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The Tenth Gift: A Steamy Holiday Fling Series: Quick, Spicy and Full of Christmas Heat (Naughty & Nice: Book 2)
❄️Book Two of the Naughty & Nice Steamy Holiday Fling A Reverse Chronology Christmas Romance Short Story
Rin Acosta’s future is already set. It’s safe, expected and predictable. But this Christmas, life rewinds… and every moment asks her to choose again.Told in reverse chronology, this steamy Christmas short story unravels Rin’s journey backward—from the present to the night everything shifted. Each chapter moves further into the past, exposing what truly happened, what love costs… and what finally set her free.
The more time rewinds, the clearer it becomes—Rin never needed to find the perfect future. She needed to find herself and choose her own destiny.
💋 What You’ll Reverse chronology format (the ending comes first)
A strong female Rin Acosta — a driven architectural draftswoman facing love, loss & courage
A gift tradition that reveals 10 years of connection
Steam, slow-burn tension, and emotional stakes
Found family + Christmas nostalgia
A short, bingeable read—perfect with cocoa and candlelight
📚 Naughty & Nice Series – Book TwoEach story can be read as a stand-alone, but together they reveal the full emotional heartbeat of the series.
🎄 Perfect For Readers Who
Second chances
Found family and emotional depth
Open-door spicy scenes
A heroine choosing truth over comfort
🎁 This Christmas, Rin Acosta sometimes the heart finds home when time runs in reverse.
Hit Buy Now and start at the end—because the beginning changes everything.
This spicy romance short st contains open-door scenes and emotional themes, intended for readers 18+.
Rin Acosta’s future is already set. It’s safe, expected and predictable. But this Christmas, life rewinds… and every moment asks her to choose again.Told in reverse chronology, this steamy Christmas short story unravels Rin’s journey backward—from the present to the night everything shifted. Each chapter moves further into the past, exposing what truly happened, what love costs… and what finally set her free.
The more time rewinds, the clearer it becomes—Rin never needed to find the perfect future. She needed to find herself and choose her own destiny.
💋 What You’ll Reverse chronology format (the ending comes first)
A strong female Rin Acosta — a driven architectural draftswoman facing love, loss & courage
A gift tradition that reveals 10 years of connection
Steam, slow-burn tension, and emotional stakes
Found family + Christmas nostalgia
A short, bingeable read—perfect with cocoa and candlelight
📚 Naughty & Nice Series – Book TwoEach story can be read as a stand-alone, but together they reveal the full emotional heartbeat of the series.
🎄 Perfect For Readers Who
Second chances
Found family and emotional depth
Open-door spicy scenes
A heroine choosing truth over comfort
🎁 This Christmas, Rin Acosta sometimes the heart finds home when time runs in reverse.
Hit Buy Now and start at the end—because the beginning changes everything.
This spicy romance short st contains open-door scenes and emotional themes, intended for readers 18+.
44 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 30, 2025
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December 26, 2025
Cute quick read
December 15, 2025
4.5 stars
Another great short story from Luna Mabini! I think this might be my favorite up until now. This author manages to give us bite sized holiday romances with plenty of spice and even more heart. Looking forward to the third story in this series.
Another great short story from Luna Mabini! I think this might be my favorite up until now. This author manages to give us bite sized holiday romances with plenty of spice and even more heart. Looking forward to the third story in this series.
December 31, 2025
The Tenth Gift by Luna Mabini (2025)
Naughty & Nice #2
44-page Kindle Ebook story pages 4-40
Genre: Holiday > Christmas; Short Story, Romance
Featuring: Reverse Chronology, 2015, Greece, Abandonment, Triangle Trope, Friends-to-Lovers Trope, Sex - Detailed, Look out for Book 3, Bibliography for Luna Mabini with taglines
Rating as a movie: NC-17/X for strong sexual content
Songs for the soundtrack: “Paper Rings” by Taylor Swift, "Silver Bells" by Kenny G., "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Kenny G., "Me" by Tamia
Books and Authors mentioned: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York by John Hughes
My rating: ⭐️⭐️½🧭🇬🇷🎄
My thoughts: This one took a bit for me to get into the format was not my favorite but the end was okay. I don't think it had enough Christmas in it to technically be a Christmas book but whatever.
Recommend to others: Not likely, but there's a chance.
Naughty & Nice
1. The Mistletoe Situation (2025)
2. The Tenth Gift (2025)
3. Once Upon a Holiday (2025)
Memorable Quotes: “No,” he says. Softer now. Sadder. “It’s really simple. Either you want someone who keeps putting you second… or you want someone who won’t.”
Naughty & Nice #2
44-page Kindle Ebook story pages 4-40
Genre: Holiday > Christmas; Short Story, Romance
Featuring: Reverse Chronology, 2015, Greece, Abandonment, Triangle Trope, Friends-to-Lovers Trope, Sex - Detailed, Look out for Book 3, Bibliography for Luna Mabini with taglines
Rating as a movie: NC-17/X for strong sexual content
Songs for the soundtrack: “Paper Rings” by Taylor Swift, "Silver Bells" by Kenny G., "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Kenny G., "Me" by Tamia
Books and Authors mentioned: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York by John Hughes
My rating: ⭐️⭐️½🧭🇬🇷🎄
My thoughts: This one took a bit for me to get into the format was not my favorite but the end was okay. I don't think it had enough Christmas in it to technically be a Christmas book but whatever.
Recommend to others: Not likely, but there's a chance.
Naughty & Nice
1. The Mistletoe Situation (2025)
2. The Tenth Gift (2025)
3. Once Upon a Holiday (2025)
Memorable Quotes: “No,” he says. Softer now. Sadder. “It’s really simple. Either you want someone who keeps putting you second… or you want someone who won’t.”
December 5, 2025
Short story that gives you all the feels
Luna did it again with this book. I loved reading it and trying to figure out how everything plays out. How it’s written takes you on a path through the past while leading you to the present. A great story with hint of spice but the truth about home wins in the end!
Luna did it again with this book. I loved reading it and trying to figure out how everything plays out. How it’s written takes you on a path through the past while leading you to the present. A great story with hint of spice but the truth about home wins in the end!
December 8, 2025
Short Friends-To-Lovers, Good Chemistry
Short friends-to-lovers story. I really felt the chemistry between the MCs! But damn, my little brain had a tough time with all the flashback-y time-line changes. They also just stressed me out a bit. But overall, I enjoyed the story, the romance, and the come-to moment.
Short friends-to-lovers story. I really felt the chemistry between the MCs! But damn, my little brain had a tough time with all the flashback-y time-line changes. They also just stressed me out a bit. But overall, I enjoyed the story, the romance, and the come-to moment.
December 13, 2025
cute book
It’s a cute book. I liked the first one more this one is good but I don’t think it’s a book I’ll remember. It’s not something that will stick with me
It’s a cute book. I liked the first one more this one is good but I don’t think it’s a book I’ll remember. It’s not something that will stick with me
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