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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 pretense 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 armor, he might get more for Christmas than he ever imagined.

©2016 Jay Northcote (P)2017 Jay Northcote Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Heartfelt Winter Christmas Feel-Good
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Story encapsulates Christmas time with family from games to helping with dinner, only leaving out the family photo 😜 bonus: deflowering virgin(Rudy) and a cute kitten who thinks it's play time when someone is giving a blowjob😂😂
Zac is a new office colleague who keeps to himself in hopes of never getting hurt after being abandoned as a baby
Rudy has had a crush on Zac since day one, after a drunken night out where they share a kiss and Rudy finds out Zac has no family to send Christmas and promptly invites him home for Christmas as 'friends'
Rudy's family and Rudy himself work their way into Zac's heart and make him feel like he belongs

Family Christmas at it's finest

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The story is always 4 or 5 stars, because if I wouldn't like the story as ebook, I wouldn't listen to the audiobook.

The performance from the narrator is also very important for me. I can't listen to a lot, because my English as a non-native-speaker isn't so perfect to follow a whole story over hours, when the narrator speaks too fast or too sloppy. Normally I have to SEE the person, who is talking to me in English. It took me a little bit, to come into the narrator, but at the end, it worked. I only have to take a few breaks between. I'm just not yet finish with the book, but I listen enough to give a review.

PLEASE READ MY RATING SYSTEM!!!

To my ratings for the performance:

5* - very very good
it's like an A+

4* - very good and will be often re-listening
it's like an A

3* - it's more then a one-time-listening, but not more then once a year.
it's like a B

as good as the ebook

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What some Christmas cheer? Then this is the one for you! Very slight angst brought in by the boy’s themselves but a lovely story about overcoming your fears to get what you want.
Some hot parts too!

A wonderful Christmas tail!

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I enjoyed listening to this book as Zac gets to see a family all together. They both have insecurities as they plan spending time together at Christmas. It’s fun to watch sparks ignite.

Enjoyed

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I loved this story when I read it and the audio is great too. The way the two main characters gradually fall in love over the Christmas season is delightful. Sweet but not too sweet.
I loved Rudi’s family too - and was very happy Zach had finally found a family for Christmas.

Lovely Christmas story

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