Audio. Holiday standalone. Age gap. Coworkers. Grumpy/sunshine. Hurt/comfort. Dual POV.
Wrongfully disgraced actor Rick takes on a job as a mall santa never expecting the charming, younger man playing his elf would be so hard to resist. Jayden dreams of acting and is still trying to overcome his rough childhood and poor circumstances, so coaxing a grumpy (and sexy) Santa into spreading holiday cheer is no hardship, but falling for Rick may bring a broken heart instead of happiness for the holidays.
An entertaining holiday story that starts out pretty dreary and depressing but slowly promises glimpses of hope, joy, happiness and love. Jayden was a wonderfully positive character given his hard background and really brings Rick to see all the luck he has had and to appreciate them. There are funny elf puns, references to Wham’s Last Christmas song, and two men that find lust and love during a holiday that could have left them lonely but instead brings them a chance at something special.
Amazing narration that covered different accents, emotional expressions and passionate moments well, really loved this audio. 4.5 rounded up