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Naughty List: A M/M Christmas Opposites Attract Romance
Some walls are meant to come down.
Callan just wants to get through another holiday season without disappointing his family. So when the Tinsel & Tingles app pairs him with someone completely outside his world, he makes a show up as just Callan. No expectations. No explanations. Just himself.
Enter tattooed, confident, and running his own furniture restoration business. He's built a life from nothing, and there's something about the buttoned-up professional who blushes at his teasing that he can't resist.
Except somewhere between holiday markets and stolen kisses in his workshop, this casual connection becomes something neither of them planned for. And when feelings get complicated, so does everything different worlds, different expectations, and the question of whether either of them is brave enough to risk what they've built.
But maybe some connections are worth the leap. Worth building something real, even when nothing about it makes practical sense.
This holiday season, the best gifts are the ones you choose for yourself.
A standalone M/M holiday romance with open-door heat, opposites attract chemistry, and a guaranteed HEA. Book 5 in the Tinsel & Tingles series—where a cheeky dating app creates the perfect holiday matches.
Callan just wants to get through another holiday season without disappointing his family. So when the Tinsel & Tingles app pairs him with someone completely outside his world, he makes a show up as just Callan. No expectations. No explanations. Just himself.
Enter tattooed, confident, and running his own furniture restoration business. He's built a life from nothing, and there's something about the buttoned-up professional who blushes at his teasing that he can't resist.
Except somewhere between holiday markets and stolen kisses in his workshop, this casual connection becomes something neither of them planned for. And when feelings get complicated, so does everything different worlds, different expectations, and the question of whether either of them is brave enough to risk what they've built.
But maybe some connections are worth the leap. Worth building something real, even when nothing about it makes practical sense.
This holiday season, the best gifts are the ones you choose for yourself.
A standalone M/M holiday romance with open-door heat, opposites attract chemistry, and a guaranteed HEA. Book 5 in the Tinsel & Tingles series—where a cheeky dating app creates the perfect holiday matches.
131 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 2, 2025
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December 26, 2025
Looking for Romance, finding a rebel
The central conflict in this well-crafted narrative revolves around expectations; Callan hails from an affluent family that anticipates he will marry an individual deemed 'appropriate.' Without explicitly stating so, this entails someone whose association is likely to excite his family, particularly given their billionaire status.
However, Callan seeks authenticity and profound connection. Upon meeting Toby, a forthright individual dedicated to restoring historic homes and buildings, he finds what he longs for. Toby's unwavering commitment to his craft, his tattooed neck, and his genuine demeanor communicate to Callan that Toby is not pleased with the fact that Callan has not disclosed his surname or his considerable wealth.
Despite this, the two men develop a romantic relationship, grounded in an appreciation for their true selves rather than societal labels. Toby, in particular, represents an obstacle to the expectations imposed by Callan's parents. The narrative traces their journey toward love and mutual understanding, culminating in their attendance at a Christmas Eve gathering orchestrated by Callan's affluent parents, a social event where the elite mingle. It is at this event that a confrontation occurs between Callan and his parents.
With an optimistic outlook toward a happy conclusion, the story emphasizes appreciation and reconciliation, exemplifying genuine love and support—especially when Toby challenges Callan's parents to rejoice in his happiness.
Bree Hollis skillfully employs themes of love language and interpersonal conflict in her latest novel, which involves the Tinsel and Tingles app, the platform that facilitated the union of these two men, as it rightly should.
The central conflict in this well-crafted narrative revolves around expectations; Callan hails from an affluent family that anticipates he will marry an individual deemed 'appropriate.' Without explicitly stating so, this entails someone whose association is likely to excite his family, particularly given their billionaire status.
However, Callan seeks authenticity and profound connection. Upon meeting Toby, a forthright individual dedicated to restoring historic homes and buildings, he finds what he longs for. Toby's unwavering commitment to his craft, his tattooed neck, and his genuine demeanor communicate to Callan that Toby is not pleased with the fact that Callan has not disclosed his surname or his considerable wealth.
Despite this, the two men develop a romantic relationship, grounded in an appreciation for their true selves rather than societal labels. Toby, in particular, represents an obstacle to the expectations imposed by Callan's parents. The narrative traces their journey toward love and mutual understanding, culminating in their attendance at a Christmas Eve gathering orchestrated by Callan's affluent parents, a social event where the elite mingle. It is at this event that a confrontation occurs between Callan and his parents.
With an optimistic outlook toward a happy conclusion, the story emphasizes appreciation and reconciliation, exemplifying genuine love and support—especially when Toby challenges Callan's parents to rejoice in his happiness.
Bree Hollis skillfully employs themes of love language and interpersonal conflict in her latest novel, which involves the Tinsel and Tingles app, the platform that facilitated the union of these two men, as it rightly should.
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December 24, 2025DNF @25% ... so bland I just can't go on.
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