Matt Burlingame

This is another excellent collection of winter holiday stories from Dreamspinner Press - they range from historical to contemporary to science fiction and even fantasy/paranormal, and while the majority focuses on Christmas, there are a few with other holidays sprinkled in for good measure.

I particularly enjoyed:
- All I Want for Christmas... Is No Christmas by Colton Aalto
- Bite Night by Clare London
- How the Supervillain Stole Christmas by Charles Payseur
- Krampus Hates Christmas by Andi Van
- Mele Kalikimaka by B.G. Thomas
- The Orpheum Miracle by Pat Henshaw
- Popcorn Garlands by Ariel Tachna
- Teddy Bears by Brandon Witt

But I liked all of them and am already looking forward to the 2017 event!


NOTE: These books were provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review.
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Scrooges don’t have it easy around Christmas – what with everyone else all happy about the holidays. Laurence, a technical writer, is a special case who has it even worse – he doesn’t really like people the rest of the year either. Of course, when he gets paired up with a guy who loves Christmas, they have to find a way to make it work, and the result is a very sweet Christmas romance. I enjoyed watching every single step of Laurence and Nick defining their own personal way forward.

Laurence is not exactly a model worker. He’s had some disciplinary issues before, and having to participate in a holiday charity committee is his “punishment”. As much as he tries to get out of it, he has no choice if he wants to keep his job. His initial resistance is high, but Nick is a determined leader who soon convinces him that helping raise money for children in foster care is a worthwhile endeavor. It’s still a tough project and there are many obstacles, but the longer the two men work together, the closer they get… and the more I was convinced I was getting to watch a true Christmas miracle.

If you like sweet romances in unexpected places, if you love watching a Scrooge see the error of his ways, and if you’re looking for a read that is entertaining, sweet, and has a very happy ending, then you will probably like this novella.


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