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Fireworks: A Sexmas Short Story
Start how you mean to go on.
After the near disastrous beginning, both Carter and Thilo are doing their best to meet in the middle of their very odd couplehood. Carter's being ambitious and level headed. Thilo's going to sit through Carter's New Year's strip extravaganza and be cool about it if it kills him.
It'll all end in tears. Or fireworks.
After the near disastrous beginning, both Carter and Thilo are doing their best to meet in the middle of their very odd couplehood. Carter's being ambitious and level headed. Thilo's going to sit through Carter's New Year's strip extravaganza and be cool about it if it kills him.
It'll all end in tears. Or fireworks.
23 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 27, 2015
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Kate Lowell
13 books66 followersKate Lowell lives on the east coast of Canada, in an old farm house that has way more personality than it has any right to. During the winter, she spends her time dreading snow, cursing at snow, shoveling snow, and scheming ways to shove it down the kids' necks. During the summer, she prays not to have snow. :)
Kate likes to play in ALL the sandboxes. While her main genres are paranormal and contemporary suspense, she is also interested in science fiction, fantasy and--weirdly--romantic comedy. She's willing to pay large amounts of money to anyone who can come up with plot-bunny repellent, which she will first use on herself, then sell to LA Witt for an exorbitant price to recoup her costs.
You can contact her at katelowellbooks (at) gmail.com . If you think you’d like to try writing gay romance, come visit her critique group (Link can be found at http://katelowell.com). New members are always welcome.
Kate likes to play in ALL the sandboxes. While her main genres are paranormal and contemporary suspense, she is also interested in science fiction, fantasy and--weirdly--romantic comedy. She's willing to pay large amounts of money to anyone who can come up with plot-bunny repellent, which she will first use on herself, then sell to LA Witt for an exorbitant price to recoup her costs.
You can contact her at katelowellbooks (at) gmail.com . If you think you’d like to try writing gay romance, come visit her critique group (Link can be found at http://katelowell.com). New members are always welcome.
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April 6, 2023
Carter and Thilo are a fairly new couple; they’ve only just reached “boyfriend” status.
Carter is a brand-new homeowner. He’s doing all of the renovations himself. He’s also an exotic dancer.
Thilo is very shy. He’s an accountant.
It’s New Year’s Eve, and Thilo has insisted that he wants to see Carter hard at work.
Apparently the two met/became a thing when they were snowed in together? This is somewhat mentioned, but never delved into. Essentially, it’s a story of Thilo coming to terms with Carter’s chosen profession.
The dancing/choreography are explained well.
Sweet and cute. Zero action…which seems odd, given the title.
Carter is a brand-new homeowner. He’s doing all of the renovations himself. He’s also an exotic dancer.
Thilo is very shy. He’s an accountant.
It’s New Year’s Eve, and Thilo has insisted that he wants to see Carter hard at work.
Apparently the two met/became a thing when they were snowed in together? This is somewhat mentioned, but never delved into. Essentially, it’s a story of Thilo coming to terms with Carter’s chosen profession.
The dancing/choreography are explained well.
Sweet and cute. Zero action…which seems odd, given the title.
September 29, 2020
Fireworks: A Sexmas Short Story
This was my first book by this author. It was short, cute, and sweet. No sex involved despite the title. I got the feeling it was a quickie book after another book about the characters, but could find no evidence of that. So maybe it was a stand-alone.
This was my first book by this author. It was short, cute, and sweet. No sex involved despite the title. I got the feeling it was a quickie book after another book about the characters, but could find no evidence of that. So maybe it was a stand-alone.
August 15, 2021
Sexy and hot! We see Thilo visiting Carter's home and bringing Chinese for dinner. Then Thilo going to a club where Carter dances and strips for the New Year's Eve bash. Would've liked to have read more of them. Committing to each other, maybe moving in together or even getting engaged.
July 6, 2023
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿.
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝘪𝘴 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑑𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑂𝑉.
𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑏𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑡. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠𝑛'𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒐 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔' 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 ℎ𝑖𝑚 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡.
𝑆𝑢𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑!
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝘪𝘴 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑑𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑂𝑉.
𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑏𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑡. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠𝑛'𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒐 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔' 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 ℎ𝑖𝑚 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡.
𝑆𝑢𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑!
July 27, 2025
Short story, not very climactic or spicy.
March 13, 2017
Short and very cute -- wish there was more Thilo and Carter to read!
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