Kringle and the Kraken is a holiday romance with a touch of the grinch and a whole lot of tentacles!
From the blurb:
For Kris Kringle, Christmas is a curse. His family owns and operates a Christmas tree farm and Santa’s workshop experience, but despite his name, Kris is anything but jolly about the holidays. He would much rather spend his time making ships in bottles or researching sea monsters for the nautical mythology course he teaches, sea monsters like the mighty kraken…
Levi Shoal moved to Lifeboat, Maine, to escape the pressures of his family. He didn’t plan to befriend a slightly grumpy, flannel-wearing human—who doesn’t know Levi is a kraken or that they live in an oceanic ley line haven town surrounded by sea monsters. Now Levi is stuck keeping secrets he shouldn’t have to from the man he’s falling head over tentacles for.
When Lifeboat’s ley line magic is threatened and the town is attacked, Levi and Kris must work together to keep the town safe while both the humans and sea monsters get ready to celebrate the winter holidays. But can their new relationship withstand the threat and the secrets that must be revealed to fix the ley line magic?
Kringle and the Kraken is a standalone holiday novel that is part of the Tinsel and Tentacles 2.0 series, featuring a kraken who is finally ready to embrace his destiny, a human who learns he has a thing for tentacles, a lot of holiday hijinks, and a sprinkle of suspense.
Jacqueleen the Reading Queen's review:
Umm Vinnie doing a TENTACLE romance? YES PLEASE!! This book was super cute. I loved how a man named Kris Kringle was such a grumpy guss when it came to the holidays. Well, not all holidays to be fair. Just Christmas. Which is ironic enough with his name, never mind the fact that Christmas is basically his entire family's business and livelihood. From the Christmas trees for sale on the farm to his mother's famous hot chocolate. The Kringles are a Christmas themed bunch. Everyone except for Kris.
I don't know if Levi expected any of what eventually occurs after he moves to Lifeboat. It was kind of a whirlwind to be honest, but I just loved the effect he had on Kris. He softened his rough edges a bit while Kris became a support for him in return. I really enjoyed them together as a couple and I loved seeing Levi integrate himself into their special town.
Now I have to mention the KELPS club because they were a highlight whenever they popped up in the book. I also should maybe admit I googled to see if this was really a thing or just created by Vinni's lovely imagination. Alas, it seems the latter is correct. Those old men were honestly adorable and I swear I almost teared up with Pete when the big revelation finally occurred. It was such a perfect ending for this holiday romance and I look forward to what this author comes out with next!
Kringle and the Kraken is currently available as an e-book and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
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