐉 PrinZessBookDragon 👑🌶️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

In true A. Blue fashion this story was a cute little filthy tale. A short and sweet raunchy romance for us dirty minded romance lovers. Adrian Blue is underrated and I don't like it. STOP SITTING ON HER TALENT!
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5🌶️

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it.

The images are wonderful, and I desperately wanted more. It was a story I wanted more of. Far to shoer!

[Michelle Ferrel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Y'all reading about doors, pillows, and balloon animals, but a fireplace crosses the line? Tentacles aren't for me, but if you're into that, this fireplace had some nice ones.

[St. Quiche · Rating 4 out of 5]

She fucked that fire place. Get it girl.

[La'Jacinth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow

Uuummm, I'm not sure if I should be yrned or scared...of my house no2.

I know I will never look at my fireplace the same ever again.

[Emma Cronin · Rating 3 out of 5]

ooo

A house that missed her while she was gone. A house that ate the last owner. A house that just wants a taste of her

[Jay myrandomspace2023 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Is it a demon fireplace or a fireplace with a demon inside it?

[Areadingsunflower · Rating 3 out of 5]

These are just fun entertaining quick, smutty reads! This one was the least smutty, though.

[andrea ♡ · Rating 1 out of 5]

1⭐️ not everyone can say that they’ve read a tale about a fireplace pleasuring a female with tentacles—

[Ciara Hartman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this as part of the Twisted Tidings anthology. Awesome short spicy monstrous holiday read!!

[Lori Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting story

Very weird and erotic fun. I should have expected it from the cover. But I hadn’t even thought of such a thing before… very clever.

[Carissa Janes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Where does one find a magical fireplace like this? Asking for a friend... This one was really short and didn't seem as complete as the others.

[The Dragon Den Book Blog · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little unsure about this one. Decided to try it out and see what this book could possibly lead to, still a little confused.

[NebulaChaos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bruh a seasonal FIREPLACE MIMIC?!?! Would.

[Tiffany · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think maybe I was wanting something different from this chimney monster erotica vore? It was fine! Not traumatizing like the spider one, but just wasn’t what I wanted it to be.

[Zie · Rating 1 out of 5]

What the fuck

[Jordin Konev · Rating 2 out of 5]

this was something. an erotic.. fireplace monster that gives warm hugs all under 30 pages ?
quick read with quick pace

[Isabella · Rating 2 out of 5]

Incredibly short, 10 minute read about a fireplace. Not terrible but not really enough plot for me.

[Ashley Lindsay · Rating 1 out of 5]

No.