Title: Christmas Wish
Series: Pair to Christmas Cole
Author: B.G. Thomas
Genre: Christmas themed Contemporary fantasy
Length: Novella (78 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (December 1st, 2010)
Heat Level: Low
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥ 3Hearts
Reviewer: Eli/Mandingo
Blurb: Harry is desperately unhappy with his life. He hates his job, his apartment, and most especially, he hates the way he looks. Despite this, once Harry hears that his fantasy man, Javier Torres, is playing Santa at the local gay bar, he can’t wait to get his picture taken sitting on Javier’s lap in hopes of finally catching the sexy man’s attention. But it all goes wrong, and Harry ends up telling a different “Santa” exactly how his life could be made better… but he doesn’t expect his Christmas wish to come true!
Purchase Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=2101
Review: So this book begins right after a specific scene in Christmas Cole. The pairing of the two stories is great and maybe because written in 2010, there is no connection of the linkage between both stories except that they probably appeared together in an anthology. In this story, Harry learns that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side and sometimes what you’ve wanted you’ve always had with you. Oh Lord, doesn’t that sound almost like a line from The Wizard of Oz. Kind of fitting wouldn’t you say?
Through the power of some Christmas magic, Harry is transformed from an Ugly Ducking into a beautiful swan and then realizes that all people see of him is his gorgeous outside but nobody is interested in getting to know his insides. The thing he craves – human connection – is the one thing he cannot seem to get. So he then goes back to the one person who always loved and accepted him and he realizes that just maybe he can really have it all. The reader will love Cody, Harry’s best friend. All of us wish we had a friend this nice, considerate and special. Thankfully, for Harry there’s more elfin magic afoot and someone else has also made a Christmas wish, which means Harry, will be able to get his happy ending after all.
This is a wonderful cup of Christmas complete with the knowledge that no matter what you might think of yourself, there’s probably somebody who thinks you are perfect and if you give yourself half a chance, you’ll find out that you are perfect just as you are and better yet, you are perfect for each other.
Snuggle up with the eggnog and get ready to smile. This is a cute little story to revisit. Read Christmas Cole first and then Christmas Wish, they’ll both put your in a warm holiday spirit.