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Falling for his final client won’t make leaving London easy…
Ian ~ A talented, young photographer desperate to stay in London.
Guy ~ An older, fierce food critic, determined to keep him in his city.
Ian shouldn’t be attracted to a scathing food critic like Guy Parsons, not after the last time he fell for someone older, arrogant, and gorgeous. He knows better than to let dramatic good looks sway him since his last heartbreak. Besides, he’s accepted a new job at the far end of the country and won’t be staying in London.
Having one month left doesn’t seem enough now Ian’s fallen in love with the city. Working as Guy’s photographer for December might help him afford to stay for longer, even if he hates Guy’s brand of restaurant reviewing. When Guy turns out to be worlds away from the last man Ian fell for, shared meals soon result in shared secrets and feelings.
More than attraction sparks between them as Christmas approaches. Intimate moments lead to intense passion, but is being well matched in the bedroom enough to stop the clock counting down to Ian leaving London, and Guy, for good?
♥ Steamy, snarky, and sweet, His Last Christmas in London is an utterly British, low-angst, age-gap, workplace gay romance set in London and Cornwall. ♥
Celebrate the holidays with a lovely long novella full of heartfelt hurt/comfort and second chances from Con Riley, author of the much adored Charles: Learning to Love.
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I was looking forward to His Last Christmas in London quite a bit. I just love reading holiday romances, especially based in the UK, so this one was right up my alley. This one had a fairly large age gap, and found family was a big part of the story as well.
Ian, quite the rough ride he had been on. He had a complete tool for a boss, who not only slept with his employee and made him feel like crap, but stole his work as well. He was down to very little money, considering selling a graduation gift from his mother, and decided to move back to Cornwall with his mother to do some work he wasn’t really looking forward to. His old boss tricks him into the assignment that brings him into Guy’s orbit.
We don’t learn a lot about Guy until later in the story, but what an interesting story with his deceased husband. And now the tables were turning and Guy would become the champion and support for Ian, just as Guy’s husband had been for him. It also turned out that Guy was a champion of far more than just the man in his life, and in so many ways.
It did make me laugh how Ian and Guy were basically dating without Ian really knowing it. There were a lot of references to Guy’s “bad side” (of his face) and his bad nose, which I just thought were a bit out of place. However, Ian’s flatmates were so supportive of him, as well as each other, and I’m sure I’m not the only one who needs to read their story. (After you’ve read this story, head over to the author’s website to read a bonus scene with all 4 men, discussing what can sometimes be a difficult subject.)
Ian was such a stickler for him commitments, but by keeping them, he showed what kind of man he was, and that just made Guy fall that much harder.
An enjoyable holiday story set in London during the holidays. Nothing sounds better to me.
4 pieces of eye candy
