These Holidays Are Hollow

Advance Reader Copy

Genres

Paranormal Adventure, Dark Fantasy, Demons, Christmas, Vampires, and Novellas

Trigger Warnings

Sex and Profanity

Type of Ending

Series

Second or higher in series

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is required

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Goodreads, Amazon, or BookBub

Reader Spots Remaining

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Dec 14, 2025

Page Length

100 pages

Available Formats

ePub

These Holidays Are Hollow

Advance Reader Copy

Blurb

Something ancient comes to collect its debt.

The story takes place after These Thorns Are Sharpest, following Rue, Dacre, and their friends as they attempt to celebrate a quiet winter holiday together. But when a mysterious gift—a book bound in frost and forgotten runes—is unwrapped, their night of warmth and reunion becomes a fight for survival.

As snow falls and the Veil thins, ancient magic stirs beneath the Hollow Winter, unleashing the Krampus and awakening something far older.

What begins as a holiday gathering soon becomes a battle against myth, shadow, and the debts that refuse to stay buried.

Because in the world of Veil of Shadows, even Christmas comes with a curse.

This is a special Christmas-themed novella set in the world of Veil of Shadows: Next Generation.

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