Just Like Scrooge by Clare London

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Ben is still mourning on his former lover, a cheating man who has dumped him a year before just few days to Christmas.

Ben has a lot of friends and everyone around him want push him toward Jacob, one of their common friend, a kind and handsome man. But for some unknown reason, Ben has always avoid to be involved with Jacob (old motto, what you can have is not what you want).

But when he thinks that maybe Jacob can have found another love interest, Ben re-thinks to their friendship and now is not so sure to want that Jacob moves on with another man.

A short story, 20 pages, simple and almost "innocent". No sex, only two men that can have something really important between them if Ben is ready to risk.

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Comments

[louisaclark.livejournal.com]

The sex is nice, but not a necessary ingredient for me to enjoy a story. This one sounds charming. I can pretty much read Christmas/Seasonal stories year around. As a matter of fact, in July when it's 115-120 degrees fahrenheit outside is when I read the bulk of my Christmas stories.

A question. How do you go about finding all these little treasures. I've noticed all the different publishers when I read your reviews. I have a few publishers I stay on top of, but only 3 or 4.

I do check out fictionwise, but there is a lot that isn't listed there. So is there a site like fictionwise, or do you go straight to the publisher?

LouisaClark

[clarelondon.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much for the lovely review - you summed up a very short little tale very sweetly.

I seem to have written a batch of Christmas stories this year! LOL I notice you have Dreamspinner Press in your list and I wrote one for them, too. It's a little longer, a little more intimate. ('Ghost of Christmas yet to Come', if it takes your fancy...^_~).

I like Christmas too, like your other commenter - it's the time of year I think we like to read and write about, romance epecially.

Looking forward to more reviews from you, it's great to share our opinion of fiction!
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