From a red-carpet Halloween costume to the fireworks of New Year's, Karin Kallmaker is adding a holiday layer to her literary cake with short stories inspired by her classics and recent novels. It's a baker's dozen buffet of pure holiday deliciousness. Join her for a Car Pool family table Thanksgiving and Paperback Romance small town concert. A Warming Trend North Pole wonderland and Maybe Next Time Hawaiian Christmas. A reality show holiday bake-off with Wild Things . And Simply the Best ever New Year's Day. Every story will wrap you in family, friendships, and romance, all with a holiday bow on top. Karin Kallmaker's delightful and moving short stories have won Lambda Literary and Golden Crown awards and are sure to have you falling in love with her characters all over again.

Contents include: Making Up for Lost Time: December - Cookies and Kisses Warming Trend / My Lady Lipstick: January - Mona Lisa Captain of Industry: February - Extraordinary Thing Simply the Best: March - All That and a Milkshake Simply the Best: April - Reflections Wild Things: May - Having Faith Painted Moon: June - Living Canvas Roller Coaster: July - Heartline Roll Maybe Next Time: August - Turtles, Adagio Above Temptation: September - Kindling Because I Said So: October - The M-Word Car Pool: November - The World Heals at the Kitchen Table Paperback Romance: December - Merely Players Notes: "And Now for the Sprinkles on Top" Readers won't want to miss the original Frosting on the Cake and Frosting on the Cake Volume 2: Second Helpings .