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Being home for the holidays should be comforting, a time of joy and happiness surrounded by those you care about most.

Yet, here I am, heart pounding through my chest, tempted to jump back on the plane and fly back. Even though Christmas is only a few days away, home isn’t a place I really want to be.

After years of tear-filled phone calls from Mom, I finally caved, stepping foot back in the town I had avoided for years. All because of a certain alpha, one who made it his mission to chase me out.

I expected high emotions being back there, my wolf having revealed the moment I left this place after lying dormant when I needed her most.

What I didn’t expect was them, or the fact that being around them would trigger a chain of events that I could never come back from.

What started as a small trip to see my family for Christmas became something so much more, altering my life in ways I never thought were possible.

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Published December 9, 2024

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Profile Image for xS!kDollReaderx.
145 reviews28 followers
December 10, 2024
“You’re beyond perfection, swallowing my brother down while I fill you and giving Elias a little show,”

Festive Fates certainly jingled my bells 🥵 wow!! I loved every bit of the Christmas novella. If you are after a Christmas book with plot and character growth, this is not for you. This is fast paced heat and desire.
Thank you Kayla for another amazing book 👏 this certainly made to my re reads for the Christmas festivities.

Contents include
🎄Brother's best friends
🎄Omegaverse
🎄Knotting
🎄Twin brothers
🎄Why choose
🎄Shifters
🎄Some bullying content
Profile Image for Kaitlyn.
351 reviews5 followers
December 28, 2024
Festive Fates was a short, steamy, and somewhat holiday-themed Omegaverse novella that hit the right balance between plot and smut. For such a quick read, it delivered just enough story to keep me hooked while focusing on the fated connection between the FMC and the three brothers.

The FMMM dynamic was intriguing and well-written, and the chemistry between the characters was undeniable. If you’re in the mood for a spicy, fast-paced novella with a touch of holiday vibes, this one is worth picking up.
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50 reviews12 followers
December 23, 2024
"𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘐 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸."

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Okay!! This was my very first Omegaverse read, and now I want all the recs! This is an incredible Christmas, cozy, spicy, and funny short read. I loved this book so much. All of the characters were so easy to love, K.L. Steele did a great job! Even though this is a small read, you still get so much info for all of the characters.

The story follows Davina, an omega, who has come home for Christmas. She hasn't been back home in years because of events that happened. These events involved Elias, an alpha, who bullied and tortured Davina because he didn't know how to control the feelings he felt towards her. Once Elias finds out Davina is back, him and his older twin brothers are determined to make it up to Davina and help her through the worst heat she has experienced.

If you're after a low plot, high smut Christmas Novella with alphas, twins, ladders, and all the cozy vibes. Then you really need to read this right now!! 🐺🔥

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵:
🎄 𝘖𝘮𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦
🐺 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴
🎄 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦
🐺 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥
🎄 𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘴
🐺 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴
🎄 𝘓𝘰𝘸 𝘗𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢
🐺 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨
🎄 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦
Profile Image for Jeliza Torres.
333 reviews10 followers
December 28, 2024
This was too short of a book! I NEED MORE! I am obsessed with the Evans brothers and the love that Davina has from her family. Their patience and care for her during her heat makes me so jealous. Being an Omega and mated to the Evans Brothers would be a dreammm. Don’t even get me started on how she taunted Elias and made him chase after her 🖤
Profile Image for Mary Rose.
883 reviews53 followers
December 10, 2024
Quick and cute holiday read!

I hope this author writes more shifter stories because this was a good one, and I'd enjoy more like it. I needed more pages of Elias making up for his bad behavior toward Davina, but the heat scene was nice and steamy, and I loved the twins.
Profile Image for Alexcis  Morris.
75 reviews2 followers
December 25, 2024
I want more

I NEED MORE!!!!
What do you mean “The End”
Omg Im addicted!
This was everything.
Wolves and Christmas? My absolute kryptonite
16 reviews
December 25, 2025
A very cosy read. Sth for an afternoon to feel good. Like the autor herself said, if you need deep charakter builds or high fantasy. That little novella is not for you.
If you like to wind down while reading sth you can finish in an afternoon. That book is for you.

This little entry in her writting style is all I needed to get more of her books.
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48 reviews1 follower
September 1, 2025
1.5) I really wanted to like this book. It just lacked personality. The spice was fine but I didn’t really care about any characters
Profile Image for Ryn Meagher.
463 reviews21 followers
December 20, 2024
Book Review 🐺 Festive Fates by K.L. Steele

Okay, listen—Festive Fates is giving HOLIDAY CHAOS in the BEST possible way. Think why-choose romance meets festive vibes meets supernatural drama. It’s like Christmas threw a party, invited some deliciously dark paranormal creatures, and gave us all the steam and spice we didn’t know we needed.

First of all, the characters? PERFECTION. Each one has their own vibe, and the way they all fit together is just… chef’s kiss. And the holiday magic? It’s not all candy canes and mistletoe—there’s an edge to it that keeps you hooked. I laughed, I swooned, I gasped, and yes, I might have yelled at the book once or twice.

Now, I won’t lie—the middle slows down a little, but the drama picks up FAST. And the ending? Let’s just say K.L. Steele knows how to keep us begging for more. Is it a cliffhanger? Not exactly. But do I want another book ASAP? Abso-freaking-lutely.

🔥 Final thoughts: If you’re into paranormal romance with festive chaos and a side of spice, Festive Fates needs to be on your holiday TBR. You won’t regret it.
Profile Image for Elliot.
143 reviews3 followers
November 16, 2025
🐺Title: Festive Fates
🎄Vibe Check: Holiday, Shifters, Omegaverse
❄️Genre: Romance
⭐ Rating: 4/5

🐺My Thoughts:
A good and short novella.

This could’ve been 5 stars. If I’d gotten more. I understand it’s a Novella but you can drop little tidbits about characters relationships and not go more in depth into them. How this guy bullied her and his brothers, what the scars are all from, etc. Also, I don’t like how quickly she got over her past with her bully.
ALL THAT ASIDE, it was still a fun, spicy holiday read and super short.

I love a good omegaverse story

🎄Standout Elements:

Brothers best friend and childhood bully to lovers

“I can’t help the satisfaction that spreads through me at his words, preening over them…”

Cuddle up for an hour or two with some chocolate and a peppermint mocha and relish in this quick, steamy, holiday omegaverse read.

❄️Final Thoughts:
I think for the length the story is, it’s done very well.
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639 reviews11 followers
December 9, 2024
“That’s it, pretty girl. Let me make you feel better,”

5⭐️ Twins and ladders, omegas, oh my! This is a great Omegaverse festive story! I love changing it up at Christmas time and reading something a little different from the usual hallmark reads and let’s be real, they're not my thing anyways.

They were all so sweet. I loved their tenuous backstory and how attentive they were towards during her heat. For such a short story, it’s very detailed and intricate. I loved the festive fun they all had. Who doesn’t love an alpha twin sandwich?!

Such a short spicy read! I literally read it within an hour. Loved it!
Profile Image for Amanda Winterstein.
575 reviews2 followers
December 14, 2024
K.L. Steele delivers a story that has it all, brothers best friends, a bully's second chance and spice off the charts all wrapped up in a Christmas bow! This is an omegaverse that meets Christmas in the snowy countryside that has you panting and turning each page rapidly. Davina had no idea when she reluctantly returned home for Christmas that she would be met with her mates and her first true heat that they will help her through. This one stands apart from all the others as it has such depth to the characters and throws you into the emotions of each character even in such a short novella. You will be begging for more, I know I am.
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237 reviews2 followers
December 2, 2024
An absolutely perfect Christmas, cozy, spicy, and funny Omegaverse novella.

I loved this book. The characters were so easy to love, and even with it being a smaller book, you get so much info on who they are.

Omegaverse's are a comfort read for me, and this is the best one I have read in a while. That was just absolutely what I wanted. A quick and easy read that ticked all the boxes.

🔥fated mates
🔥knotting
🔥spice
🔥Christmas
🔥Why choose
🔥Nesting
🔥 Family love

🌶🌶🌶🌶 great spicy with some plot... exactly what I wanted!
Profile Image for Alice Higgins.
172 reviews7 followers
December 2, 2024
Oh. My. Fucking. God. This was absolutely fucking incredible, but I'd expect nothing less from K. L. Steele, every time she announces a book I know it's going to be an IMMEDIATE 5 stars, and once again, this was NO EXCEPTION!!!! I loved this so much, from beginning to end I was absolutely hooked, i didn't want it to end, i could read HUNDREDS more books about these characters. Davina, Elias, Kai and Hunter are EVERYTHING, they just make sense yk? Like, I would 1000% trade places with Davina, while I love all three, Elias is my favourite. I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!!!
Profile Image for Gemma (Bookishgem94).
198 reviews1 follower
December 3, 2024
Elias, Hunter and Kai. Three alpha wolves who want Davina to be theirs especially when she returns home for the first time in years and they catch her scent. This book is a short christmas novella that is packed with spice , nesting , fated mates and a wild few days. I really enjoyed this book and finished it within an hour. I love K.L.Steeles books. They always flow well and go into detail to keep you hooked from the start and again she did not disappoint. I would recommend this to anyone who loves a short spicy fated mates romance.
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254 reviews20 followers
December 6, 2024
A fantastic holiday themed OV with some strong alphas you can easily want in your own lives.

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚’𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎, 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔.

Tropes: OV, alphas, why choose, returning home, spicy scenes, twin brothers, protective brothers, holiday romance, shifters, paranormal romance

An easy and quick read that you can finish in one night, I know I did.

Fave Character: Elias

Fave Quote: "𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.”

RATING: 5 ⭐
SPICE LEVEL: 3 🌶️

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296 reviews18 followers
December 15, 2024
Festive Fates by K.L. Steele
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️~Stars
🥵🥵🥵~Spice

Tropes:
• Omegaverse
• Why Choose
• Brothers Best Friends
• Shifters
• Slow Burn

🖇️ The omega could be in the middle of the fucking woods on a windy day, and I would be able to hunt her down on her scent alone, calling to me like a fucking beacon.

▪️ A lovely and hot short novel! This one was full of speed and we got to meet 4 souls who were meant for each other and when they got together🥵🥵🥵 So go ahead and enjoy this spicy novella because I really did😘
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251 reviews3 followers
December 11, 2024
super hot

Wow this book was an intense little novella and I adored it. I think it’s my fav book of K L Steele to date it was super hot super sexy. It was intense and just delicious. I mean who doesn’t want 3 sexy as sin males giving them all the attention. Phew. Adored all the boys even Mr brooding Elias. If you like why choose, reverse harem, shifter romance that’s super spicy and hot then you need this book.
Luv luv luv it. I want more.
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211 reviews11 followers
December 16, 2024
🧠 4
✨️ 5
🌶 2.5

" Let my brother fvck the living daylights out of you and fill you so much, you will be dripping for days, sweet one. "

It's not often I give Novellas a 5 star, simply just because they usually aren't long enough to REALLY grab me.

This was an exception to that and left me wanting more!!

Omegaverse
Why Choose
Pierced MMC
Twins + another brother
Spitting
Primal
Shifters
Voyeurism
Brothers Best Friends
Ex Bully
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32 reviews
July 10, 2025
Okay I read this in one sitting! Yes ino it’s small but I have kids. (Leave me alone🤭)

I LOVED THIS!
K. L Steele has a way of writing that just leaves you wanting more!

I’ve loved all the characters she has wrote and I honestly can’t wait to read more of her work. (I’ve read all so far 😫🤣)

This was such a quick and easy fun read and if in the future k.l Steele does more with these characters I’m there for it.

This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Aurora.
34 reviews
December 23, 2025
this amazing story is considered a novella but tell me WHY I GOT SO ENGROSSED LIKE IT WAS A FULL LENGTH NOVEL. from the start I was invested in our FMC and the world around her. K.L. Steele did an amazing job of setting the scene and making us see the story before us with so little words, I was quickly transported to this foresty town winter wonderland.

there's something about omegaverse that just hits right, and this novella is no exception. it's amazing. everything I needed in a comforting spicy Christmas read with range. I think it balances all the facets between characters, plot, angst, and spice perfectly!

my only complaint was I want more!!!!! GIVE ME MOREEEEEEEE. I'm being greedy, I know. but by the end I was seriously attached to this pack and I want to put them in my pocket and bring them everywhere cause they're just so perfect
63 reviews
December 2, 2024
If you are looking for an omega shifter spicy holiday book this is it.

It’s a very short novella that brings all the spice. Since it is a novella there is no time for groveling as the FMC does know the main men.

However it is implied that in the future after this book they would proceed to grovel and make it up to her!
Profile Image for Jenn (myspookybookishlife).
516 reviews22 followers
December 11, 2024
Wow this was such an amazing novella!!! I loved every minute of it!!! Watching Davina find her mates in the most unlikely of people was heart melting and I loved seeing the boys win over her trust. And helping her with her heat was so beyond spicy!!! I’m so glad they found each other and that Davina is willing to let them into her life!! Another great book!!!
Profile Image for Jess (fromthebookshelfofdreams).
448 reviews82 followers
December 15, 2024
For such a small novella this packed so much plot as well as spice into it! I loved the dynamic between the brothers and our FMC, as well as the history they shared. The spice - freaking delicious. This is my first read by K.L. Steele and I will absolutely be picking up another of their books soon!
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45 reviews1 follower
December 18, 2024
K.L. Steele, you have honestly done it again, girl ! I couldn't put this one down. 🥰

I really enjoyed how you put a glossary in the first few pages so your readers could get a better understanding of some of the words and terms used in the book. ☺️

But girl, the twins and Elias! 🥵 I honestly wanted more...

This is a good Christmas book with just enough spice. 🌶
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Desiree🦇.
233 reviews2 followers
November 6, 2025
MFMM. Wolf shifter omegaverse. Curvy fmc. Non virgin fmc/one virgin mmc, the rest non virgins. Don’t care for the two mmcs sleeping around already knowing she’s their fated mate.

Davina: (22/Brunette/fmc/Omega)
Elias: (22/Raven Haired/mmc/Alpha) Alpha-hole.
Hunter: (24/Raven Haired/ mmc/Alpha) Twin. Empathetic.
Kai: (24/Raven Haired/mmc/Alpha) Twin. Broody.
Profile Image for Megan Glatt.
190 reviews4 followers
December 5, 2025
ahhh what a great book!!! This was my first omegaverse type of book, besides K.L's other books, and it was absolutely top notch!!

Quick and easy read, the perfect little Christmas novella! The book is filled with spice and heat and some pretty cute moments too!

Davina and her alphas are 🌶️🌶️ and I was loving every second of it!
Profile Image for S.T. Aries Author.
34 reviews1 follower
December 4, 2024
I swear kl steele does it again! So happy to be a part of her street team! I love her fast paced books! This is meant to be a fast paced shifter romance, 3 brothers *wink wink* and after reading it I NEED MORE OF DAVINA KAI ELIAS AND HUNTER!
Profile Image for Jen.
394 reviews16 followers
December 11, 2024
Obsessed

Oh I freaking adored this book. He hurt her in the past she ran. She comes home years later to find out he and his twin brothers are her fated mates. Eeck squeals I love this book so much. A short, spicy Christmas romance.
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