XOXO, Santa

How do you ask your best friend to be your first time? Blake: What do you do when you realize at age 20 that you might like guys? If you're me, you come up with a brilliant and foolproof plan: Proposition the one gay guy you know to swipe your V-card over winter break. In my case, that's my childhood best friend, Henry. Just one problem-Henry hates my guts. That's okay, though, because I've got a Plan B: Download an app, find a guy to hook up with, and figure out once and for all if I'm as gay as my internet search history suggests. One more little problem-before I can meet the guy I'm messaging online, I have to get through a week's vacation with Henry and our families. Henry, who can't stand me, but who I can't get out of my head. Henry, who's off-limits, but who I maybe kinda sorta kissed last night? Henry, who's spending an awful lot of time checking messages on his phone... XOXO, Santa is a 70,000 word gay romance novel with holiday sweetness, first-time steam, and a borderline-unhealthy level of snark. It's Book 1 of the California Christmas duology. It features jock/nerd, friends-to-lovers, and online love tropes.

How do you ask your best friend to be your first time? Blake: What do you do when you realize at age 20 that you might like guys? If you're me, you come up with a brilliant and foolproof plan: Proposition the one gay guy you know to swipe your V-card over winter break. In my case, that's my childhood best friend, Henry. Just one problem-Henry hates my guts. That's okay, though, because I've got a Plan B: Download an app, find a guy to hook up with, and figure out once and for all if I'm as gay as my internet search history suggests. One more little problem-before I can meet the guy I'm messaging online, I have to get through a week's vacation with Henry and our families. Henry, who can't stand me, but who I can't get out of my head. Henry, who's off-limits, but who I maybe kinda sorta kissed last night? Henry, who's spending an awful lot of time checking messages on his phone... XOXO, Santa is a 70,000 word gay romance novel with holiday sweetness, first-time steam, and a borderline-unhealthy level of snark. It's Book 1 of the California Christmas duology. It features jock/nerd, friends-to-lovers, and online love tropes.