When game developer Patrick Bocker receives a Krampus figurine in the office Secret Santa exchange, he doesn’t think much of it. Then the accidents start happening. The absurd calamities mount, and Patrick becomes a repeat offender at the Emergency Room. By his third visit, Patrick starts to believe that maybe, just maybe, the Krampus figurine is cursed. There is, however, one silver lining – a super hot ER doctor.

Dr. Gray Reynolds is prepared to ignore his attraction to the striking young man in bay two. But by the third time Patrick shows up with new injuries, Gray starts to fear for the cute redhead’s life. He’s determined to drive Patrick home, make sure he’s safe, and get to the bottom of this string of bad luck.

To lift the curse, Gray and Patrick have to find out which of Patrick’s co-workers gifted him the Krampus and return it, all while evading livestock, a criminal Santa, and general mayhem.

Oh—and fall in love. Is that too much to ask of one crazy Christmas Eve?

THE CURSE BEFORE CHRISTMAS is a wild romp set in Chicago with a hot doctor, cute patient, cursed figurine, game developer hijinks, trapped-together-in-the-snow, uber Christmasy, MM rom-com story chock full of giggles, hot chemistry, and a touch of magic.

138 pages