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A Kiss for the Holidays
Asher
I can still remember the very first day I met Dalton McKenzie and the day I fell in love with him, too. But after an awful party game, I realize that no matter how often he kisses my cheek or holds my hand, he will never love me the same way. Putting space between us seems like the best idea, but when we wind up trapped together in a tiny cabin with only one bed, space is not an option.
Dalton
Asher is my best friend. He's been by my side since we were nine years old, so when he starts pushing me away, I know something's wrong. He's colder than the snowstorm brewing outside our cabin, but it's not until he reveals his biggest secret that I finally understand. With my feelings for Asher clearer to me than ever before, I want to give him the best gift this Christmas.
A perfect kiss.
A Kiss for the Holidays is an MM, best friends to lovers romance. Featuring two adorable besties, sweet and spicy moments, low angst, a snowy setting, arts and crafts and lots of affectionate forehead kisses and pinkie holding. It’s part of Home for the Holidays, an LGBTQ+ holiday novella collection by eleven incredible authors.
I can still remember the very first day I met Dalton McKenzie and the day I fell in love with him, too. But after an awful party game, I realize that no matter how often he kisses my cheek or holds my hand, he will never love me the same way. Putting space between us seems like the best idea, but when we wind up trapped together in a tiny cabin with only one bed, space is not an option.
Dalton
Asher is my best friend. He's been by my side since we were nine years old, so when he starts pushing me away, I know something's wrong. He's colder than the snowstorm brewing outside our cabin, but it's not until he reveals his biggest secret that I finally understand. With my feelings for Asher clearer to me than ever before, I want to give him the best gift this Christmas.
A perfect kiss.
A Kiss for the Holidays is an MM, best friends to lovers romance. Featuring two adorable besties, sweet and spicy moments, low angst, a snowy setting, arts and crafts and lots of affectionate forehead kisses and pinkie holding. It’s part of Home for the Holidays, an LGBTQ+ holiday novella collection by eleven incredible authors.
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First published December 2, 2024
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December 21, 2025
I had to shove at least one holiday book in there before Christmas and I’m glad it was this one!!
Asher is an outcast, he chooses to blend into crowds, and spends his free time buried beneath the wonderful knowledge of books. He is reserved and sensitive, never thinking twice about wandering into parties or socializing. Until a radiant boy comes barreling into him, linking their pinkies together and announcing them as friends. He brought energy into Asher’s and of course, Asher couldn’t help but fall for him.
Dalton is outgoing, pure vigor, and his one stabilizer has always been his best friend, Asher. He is the only one who is able to calm that raging storm of thoughts in Dalton’s head. And although he loves and treasures him as a best friend Dalton has never thought of him as anything more. Until they suddenly become stranded in a cabin during a snowstorm and all the secrets come spilling out.
I had a really good time with this book!! Short and sweet. Your casual jock/nerd trope with some Christmas magic sprinkled in. And although this book is also steamy I have to say my favorite moments were when they decorated the cabin with crafts made from popcorn, pinecones, and twigs. So if you're looking for something laid back and Christmassy I would totally recommend this one. Thank you to all my friends who have already read this and made it pop up on my feed!!
Asher is an outcast, he chooses to blend into crowds, and spends his free time buried beneath the wonderful knowledge of books. He is reserved and sensitive, never thinking twice about wandering into parties or socializing. Until a radiant boy comes barreling into him, linking their pinkies together and announcing them as friends. He brought energy into Asher’s and of course, Asher couldn’t help but fall for him.
Dalton is outgoing, pure vigor, and his one stabilizer has always been his best friend, Asher. He is the only one who is able to calm that raging storm of thoughts in Dalton’s head. And although he loves and treasures him as a best friend Dalton has never thought of him as anything more. Until they suddenly become stranded in a cabin during a snowstorm and all the secrets come spilling out.
I had a really good time with this book!! Short and sweet. Your casual jock/nerd trope with some Christmas magic sprinkled in. And although this book is also steamy I have to say my favorite moments were when they decorated the cabin with crafts made from popcorn, pinecones, and twigs. So if you're looking for something laid back and Christmassy I would totally recommend this one. Thank you to all my friends who have already read this and made it pop up on my feed!!
November 26, 2025
Ugh… cute, cute, CUTE!
This was such a perfect little Christmas novella - full of my favourite soft tropes: very clingy besties to lovers, pining galore, bi awakening, the classic “everyone knew but them,” and a snowstorm that traps them in a cottage with, naturally, just one bed 😏
What surprised me most was how well the story built their personalities and shared history. For such a short novella, their emotional groundwork felt convincing, and once the “stranded together” part kicked in, everything clicked. Suddenly they had all the time in the world to talk, tease, warm each other up (literally), and finally get to all of their firsts.
Speaking of which. The steam. HELLO?? This novella had no business being that hot, not least thanks to the unexpectedly dirty mouth on one of our boys 🔥 I was absolutely not prepared and I’m not mad about it lol
Oh and then there‘s the little sausage dog Beate (as in, the German name Beate; my fellow Germans will surely giggle about that as much as I did. What an awesome name for a dog lol).
Sweet, wholesome, christmassy, hot, and overall a fantastic first pick for this year’s holiday reads. I really vibed with the writing and the chemistry, so I’m definitely tempted to check out more by this author 😏
4,5 ⭐️
This was such a perfect little Christmas novella - full of my favourite soft tropes: very clingy besties to lovers, pining galore, bi awakening, the classic “everyone knew but them,” and a snowstorm that traps them in a cottage with, naturally, just one bed 😏
What surprised me most was how well the story built their personalities and shared history. For such a short novella, their emotional groundwork felt convincing, and once the “stranded together” part kicked in, everything clicked. Suddenly they had all the time in the world to talk, tease, warm each other up (literally), and finally get to all of their firsts.
Speaking of which. The steam. HELLO?? This novella had no business being that hot, not least thanks to the unexpectedly dirty mouth on one of our boys 🔥 I was absolutely not prepared and I’m not mad about it lol
Oh and then there‘s the little sausage dog Beate (as in, the German name Beate; my fellow Germans will surely giggle about that as much as I did. What an awesome name for a dog lol).
Sweet, wholesome, christmassy, hot, and overall a fantastic first pick for this year’s holiday reads. I really vibed with the writing and the chemistry, so I’m definitely tempted to check out more by this author 😏
“You’re so wet, love.” He kisses my neck again while his hand squeezes then releases my cock. […] “All this, just for me. I bet you’d taste like honey”. 🔥
Kissing him feels like everything good. Like that feeling you get when you walk into your house after a long trip - that comfort of being back in your own space. Asher feels like comfort. And he tastes like mine. 🥹
4,5 ⭐️
November 30, 2025
Many thanks to all my friends who made this book appear so often in my feed until I finally gave in and read it.
It was adorable, funny, heartwarming, and hot.
The perfect Christmas combination, and I just love friends-to-lovers stories.
I can't get the beginning out of my head, how they met, and especially Dalton as an overexcited, affectionate friend. Even though I could have strangled him for being so ignorant of his feelings, even though he knows Asher so well and judges him perfectly.
Anyway, all the little things that annoyed me led to a snowstorm and being trapped in a cabin.
It's really very spicy and beautiful how they grow closer.
Even though I have to wonder what it's like without proper washing facilities... but better not to think about it, it's just a silly little Christmas story, so switch off your brain and enjoy.
“I loved the taste of salt on your skin. Loved licking those adorable freckles on your stomach. I keep wondering what it would be like if I licked a little lower.” I am not proud of the mewl-like sound that leaves me as he wraps his hand around my cotton-covered erection.
“You’re so wet, love.” He kisses my neck again while his hand squeezes then releases my cock. I always imagined I’d be self-conscious of the fact that I produce excessive amounts of precum, but I am far from embarrassed when Dalton says, “All this, just for me. I bet you’d taste like honey,” before he dips his hand beneath the cotton and runs his finger along the tip, groaning at the beads of liquid he finds there. ☃️😳😳😳☃️
It was adorable, funny, heartwarming, and hot.
The perfect Christmas combination, and I just love friends-to-lovers stories.
I can't get the beginning out of my head, how they met, and especially Dalton as an overexcited, affectionate friend. Even though I could have strangled him for being so ignorant of his feelings, even though he knows Asher so well and judges him perfectly.
Anyway, all the little things that annoyed me led to a snowstorm and being trapped in a cabin.
It's really very spicy and beautiful how they grow closer.
Even though I have to wonder what it's like without proper washing facilities... but better not to think about it, it's just a silly little Christmas story, so switch off your brain and enjoy.
“I loved the taste of salt on your skin. Loved licking those adorable freckles on your stomach. I keep wondering what it would be like if I licked a little lower.” I am not proud of the mewl-like sound that leaves me as he wraps his hand around my cotton-covered erection.
“You’re so wet, love.” He kisses my neck again while his hand squeezes then releases my cock. I always imagined I’d be self-conscious of the fact that I produce excessive amounts of precum, but I am far from embarrassed when Dalton says, “All this, just for me. I bet you’d taste like honey,” before he dips his hand beneath the cotton and runs his finger along the tip, groaning at the beads of liquid he finds there. ☃️😳😳😳☃️
December 3, 2025
This seemed very promising and cute at first – childhood BFFs, the pining, their family Christmas retreat in snowy Austria.
But the story went downhill for me pretty fast when it turned into smut half-way through. There's no development between Asher and Dalton, it literally goes from 0 to 100. Totally unrealistic and not my thing. I skimmed through the rest of the story just to finish it. There’s even time for some miscommunication towards the end.
This was my first read from this author and I don’t think their writing works for me.
But the story went downhill for me pretty fast when it turned into smut half-way through. There's no development between Asher and Dalton, it literally goes from 0 to 100. Totally unrealistic and not my thing. I skimmed through the rest of the story just to finish it. There’s even time for some miscommunication towards the end.
This was my first read from this author and I don’t think their writing works for me.
November 28, 2025
A Kiss for the Holidays by C.S. Autumn
MC:Ash&Dalton 4⭐
Tropes & tags
Best Friends to Lovers
Forced Proximity
Snowy Holiday Setting
Low Angst
Mutual Pining
Sweet & Spicy Moments
Touch Affection (forehead kisses, pinkie holding, cosy cuddles)
Soft Boys in Love
Arts & Crafts Bonding
This was really sweet and simple. I love seeing lifelong best friends finding love and being *in* love, and discovering everything sexual together. Dalton’s awareness of Asher’s feelings was pretty quick and easygoing.
I was a bit annoyed that the first thing they did together wasn’t kissing — like they go straight to rutt, frott and a blow first 😅 — but honestly, it made sense. They had so many doubts and everything felt so new, so that first proper kiss coming *after* all of that actually worked. It was sweet and intimate, and the build-up to something hotter was soooo good! Their chemistry is amazing, and it comes from years of just being there for each other, so adding intimacy and turning lovers was so natural. And once they started kissing… they did NOT stop 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠
Sex-wise, well… these boys have stamina, that’s all I’m saying. That cabin could tell stories, especially under ultraviolet lights 😅😅😅. Dalton was all in basically from the first moment, and seeing Asher’s confidence grow was adorable. Perfect 🥵✨🫶
We even get a mini third-act breakup, and it honestly hurt because they both ran away from each other. And I have a huge pet peeve with the whole “EVERYONE KNEW HE LOVED YOU BUT IT WASN’T OUR PLACE TO TELL!!!” Like why??? They’re family and close friends — aren’t they the ones who are supposed to open your eyes? Tell you important stuff?? God, I hate this lazy excuse authors use.
I know it’s a novella, and for such a small book we actually get plenty of emotion, pining and context to their story, but I still wished we’d gotten more of their “before” — their teenage years and how Asher survived all those years of solo pining. But overall it was good, super cute 🥰 Everything gets accepted without any issues at the end by family and friends, and I honestly believe their love will only grow stronger. That epilogue as adorable 😊
And that poor dog never barked or went out even once in those 3 days lol 🤣
⚠️Author Content Warnings
Minor injury to a pet - not life threatening and not detailed.
❣️Book Safety & Content
Cheating: No
OP Drama: No
Sharing: No
Third-Act Breakup: No
Role Dynamics: Strict roles
POV: 1st person (dual)
Format: Standalone > Novella
Ending: HEA
Angst Level: Low
Spice Level: Medium
Communication: Some miscommunication
Pining: Mutual
MC:Ash&Dalton 4⭐
“He reaches out his pinky finger and I place mine in his, watching as his grubby finger wraps around mine. […]
“There, now we are best friends for always.”
“For always?” I ask, the phrase sounding a little unusual to me.
“Yeah, for always. Because forever sounds too much like never and always means no matter what, even if things are bad. Always.”
Tropes & tags
Best Friends to Lovers
Forced Proximity
Snowy Holiday Setting
Low Angst
Mutual Pining
Sweet & Spicy Moments
Touch Affection (forehead kisses, pinkie holding, cosy cuddles)
Soft Boys in Love
Arts & Crafts Bonding
This was really sweet and simple. I love seeing lifelong best friends finding love and being *in* love, and discovering everything sexual together. Dalton’s awareness of Asher’s feelings was pretty quick and easygoing.
I was a bit annoyed that the first thing they did together wasn’t kissing — like they go straight to rutt, frott and a blow first 😅 — but honestly, it made sense. They had so many doubts and everything felt so new, so that first proper kiss coming *after* all of that actually worked. It was sweet and intimate, and the build-up to something hotter was soooo good! Their chemistry is amazing, and it comes from years of just being there for each other, so adding intimacy and turning lovers was so natural. And once they started kissing… they did NOT stop 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠
Sex-wise, well… these boys have stamina, that’s all I’m saying. That cabin could tell stories, especially under ultraviolet lights 😅😅😅. Dalton was all in basically from the first moment, and seeing Asher’s confidence grow was adorable. Perfect 🥵✨🫶
We even get a mini third-act breakup, and it honestly hurt because they both ran away from each other. And I have a huge pet peeve with the whole “EVERYONE KNEW HE LOVED YOU BUT IT WASN’T OUR PLACE TO TELL!!!” Like why??? They’re family and close friends — aren’t they the ones who are supposed to open your eyes? Tell you important stuff?? God, I hate this lazy excuse authors use.
I know it’s a novella, and for such a small book we actually get plenty of emotion, pining and context to their story, but I still wished we’d gotten more of their “before” — their teenage years and how Asher survived all those years of solo pining. But overall it was good, super cute 🥰 Everything gets accepted without any issues at the end by family and friends, and I honestly believe their love will only grow stronger. That epilogue as adorable 😊
And that poor dog never barked or went out even once in those 3 days lol 🤣
“I love you, Asher. I am in love with you. I can look back on countless days of our past together and see it now. See that I have loved you for a very long time. I will spend every day proving to you that you are everything to me, Asher Ryan.” […]
“I love you, Dalton. With every fibre of my being, I love you.”
“That’s what I was hoping you’d say.” His eyes have gained back their sapphire sparkle. He stands then reaches out his hand to me, pulling me to my feet. Dalton links our pinkies together and, in a move reminiscent of that day twelve years ago, he moves our hands up and down in a shake.
“What are you doing?” I ask, looking down at our linked fingers.
“Promising to love you - for always.”
⚠️Author Content Warnings
Minor injury to a pet - not life threatening and not detailed.
❣️Book Safety & Content
Cheating: No
OP Drama: No
Sharing: No
Third-Act Breakup: No
Role Dynamics: Strict roles
POV: 1st person (dual)
Format: Standalone > Novella
Ending: HEA
Angst Level: Low
Spice Level: Medium
Communication: Some miscommunication
Pining: Mutual
November 28, 2025
Best friends to lovers.
The MCs are 20/21.
Asher has never been kissed and has been in love with his best friend Dalton for years.
On a Christmas family holiday in Austria, snowed in alone in a cabin in the woods for 3 days, they figure things out.
Sweet and at times very cliché.
Not bad, but not a book I'd re-read.
The MCs are 20/21.
Asher has never been kissed and has been in love with his best friend Dalton for years.
On a Christmas family holiday in Austria, snowed in alone in a cabin in the woods for 3 days, they figure things out.
Sweet and at times very cliché.
Not bad, but not a book I'd re-read.
December 9, 2025
4.25 ⭐️ 2.5🌶️
📝 REVIEW & THOUGHTS:
This was so cute and sweet. I was expecting it to be completely angst free, and that was not the case with the pining involved, but it was still such a sweet and cute love story!
C.S. Autumn always creates well rounded characters, and I was surprised she managed to also do that in this short novella. The characters felt real, they were well developed and just so cute.
🏷️ TROPES & TAGS (possible spoilers):
Genre/subgenre: contemporary romance
Pairing: MM
POV: 1st person, dual
Angst: low-ish
Burn: medium
Vibe/mood: heartwarming, festive
Pet names: love, babe
Characters’ ages: 21/21
HEA: yes
Book type: novella
Series structure: interconnected standalones
Extrovert golden retriever x introvert
Best friends to lovers
Clingy best friend
Touch as a love language
Pining
Bi-awakening
Snowed-in
One bed
Opposites attract
First times
A bit of miscommunication
Everyone knew but them
🌶️ SPICE & K!NKS (possible spoilers):
Strict top/bottom or versatile: top/bottom
Heat: 3 scenes, medium heat
Frottıng
Handjøb
Biting
Bløwjøb
69
Praise
Anāl sēx
⚠️ CONTENT WARNINGS (‼️possible spoilers‼️):
Dubcon: no
Noncon: no
Breakup: no, but there’s a brief separation due to miscommunication
OM/OW: there is no real OWD or OMD, but some jealousy before they get together. MC1 kisses a girl on a dare game, but he doesn’t feel anything for her
Minor injury to a pet (not life threatening and not detailed)
* Fyi about 🌶️ levels: I rate spice on a combination of quantity, quality, length, intensity and explicitness of the scenes. Kınks are listed separately and generally do not directly affect the steam level to keep it fair for non kınky books.
📝 REVIEW & THOUGHTS:
This was so cute and sweet. I was expecting it to be completely angst free, and that was not the case with the pining involved, but it was still such a sweet and cute love story!
C.S. Autumn always creates well rounded characters, and I was surprised she managed to also do that in this short novella. The characters felt real, they were well developed and just so cute.
🏷️ TROPES & TAGS (possible spoilers):
Genre/subgenre: contemporary romance
Pairing: MM
POV: 1st person, dual
Angst: low-ish
Burn: medium
Vibe/mood: heartwarming, festive
Pet names: love, babe
Characters’ ages: 21/21
HEA: yes
Book type: novella
Series structure: interconnected standalones
Extrovert golden retriever x introvert
Best friends to lovers
Clingy best friend
Touch as a love language
Pining
Bi-awakening
Snowed-in
One bed
Opposites attract
First times
A bit of miscommunication
Everyone knew but them
🌶️ SPICE & K!NKS (possible spoilers):
Strict top/bottom or versatile: top/bottom
Heat: 3 scenes, medium heat
Frottıng
Handjøb
Biting
Bløwjøb
69
Praise
Anāl sēx
⚠️ CONTENT WARNINGS (‼️possible spoilers‼️):
Dubcon: no
Noncon: no
Breakup: no, but there’s a brief separation due to miscommunication
OM/OW: there is no real OWD or OMD, but some jealousy before they get together. MC1 kisses a girl on a dare game, but he doesn’t feel anything for her
Minor injury to a pet (not life threatening and not detailed)
* Fyi about 🌶️ levels: I rate spice on a combination of quantity, quality, length, intensity and explicitness of the scenes. Kınks are listed separately and generally do not directly affect the steam level to keep it fair for non kınky books.
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December 18, 2025I'm sad this one didn't work for me 🥲 I'm trying to be in the holiday spirit and nothing is hitting right. Since this was maybe me and not the book, I'm not going to rate it. I'm just going to let it drift off peacefully into dnf land 😂
November 30, 2025
Sweet & cute holiday novella! I’m kinda a sucker for friends to lovers
December 29, 2025
⭐️ 4 stars ⭐️
A perfectly cute read for the holiday season. Friends to lovers might be an oversaturated trope, but when done right, it just works.
I feel like I say this in basically every review, but smut + feels is always a winning combo. A Kiss for the Holidays was sexy and sweet, a short fluffy read set in a snowy cabin with two adorable protagonists.
Tropes and NSFW info (spoilers):
- Holiday romance
- Friends to lovers
- Pining
- Queer awakening
- Snowed in
- Only one bed
- Opposites attract
- Holding pinkies 💘
- Virgin MC
- First times
- Frotting
- Top/bottom
Maybe, when you hold someone and they feel like home, maybe that’s love on a whole different level.
A perfectly cute read for the holiday season. Friends to lovers might be an oversaturated trope, but when done right, it just works.
“God, you’re so hard, Asher. For me?” I take his cock into my hand and it’s soaking. Not just a dab of precum, but completely dripping.
“Always for you, Dalton, always.”
I feel like I say this in basically every review, but smut + feels is always a winning combo. A Kiss for the Holidays was sexy and sweet, a short fluffy read set in a snowy cabin with two adorable protagonists.
“What are you doing?” I ask, looking down at our linked fingers. “Promising to love you-for always.”
Tropes and NSFW info (spoilers):
- Holiday romance
- Friends to lovers
- Pining
- Queer awakening
- Snowed in
- Only one bed
- Opposites attract
- Holding pinkies 💘
- Virgin MC
- First times
- Frotting
- Top/bottom
November 20, 2025
Ahhh this was so cute! Childhood best friends to lovers, with a serving of “snowed in” and a golden retrievers bi-awakening. This was all the cozy feels you could want from a holiday novella.
December 26, 2024
Overly sweet childhood best friends to lovers Christmas novella. It’s a bit too young and fluffy for my personal preference but it does have a sausage dog.
November 30, 2025
Asher + Dalton 🖤
Clingy best friends | Obliviousness | Pining | Pinky holding
A cutie story about two touchy and codependent best friends. One is completely oblivious while the other is madly in love.
"Fuck, you're stunning. How have I never noticed? I'm sorry I never saw you before, Ash. But I see you now."
⚠️potential spoilers below in detailed tropes, content and warning lists
Tropes/content:
Prologue - when they both met at 9
Childhood best friends
Both MCs are 21
Clingy
Lots of platonic affection from one MC to the other
Unrequited love
Opposites attract
Introvert + extrovert
Nerd
College
Size difference
Obliviousness
Jealousy
Pinky holding
Forehead kisses
One bed
Snowed in
Cabin
Sharing body heat
Christmas panties
Lots of precum
First kiss, first everything for Asher
Daltons first time with a man
Uncut
Makeshift Christmas decorations to make it special
69
Nipple sucks and bites
Love making
"love"
"babe"
Ash is self conscious but Dalton assures him repeatedly that he is beautiful
Strict roles
Epilogue 5 years later where they celebrate their anniversary in the cabin that started it all
Warnings:
Dalton kisses a girl during truth or dare. Asher is jealous and sad and sneaks off to cry in the bathroom. They arent together and Asher has never shared any feelings at this point.
Asher falls down a hill and hurts his ankle. It's not serious.
Slightly injured dog. He's fine.
Clingy best friends | Obliviousness | Pining | Pinky holding
A cutie story about two touchy and codependent best friends. One is completely oblivious while the other is madly in love.
"Fuck, you're stunning. How have I never noticed? I'm sorry I never saw you before, Ash. But I see you now."
⚠️potential spoilers below in detailed tropes, content and warning lists
Tropes/content:
Prologue - when they both met at 9
Childhood best friends
Both MCs are 21
Clingy
Lots of platonic affection from one MC to the other
Unrequited love
Opposites attract
Introvert + extrovert
Nerd
College
Size difference
Obliviousness
Jealousy
Pinky holding
Forehead kisses
One bed
Snowed in
Cabin
Sharing body heat
Christmas panties
Lots of precum
First kiss, first everything for Asher
Daltons first time with a man
Uncut
Makeshift Christmas decorations to make it special
69
Nipple sucks and bites
Love making
"love"
"babe"
Ash is self conscious but Dalton assures him repeatedly that he is beautiful
Strict roles
Epilogue 5 years later where they celebrate their anniversary in the cabin that started it all
Warnings:
Dalton kisses a girl during truth or dare. Asher is jealous and sad and sneaks off to cry in the bathroom. They arent together and Asher has never shared any feelings at this point.
Asher falls down a hill and hurts his ankle. It's not serious.
Slightly injured dog. He's fine.
December 19, 2024
This was a sweet lil besties to lovers' story. The pinky holding was adorable.
December 24, 2025
this was incredibly cute and steamy and I'm a festive spirit so even though it probably wouldn't be a full on 5 Star on a different day, it's Christmas and this little gem has made me blush and kick my feet all day, so 5 snowed-in-pining-after-my-childhood-best-friend Stars it is! ❄️
December 30, 2025
I read this novella in one sitting, and absolutely adored it.
It was just what I was needing.
It was just what I was needing.
dnf
November 27, 2025I think I’m officially a grinch. Maybe I’m just not ready for Christmas stories. I have been down in the dumps lately because a sweet story like this should have warmed my cold soul but I just couldn’t handle it. I recently read a book about best friends to lovers and I love that tripe but something about the overall obsession with each other just as friends is strange to me. I also don’t like that the “straight” friend doesn’t feel sexual or romantic feelings until the gay friend confesses their love. Then the straight friend is all in almost immediately.
Don’t let my review stop you from reading this though. Maybe lll revisit this someday.
Don’t let my review stop you from reading this though. Maybe lll revisit this someday.
November 30, 2025
An adorable little Christmas romance. A nerd boy pining for his best (very oblivious) friend.
And yeah, he gets all his Christmas wishes come true.
And yeah, he gets all his Christmas wishes come true.
December 3, 2024
Asher and Dalton were perfect together. I loved their story and all the spice in it.
If you are looking for some snowed in magic with all the feels and emotions this book would be a perfect recommendation.
If you are looking for some snowed in magic with all the feels and emotions this book would be a perfect recommendation.
November 11, 2025
Asher has been in love with his best friend Dalton since he was 17 and has always held out hope that one day Dalton would love him too—that is until a juvenile party game reminds Asher that Dalton is very much straight and very much uninterested.
Dalton cannot wait to spend another holiday with his best friend and their families, only he can feel Asher pulling away and putting distance between them and he doesn't understand why. When a snowstorm traps them together and Dalton uncover the truth, he can't believe how blind he's been.
I'm such a sucker for best friends to lovers, and Asher and Dalton were too stinking cute! Their story was toothachingly sweet with just the perfect amount of pining, angst, and steam!
𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧:
- childhood best friends to lovers
- jock x nerd
- opposites attract
- virgin MC
- pining
- snowed in
- only one bed
Dalton cannot wait to spend another holiday with his best friend and their families, only he can feel Asher pulling away and putting distance between them and he doesn't understand why. When a snowstorm traps them together and Dalton uncover the truth, he can't believe how blind he's been.
I'm such a sucker for best friends to lovers, and Asher and Dalton were too stinking cute! Their story was toothachingly sweet with just the perfect amount of pining, angst, and steam!
𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧:
- childhood best friends to lovers
- jock x nerd
- opposites attract
- virgin MC
- pining
- snowed in
- only one bed
December 24, 2025
A Kiss for the Holidays by C.S. Autumn
💚 Best Friends to Lovers
💚 Forced Proximity (Snowed In)
💚 Sexual Awakening
💚 Only One Bed
💚 Virgin MC
💚 Novella
🔥 Sixty-Nine
Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Humour: 🤭.5
Intimacy: 🫂🫂🫂🫂
Angst: 🥺🥺.5
First person dual pov 👀
Content Warnings
On page: bullying, injury, fire injury, alcohol consumption
💚 Best Friends to Lovers
💚 Forced Proximity (Snowed In)
💚 Sexual Awakening
💚 Only One Bed
💚 Virgin MC
💚 Novella
🔥 Sixty-Nine
Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Humour: 🤭.5
Intimacy: 🫂🫂🫂🫂
Angst: 🥺🥺.5
First person dual pov 👀
Content Warnings
On page: bullying, injury, fire injury, alcohol consumption
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 27, 2024
4.5⭐️
ARC REVIEW
This was a cute Christmas holiday friends to lovers romance. You’re looking for a short Christmas love story then this is definitely for you.
I loved Dalt and Ash’s relationship in this and how healthy it was. I also love their friendship and also the need to communicate, especially from Dalton. For someone who hates confrontation he didn’t hold back from voicing his worries when he noticed that Ash was changing towards him and that just showed how much he really loved his friend and didn’t want to lose him.
This was an easy read, cute, low angst, filled with the needed amount of spice and fluff.
ARC REVIEW
This was a cute Christmas holiday friends to lovers romance. You’re looking for a short Christmas love story then this is definitely for you.
I loved Dalt and Ash’s relationship in this and how healthy it was. I also love their friendship and also the need to communicate, especially from Dalton. For someone who hates confrontation he didn’t hold back from voicing his worries when he noticed that Ash was changing towards him and that just showed how much he really loved his friend and didn’t want to lose him.
This was an easy read, cute, low angst, filled with the needed amount of spice and fluff.
December 27, 2024
Rating - 3.5 Stars.
Cute super short novella. Childhood best friends to lovers will never not hit the spot for me.
Snowed in, bi-awakening.
Cute.
Cute super short novella. Childhood best friends to lovers will never not hit the spot for me.
Snowed in, bi-awakening.
Cute.
December 22, 2025
lindo y corto para pasar el rato
December 26, 2024
A cute Christmas novella, perfect to wrap up this season
Tropes:
Childhood friends to lovers
Forced proximity (snowed in)
Queer awakening
Spice: 2/5
Tropes:
Childhood friends to lovers
Forced proximity (snowed in)
Queer awakening
Spice: 2/5
December 19, 2024
This was cute and all, but by tomorrow I'll probably can't remember both guys names...wait I already struggle to remember 😳
The dog's name is Beate- I remember that 😂
The dog's name is Beate- I remember that 😂
November 13, 2025
4.25⭐
Really cute story between two best friends, perfect for the holidays.
Really cute story between two best friends, perfect for the holidays.
December 2, 2024
*Full ARC Review *
This cute asf holiday novella was such a great read. I'm not usually a friends to lovers type girlie but I really thought Asher and Dalton were cute asf. I love a "it's always been you" kinda moment.
Overall I did enjoy this book & it's perfect for the upcoming holidays!!
This cute asf holiday novella was such a great read. I'm not usually a friends to lovers type girlie but I really thought Asher and Dalton were cute asf. I love a "it's always been you" kinda moment.
Overall I did enjoy this book & it's perfect for the upcoming holidays!!
January 3, 2025
So this is going to be a really difficult review to write, because at first I thought I would absolutely love this little novella, but then it went downhill, and it went downhill fast.
So the first half of the book is sweet mixed with stunning angst. We have the cute gay guy being in love with his best friend, the trope we all love and that never gets old no matter how many times we read about it. Sweet Asher is madly in love with his best friend, Dalton, and Dalton is the cute golden retriever friend who is a bit too clingy and is making life hard for Asher just by being himself. Then there's the dare, the declining of a kiss, and it's perfectly angsty and gives Asher a reason to push Dalton away, hurting them both in the process.
All that is just like you'd want from a story like this, all down to the moment when they get stuck in a cabin in a snow storm, with only each other (and a dog) as company, and only a fire and a shared bed to keep them warm.
A fight, harsh words, and finally the truth coming out. Asher is in love with his best friend, and Dalton is now left with wondering if what he feels for his friend might also be more than just the platonic love he's been convinced is what they share this whole time.
Still perfect. Adorable. Exactly how this kind of story should go.
If only the author hadn't rushed what happened next. It might have ended up being a 4-5 star read. But just the morning after they are suddenly rubbing off on each other. Dalton, who's never had any thought of possibly being into guys before, is there jacking his best friend off, and out of absolute nowhere he's calling Asher "love". Ugh. Too soon.
The rest is also rushed. It almost felt like the author got bored of writing a plot and wanted to turn the story into porn instead, and the charm of the story was gone. I almost DNF'd it there after their strange morning together, but I hoped the sweetness would return. Sadly it didn't.
So hadn't it been for the rush to turn it dirty, and the need to always put as much spice as you possibly can on as few pages as possible, as so many authors seem to turn to nowadays, it would have gotten a much higher rating. Now instead it's a 2 star, and an almost DNF.
So the first half of the book is sweet mixed with stunning angst. We have the cute gay guy being in love with his best friend, the trope we all love and that never gets old no matter how many times we read about it. Sweet Asher is madly in love with his best friend, Dalton, and Dalton is the cute golden retriever friend who is a bit too clingy and is making life hard for Asher just by being himself. Then there's the dare, the declining of a kiss, and it's perfectly angsty and gives Asher a reason to push Dalton away, hurting them both in the process.
All that is just like you'd want from a story like this, all down to the moment when they get stuck in a cabin in a snow storm, with only each other (and a dog) as company, and only a fire and a shared bed to keep them warm.
A fight, harsh words, and finally the truth coming out. Asher is in love with his best friend, and Dalton is now left with wondering if what he feels for his friend might also be more than just the platonic love he's been convinced is what they share this whole time.
Still perfect. Adorable. Exactly how this kind of story should go.
If only the author hadn't rushed what happened next. It might have ended up being a 4-5 star read. But just the morning after they are suddenly rubbing off on each other. Dalton, who's never had any thought of possibly being into guys before, is there jacking his best friend off, and out of absolute nowhere he's calling Asher "love". Ugh. Too soon.
The rest is also rushed. It almost felt like the author got bored of writing a plot and wanted to turn the story into porn instead, and the charm of the story was gone. I almost DNF'd it there after their strange morning together, but I hoped the sweetness would return. Sadly it didn't.
So hadn't it been for the rush to turn it dirty, and the need to always put as much spice as you possibly can on as few pages as possible, as so many authors seem to turn to nowadays, it would have gotten a much higher rating. Now instead it's a 2 star, and an almost DNF.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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