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Goddess-Blessed #3
Yuletide Treasure
There’s not enough Yuletide spirit in the world to fix this holiday disaster…
Eben Sypeman’s world is falling apart. It’s two days before Yule and his business partner is dead, leaving behind empty accounts and looming bankruptcy. And if that isn’t bad enough, his patron goddess is irritated with him. It seems she’s tired of his tendency to mince words and avoid conflict. She’s insisting—quite forcefully—that he start being totally honest with everyone, including himself. Divinely enforced honesty couldn’t have come at a less opportune time, especially when his clerk’s tall, dark and distractingly handsome son enters the picture.
The last thing on Tim Pratchett’s mind is romance. All the former soldier wants is to fill in for his sick father at work and recover from his war wounds in peace. But there’s something about the grumpy Eben that confounds and entices him in equal measure. Their timing couldn’t be worse. They’re complete opposites. And yet…none of that matters when he’s with Eben.
But if Eben and Tim have any hope of finding their very own happily ever after, they’ll have to survive a dickens of a truth curse and the machinations of a trickster goddess—all while searching for enough yuletide treasure to save them all.
A joyous, relaxing Yule indeed. Bah, humbug.
This is an M/M romance with explicit scenes, a voyeuristic pagan goddess, and an odious nephew. Despite any other possible similarities to A Christmas Carol, there are neither ghosts nor geese, but readers can expect a happy ending and at least one use of the word “dickens.”
Eben Sypeman’s world is falling apart. It’s two days before Yule and his business partner is dead, leaving behind empty accounts and looming bankruptcy. And if that isn’t bad enough, his patron goddess is irritated with him. It seems she’s tired of his tendency to mince words and avoid conflict. She’s insisting—quite forcefully—that he start being totally honest with everyone, including himself. Divinely enforced honesty couldn’t have come at a less opportune time, especially when his clerk’s tall, dark and distractingly handsome son enters the picture.
The last thing on Tim Pratchett’s mind is romance. All the former soldier wants is to fill in for his sick father at work and recover from his war wounds in peace. But there’s something about the grumpy Eben that confounds and entices him in equal measure. Their timing couldn’t be worse. They’re complete opposites. And yet…none of that matters when he’s with Eben.
But if Eben and Tim have any hope of finding their very own happily ever after, they’ll have to survive a dickens of a truth curse and the machinations of a trickster goddess—all while searching for enough yuletide treasure to save them all.
A joyous, relaxing Yule indeed. Bah, humbug.
This is an M/M romance with explicit scenes, a voyeuristic pagan goddess, and an odious nephew. Despite any other possible similarities to A Christmas Carol, there are neither ghosts nor geese, but readers can expect a happy ending and at least one use of the word “dickens.”
130 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 8, 2019
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Eliot Grayson
35 books1,426 followersEliot's a lifelong Southern California girl, right down to the flip-flops and backyard garden. When she's not writing her next book, you can find her reading, drinking tea, or (more likely) catering to the demands of her kids and ancient, cranky cat.
Steamy books with delicious tension, heart-wrenching pining, and a hefty dose of action and adventure have always been her jam as a reader. Guess what she writes?
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Steamy books with delicious tension, heart-wrenching pining, and a hefty dose of action and adventure have always been her jam as a reader. Guess what she writes?
You can catch up with her on Facebook in her reader group, Eliot Grayson's Escape from Reality, or sign up for her newsletter at eliotgrayson.com.
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June 2, 2020
Loosely based on The Christmas Carol, Yuletide Treasure is a romantic story about Eben, who recently discovered that his now deceased business partner left him penniless, and Tim, the son of Eben's assistant.
Eben is scared to stand up for himself. He masks his insecurity with rudeness, unwilling to rock to boat or get involved with anything outside his own little world. He's not a bad man, just lonely and withdrawn.
Tim is definitely not the little boy Eben expects. He's all grown up and while he walks with a cane due to a war injury, he's all man.
Tim helps Eben track down the mystery of the disappearing money once Eben is "cursed" by his patron goddess, the one whose mark he wears, to speak only the truth.
I loved how Eben and Tim bonded on their quest, and how Eben gained the confidence to do right by Tim and Tim's family.
The ending, as expected, is joyful, not to mention sexy. I really enjoyed this story and will reread come December.
Eben is scared to stand up for himself. He masks his insecurity with rudeness, unwilling to rock to boat or get involved with anything outside his own little world. He's not a bad man, just lonely and withdrawn.
Tim is definitely not the little boy Eben expects. He's all grown up and while he walks with a cane due to a war injury, he's all man.
Tim helps Eben track down the mystery of the disappearing money once Eben is "cursed" by his patron goddess, the one whose mark he wears, to speak only the truth.
I loved how Eben and Tim bonded on their quest, and how Eben gained the confidence to do right by Tim and Tim's family.
The ending, as expected, is joyful, not to mention sexy. I really enjoyed this story and will reread come December.
November 20, 2023
3.75
"Yuletide Treasure" was a delight. I inhaled this short book: it was quick, light-hearted, sweet and sexy, with just the right amount of both humour and holiday cheer.
Eben and Timothy were damned cute, and I was obsessed with their blossoming relationship; it's fairly insta-love, and decidedly less complex and angsty than both Owen and Arthur's and Mal and Tom's stories, but I still loved their dynamic. The Christmas Carol vibes it had was a definitive plus! I also adored getting a few more glimpses of the world building and the different God and Goddess-blessed dynamics you can have.
I absolutely loved this series, and I can't believe I've already finished them all; I even devoured Eliot's short story "The Yuletide Runaway" (available at prolific works; that too was sweet, quick and delicious). I soooooo wish she'd write more in this universe (not likely, since these are all from a few years back, but one can hope right?), but in the meantime I'll gladly read (and re-read) Eliot's other gems.
"Yuletide Treasure" was a delight. I inhaled this short book: it was quick, light-hearted, sweet and sexy, with just the right amount of both humour and holiday cheer.
Eben and Timothy were damned cute, and I was obsessed with their blossoming relationship; it's fairly insta-love, and decidedly less complex and angsty than both Owen and Arthur's and Mal and Tom's stories, but I still loved their dynamic. The Christmas Carol vibes it had was a definitive plus! I also adored getting a few more glimpses of the world building and the different God and Goddess-blessed dynamics you can have.
I absolutely loved this series, and I can't believe I've already finished them all; I even devoured Eliot's short story "The Yuletide Runaway" (available at prolific works; that too was sweet, quick and delicious). I soooooo wish she'd write more in this universe (not likely, since these are all from a few years back, but one can hope right?), but in the meantime I'll gladly read (and re-read) Eliot's other gems.
September 19, 2025
I love a good A Christmas Carol re-imagining and this one is equal parts humorous and sweet, full of the holiday charm of the original, but with a magical MM twist. Rereading this book has put me in the Christmas spirit (I don’t care that it’s only September) 🎄❤️💚
November 8, 2019
I think even Charles Dickens would have approved
Yuletide Treasure is a very charming, original , quirky, whodunit, take on A Christmas Carol.
Eliot Grayson re-imaged the beloved holiday classic with an ethereal , determined and a bit of voyeur Goddess ; an overworked , at wits ends shy , kind-hearted but sort of doormat hero and a good-nature, hot looking, wounded War Vet who isn't tiny , in any sense of the word. Add a dash of mystery and detective work , a bit of angst, lots snarky and tongue in cheek banter , sprinkles of heat and a high measure of love makes Yuletide Treasure a holidays must read.
It was a true delight reading this well written and paced , offbeat , entertaining story. And I want to believe , that even Mr. Dickens, himself ,would have chuckled and enjoyed this sweet, entertaining, MM Romance and it's HEA , loosely based version of one of his works.
Read a copy of Yuletide Treasure through LesCourt and this is my unbiased feedback.
Yuletide Treasure is a very charming, original , quirky, whodunit, take on A Christmas Carol.
Eliot Grayson re-imaged the beloved holiday classic with an ethereal , determined and a bit of voyeur Goddess ; an overworked , at wits ends shy , kind-hearted but sort of doormat hero and a good-nature, hot looking, wounded War Vet who isn't tiny , in any sense of the word. Add a dash of mystery and detective work , a bit of angst, lots snarky and tongue in cheek banter , sprinkles of heat and a high measure of love makes Yuletide Treasure a holidays must read.
It was a true delight reading this well written and paced , offbeat , entertaining story. And I want to believe , that even Mr. Dickens, himself ,would have chuckled and enjoyed this sweet, entertaining, MM Romance and it's HEA , loosely based version of one of his works.
Read a copy of Yuletide Treasure through LesCourt and this is my unbiased feedback.
January 14, 2024
Liked this last in the series. Short xmas fantasy with Dickens vibe. 3 ⭐⭐⭐
Did Not Finish
April 23, 2020DNF @ 3%.
I said I was going to read this and I said I wasn't going to read the blurb first. Well, I did one of those and regret it. Had I bothered to read the blurb, I would have realized that this was essentially a retelling of A Christmas Carol. A) I'm not a huge fan of retelling and b) the only Christmas Carol I'm interested in is the Muppets.
So, I start reading it. Eben wasn't in the first or second book at all. His dead business partner wasn't either. Then Carter is mentioned, and I'm like oh, it's the one who tended to Will in Bk. 2. *bzzt* Wrong. Not the same Carter, just there apparently aren't enough names to use, so the author decided to use a name for a random character that has the same name as a recurring character in the second book. Slightly annoying, since I am horrid at names, so it's bad enough when similar names are used for characters, let alone the same name.
And then Eben declares, "Bah, humbug" and I'm like, oh, he's a scrooge... not realizing that he isn't a scrooge, he IS Scrooge, essentially.
And then we are introduced to Bob Pratchett, his assistant, and I was like, isn't Pratchett the surname of the Tiny Tim and Scrooge's assistant? No, Pratchett is the Discworld guy. Oh, but Bob Cratchit is Tiny Tim's father. So then the lightbulb lit, I read the blurb, and then said, "Bah, humbug" and DNF'd it just like that.
Maybe I'll learn to read blurbs more often. Most likely not.
No rating because a) my bad and b) I read like 3 pages.
I said I was going to read this and I said I wasn't going to read the blurb first. Well, I did one of those and regret it. Had I bothered to read the blurb, I would have realized that this was essentially a retelling of A Christmas Carol. A) I'm not a huge fan of retelling and b) the only Christmas Carol I'm interested in is the Muppets.
So, I start reading it. Eben wasn't in the first or second book at all. His dead business partner wasn't either. Then Carter is mentioned, and I'm like oh, it's the one who tended to Will in Bk. 2. *bzzt* Wrong. Not the same Carter, just there apparently aren't enough names to use, so the author decided to use a name for a random character that has the same name as a recurring character in the second book. Slightly annoying, since I am horrid at names, so it's bad enough when similar names are used for characters, let alone the same name.
And then Eben declares, "Bah, humbug" and I'm like, oh, he's a scrooge... not realizing that he isn't a scrooge, he IS Scrooge, essentially.
And then we are introduced to Bob Pratchett, his assistant, and I was like, isn't Pratchett the surname of the Tiny Tim and Scrooge's assistant? No, Pratchett is the Discworld guy. Oh, but Bob Cratchit is Tiny Tim's father. So then the lightbulb lit, I read the blurb, and then said, "Bah, humbug" and DNF'd it just like that.
Maybe I'll learn to read blurbs more often. Most likely not.
No rating because a) my bad and b) I read like 3 pages.
January 31, 2025
This installment has literally nothing to do with the previous two. It's festive (a bit), happening with a different goddess and introduces completely new characters.
🟢 A merchant/son of his clerk
🟡 I'm guessing both around 30
🟣 Size difference, one MMC is an injured soldier and very buff besides being very tall
🔵 Looking for the lost, stolen money, finding it
🌶️ There's basically almost no smut: some oral and kissing
Eben is an import merchant whose business partner died and stole all the money they've both earned. In his bid to find that missing money, Eben finds himself entangled with Tim, his clerk's son who wanted to fill in for his father at the office while he was ill.
The chemistry is pretty instant, but Eben is prickly and unapproachable,
"It really always was the pretty ones that were a bit dicked in the nob. Story of Tim’s life."
so his goddess visits him and gives him a curse where he has to say everything truthfully all the time, so he'll start living his authentic life.
"What would it be like to lean, even for a moment, on another? To lay his troubles on Timothy’s broad shoulders. Perhaps to lay his head on one of Timothy’s broad shoulders too and close his eyes for a moment, just a stolen moment, in which he could let his worries fade away…"
Tim and Eben become fast lovers, they find the hidden money and they make their families' yule evening spectacular.
The story could have been a bit more developed.
We've got heaps of side characters that you know are never going to be mentioned anywhere again, so they're just taking up space.
We've got two main characters who could offer more than just a few kisses in the story and
the goddess aspect that's just distracting. The mark Eben has, had absolutely no meaning here unlike in previous books.
Overall it's quite a good story,
I did expect at least that one final, majestic sex scene, but nothing happened. Timmy the hot, tall soldier who's constantly grabbing Even's ass and wants to kiss all the time didn't get to have Eben, he just made some tea at the end of the book and that was it.
Splendid.
🟢 A merchant/son of his clerk
🟡 I'm guessing both around 30
🟣 Size difference, one MMC is an injured soldier and very buff besides being very tall
🔵 Looking for the lost, stolen money, finding it
🌶️ There's basically almost no smut: some oral and kissing
Eben is an import merchant whose business partner died and stole all the money they've both earned. In his bid to find that missing money, Eben finds himself entangled with Tim, his clerk's son who wanted to fill in for his father at the office while he was ill.
The chemistry is pretty instant, but Eben is prickly and unapproachable,
"It really always was the pretty ones that were a bit dicked in the nob. Story of Tim’s life."
so his goddess visits him and gives him a curse where he has to say everything truthfully all the time, so he'll start living his authentic life.
"What would it be like to lean, even for a moment, on another? To lay his troubles on Timothy’s broad shoulders. Perhaps to lay his head on one of Timothy’s broad shoulders too and close his eyes for a moment, just a stolen moment, in which he could let his worries fade away…"
Tim and Eben become fast lovers, they find the hidden money and they make their families' yule evening spectacular.
The story could have been a bit more developed.
We've got heaps of side characters that you know are never going to be mentioned anywhere again, so they're just taking up space.
We've got two main characters who could offer more than just a few kisses in the story and
the goddess aspect that's just distracting. The mark Eben has, had absolutely no meaning here unlike in previous books.
Overall it's quite a good story,
I did expect at least that one final, majestic sex scene, but nothing happened. Timmy the hot, tall soldier who's constantly grabbing Even's ass and wants to kiss all the time didn't get to have Eben, he just made some tea at the end of the book and that was it.
Splendid.
December 19, 2019
A Joyfully Jay review.
4.25 stars
This was a witty and sexy love story, though it’s more “inspired by” the Dickens’ classic than a reimagining of the story. Eben isn’t the cruel master, pinching every penny. He’s a bit of a hen-pecked man needing to stand on his own feet and resolve the conflicts in his life. There are no ghosts, or threats of eternal torment. Just the very real torment of a half-life of awkwardness and unfulfilled desire. Tim is a great foil to Eben: jolly, charismatic, and determined. His own insecurities over people seeing him as incapable since his injury fuel his determination to assist Eben in uncovering his stolen funds—with the bonus that doing so will also help his father stay employed.
I really enjoyed the book throughout. The pacing is appropriate and the adventure lasts only a tense few days–just long enough to bring Eben and Tim together. It seems they experience their first of many joyous Yules–and Althyone eventually lets Eben choose to tell truth in his own fashion. Now that he’s learned how, that is.
Read Veronica’s review in its entirety here.
4.25 stars
This was a witty and sexy love story, though it’s more “inspired by” the Dickens’ classic than a reimagining of the story. Eben isn’t the cruel master, pinching every penny. He’s a bit of a hen-pecked man needing to stand on his own feet and resolve the conflicts in his life. There are no ghosts, or threats of eternal torment. Just the very real torment of a half-life of awkwardness and unfulfilled desire. Tim is a great foil to Eben: jolly, charismatic, and determined. His own insecurities over people seeing him as incapable since his injury fuel his determination to assist Eben in uncovering his stolen funds—with the bonus that doing so will also help his father stay employed.
I really enjoyed the book throughout. The pacing is appropriate and the adventure lasts only a tense few days–just long enough to bring Eben and Tim together. It seems they experience their first of many joyous Yules–and Althyone eventually lets Eben choose to tell truth in his own fashion. Now that he’s learned how, that is.
Read Veronica’s review in its entirety here.
October 27, 2019
Another very good Goddess-Blessed story, lackwitted mooncalf and all.
A Christmas classic reimagined in several ways - gay romance, Tiny Tim all grown up, I had to wrap my mind around that one, a common sigil and patron goddess with a sultry and forward vibe instead of ghosts, a supernatural element.
Eliot Grayson has the most sumptuous prose which adds depth and a sense of place to her stories.
Really good Christmas reading.
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A Christmas classic reimagined in several ways - gay romance, Tiny Tim all grown up, I had to wrap my mind around that one, a common sigil and patron goddess with a sultry and forward vibe instead of ghosts, a supernatural element.
Eliot Grayson has the most sumptuous prose which adds depth and a sense of place to her stories.
Really good Christmas reading.
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December 25, 2019
Not quite as good as the previous two, but I think that's due to the shorter length - not the story itself - because there wasn't enough time to build the relationship. I loved the switch-up to a more Victorian style and the innovative re-imagining of A Christmas Carol with his patron Goddess as the "Ghost" of past, present and future. The author mentioned that she didn't think ole Chuckles would appreciate the changes to his tale, but I surely did! Especially "Tiny" Tim being so yummy, but still with a disability, and Eben not quite the Scrooge he is in the original; a great way to honor the spirit of the tale but with a refreshing spin. My favorite parts were when Eben was "cursed" to tell the truth - very reminiscent of Liar Liar. LOL funny!
On to the last of these, so far...still hoping we get more!
On to the last of these, so far...still hoping we get more!
July 21, 2020
This is the third installment in the Goddess Blessed series and is an awesome holiday themed book with a voyeuristic Goddess thrown in for good measure! While the book has some similiarities to A Christmas Carol, Eben is not a Scrooge – he’s at his wit’s end because his now-deceased business Marney had been embezzling from the office. There’s no money to pay the bills, including the salary of his clerk, Bob Pratchet. Eben has been going crazy trying to figure out what Marney did with the money. When Bob becomes ill, Eben sends him home only to have Bob’s son, Timothy, show up to take his place. Eben is attracted to Timothy, a former soldier injured in the war, but nothing can come of it – Eben has to find that money!
Eben’s patron Goddess, Althyone, is pretty ticked that she put her mark on Eben while he was still in the womb and yet he has never shown what he’s really made of. “You were so tiny, then, a delicate little spark, so rich with potential.” Eben hasn’t done what is best for himself is in so long. “You’ve bored me, Eben. I’d hoped for those great things from you and you’ve disappointed me at every turn. Subordinating yourself to that sour little thief Marney, allowing your wretched realtives to use us, shying away from anything that could bring you joy. But no more.” To “help” him along his way she puts a not-curse on him – he is unable to lie. So rather than make excuses for himself, he is brutally honest and the best kind of snarky. . The scene with the charity collectors is wonderful. A nod to Christmas Carol, as well as Frank, Eben’s nephew, except here Frank is a waste of space who is always mooching off his uncle. “What a pampered, unbearable imbecile Frank was.”
Timothy is there for Eben and wants to help him figure out what is happening with the money. The two become close as they try to solve the mystery and the way too nosy Althyone just make me laugh. I loved getting to see Eben make baby steps towards happiness. “He was lonely, that was the plain truth of it, and Timothy had a warmth, a genuineness, that Eben so rarely found in others. And he seemed to have seen something in Eben that he liked in his turn, an even greater rarity.” He has to go through the aggravation of Althyone, of course, but it’s all worth it.
This is a wonderful series and definitely an awesome installment with a creative twist on Scrooge.
Eben’s patron Goddess, Althyone, is pretty ticked that she put her mark on Eben while he was still in the womb and yet he has never shown what he’s really made of. “You were so tiny, then, a delicate little spark, so rich with potential.” Eben hasn’t done what is best for himself is in so long. “You’ve bored me, Eben. I’d hoped for those great things from you and you’ve disappointed me at every turn. Subordinating yourself to that sour little thief Marney, allowing your wretched realtives to use us, shying away from anything that could bring you joy. But no more.” To “help” him along his way she puts a not-curse on him – he is unable to lie. So rather than make excuses for himself, he is brutally honest and the best kind of snarky. . The scene with the charity collectors is wonderful. A nod to Christmas Carol, as well as Frank, Eben’s nephew, except here Frank is a waste of space who is always mooching off his uncle. “What a pampered, unbearable imbecile Frank was.”
Timothy is there for Eben and wants to help him figure out what is happening with the money. The two become close as they try to solve the mystery and the way too nosy Althyone just make me laugh. I loved getting to see Eben make baby steps towards happiness. “He was lonely, that was the plain truth of it, and Timothy had a warmth, a genuineness, that Eben so rarely found in others. And he seemed to have seen something in Eben that he liked in his turn, an even greater rarity.” He has to go through the aggravation of Althyone, of course, but it’s all worth it.
This is a wonderful series and definitely an awesome installment with a creative twist on Scrooge.
October 20, 2019
Eben is a worn down stressed out man desperate to save his business after his partner dies unexpectedly. It seems there's no money in the bank and he has no idea what Marney did with it, Eben's got to many people depending on him he can't let his importers go bankrupt. Bob Pratchet, his clerk, takes ill and his son Timothy shows up to cover his father's work in his place.
Timothy is a veteran of the army sent home after injuring his leg, he's unable to find work because of his disability so his entire family depends on his father's wages. Unsure what to make of the almost manic Eben he tries to offer an ear and Eben damn near has a panic attack unable to accept any help or share his burden, he sends Tim home and that's that... except Eben's patron Goddess has had enough of Eben biting his tongue and depriving the world of all the wonderful snark he has hidden deep in his soul and gives him the glorious gift of being unable to lie and the freedom to cut odious people deeply with his tongue luckily Timothy is there to act as muscle to discourage retaliation.
Well I don't know what kind of divine intervention led me to Eliot Grayson's Goddess series but thank you, these are so my jam!
This was a cozy quick read that had some moments of melancholy quickly chased away by bright moments of warmth and happiness. Make no mistake despite grim moments this is a feel good holiday story that left me grinning ear to ear. Light on the steam but that was so ok. I loved both of the MC's Eben really was just trying to do good and was in over his head and Timothy was kind and for the most part patient.
This was a seriously fun read I want to thank the author for providing the ARC with no expectation of a review I really enjoyed the book and am looking forward to adding it officially to my kindle library in November.
Timothy is a veteran of the army sent home after injuring his leg, he's unable to find work because of his disability so his entire family depends on his father's wages. Unsure what to make of the almost manic Eben he tries to offer an ear and Eben damn near has a panic attack unable to accept any help or share his burden, he sends Tim home and that's that... except Eben's patron Goddess has had enough of Eben biting his tongue and depriving the world of all the wonderful snark he has hidden deep in his soul and gives him the glorious gift of being unable to lie and the freedom to cut odious people deeply with his tongue luckily Timothy is there to act as muscle to discourage retaliation.
Well I don't know what kind of divine intervention led me to Eliot Grayson's Goddess series but thank you, these are so my jam!
This was a cozy quick read that had some moments of melancholy quickly chased away by bright moments of warmth and happiness. Make no mistake despite grim moments this is a feel good holiday story that left me grinning ear to ear. Light on the steam but that was so ok. I loved both of the MC's Eben really was just trying to do good and was in over his head and Timothy was kind and for the most part patient.
This was a seriously fun read I want to thank the author for providing the ARC with no expectation of a review I really enjoyed the book and am looking forward to adding it officially to my kindle library in November.
April 27, 2021
1 star off for instalove.
September 25, 2020
An easy and quick read, that subverts Dickens' A Christmas Carol in a very funny way.
I really liked both characters, which becomes particularly true when Eben grows a spine :P
Sweet, romantic and with very amusing moments, this is ideal for when you are in dire need of a surefire pick-me-up read.
I really liked both characters, which becomes particularly true when Eben grows a spine :P
Sweet, romantic and with very amusing moments, this is ideal for when you are in dire need of a surefire pick-me-up read.
July 29, 2021
Happy Yule story
I really like this reimagined A Christmas Carol. Poor Eben was a much more sympathetic character than Ebenezer Scrooge and I loved Tim. It’s a quick but sweet read.
I really like this reimagined A Christmas Carol. Poor Eben was a much more sympathetic character than Ebenezer Scrooge and I loved Tim. It’s a quick but sweet read.
June 9, 2020
3.5 stars
No time like the present to read something cheerful.
No time like the present to read something cheerful.
May 13, 2020
Get to this goodness! Get to it now!
I completely devoured this book in under 4 hrs and it put a moody, bogged-down-by-academic-work-me get right into the yuletide spirit.
Never in a million years would 10th grade- me guess that I would be reading a romance novel centered around Ebenezer as one of the MCs, let alone the fact that it would be a MM romance novel.
Then again, reading Tom’s character in Book #1, I would have never thought I’d be rooting for him, four chapters into book #2.
I hereby declare the author-The Queen of character development.
This series is turning out to be one of my absolute favorites in this trope and I loved ‘Yuletide Treasure’.
Though inspired by the infamous Dickens classic- ‘The Christmas Carol’, the story is a very different take and follows Eben Sypeman- a young, wound up merchant who seems to be too confined by the dictum's of society to be his true self and often comes off as a prickly, selfish individual. Scrooge much ?
In the initial chapters, he even succeeds to chase away a helping, kind Timothy. It is not until his Patron Goddess- Althyone ( who comes off as a complete BL fangirl-LOL) pays him a visit and reminds him of the things that matter- what Eben’s true purpose is and places a curse on him that prevents him from lying his way through and hiding his true self. And from there on we see the whole world through Eben’s eyes and before you know it, Ms Grayson’s done it again- she got me rooting for Eben and hoping Timothy will have the patience to see his true side.
And Oh my, Timothy! Sweet Timothy. Kind, patient, caring and the perfect knight in shining armor. I loved the way their relationship developed amidst their own insecurities as they raced to solve the firm’s bankruptcy. I loved the sweet moments they shared. So beautifully written.
Overall, A perfect read if you are looking for a short, adorable perfect romance to get you in the holiday spirit.
Looking forward to book #4. Happy Holidays! *Croaks along to Buble’s ‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas’*
I completely devoured this book in under 4 hrs and it put a moody, bogged-down-by-academic-work-me get right into the yuletide spirit.
Never in a million years would 10th grade- me guess that I would be reading a romance novel centered around Ebenezer as one of the MCs, let alone the fact that it would be a MM romance novel.
Then again, reading Tom’s character in Book #1, I would have never thought I’d be rooting for him, four chapters into book #2.
I hereby declare the author-The Queen of character development.
This series is turning out to be one of my absolute favorites in this trope and I loved ‘Yuletide Treasure’.
Though inspired by the infamous Dickens classic- ‘The Christmas Carol’, the story is a very different take and follows Eben Sypeman- a young, wound up merchant who seems to be too confined by the dictum's of society to be his true self and often comes off as a prickly, selfish individual. Scrooge much ?
In the initial chapters, he even succeeds to chase away a helping, kind Timothy. It is not until his Patron Goddess- Althyone ( who comes off as a complete BL fangirl-LOL) pays him a visit and reminds him of the things that matter- what Eben’s true purpose is and places a curse on him that prevents him from lying his way through and hiding his true self. And from there on we see the whole world through Eben’s eyes and before you know it, Ms Grayson’s done it again- she got me rooting for Eben and hoping Timothy will have the patience to see his true side.
And Oh my, Timothy! Sweet Timothy. Kind, patient, caring and the perfect knight in shining armor. I loved the way their relationship developed amidst their own insecurities as they raced to solve the firm’s bankruptcy. I loved the sweet moments they shared. So beautifully written.
|"Eben had the slightest curve to his lips, hardly a smile at all. His blue eyes shone like stars, like moonlight on fresh snow, and all Tim could read there was the same affection he knew he couldn’t hide”|
Overall, A perfect read if you are looking for a short, adorable perfect romance to get you in the holiday spirit.
|"Martin and his brother began to sing, a merry yuletide tune about feasts and bonfires and the turning of the year, and to Tim’s surprise Eben joined in, his mellow tenor floating through. Tim had a singing voice like a bullfrog, but he hummed all the same”|
Looking forward to book #4. Happy Holidays! *Croaks along to Buble’s ‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas’*
November 21, 2019
Although this isn’t A Christmas Carol, the blurb is correct. It does have its similarities. Names are close but not quite the same. And Timmy is definitely not little or quite as crippled. He is very much a handsome young man, that Eben is trying not to drool over. Lol. After all, he’s supposed to be more bah humbug.
I think for me with this book, I might have wanted to throttle the goddess, if I was Timmy and Eben. She’s a bit much and I think she needs a hobby. Maybe taking up needlepoint or something, instead of butting into people’s lives. Of course, it doesn’t help that Eben is trying so hard to fight his attraction for Tim. But they have to learn to work together and try to fix the mess Eben’s dead partner made for them. Tim just wants to work for his dad and heal his own self, and working takes his mind off some things and allows his dad the rest he needs. But the more they try to hide things, the more things come to light in ways they wish didn’t. Like I said, the goddess needs a hobby. But the can’t keep fighting the attraction to each other. There’s something about each other that the other needs. They’ve both gotten under each other’s skins and it finally comes to a boiling point.
I like the characters. The writing is pretty good. It was a bit slow in some spots, funny in others and I’d like to wring the goddess’s neck in a lot lol. But ah, such is life in a story. Always have to have that one person you want to strangle lol. But overall, not a bad little story. With it being this close to Christmas, it’s a twist of a classic you can curl up with and just enjoy. Maybe with some cocoa or coffee. Whatever your preference.
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I think for me with this book, I might have wanted to throttle the goddess, if I was Timmy and Eben. She’s a bit much and I think she needs a hobby. Maybe taking up needlepoint or something, instead of butting into people’s lives. Of course, it doesn’t help that Eben is trying so hard to fight his attraction for Tim. But they have to learn to work together and try to fix the mess Eben’s dead partner made for them. Tim just wants to work for his dad and heal his own self, and working takes his mind off some things and allows his dad the rest he needs. But the more they try to hide things, the more things come to light in ways they wish didn’t. Like I said, the goddess needs a hobby. But the can’t keep fighting the attraction to each other. There’s something about each other that the other needs. They’ve both gotten under each other’s skins and it finally comes to a boiling point.
I like the characters. The writing is pretty good. It was a bit slow in some spots, funny in others and I’d like to wring the goddess’s neck in a lot lol. But ah, such is life in a story. Always have to have that one person you want to strangle lol. But overall, not a bad little story. With it being this close to Christmas, it’s a twist of a classic you can curl up with and just enjoy. Maybe with some cocoa or coffee. Whatever your preference.
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November 12, 2019
Oh, my stars and heart! What a wonderful retelling of A Christmas Carol.
Eben is at his wit's end after the death of his business partner, Marney which has left him desperate and struggling to make ends meet.
Compiling his growing terror is the impending holiday season and he is overwhelmed, retreating into himself and doing his utmost to be absolutely proper and polite, at his own expense.
His poorly clerk, Pratchett has to be sent home and his oldest son, Timothy comes to take his place as his wages are desperately needed.
After getting off on the wrong foot, Eben agrees to allowing Timothy to take his father's place.
Eben is visited by someone who helps him to be true to himself.
Eben and Timothy then go off on a grand adventure that restores the spirit of Christmas and allows Eben to able to lean on and depend on someone for the first time in his life instead of carrying the burden of the world upon his shoulders.
The epilogue was a cute glimpse into their future and I absolutely adored these two characters.
The perfect holiday treat.
Eben is at his wit's end after the death of his business partner, Marney which has left him desperate and struggling to make ends meet.
Compiling his growing terror is the impending holiday season and he is overwhelmed, retreating into himself and doing his utmost to be absolutely proper and polite, at his own expense.
His poorly clerk, Pratchett has to be sent home and his oldest son, Timothy comes to take his place as his wages are desperately needed.
After getting off on the wrong foot, Eben agrees to allowing Timothy to take his father's place.
Eben is visited by someone who helps him to be true to himself.
Eben and Timothy then go off on a grand adventure that restores the spirit of Christmas and allows Eben to able to lean on and depend on someone for the first time in his life instead of carrying the burden of the world upon his shoulders.
The epilogue was a cute glimpse into their future and I absolutely adored these two characters.
The perfect holiday treat.
November 5, 2019
I was smitten with Eben from the first pages,when he's an adorable, socially awkward,grump. Poor thing just deals with too much,stretched even thinner after fe found out he night loose his business. And then Tiny Timmy comes into his life. Well,maybe not tiny. Because Tim is a a yummy hunk of a gentle giant, warm and sturdy and enticing.
They start off rocky despite the undeniable attraction. But,thanks to a meddling goddess, Eben can't hide the truth, not from himself nor from the others. He can't deny what he feels for Tim,so,what started off rocky turns heated,and eventually becomes a connection far more stronger.
I love 𝗬𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 so much. Eben and Tim are the sweetest,most gentle and selfless men. They deserve so much happiness and their story filled me with wormth, tenderness and holiday cheer.
I hope that many other will choose to read it because the book is guaranteed to bring them a lot of joy.
They start off rocky despite the undeniable attraction. But,thanks to a meddling goddess, Eben can't hide the truth, not from himself nor from the others. He can't deny what he feels for Tim,so,what started off rocky turns heated,and eventually becomes a connection far more stronger.
I love 𝗬𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 so much. Eben and Tim are the sweetest,most gentle and selfless men. They deserve so much happiness and their story filled me with wormth, tenderness and holiday cheer.
I hope that many other will choose to read it because the book is guaranteed to bring them a lot of joy.
November 10, 2019
Lovely Christmas tale set in the author's Goddess-blessed alternate historical world. There's no need to read either of the previous books, as there is no crossover and Eben isn't even touched by the same Goddess as in the previous books.
The story flows nicely and doesn't feel like it is forced into following the story of Christmas Carol.
Tiny Tim isn't so tiny, in fact he's an injured ex-soldier, and a charming and patient man. And he's the perfect foil for Eben's money-worried state when we first meet him.
There's a cheeky voyeuristic Goddess, a treasure hunt, and a romance that befits the Yuletide season.
The story flows nicely and doesn't feel like it is forced into following the story of Christmas Carol.
Tiny Tim isn't so tiny, in fact he's an injured ex-soldier, and a charming and patient man. And he's the perfect foil for Eben's money-worried state when we first meet him.
There's a cheeky voyeuristic Goddess, a treasure hunt, and a romance that befits the Yuletide season.
November 8, 2019
Wow, this book took my breath away I have a new Christmas reread. It’s an M/M re-imagined a Christmas Carol, with a struggling Eben, a grown-up tiny Tim (which was a little odd) and a goddess rather than ghosts.
I found this to be a fun read that has introduced me to an author has an incredible talent, with a wonderful voice that adds depth and humour to their writing I am going to go and look at more of their work.
I found this to be a fun read that has introduced me to an author has an incredible talent, with a wonderful voice that adds depth and humour to their writing I am going to go and look at more of their work.
November 18, 2019
Light and full of love and hope novel, I was in bad mood but after reading it makes my mood happy and I really love this series and wanted more. To know about this novel I can only advice readers to read it and you'd not be disappointed...although romance was light and wanted more of Eben and Timmy...
December 27, 2021
I started this on Christmas Eve, based on the humor and snappy banter Ms. Grayson has brought to a number of her other books. But this one didn’t quite land for me. Part of it is surely the hundreds of adaptations, movies, commercials, and illustrations of A Christmas Carol, showing a wrinkled old Ebenezer and a frail boy named Tiny Tim. Grayson’s Eben is a slender 20-something, and her Tiny Tim is a tall, strapping, broad-shouldered hunk. My brain simply refused. It couldn’t picture a young Scrooge as a sexy love interest or a screen-idol Timothy until a third of the way through.
That said, she sprinkles fun words and phrases throughout, some familiar and some not, such as lading, maunder, “a bit dicked in the nob,” and “lackwiited mooncalf.” This novella might be the first time I’ve seen the ever popular “discombobulated” in print, even though it’s not a rare word.
Yuletide Treasure has its moments, but wasn’t the Yuletide romp I hoped it would be.
That said, she sprinkles fun words and phrases throughout, some familiar and some not, such as lading, maunder, “a bit dicked in the nob,” and “lackwiited mooncalf.” This novella might be the first time I’ve seen the ever popular “discombobulated” in print, even though it’s not a rare word.
Yuletide Treasure has its moments, but wasn’t the Yuletide romp I hoped it would be.
May 26, 2024
Better than a Christmas Carol
This book is far more entertaining than a Christmas Carol. This was full of light hearted fun and romance. That being said, I’m not sure I would have liked to have met the Goddess who gave me her blessing in the way Eben me his. Being blessed by a God or Goddess is obviously a two edged sword.
If you like lighthearted fairytale romantic retellings of classics, (I’m controlling myself and not calling Dickens stodgy and yes I have read my share of his book), then this is the book for you. Enjoy! I know I did.
This book is far more entertaining than a Christmas Carol. This was full of light hearted fun and romance. That being said, I’m not sure I would have liked to have met the Goddess who gave me her blessing in the way Eben me his. Being blessed by a God or Goddess is obviously a two edged sword.
If you like lighthearted fairytale romantic retellings of classics, (I’m controlling myself and not calling Dickens stodgy and yes I have read my share of his book), then this is the book for you. Enjoy! I know I did.
January 6, 2025
A Christmas Carol story told from a unique point of view.
this has been on my shelf fir a while and now I am wondering why. a lovely retelling of a Christmas Carol in an ulternate universe. you can't but love eban and Timothy who isn't that tiny. both men fall for each other and carve a life together with the help of a meddling goddess. Well worth the read.
this has been on my shelf fir a while and now I am wondering why. a lovely retelling of a Christmas Carol in an ulternate universe. you can't but love eban and Timothy who isn't that tiny. both men fall for each other and carve a life together with the help of a meddling goddess. Well worth the read.
February 21, 2021
Though I knew upfront that this book was based on " A Christmas Carol" I still have to admit that it got to a similar conclusion in a wonderfully unique manner. Well written and engaging characters and a thoroughly enjoyable quick read.
June 2, 2021
I’m a fan!
I have read 4 books by this author now and really enjoy her humor and emotions between the characters. I will definitely follow her from now on. The characters are so real!
I have read 4 books by this author now and really enjoy her humor and emotions between the characters. I will definitely follow her from now on. The characters are so real!
June 18, 2024
I do enjoy an anxious bean of a character, and the mischievous goddess had her moments. The scene where he was cursed to always tell the truth was hilarious! I didn't even mind the insta-love too much in this one. Overall, a cute take on A Christmas Carol.
May 16, 2020
I quite enjoyed this take on A Christmas Carol and I hope we see more of these characters in later books in the series.
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