Reviewed by True
TITLE: No Elfing Way
SERIES: Christmas Falls
AUTHOR: Hayden Hall
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 195 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 8, 2023
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I’m your cookie-cutter villain…
Or that’s the role Christmas Falls has given me.
I’m here to help my grandfather fulfill the crazy amount of orders his toy shop is getting. The company I work for would love to take it off his hands. And I want to see Grandpa Nicholas enjoy a few years without having to work all day long.
When I arrive in Christmas Falls, not only is Gramps adamant about keeping the toy shop, but he has already hired an assistant enabler who can’t stand the sight of me. Ezra, the real world Santa’s Elf, an unbearable bubble of Christmas tradition, a walking, talking cinnamon roll, is as delusional as Grandpa Nick himself.
Suddenly, I’m the villain of this Christmas story. Ezra challenges every smart decision I make and thinks I’m here to steal Christmas from the town’s kids.
Convincing Grandpa to sell the shop and fighting Ezra at every turn is more than one guy can do alone. But maybe I don’t have to. A temporary truce with Ezra quickly turns into a passionate and disastrous wildfire that will melt this winter’s snowfall if we don’t resist the temptation.
We come from different worlds: I have a life waiting for me in New York and Ezra lives and breathes small town charms. We are destined to fall apart, but that’s not stopping me from dreaming up ways to keep Ezra with me for another minute. Or hour. Or night.
Christmas Falls is a multi-author M/M romance series set in a small town that thrives on enough holiday charm to rival any Hallmark movie.
REVIEW:
James is ambitious, rigid, and composed, he has the feeling he’s almost at the top of the ladder. One thing has to be done, to show he’s capable of promotion. He has to let Grandpa sell his artisan toyshop, to Sinclair Emporium, which James works for. Yes, I know it sounds horrible, and it is, James thinks he’s doing his gramps a favor, but oh boy.
Grandpa Nicholas crafts the toys and everyone who enters the shop leaves happily. He loves James dearly and wants him to be happy.
Ezra is Grandpa’s assistant who lives above the store in a tiny place. He’s the happiest person on earth. At first sight, he understands James’ moves, the grumpy villain can not succeed.
There’s so much joy in this magical place, it would be devastating when it will dissapear.
James wants to figure out who Ezra is and what his motivations are, this beautiful petite, always happy guy, is a thorn in his behind. Selfless just like his gramps, but still a thorn.
Somewhere deep there’s a much softer James, one who loves his gramps deeply, one who never got over his parents dead, one who can feel the Christmas spirit, and that is the one who helps in the shop.
That James is the one Ezra adores, and it’s mutual.
You have to understand Christmas Falls is a happy little place, with warm loving content people.
James’ way of business is so far away from what Gramps and Ezra tried to accomplish.
It has everything to do with love, heart, soul and compassion. Oh James you have so much to unlearn.
What a hugely enjoyable read this is. Feelings all over the place. The Christmas spirit is palpable.
Ezra and James are so wonderful together, sweet, fun, and have some attractive spice moments.
The story is detailed, and wonderfully to envision, the emotions are everywhere and sensible.
Overall a sweet, inspirational, emotional ride with a Christmas-worthy outcome.
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