Author: Jay
Northcote
Release: November
18
Length: 45,000
words
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Blurb
Zac never had a family of
his own, but Rudy has enough to share.
Shy, inexperienced Rudy has a crush on Zac from the moment his new colleague walks through the door. On an office night out before Christmas, Rudy finds the courage to make a move, and they form a tentative bond. When he discovers Zac will be alone at Christmas, he invites Zac to come home with him.
Zac prefers to keep people at arm’s length. Yet when Rudy offers him a family Christmas it’s impossible to resist. With no parents of his own, Zac is pleasantly surprised to be welcomed by Rudy’s. The only drawback is that everyone assumes they’re a couple. Unwilling to disappoint Rudy’s mum and make Christmas awkward, they decide not to deny it.
It’s not a chore for Zac to pose as Rudy’s boyfriend, but the pretence makes him want things that scare him—things like a real relationship with Rudy. Zac’s suffered enough rejection in his life already and is afraid to risk his heart. If he can get over his past rejection and let Rudy inside his armour, he might get more for Christmas than he ever imagined.
Shy, inexperienced Rudy has a crush on Zac from the moment his new colleague walks through the door. On an office night out before Christmas, Rudy finds the courage to make a move, and they form a tentative bond. When he discovers Zac will be alone at Christmas, he invites Zac to come home with him.
Zac prefers to keep people at arm’s length. Yet when Rudy offers him a family Christmas it’s impossible to resist. With no parents of his own, Zac is pleasantly surprised to be welcomed by Rudy’s. The only drawback is that everyone assumes they’re a couple. Unwilling to disappoint Rudy’s mum and make Christmas awkward, they decide not to deny it.
It’s not a chore for Zac to pose as Rudy’s boyfriend, but the pretence makes him want things that scare him—things like a real relationship with Rudy. Zac’s suffered enough rejection in his life already and is afraid to risk his heart. If he can get over his past rejection and let Rudy inside his armour, he might get more for Christmas than he ever imagined.
Review
A Family for Christmas was exactly
what I needed in my life right now—a light, sweet, sexy and very romantic story
which gave me all the good feels. Both Rudy and Zac sneaked their way into my
heart for different but equally good reasons.
Rudy is just cute. He’s dreadfully shy and
rather insecure when it comes to approaching Zac, who he has been attracted to
ever since he started for the same company. The fact that it takes a liberal
amount of alcohol for Rudy to make his approach leads to consequences that are
as embarrassing as they are, ultimately, the reason the two men start to bond.
Zac has good reasons for being stand-offish.
His life so far has shown him, time and again, that he’s not wanted and that
people can’t be trusted so he doesn’t let them in and tells himself he’s
comfortable on his own. Except that once he’s entered the loving madness that
is Rudy’s family home, he can’t convince himself of that anymore.
I loved Rudy’s family. The way they just accept
Zac in their midst and are happy to embrace his (presumed) relationship with Rudy
was heartwarming. In fact, that is what I loved about all of this book; the
easy acceptance of ‘issues’ that are so often the points of heartbreak in the
books we read. There’s a trans secondary character in this book and it was
wonderful how his transition gets mentioned but only in so far that it becomes
clear that it isn’t something remarkable but rather totally accepted. – Can we look
forward to a book about Erik maybe?
When I finished the book I had somewhat blurry
eyes and a silly grin on my face—in short it was perfection. If, like me,
you’re in dire need of love, smiles, Christmas cheer and lightness in these
dark times, do yourself a huge favour and read A Family for Christmas.
Author Bio
Jay lives just outside
Bristol in the West of England. He comes from a family of writers, but always
used to believe that the gene for fiction writing had passed him by. He spent
years only ever writing emails, articles, or website content.
One day, Jay decided to try and write a short story—just to see if he could—and found it rather addictive. He hasn’t stopped writing since.
Jay writes contemporary romance about men who fall in love with other men. He has five books published by Dreamspinner Press, and also self-publishes under the imprint Jaybird Press. Many of his books are now available as audiobooks.
Jay is transgender and was formerly known as she/her.
One day, Jay decided to try and write a short story—just to see if he could—and found it rather addictive. He hasn’t stopped writing since.
Jay writes contemporary romance about men who fall in love with other men. He has five books published by Dreamspinner Press, and also self-publishes under the imprint Jaybird Press. Many of his books are now available as audiobooks.
Jay is transgender and was formerly known as she/her.
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