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As an advertising executive, it’s Logan’s job to sell people holiday cheer, and he’s good at what he does. But deep down, Logan hates everything about Christmas, so he worries that his crush on the hot baker who loves the holidays is a recipe for disaster.

Last year, Logan saw Ryan at a holiday party Ryan was catering, and the attraction was instant. In a drunken moment, Logan made it his New Year’s resolution to ask the pastry chef out. But another year has slipped away, time is running out, and Logan’s assistant demands he collect on his resolution. Can Logan find the confidence that usually comes so easily to him? And if he does, will Ryan have any interest in spending the holidays with a man who doesn’t share his enthusiasm for the season?

A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Advent Calendar "Bah Humbug." 

Book Review

“Christmas Grinch meets Christmas enthusiast” is the holiday version of opposites attract, and this setup worked well for me in this story. Logan hates Christmas (for understandable reasons, as I eventually found out), and Ryan loves everything about it. When these two very different men meet at a Christmas function, the sparks should fly. But, interestingly, they don’t. At least not immediately and not openly. It turns out that Logan has a lot more to work through than his aversion to Christmas before he can gather enough courage to ask Ryan for a date.

Logan is good at his job. He is an advertising executive, has lots of confidence, and handles even difficult clients with aplomb. He likes Ryan on sight, even ends up going to the man’s bakery every day for a coffee and something sweet, but he cannot get himself to ask for a date. Had it not been for his pushy assistant, I am not sure he ever would have made his move!

Ryan is too sweet for words, and since he is a passionate baker, that says a lot. He also has the patience of a saint. But it takes a major mishap in his shop for him and Logan to spend more than five minutes together.

If you like shy characters who can’t seem to go after the man they have fallen for, and if you’re looking for a read with a slowly developing romance and lots of sweet moments, then you might like this short story.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Short Story, 33 pages/10526 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	01-December-2016
Price
Buy Link	OUT OF PRINT