San Francisco lawyer Brad Halberstam is in a rut. At
forty-one, he’s successful but alone. Even his holidays are predictable—he
spends every Christmas golfing in Napa with his ex-boyfriend. Then attractive
but oh-so-young filmmaker Michael Blair invites him out. Brad joins Michael and
his housemates in their holiday celebrations and learns that life can be
joyful. He hesitates to saddle Michael with a much-older boyfriend but as their
attraction ignites, Brad’s tempted to let Michael sweep him into a bright new
future.
Michael lives in a group house in Berkeley. He loves making life into a celebration, especially during the holidays. Michael longs for a partner, and he hopes serious but sweet Brad Halberstam is the one. Michael’s infatuation grows over caroling and cookies, but his housemate reminds him that Michael always latches on to someone during the holidays, so he won’t be alone. After a misunderstanding, Michael loses heart, no longer sure if his relationship with Brad is real or just another Christmas crush.
Day 27
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Michael lives in a group house in Berkeley. He loves making life into a celebration, especially during the holidays. Michael longs for a partner, and he hopes serious but sweet Brad Halberstam is the one. Michael’s infatuation grows over caroling and cookies, but his housemate reminds him that Michael always latches on to someone during the holidays, so he won’t be alone. After a misunderstanding, Michael loses heart, no longer sure if his relationship with Brad is real or just another Christmas crush.
Day 27
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Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
I love romantic Christmas novellas, as they bring all the magic and excitement of Christmas to life with plenty of heartwarming passion.
I like the concept behind this story – in particular, the little touches which make the age difference seem much bigger. I was a bit confused by the 'group house' terminology as in the UK that would usually mean sheltered housing, or for the newly released from prison – but really is just a house share situation. And his housemates are a fun, intense, and friendly lot, who care a lot about their friend.
In my opinion, almost anything would be better than a golfing holiday – but Brad certainly has a much better option this year – Lucky him!
After years of hearing characters chatting away in her head, CJANE ELLIOTT finally decided to put them on paper and hasn’t looked back since. A psychotherapist by training, CJane enjoys writing sexy, passionate stories that also explore the human psyche. CJane has traveled all over North America for work and her characters are travelers, too, traveling down into their own depths to find what they need to get to the happy ending.
CJane is an ardent supporter of LGBTQ equality and is particularly fond of coming-out stories. In her spare time, CJane can be found dancing, listening to music, or watching old movies. Her husband and son support her writing habit by staying out of the way when they see her hunched over, staring intensely at her laptop.
CJane is the author of the award-winning Serpentine Series, New Adult contemporary novels set at the University of Virginia. Serpentine Walls was a 2014 Rainbow Awards finalist, Aidan’s Journey was a 2015 EPIC Awards finalist, and Sex, Love, and Videogames won first place in the New Adult category in the 2016 Swirl Awards and first place in Contemporary Fiction in the 2017 EPIC eBook Awards.
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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Stocking Stuffers: A Holiday Crush by CJane Elliott to read and review.
I love May/December stories
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