

PS, the author acknowledges the insta-love, but IMHO it's still a super great read. Very definitely one of my favorites of the season, I highly recommend this to lovers of romance. The two hit it off easily and by the end of his vacation, Alex has invited Todd to his family’s rental condo to spend the Christmas holiday and Todd offers a shocking proposal for Alex that might allow him to make more than one of his dreams come true. Instead, they are at one that features Poseidon and all things ocean-related, including the gorgeous pirate Alex meets when they exit a ride “through the gift shop.” This year, during his family’s annual Christmas Compromise-a vacation that’s a compromise between his dad’s frugal ways and his mom’s wish for extravagance-they are in Orlando. Surrounded by professionals-from his dentist parents to his siblings who followed in their footsteps-Alex isn’t content with his life but doesn’t know which direction to take to change it. This short contemporary story she crafted for this year’s holiday season is a fine example of her work.Īlex is a gifted artist, but he dropped out of college and now does house painting. And it doesn’t seem to matter if the words are in the contemporary, historical, paranormal, or other style. This review has been cross-posted at Gay Book Reviews.ĪRC provided by the publisher through Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words in exchange for an impartial review. Beginning December 1, stories will be available individually as priced or as a bulk package.Īdvanced Review Galley copy of Exit Through The Gift Shop provided by Dreamspinner Press in exchange of an honest review. *Sale of packages for daily delivery ends Nov. More than 400,000 words of romantic fiction in 31 stories. NOTE: Purchase the whole Dreamspinner Press 2018 Advent Calendar - Warmest Wishes anthology and get a story delivered automatically to your bookshelf each day in December. The characters felt well-fleshed out and while I could have happily read more it does end with a solid, and sweet, HFN. Twenty-seven year old Alex is on his family's annual "Christmas Compromise" holiday vacation in Florida when he meets and feels an instant connection to thirty-four year old Rory, a sweet and sexy worker at Poseidon’s Planet.įor as short as this is, only 34 pages, it didn't feel like anything really got left out. This was so freaking cute! Single, third-person, POV with insta-love, no angst, no steam, a happy family, and a very happy ending.
