My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Eli Winters returns home for Thanksgiving, expecting only family obligations and small-town holiday chaos. Instead, a chance encounter in Home Depot’s lighting aisle changes everything: Noah Carter, the town’s cheerful event coordinator, grabs Eli’s hand with a fake excuse about an ex—only to reveal later it was a bold pickup line. Drawn together by Eli’s sister’s “volunteering” and the town’s Christmas Festival, their playful spark deepens into a genuine connection. Amid tangled lights, cocoa-fueled nights, and gossip swirling through the community, Eli and Noah discover that sometimes love begins with pretending—and grows into something worth holding onto.
I loved this story, which contrasted external festivity with internal hollowness, highlighting how holidays can magnify both joy and isolation. I loved how their romance embodies the idea that love arrives when the heart is finally ready, even if the timing seems absurd. I loved that the setting — aisles of lumber, LED reindeer, tangled lights — grounded the romance in everyday life. Also, by turning mundane spaces into sites of transformation, the story suggested that love doesn’t need grand gestures; it thrives in small, ordinary moments. The “best pickup line ever” symbolised how humour and spontaneity can spark lasting change. Easy to read, feel and understand. This was an MM story with mature content.
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