REVIEWED BY MARIEKE

 

TITLE: A Lion in Tails

 

AUTHOR: Andrew Grey

 

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

 

LENGTH: 82 Pages

 

BLURB:

Larry Kincaid isn’t ready to be a parent, but when his sister dies in an accident, he takes his nephew, Angus, into his home. The change throws Larry’s life into limbo until he meets Joshua Langdon.

 

To Joshua, Larry is a lion: growly and strong, but too proud to ask for help. Joshua gets past his defenses and finds a place in Larry and Angus’s family, but Larry’s pride gets in the way. Can they turn their holiday romance into a relationship that lasts into the New Year?

 

A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2013 Advent Calendar package “Heartwarming”.

 

REVIEW:

 

This is a short, feel-good Christmas story that will make you smile.

 

This story starts out on a sad note when we meet Larry and Angus. Larry is taking care of his nephew Angus who came to live with him after Larry’s sister, Angus’ mother, died in a car crash. Larry really tries to be a good parent and it is fascinating and interesting to see how they both struggle in this new relationship.

 

First you think it isn’t working at all, but then there are moments when Angus shows how deeply he cares for his uncle and it brought tears to my eyes. It also gives you hope that it will work out for them because Larry tries really hard and there is so much love between them both.

 

When he meets Joshua the story changes with the focus shifting from only Angus and Larry’s hurt to a more romantic and hopeful feeling. Of course things aren’t easy and these two wonderful people have to fight for each other.

 

Joshua and Angus get along immediately. Larry is so happy that Angus is laughing again, that I couldn’t help feeling warm and fuzzy over it. Of course Larry likes Joshua for other reasons too and their attraction is wonderfully written. The trouble between them is frustrating but it wouldn’t be a Christmas story if there wasn’t a happy ending.

This is a truly heartwarming story and I recommend it to everyone. A wonderful Christmas read that made me feel good inside and I’m sure it will do the same for everyone. The characters where very lovable, the setting wintery and the story-line well thought out.

I Loved it.

 

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ADVENT CALENDER EVENT

Dreamspinner Press and The Blog of Sid Love bring to you an opportunity where you get to win a free set of DSP’s “Heartwarming” Advent Calender 2013. Yes! The full set with 31 stories including contributions from authors like Andrew Grey, Cardeno C., Grace R. Duncan, and many more…

If you wish to enter yourself into this contest, all you have to do is comment on every advent event post we make each day till the end of this month. Look out for titles with “Advent Calender Event” mentioned in them (such as this one) and the posts will be reviews on each and every story from this anthology.

The contest will end on 1st January, 2014 and the winners will be announced on the 2nd of January.

So, good luck to you all and Happy Holidays!