Eight Nights In December

More steamy holiday stories, more Keira Andrews's. This time, I've got "Eight Nights In December."

["An innocent orphan and experienced stranger are stuck together.

Orphaned Lucas figures spending the holidays with his obnoxious roommate’s family in New York City is better than staying alone on campus upstate. He ends up sharing a room again, this time with his roommate’s brother. Quiet photographer Nate isn’t at all what Lucas expects.

In fact, he’s incredibly sexy—especially when he invites Lucas into his darkroom...

They hide their attraction during Hanukkah celebrations, but behind closed doors, Lucas and Nate can’t keep their hands (or mouths) off each other. Nate’s only looking for a bit of holiday diversion, and introducing inexperienced Lucas to all the fun they can have definitely fits the bill. No feelings. No romance. No promises.

Yet they're falling for each other..."]

Okay, Nate was totally not what I pictured. Like, when the blurb said "experienced", I just assumed he was a little like his brother (Lucas's roommate), straight-forward hottie, maybe a jock, total flirt, etc. You know the type. That's why I was so thrilled when Nate was...a nerd. A ripped and totally confident in himself/his body/his sexuality nerd.
Except, he also wasn't that. He was confident when he was alone with Lucas, and with his friends. But with his parents/family, he was shy and closeted. It was a really rounded dynamic that made him a very full character. I loved it.

And them, duh. ;) They were really cute. So obliviously into each other that everyone knew (spoiler alert) before they did. And totally in sync with each other. They way they read each other and comforted each other? So damn sweet.

Hanukkah starts in just a few days, and even if I'm early, Happy Hanukkah. Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel...

#eightnightsindecember #keiraandrews #books #queerbooks #queererotica #bodicerippers #bookstagram #bookphotography #ilovebooks