I bought this books to get Patricia Briggs story about Mercy is a very brave woman, a German car mechanic, and a skin walker, which allows her to turn into a coyote. I also enjoyed Charlaine Harris' story and ended up reading all those of her series of books.

An anthology of short stories all about werewolves and Christmas by a combination of fantasy and mystery authors, this is, on the whole, very well done. They are for the most part, more sentimental and hopeful than "hair-raising" as noted on the cover. Charlaine Harris contributes a Sookie Stackhouse short that doesn't add much to the series, but is a quick visit. Carrie Vaughn's story is a nice look at a moment out of Kitty's life when she helps another werewolf deal with his condition. The other stories, as far as I know are stand alone stories that may touch on some existing worlds of their authors, but are separate characters. The rest of the authors contributing are: Donna Andrews, Simon R. Green, Dana Cameron, Kat Richardson, Alan Gordon, Dana Stabenow, Keri Arthur, J. A. Konrath, Nancy Pickard, Karen Chance, Rob Thurman and Toni L.P. Kelner. A particular standout for me was J.A. Konrath's "SA" - which was laugh out loud funny, I will be looking for the rest of his books immediately.

A fun, quick way to get a taste of an author. There are 15 different writers, so some of the stories are really short. Some traditionalists may not like some of the Christmas interpretations (Santa only comes out and night and wears red, so he must be a vampire) but the stories are enjoyable.

Enjoyed all the stories.Found a few new authors I want to check out

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