contemporary, gay erotic romance, holiday
Recently moved back to his home town alone, Dr. Tom Berriman isn’t looking forward to Christmas. The only decorations he appreciates are the attractive pair of legs belonging to the electrician working on the emergency room ceiling. When the electrician comes crashing down and requires treatment for electric shock, Tom’s mortified to realize the legs belong to a guy he most definitely wasn’t friends with at school.
But newly hunky widower Vince seems willing to bury the hatchet—and Tom starts to think maybe the holiday won’t be so lonely after all!
December 2010, Dreamspinner Press
ebook short story
Cover art by Paul Richmond
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This was a charming and amusing start to my Christmas celebrations I must say! The author launched me immediately, happily and willingly into the gaudy pre-Christmas spirit in the hospital…For me, this was an overall strength of the narrative, the author’s skill at creating a scene with spare but carefully observed description… The story appealed to me with confidence in the setting and a masterful and apt use of prose.
… a point of note for me overall was the refreshing and welcome inclusion of all kinds of gay men in this story, and from all backgrounds.
It’s not a unique plot, but the telling is refreshing and very witty. I especially loved the excellent similes… It left me smiling and hoping for the very best for our heroes.
Good prose, great wit and two very charming, sexy Christmas heroes: to say nothing of a lively, glitzy pub show. I’m left a very happy reader, and give it a grade A.
A grade from Pettyprose at Brief Encounters
This was a delightful way to kick off the series… Myles painted a wonderful story of two slightly damaged souls coming together.
Jeff at JeffandWill.com
“Twinkle, Twinkle” … will bring a smile to your face and perhaps a surprise tear to your eye… What follows is a tale of regret, love lost and honored, raucous humor, a breathless romp and a ‘fairy’ tale ending that will touch your heart. I loved “Twinkle, Twinkle” so much I read it twice. It’s hard to project realism in a story that ends on pure magic but Ms. Myles does it wonderfully!
Justine at Ebook Addict Reviews
Another story by a new-to-me author now on my list of gotta-get, Josephine Myles’ Twinkle, Twinkle is beautiful. It’s also one of my favourite themes, that of friends to lovers…
There were some tears shed; both sad—for what Vince had lost—and definitely joyous, for what the two found together. This is a very sweet story filled with lots of heart and love, and it’s a superb romance for the season.
5 kisses from Kathy at Michele ‘n Jeff Reviews (site now deleted)
The way some young adults think it’s okay to tease and bully kids is terrible, but understanding how the past affected Tom was fascinating… Tom’s transformation from not caring about the holiday to gaining a love reminds me what the Christmas spirit is all about.
Teresa at Fallen Angels Reviews