It's time for Part Two of Favorite Holiday Reads. I asked the
MM Book Rec Group on Facebook to tell me what their favorite holiday reads were. I got one heck of a list. So many that I have to break it down. Part One has already posted and you can
Read It Here. Now it's time for part two my friends. So let's get this party started.
Mending Noel (North Pole City Tales book 1) by Charlie
Cochet
All is not sparkly snowflakes and sweet candy canes in North
Pole City. Office workers Tim and Noel do nothing all day but antagonize each
other—petty fighting that might be based on hatred… or a heated mutual
attraction. It’s up to Jack Frost and his elf-friend Rudy to broach the
hostilities and introduce some Christmas kisses, but is the Frost Prince up to
the challenge of launching a new romance when someone’s trying to break his
holiday spirit?
The series order is:
Mending Noel
The Heart of Frost
Vixen’s Valor
Loving Blitz (available December 16th)
Dreaming of Snow (West End Series 2.5) by Teodora Kostova
It’s been a year since Adam and Penn moved in together, and
they’ve settled down into their comfortable new life together.
Only...not everything is as perfect as it seems.
Penn is a bit bored after quitting his job at Queen Victoria, and Adam can’t
seem to find inspiration for his latest film script.
Jared and Fenix are about to spend their second Christmas in their new home in
the picturesque city of Malmö, Sweden. With a beautiful new house and a
successful dance studio to run, Jared and Fenix are happy and content.
Only...not everything is as perfect as it seems.
When Jared invites Adam and Penn to spend the holidays with them in Malmö, Adam
reluctantly agrees. But the two weeks filled with Christmas shopping, delicious
food, fragrant wine, playing in the snow and, most importantly, spending
quality time with their closest friends, proves to be exactly what everyone
needs.
Cold Feet by Jay Northcote
Best friends snowed in
together. When the heat rises, will they get cold feet?
Getting snowed in at a remote cottage in Wales with someone he’d fancied for ages
isn’t exactly how Sam expected to spend Christmas. His feelings for Ryan are
pointless. Ryan’s straight—or so he thought.
Until now, Ryan’s kept his feelings for Sam buried. Why ruin a friendship over
what might only be gay experimentation? Playing it cool seems safer, until a
cold snap makes sharing body heat vital. In their Welsh safe haven, anything
seems possible.
As Ryan’s reserve melts away, Sam wants more than stolen kisses under the
mistletoe. But a sudden thaw means making decisions. They could face the New
Year together—unless one of them gets cold feet.
New York Christmas by RJ Scott
Can a New York cop and a teacher find love in the city at
Christmas?
It's been far too long since Christian Matthews has seen Daniel Bailey. In fact
the last time they met was in college.
Seven years down the road, Chris is licking his wounds after being 'asked to
leave' the private school where he was teaching. He has no job, no money, and
has to rely on his friend Amelia for a job and a room to live in. He needs a
freaking Christmas miracle to make this Season anything other than a total
loss.
When Daniel comes back into his life suddenly everything seems possible. Not
only is Daniel still the man Christian wants more than anything, but this time
Chris may well actually tell Daniel how he feels.
Buy on Amazon
Dust of Snow by, Indra Vaughn
'T is the season. Greg's nights are silent and his bells
don't jingle. This time last year his boyfriend broke up with him, and he's
determined to get through these holidays with only minor bruising. So what if
he lives with a cat and his best friend is his mother? Peace and quiet: that's
life how he likes it. Nothing is going to blindside him this year, no sir.
Especially not a rogue secret Santa.
The Forgotten Man by Ryan Loveless
In 1932, after Captain Joshua Pascal’s family loses its
fortune, the Great War veteran’s sense of duty compels him to help his mother
convert his childhood home into a Jewish boarding house. He’s lived openly as a
homosexual among his friends, but now Joshua must pretend to be a “normal,” and
hiding his nature is a lonely way of life. But in the middle of Chanukah,
Joshua meets Will, a street musician with a ready smile, and wonders if he
might deserve a chance at love.
During the cold December nights they find comfort in each other. But the
specter of the workhouse and the possibility of family and personal ruin hang
over them, making their every move dangerous. Which would they rather lose:
their lives as they know them... or the promise of a future together?
A Reason to Believe by Diana Copland
Detective Matthew Bennett doesn't believe in ghosts. So when
the spirit of a murdered child leads him to her body, he's shaken to the
core--and taken off the case. Unable to explain his vision, or to let go of the
investigation, Matthew turns to renowned medium Kiernan Fitzpatrick. Though he
has doubts about Kiernan's claims to communicate with the dead, Matt is
nevertheless drawn to the handsome psychic, who awakens feelings he thought
were long-buried.
Haunted by the lingering spirit of the little girl, Kiernan is compelled to aid
in the search for her killer. The chance to get closer to the enigmatic Matt is
an unexpected bonus. Although Kiernan's been betrayed by people who turned out
to be more interested in his fame than in himself, with Matt he's willing to
risk his heart. As the two men grow closer, Kiernan helps Matt rediscover that
life offers no guarantees--but love offers a reason to believe...
Christmas with Danny Fit, by Amy Lane
In a perfect moment of cold November sunshine, pudgy
accountant Kit Allen realizes Jesse, his new office assistant, is everything
he's ever dreamed about in a man. Feeling supremely unworthy and desperate to
get a life—even an imaginary one—Kit embarks on a self-improvement campaign
featuring DVD fitness guru, Danny Fit.
In the meantime, Jesse has begun a subtle campaign of his own, one designed to
bring Kit out of his DVD dream world and into Jesse's arms. Jesse isn't
perfect—he's no Danny Fit—but he hopes that the kind, funny man who has been
looking at him so soulfully since his first day at work has what it takes to be
everything Jesse has always wanted.
Blame it on the Mistletoe by Eli Easton
When physics grad student Fielding Monroe and skirt-chaser
and football player Mick Colman become college housemates, they’re both in for
a whole new education. Mick looks out for the absent-minded genius, and he
helps Fielding clean up his appearance and discover all the silly pleasures his
strict upbringing as a child prodigy denied him. They become best friends.
It’s all well and good until they run into a cheerleader who calls Mick the
‘best kisser on campus.’ Fielding has never been kissed, and he decides Mick
and only Mick can teach him how it’s done. After all, the physics department’s
Christmas party is coming up with its dreaded mistletoe. Fielding wants to
impress his peers and look cool for once in his life. The thing about Fielding
is, once he locks onto an idea, it’s almost impossible to get him to change his
mind. And he just doesn't understand why his straight best friend would have a
problem providing a little demonstration.
Mick knows kissing is a dangerous game. If he gives in, it would take a miracle
for the thing not to turn into a disaster. Then again, if the kissing lessons
get out of hand they can always blame it on the mistletoe.
Wish List by KA Mitchell
Blindfolds. Handcuffs. Submission.
There's so much Jonah Kendrick hasn't tried, and so much he wants to explore.
But just before Christmas he finds a ring box in his boyfriend's desk. Jonah
panics. He loves Evan and their sex is hot, but how can Jonah be ready for
forever, when there are so many items on his Naughty Bucket List? Desires that
might drive Evan away.
Evan's noticed Jonah has been distant. His usually talkative and cheerful
boyfriend is preoccupied. The seemingly straitlaced Evan stumbles across
Jonah's wish list of sexual kinks, and Evan realizes he may not have to hide
his true nature from Jonah after all. The Dom in him wants to see Jonah on his
knees, begging, submitting, but Evan isn't sure Jonah's ready to accept what
being Evan's sub would mean.
The two lovers must figure out how to share their hidden desires with each
other before their secrets permanently damage their love.
