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Antlers & Anxiety

A Sapphic Reindeer Shifter Short Story (Monstrous Holidays)

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Ana has perfected the art of the Irish goodbye—especially when it comes to holiday office parties that send her anxiety spiraling. When she escapes the company festivities and takes refuge in her favorite bookstore, she expects to find her usual hidden reading nook empty and waiting.

Instead, she discovers Kael—the store's new owner with silver-streaked hair, warm golden eyes, and a pair of very real reindeer antlers that catch the light when she smiles.

As winter snowfall traps them together in a cozy back room filled with books and twinkling lights, Ana finds herself doing the unthinkable—connecting with a stranger who somehow makes her feel perfectly safe being herself.

When Ana notices an enchanted sprig of mistletoe that supposedly reveals true soul-matches, Ana doesn't believe in holiday magic...but she's definitely willing to test the theory with Kael.

One kiss is all it takes to prove that sometimes the universe saves its most perfect gifts for those who've spent too long watching other people's dreams instead of living their own.

©2025 Lola Bliss (P)2025 Lola Bliss
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This is a cute spicy novella, only 42 pages long. I think it has real prospects of making a fantastic full length novel.

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Antlers & Anxiety is a super sweet novella with steam and spice. Featuring two women with their own levels of social anxiety, Kael and Ana are a lovely match. Listening to them get to know each other, open up, and give in to their connection is soft and easy. The characters are both extremely relatable, and the narrator does a lovely job of bringing them to life. The afterward by the author is quite touching, and I appreciate that she opened up about herself and the origins of this shifter love story.

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