On the surface, O COME ALL YE KINKY is a highly atypical holiday romance anthology featuring 8 stories of gay, lesbian, or transgender partners in a dominant/submissive relationship. The stories contain strong erotic elements and the characters find some extremely creative ways to celebrate the holidays, finding uses for holiday decorations I had never considered. Digging deeper though, I found that the stories weren't all that different from more traditional romances. O COME ALL YE KINKY is a set of beautifully written stories of coming home, love, trust, forgiveness, and hope. Isn't that what the holidays are all about?

When I selected this anthology, I was looking forward to reading the stories by two of my favorite authors of erotica, Joey W. Hill and Katie Porter. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I really liked all 8 stories and will look for other books by these authors. I thought the stories were in some ways less erotic than I anticipated based on the title and the cover. Don't get me wrong, there is plenty of BDSM fun. What pulled me in and kept me reading though were the complex characters and the emotional personal battles these characters were waging. All the stories involved partners (or soon to be partners) who have known each other for some time which bypasses to getting to know each other phase and goes straight to the high emotional stakes of can I trust this love. I absolutely enjoyed joining these characters on their journey to find their own home during the holidays.

Twenty percent of the proceeds from the sale of O COME ALL YE KINKY will be donated to the Domestic Violence Project of the National Leather Association which provides services, information, and referrals to victims of domestic violence in non-mainstream communities.