A Coyote for Christmas

by Geneva Vand

Blake wasn't expecting to be wooed by someone playing Secret Santa twelve-days-of-Christmas style, but he certainly isn't complaining. Presents are fun after all, especially when your Secret Santa seems to know all your favorites. Things get a little more mysterious when the gifts begin matching the oddly friendly coyote that's started hanging out on his porch. Blake can't help thinking fanciful thoughts, but shifters don’t actually exist...do they?

59 pages, ebook

Published November 18, 2025

About the author

Geneva Vand has finally settled down for the long term in Chicago, IL, where her husband and two cats keep her company. Before that, you could mostly find her in Maine, Washington, or Idaho. Her loves include cross stitching, indie nail polish, and stories of all kinds.

Eventually, she decided to start adding her own stories to the world. So far she's sticking to romance. Her books tend toward light, low-heat escapism with a focus on LGBTQ+ characters.

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Reviews

[Maureen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute, enjoyable short Christmas story. Mysterious packages with lovely gifts arrive on Blake's desk every morning, trying to figure out who is the secret admirer has him stumped and everyone else in the office so intrigued and amused.

[... · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. There's a gentle sweetness to this single-pov short story that I enjoyed. There's no heat, no real conflict, the reveal isn't surprising and Blake very much takes it in stride. With the HFN ending coming right after the reveal, we don't really get to see any on-page chemistry between them or why they're each so taken with the other, but the attention to Blake's interest shown with the gifts proves that it's there in a lovely, quiet, understated way.