A Graphically Designed Holiday by Ren Holly
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary, Holiday
Length: Short story (48 pages)
Other: M/M
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Graphic designer Eli has harbored a secret crush on nerdy math teacher Lincoln since they were at school together, and he’s perfectly content with his unrequited feelings—until Lincoln requests a special handmade holiday gift: a dating profile with all the bells and whistles Eli can include, one that will be sure to find Lincoln a boyfriend for Christmas.

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Having known each other since school, Eli and Lincoln have been friends a long time. When Lincoln asks Eli for help making his dating profile can the two men find something special together?

I enjoyed this fun frolic of a short story. Eli and Lincoln have been friends forever and their chemistry and attraction was lovely to witness. The story is told only from Eli’s perspective so there were a few brief moments – particularly in the beginning – where I wasn’t completely certain that Lincoln felt the same level of attachment and commitment that Eli did, but that was fairly quickly put to rest when the men finally kissed.

Steamy and sensual I found this to be a really enjoyable friends-to-lovers story, even if Eli was a little dense in picking up Lincoln’s clues and hints. There’s tons of fun and chemistry and I thought the author added just the right amount of humour into it all as well to keep the tone and pace light (the scene where Eli has a conversation while drunk with his dad – and the results from that conversation – made me laugh aloud for ages).

With a wonderful happy ending and a fair bit of chemistry exploding between the two men I feel most readers should enjoy this short and fun story.

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Sweet Anticipation by Andrew Grey
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary, Holiday
Length: Short story (46 pages)
Other: M/M
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Greg Hansen’s pregnant sister is on bed rest, so it falls to Greg to finalize the arrangements for her best friend’s bachelorette party. Little does he know he’s in for a sweet surprise. When he arrives at the bakery recommended to him, he comes face to face with the man he never should’ve let get away—Rhys Denning.
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Greg and Rhys both feel they’d let the other slip away – so when a second chance comes their way neither is willing to let this opportunity pass them by.

I found this to be a funny and rather tongue-in-cheek sort of Christmassy story. I’d never even dreamed of Santa-penis-shaped baguettes, but that was most certainly an image that stayed with me – and likely will continue to do so for quite some time!

While I found Rhys’ explanation as to his and Greg’s break up a little pat – and it felt a little strange how simply and quickly it was discussed then put away virtually the moment the two men reunited – I have to admit I found it a good thing that they could begin so quickly to rebuild their relationship. I wasn’t totally sold initially on their chemistry, but they certainly worked well together and I absolutely thought their personalities were compatible and meshed very well together. I loved how the author showed this really clearly through how well they worked together in Rhys’ kitchen, even though Greg had practically no skills in that area.

With a fair bit of steam between the two men in the kitchen and a whole lot of sassy fun this story really ticked a number of boxes that I feel many readers will enjoy. Short and sumptuous, this is a great author and one I’m starting to keep an eye out for.

Love in 24 Frames by C.S. Poe
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary, Holiday
Length: Short story (38 pages)
Other: M/M
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Declan Groves is a CPA in New York City. His adult life is dictated by routine and borderline monotony. The need to express himself, in ways his career and crippling shyness have never allowed, leads Declan to becoming an amateur stop-motion filmmaker.

The one problem is that Declan is also in love with the Wandering Artist Studios receptionist Shota Watanabe. Shota has always had a smile and engaging comment ready for Declan, but even if it is more than casual politeness, Declan hasn’t been able to get out more than a tongue-tied sentence at a time. And a man like Shota surely has no intention of waiting forever.
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Declan and Shota have always had chemistry, but neither is certain enough to want to make a move. Until they start meeting outside their regular routine and suddenly new possibilities open up to them both.

I enjoyed this short story – in large part because I found it so refreshing and unsual that Declan’s character could be so very competent and organized in almost every are of his life until it came with interacting with Shota. In general Declan has no problems carrying out a coherent conversation, but his attraction to Shota kept Declan – for months, not just an interaction or two – tongue tied and completely at a loss. I found this to be so endearing and helped make Declan feel relatable to me, I instantly wanted to see how he and Shota could move past this awkward phase and connect and expand on the attraction and chemistry they each so clearly felt for the other.

I was also incredibly intrigued by the small sub-plot of Declan’s making stop-motion films. With twenty-four frames to a single second of animation there seemed to be so much intricacy and time spent on literally every detail and I have to admit while I knew what a stop-motion film was, outside of that I had no idea of how it actually all came together. So I found this aspect of the story really interesting and like nothing else I’d ever read about previously. I have to give major kudos to the author because it’s not something I’d ever thought too much about and I really enjoyed reading about it in this short story.

Sweet and quite gentle, I really enjoyed the slow pace of the romance that blooms between Declan and Shota. While I, personally, enjoyed the fact it wasn’t very explicit – nor very Christmassy – readers who want something more focused on those aspects mightn’t find this suits their tastes. But with two deeply interesting characters, a solid and well-defined plot about the stop-motion film Declan is making and a hearty, warm-spirited love story this quick read ticked a number of important boxes for me and.

I really enjoyed this story and really enjoy reading this particular author.