Cruise for Christmas by Andrew Grey

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Henry, a middle class man in his thirties, receives a very beautiful Christmas present from a couple of very dear friends, a gay cruise in the Caribbean sea. His friends, a long-term committed couple of seventy years old, hope for him to find the love they share. Also Henry is full of hopes for this cruise, since he believes in romance and has not lost the faith that somewhere out there there is his soul mate.

But when Henry enters the cruise ship, he has a bad surprise: the cruise is yes for gays, but for retired gays! Most of the people around are long-term couple over sixty. Then the first night he meets probably the only single man under thirty, Tim. Tim is a cute and shy guy, gentle and funny, but deeply embarrassed since he is forced to wear a steel brace on his leg. His disability makes him not seeing all the other good qualities he has, and also makes him wonder why another man could be interested in him.

Henry is sincere with himself, in another setting, with a room full of potential partners, he would probably not notice Tim; but here, he has the chance to go behind Tim's facade, and see the man; a man he is interested in knowing better. And since Tim is totally inexperienced, Henry starts a slow wooing that it's very nice and very tender.

The story is really a sweet romance, and despite being short, less than 50 pages, is really a worthy read. It has all the elements for a good Christmas tale, hope, love and also a bit of passion, but not too hot. Both Henry than Tim's characters are also really nice, Henry is an average good guy, but with a good heart, and Tim is really young and tender, a man who inspires all Henry's protective feelings.

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