Moody's Grumpy Holiday

And the Christmas ARCs have started!!! Here's Lane Hayes's "Moody's Grumpy Holiday."

["The geek, the cowboy, and a not-so-grumpy holiday…

Moody
Living in Christmas Town hasn’t made me a fan of the holidays. Quite the opposite. In fact, eleven months of the year, I’m perfectly happy running my bookstore in peace and quiet. Of course, that changes in December when it’s mistletoe madness and mayhem. Ugh.
But this year, there’s a new cowboy in town and it’s not as easy to grumble about…anything. I admit, Hudson is handsome and hunky, but everyone knows I’m not myself till January, so he’ll have to buzz off and charm someone else.
Bah humbug. 

Hudson
Moving to California wasn’t in my plans. I could use the change of scenery, though, and the Oak Ridge Ranch is a good investment. That’s not a sneaky way of saying I’m hiding from my past—no siree. I’m following a new path to a new town, that’s all.
So far, so good. Except…my attraction to the nerdy bookstore owner is throwing me off my game.
Look, I’m not interested in anything other than a casual hookup. But Moody is a mystery, and I want to know more about the adorable geek with a sunny disposition who turns into a holiday grump every year.
For some reason, he feels like home away from home. December may be the last month of the year, but something tells me this is our beginning."]

These two were adorable as hell. I loved how they just kinda clicked. How they were instantly in lust with each other and instantly taken by something they couldn't place. And months later, in amongst the chaos of Christmas, it was still there. Hudson was enamored by Moody's grumpiness, and Moody was intrigued that his glum didn't push Hudson away. 

Neither "were looking for more than friendship", which is how it always goes, because sooner than they anticipated, they were head-over-heels. 

There were parts of this that just...read awkwardly. At first, I didn't super like Moody; he was more robotic than geeky. And the switch from his "sunshine" self to his "grumpy" self wasn't all that drastic, except for some sassy crabbiness and understandable trauma-induced hate surrounding Christmas. 

But that fluff? That steam? Here. For. It. 

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