Here's Sue Brown's "Santa of the Creek." It's a part of the multi-author series, Collier's Creek Christmas.
["Collier’s Creek needs an emergency Santa. Why does it have to be the one man who hates Christmas?
Being the gay brother of the mayor in a small town is a living hell. Dean Hobart isn’t stupid. He knows the town knows he’s gay. Half the men in Collier’s Creek are gay. No one cares. It’s just that no one will talk about it. Not to him and especially not to his brother. Dean lives in this halfway world, and he hates it.
Echo loves his life in Collier’s Creek. He’s the new bartender in Randy’s Bar and Grill. He loves it here. Even the sheriff is gay. When the mayor asked him to be the town Santa for the Christmas festival, of course he said yes. Echo lives his best life, and he loves it.
Until Echo breaks his leg in an unfortunate collision with a small dog and the town scrambles for an emergency Santa. He suggests the mayor’s brother, the cute guy with the saddest eyes Echo has ever seen. No one thinks that’s a good idea, least of all Dean.
Echo isn’t going to take no for an answer. He’s on a mission to cheer up the Santa of the Creek. Whether Santa likes it or not."]
These two were perfect for each other. Each their own version of a hot mess, each protected fiercely by a family member, each traumatized by their past. They supported each other in ways that surprised themselves. They were sweet and understanding. They communicated their needs/wants.
Though, I do think this novella could have used another reread. It felt a little choppy to me, a little too fast in parts, and there were a few unanswered plot points.
And now I have to read the rest of this series... And the OG series...
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