Reviewed by Kat
TITLE: Beauty and the Boutique Holiday
SERIES: Foggy Basin Multi-Author series: A Foggy Basin Short Story
AUTHOR: Kota Quinn
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 57 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 7, 2024
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Olly and Ezra celebrate their first Christmas together in this uber-sweet, low-angst short story. This story is meant to be a feel-good romance with a side of steam.
This is a Foggy Basin Holiday Short Story. It takes place after Beauty and the Boutique, but if you prefer to read this story first, spoiler alert: Olly and Ezra are already in love! Enjoy.
REVIEW:
I love that we got to go to Ezra and Olly’s first Christmas together and meet Olly, Zayden and Noah’s mom.
Ezra has put together a really cool “coat drive” idea for the local LGBTQ+ shelter and kids in their community. After his success at the fashion show, and with the help of Ella Gray, the CEO of Dee Rama Magazine, he has other fashion designers making one of a kind coats for specific recipients. They can either keep there one-of-a-kind designer coat or auction it and keep the proceeds. But one of the designers has been a bit questionable and his bugging gut feeling was right when the other designer withdraws with only two days until the event. Thankfully Ezra’s boyfriend Olly comes up with the perfect solution. Ezra just knows Olly’s the only one for him and worries if staying in Foggy Basin will grow to stagnant for his Rock Star boyfriend. But Olly’s mom tries to reassure Ezra that he’s perfect for her son and not to worry…but is she right???
I love Olly and Ezra and especially love that it ties in with two other of Olly’s brothers stories in different series. Kota Quinn has a knack of somehow tying in her stories back to Olivia Cove where all these wonderful men have ties. It was great to see Zayden and Noah again and happily in love with their men. And their Aunt Tessy has always been a big part of their lives so it is only fitting that she and Ezra are great friends. And now we got to meet the final member of the family, their Mom Tarah. I love that she embraced Ezra and encouraged him that he was perfect for her son despite their age difference.
I loved this quick visit to Foggy Basin and hope that Wedding Bells will be in the future and we get to attend.
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