This month’s book boyfriend is from the first story Partridge in Her Pear Tree from the Twelve Strippers of Christmas.

It’s Christmas in July!

so of course the book boyfriend is a stripper.

Seth is an engineer but does Santagrams to make ends meet. That is until he ends up dancing at the holiday party for a women’s pleasure device company.
Not only does he run into Bethany, who had a wild crush on him in high school, but she rescues him in more than one way.

Bethany is the true hero in this story. And Seth is the hottie in need of help.

The Twelve Strippers of Christmas is a collection of twelve fast read, instalove romance stories centered on the theme of the Twelve Days of Christmas with a Magic Mike twist.

There are twelve book boyfriends in this steamy holiday collection.
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Considering reading this collection for your bookclub?

Here are a few questions to spark the conversation.

The Collection as a Whole: Tone & Variety The collection spans contemporary, fantasy, and science fiction romance — all united by humor and heat. Which subgenre felt like the most natural home for Sylvian’s voice, and did any story surprise you by being your favorite? What does the genre-mixing add (or take away) from the anthology experience?

The “12 Days” Structure Each story is loosely based on one of the twelve days of Christmas, using that familiar framework as a launching pad. How well did you feel the individual stories honored (or cleverly subverted) their corresponding “day”? Did the organizing conceit feel like a creative constraint that sparked originality, or did it ever feel forced?

Unconventional Characters & Vulnerability Stories like Bang a Drummer feature cross-dressing Lettie falling for a Celtic drummer hiding a “bigger, hairier secret,” and Piper’s Daughter centers on a woman whose dead father’s will controls her fate. How does Sylvian use vulnerability — whether through identity, grief, or unexpected circumstance — to make her characters feel real despite the comedic premises?