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Daddy's Christmas Elf
Take One Elf, Add an Older Man with Daddy Tendencies and Mix for the Perfect Christmas Romance
Dressing up as a sexy little elf for a themed Christmas party isn’t Eli Turner’s idea of a glittering career. It’s the rowdiest event Eli’s worked this season and when a drunken proposition goes too far, his refusal to play sets off a chain of events leaving him high and dry with only the cheap elf suit on his back.
The Christmas party wealthy banker Grey Gillespie doesn’t want to be at is sliding out of control. When trouble erupts Grey rushes to intervene, but not before the cute young guy dressed as an elf flees and disappears into the freezing cold night.
The last thing Grey expects as he makes his way home is to stumble across the little elf. Eli’s dire predicament awakens every one of Grey’s deep-seated needs: to comfort, to protect, to cherish and keep safe. Grey knows exactly what Eli yearns for — his little elf just needs some gentle persuasion to understand that everything he never knew he craved is everything Grey desperately wants to give him.
Daddy’s Christmas Elf is a sweet with heat Daddy-lite Christmas love story, oozing all the festive feels and fuzzies. Hurt/comfort, forced proximity, age gap, and two men drawn together to give the other exactly what he needs.
Dressing up as a sexy little elf for a themed Christmas party isn’t Eli Turner’s idea of a glittering career. It’s the rowdiest event Eli’s worked this season and when a drunken proposition goes too far, his refusal to play sets off a chain of events leaving him high and dry with only the cheap elf suit on his back.
The Christmas party wealthy banker Grey Gillespie doesn’t want to be at is sliding out of control. When trouble erupts Grey rushes to intervene, but not before the cute young guy dressed as an elf flees and disappears into the freezing cold night.
The last thing Grey expects as he makes his way home is to stumble across the little elf. Eli’s dire predicament awakens every one of Grey’s deep-seated needs: to comfort, to protect, to cherish and keep safe. Grey knows exactly what Eli yearns for — his little elf just needs some gentle persuasion to understand that everything he never knew he craved is everything Grey desperately wants to give him.
Daddy’s Christmas Elf is a sweet with heat Daddy-lite Christmas love story, oozing all the festive feels and fuzzies. Hurt/comfort, forced proximity, age gap, and two men drawn together to give the other exactly what he needs.
196 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 3, 2022
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December 8, 2022
3 Stars
Daddy's Christmas Elf is what I consider a nice MM Christmas novella, but I was looking for more oomph than I got here.
I think my biggest hurdle was over the fact that I didn’t feel like this story actually represented the title or the trope tags attached, at least in the ways I expected.
I mean, the daddy kink expectation? Even lite-daddy kink? Well, I didn’t feel that dynamic at all. These two definitely shared a nice chemistry, based in caring and being cared for, and they certainly had an age-gap of note between them (roughly twenty years), but otherwise, I didn’t feel any daddy kink vibes, even in the slightest.
And, I’ll be honest, I picked this up because after reading the synopsis I was drooling over the promise of hurt-comfort themes. Again, this is something I didn’t relate to this story at all, and I’m pretty hardcore for loving on romances with hurt-comfort themes in the story.
So, aside from feeling slightly mislead… which is probably more on me than anything… this was very easy reading, following a lovely romance between two unlikely men, who, due to unforeseen circumstances, find themselves sharing the holidays together in a big lonely mansion.
As an added bonus, though, there’s a dog, which (if you’re anything like me) always helps. 😂
Daddy's Christmas Elf is what I consider a nice MM Christmas novella, but I was looking for more oomph than I got here.
I think my biggest hurdle was over the fact that I didn’t feel like this story actually represented the title or the trope tags attached, at least in the ways I expected.
I mean, the daddy kink expectation? Even lite-daddy kink? Well, I didn’t feel that dynamic at all. These two definitely shared a nice chemistry, based in caring and being cared for, and they certainly had an age-gap of note between them (roughly twenty years), but otherwise, I didn’t feel any daddy kink vibes, even in the slightest.
And, I’ll be honest, I picked this up because after reading the synopsis I was drooling over the promise of hurt-comfort themes. Again, this is something I didn’t relate to this story at all, and I’m pretty hardcore for loving on romances with hurt-comfort themes in the story.
So, aside from feeling slightly mislead… which is probably more on me than anything… this was very easy reading, following a lovely romance between two unlikely men, who, due to unforeseen circumstances, find themselves sharing the holidays together in a big lonely mansion.
As an added bonus, though, there’s a dog, which (if you’re anything like me) always helps. 😂
November 4, 2022
I liked it. It's an uplifting Christmas romance that definitely put me in the mood for some sweet and romantic holiday reading.
December 23, 2022
Grey and Eli find what they needed...
Eli, 5'10" with hetrochromatia, gray/green,
in an elf costume and pretty makeup, is a sad fellow.
Grey, 6'4" is dark blonde with some silver,
a businessman, handsome and wealthy, is divorced and unhappy in his life at times.
His dog, Trevor, a Dachshund with brown eyes.
Eli got in trouble at his job and Grey ended up rescuing him.
Eli's life is a tough ne, but he does have a plan. Six months ago, Grey divorced after 15 years. He didn't know he was ready to be a "Daddy" type again, because his ex said he was suffocating.
Well, Eli needed that kind of help and the TLC Grey could provide. It's very light on the Daddy side.
They're a match made in heaven, but neither man knows it yet.
This novella delivers a full story to us, with inner thoughts, a bit of sexy times and a tender, care filled romance that makes our hearts happy.
ENJOY !
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Eli, 5'10" with hetrochromatia, gray/green,
in an elf costume and pretty makeup, is a sad fellow.
Grey, 6'4" is dark blonde with some silver,
a businessman, handsome and wealthy, is divorced and unhappy in his life at times.
His dog, Trevor, a Dachshund with brown eyes.
Eli got in trouble at his job and Grey ended up rescuing him.
Eli's life is a tough ne, but he does have a plan. Six months ago, Grey divorced after 15 years. He didn't know he was ready to be a "Daddy" type again, because his ex said he was suffocating.
Well, Eli needed that kind of help and the TLC Grey could provide. It's very light on the Daddy side.
They're a match made in heaven, but neither man knows it yet.
This novella delivers a full story to us, with inner thoughts, a bit of sexy times and a tender, care filled romance that makes our hearts happy.
ENJOY !
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December 24, 2022
A warm and cozy Christmas romance filled with sweetness and light. "Daddy," is implied in the title, never acknowledged by the main characters.
January 2, 2023
Daddy's Christmas Elf
By Ali Ryecart
Eli was working as a server at a Christmas party when a drunken guest took liberties with him. After being fired for trying to protect himself a stranger named Grey saves the day. Upon finding he has no place to stay through the holidays Grey also invites Eli to stay with him.
I love daddy/boy stories and that this was a holiday story to boot I thought it was definitely right up my alley. Unfortunately I found it very difficult to finish. For starters it was a sloooow burn and those types of books are not for me. But this book was also so bland on top of the slow burn that it just seemed to never make any progress in their relationship. Finally at 52% I just decided I was not invested enough in them individually or as a prospective couple to finish it.
Update: So I went ahead and finished it. I didn’t have much left to go and hoped it would get better at the end. It got a bit better, but not much. Also, the daddy/boy part of the story never really materialized. At least not in the usual daddy/boy book ways.
The book had such great possibilities, and a great background start, but the characters had no depth in personality or in their relationship. I was feeling nothing emotion wise. If I can't feel for the characters and want them to be happy or feel their sadness then what's the point of reading it?
By Ali Ryecart
Eli was working as a server at a Christmas party when a drunken guest took liberties with him. After being fired for trying to protect himself a stranger named Grey saves the day. Upon finding he has no place to stay through the holidays Grey also invites Eli to stay with him.
I love daddy/boy stories and that this was a holiday story to boot I thought it was definitely right up my alley. Unfortunately I found it very difficult to finish. For starters it was a sloooow burn and those types of books are not for me. But this book was also so bland on top of the slow burn that it just seemed to never make any progress in their relationship. Finally at 52% I just decided I was not invested enough in them individually or as a prospective couple to finish it.
Update: So I went ahead and finished it. I didn’t have much left to go and hoped it would get better at the end. It got a bit better, but not much. Also, the daddy/boy part of the story never really materialized. At least not in the usual daddy/boy book ways.
The book had such great possibilities, and a great background start, but the characters had no depth in personality or in their relationship. I was feeling nothing emotion wise. If I can't feel for the characters and want them to be happy or feel their sadness then what's the point of reading it?
November 27, 2023
3.5 stars.
I read this is December of 2022. For some reason, I left a lot of my reviews in draft instead of publishing them. I'm catching up now.
The first thing I'll say about Daddy's Christmas Elf is that I'd never call it a Daddy/boy book. Grey has Daddy tendencies, and Eli likes to be taken care of, but that's the extent of it.
The story started out good. Eli bolts from a party where he's working (dressed as an elf) because one of the guests gets handsy. Grey, a businessman whose company is putting on the party, tries to catch him, but he takes off before he can. They end up finding each other shortly after. They start a relationship of sorts after Grey offers Eli a place to stay for the night since he's locked out of his own place.
All that was good. They started falling into a nice little relationship, albeit quickly, and I was happy with the story. What had me rating it under 4 stars is something that happens later in the story with Grey's ex-husband.
That's all I'll say about it.
Overall, the story was okay. I didn't love it. I didn't hate it.
Full review - with a few spoilers - can be found at -
I read this is December of 2022. For some reason, I left a lot of my reviews in draft instead of publishing them. I'm catching up now.
The first thing I'll say about Daddy's Christmas Elf is that I'd never call it a Daddy/boy book. Grey has Daddy tendencies, and Eli likes to be taken care of, but that's the extent of it.
The story started out good. Eli bolts from a party where he's working (dressed as an elf) because one of the guests gets handsy. Grey, a businessman whose company is putting on the party, tries to catch him, but he takes off before he can. They end up finding each other shortly after. They start a relationship of sorts after Grey offers Eli a place to stay for the night since he's locked out of his own place.
All that was good. They started falling into a nice little relationship, albeit quickly, and I was happy with the story. What had me rating it under 4 stars is something that happens later in the story with Grey's ex-husband.
That's all I'll say about it.
Overall, the story was okay. I didn't love it. I didn't hate it.
Full review - with a few spoilers - can be found at -
November 18, 2022
This is NOT daddy kink. Just stop it.
November 14, 2022
Daddy’s Christmas Elf… the title there insinuates that this is going to be a Daddy story that revolves around Christmas time. Boy was that not the case at all. While the story does revolve around Christmas, it was nothing really to do with Daddy/boy story or the word Daddy at all and I was fairly disappointed that it in now way lived up to what I was expecting. Yes Grey wanted to take care of Eli, but that’s all it ended up being. I’m not sure how I feel otherwise.
November 6, 2022
what a wonderful read.
I love a good holiday romance. Eli is so adorable and sweet. Grey needed him in his life. I thought the ending was perfect. It shows how fat they have come. A great way to get into the holiday spirit.
I love a good holiday romance. Eli is so adorable and sweet. Grey needed him in his life. I thought the ending was perfect. It shows how fat they have come. A great way to get into the holiday spirit.
August 20, 2023
The title is misleading. Very little daddy kink in this one, if at all. I did like the care that Grey gave to Eli who had been so wronged at Grey’s Christmas office party, where Eli was a server dressed as an elf. Grey takes home the practically homeless young man and there are nice scenes of Christmas meals and decorating Grey’s sterile home. Eli was a sweet guy and Grey was a handsome businessman and recently divorced. He needed someone to totally take care of and Eli fit that role perfectly, while still being his own person.
This was all a good premise and the writing was clear, but there was no spark coming off the pages and there should have been. I was reading their relationship, but not feeling it. I don’t like to use ‘meh’ as a describer, but it is apt for this very bland book.
This was all a good premise and the writing was clear, but there was no spark coming off the pages and there should have been. I was reading their relationship, but not feeling it. I don’t like to use ‘meh’ as a describer, but it is apt for this very bland book.
December 21, 2022
A low angst Christmas story. Eli gets fired from his job after "assaulting a client" who was groping him. He hides in Grey's car because it's freezing, and his stuff has been stolen from the employee staff room. Grey lets Eli stay with him until his roommate gets home from vacation. Neither expected to fall for the other, and everything is chaotic when Grey's ex unexpectedly shows up.
Grey and Eli were complete opposites, but they were fun characters, and it was nice to watch them fall in love.
Grey and Eli were complete opposites, but they were fun characters, and it was nice to watch them fall in love.
November 4, 2022
Cute
A cute-ish holiday read but definitely 'lite' on the Daddy aspect.....honestly I didn't find this Daddy/boy at all.
Didn't love it but didn't hate it.
A cute-ish holiday read but definitely 'lite' on the Daddy aspect.....honestly I didn't find this Daddy/boy at all.
Didn't love it but didn't hate it.
December 11, 2022
I couldn't put it down.
A beautiful Christmas romance that captured my heart. I loved the characters of Eli and Grey, with a few twists, some of which I wasn't expecting.
The setting for the story is perfect. We start at a posh London works Christmas dinner where a staff member had too much to drink, but we get our HEA.
Ali is always a great writer. This book isn't full of sex, there is some, but this is about the couple and how they actually gel over Christmas in the little ways. Beautifully written and a must-read over Christmas. I would highly recommend this book.
Daddy's Christmas Elf: A Daddy-lite MM Christmas Romance Kindle Edition
by Ali Ryecart
❤❤❤❤❤ Story
A beautiful Christmas romance that captured my heart. I loved the characters of Eli and Grey, with a few twists, some of which I wasn't expecting.
The setting for the story is perfect. We start at a posh London works Christmas dinner where a staff member had too much to drink, but we get our HEA.
Ali is always a great writer. This book isn't full of sex, there is some, but this is about the couple and how they actually gel over Christmas in the little ways. Beautifully written and a must-read over Christmas. I would highly recommend this book.
Daddy's Christmas Elf: A Daddy-lite MM Christmas Romance Kindle Edition
by Ali Ryecart
❤❤❤❤❤ Story
November 30, 2022
Happy Christmas Story
This was a great Christmas story. Possibly the world’s best Meet Cute, and two wonderful characters that need each other.
Grey is floundering after his divorce and kind of lost without someone to take care of.
Eli is a hard working budding entrepreneur facing a series of life challenges who doesn’t even realize he’s looking for someone to take some of the load.
They eat so many Christmas treats, I’m so glad I read this close to Christmas so I could go shopping for sweets.
No villains, the secondary characters are well developed people too. . . Well ok there are villains at the beginning.
This was a great Christmas story. Possibly the world’s best Meet Cute, and two wonderful characters that need each other.
Grey is floundering after his divorce and kind of lost without someone to take care of.
Eli is a hard working budding entrepreneur facing a series of life challenges who doesn’t even realize he’s looking for someone to take some of the load.
They eat so many Christmas treats, I’m so glad I read this close to Christmas so I could go shopping for sweets.
No villains, the secondary characters are well developed people too. . . Well ok there are villains at the beginning.
December 1, 2022
I loved it! A sweet, heart-warming story. Not a book for those who want endless steamy sex scenes, but definitely one for those who want something with a little sentiment about it.
And how refreshing to find a book set in England, with English spelling. I know there are some very good American authors writing in this genre, but as an English reader I do like to come across books set in my home country - and, indeed, in this case, in my home town. I shall definitely be getting more from this author.
And how refreshing to find a book set in England, with English spelling. I know there are some very good American authors writing in this genre, but as an English reader I do like to come across books set in my home country - and, indeed, in this case, in my home town. I shall definitely be getting more from this author.
October 19, 2022
Ali Ryecart always writes beautiful Christmas stories...
She also has to make me tear up before going all mushy and swoony, she can't help it.
Eli is having a horrible Christmas so far, his whole life seems to be imploding. One crisis after another leaves him feeling lonely, unloved and dejected. The last straw was while working at a Christmas party Eli finds him unfairly dismissed....and thrown out of the premises...at night, in the rain...did I say he was wearing a tight Elf costume, poor guy.
His survival instinct has him cowering in the first unlocked car he finds, with no wallet or keys what else can he do?
Grey is a very successful business man, but he was lonely and heartbroken and didn't want to be at his Christmas party at all. He was restless and happened to see the events leading up to the young man in the cute Elf costume being thrown out. He was outraged, how dare some people treat others with such brazen contempt, he had to do something, but what?
Grey leaves the party in distress, as he settles into his car he unexpectedly finds a pair of sad eyes in a green costume looking up at him...
All his protective feelings surge to the surface, he wants to bundle up the young man and take him home and keep him safe . Grey finds himself making debatable decisions on the spot, vulnerability really is his kryponite.
Eli is a guest at Grey's house over Christmas and tentatively the two men get to know one another. What Grey is desperate to give it seems Eli is desperate to accept. Over tons of mince pies, stollen, egg nog and home made pizzas Christmas works it's magic ....
Just when Eli finally believes that Grey is as smitten by him as he is, an unexpected knock on the door on Christmas eve changes everything.
No, it is not the delivery man, or Santa.
It is a man who with a few words will have Eli crashing back to his inevitable reality.
Noo, what was Grey thinking!
I think Hampstead Heath in the snow needs to work it's magic.
It is a Christmas story after all, so expect to finish with a huge smile on your face. This was a lovely heart warming story, with a few tears thrown in....
She also has to make me tear up before going all mushy and swoony, she can't help it.
Eli is having a horrible Christmas so far, his whole life seems to be imploding. One crisis after another leaves him feeling lonely, unloved and dejected. The last straw was while working at a Christmas party Eli finds him unfairly dismissed....and thrown out of the premises...at night, in the rain...did I say he was wearing a tight Elf costume, poor guy.
His survival instinct has him cowering in the first unlocked car he finds, with no wallet or keys what else can he do?
Grey is a very successful business man, but he was lonely and heartbroken and didn't want to be at his Christmas party at all. He was restless and happened to see the events leading up to the young man in the cute Elf costume being thrown out. He was outraged, how dare some people treat others with such brazen contempt, he had to do something, but what?
Grey leaves the party in distress, as he settles into his car he unexpectedly finds a pair of sad eyes in a green costume looking up at him...
All his protective feelings surge to the surface, he wants to bundle up the young man and take him home and keep him safe . Grey finds himself making debatable decisions on the spot, vulnerability really is his kryponite.
Eli is a guest at Grey's house over Christmas and tentatively the two men get to know one another. What Grey is desperate to give it seems Eli is desperate to accept. Over tons of mince pies, stollen, egg nog and home made pizzas Christmas works it's magic ....
Just when Eli finally believes that Grey is as smitten by him as he is, an unexpected knock on the door on Christmas eve changes everything.
No, it is not the delivery man, or Santa.
It is a man who with a few words will have Eli crashing back to his inevitable reality.
Noo, what was Grey thinking!
I think Hampstead Heath in the snow needs to work it's magic.
It is a Christmas story after all, so expect to finish with a huge smile on your face. This was a lovely heart warming story, with a few tears thrown in....
November 21, 2022
Even though it's called Daddy's Christmas elf, except for one passing comment they never use the term Daddy.
Still, it was a cute Christmas story if a bit insta-lovey. Eli is fired from his job as an elf at a Christmas party after he dumps sauce on a guy sexually assaulting him "can't you take a joke?". He also finds out his stuff has been stolen. He's kicked out of the hotel and sees a coat in an unlocked car, he ends up in the car and when CEO Grey leaves the party, he finds Eli in the backseat, ends up taking him home (since Eli is locked out of his house until NY) and ... the usual ensues.
Grey is divorced because he's a caretaker and his ex said he was smothered and Eli can't seem to catch a break and needs someone to support him. There is a cute dog, Eli seems a bit clutzy, and yes, they fall in love in a few days but it didn't seem that insta-lovey. LOL Whatever that means.
My one thing that threw me was the party. These are executives in a bank and they are absolutely hammered. Grabbing wait staff's asses, pouring wine all over the table because they are too drunk to sit up straight at a big corporate event. Does that still really happen? Is this an English thing? I have not seen this kind of thing since the 90's or earlier. What about #metoo? Are they that oblivious? I can say that if you behaved that way at an official event, I really think your career would be stalled if not ended. If one of my staff behaved that way... I'd never look at them the same way again. A private party? Have at it. But work? Is it just me? It's 2022, that shit is just not on anymore. At least not in the circles I run in. So I can't believe in some ways that Grey just left them to it. There would have been a message to all staff saying that was the last Christmas party ever. Granted, he did fire the asshole (but there were many more grabbing the wait staff) but I don't find that kind of party amusing or acceptable and kind of put me off Grey and that he just shrugged his shoulders and left them to it.
Still, it was a cute Christmas story if a bit insta-lovey. Eli is fired from his job as an elf at a Christmas party after he dumps sauce on a guy sexually assaulting him "can't you take a joke?". He also finds out his stuff has been stolen. He's kicked out of the hotel and sees a coat in an unlocked car, he ends up in the car and when CEO Grey leaves the party, he finds Eli in the backseat, ends up taking him home (since Eli is locked out of his house until NY) and ... the usual ensues.
Grey is divorced because he's a caretaker and his ex said he was smothered and Eli can't seem to catch a break and needs someone to support him. There is a cute dog, Eli seems a bit clutzy, and yes, they fall in love in a few days but it didn't seem that insta-lovey. LOL Whatever that means.
My one thing that threw me was the party. These are executives in a bank and they are absolutely hammered. Grabbing wait staff's asses, pouring wine all over the table because they are too drunk to sit up straight at a big corporate event. Does that still really happen? Is this an English thing? I have not seen this kind of thing since the 90's or earlier. What about #metoo? Are they that oblivious? I can say that if you behaved that way at an official event, I really think your career would be stalled if not ended. If one of my staff behaved that way... I'd never look at them the same way again. A private party? Have at it. But work? Is it just me? It's 2022, that shit is just not on anymore. At least not in the circles I run in. So I can't believe in some ways that Grey just left them to it. There would have been a message to all staff saying that was the last Christmas party ever. Granted, he did fire the asshole (but there were many more grabbing the wait staff) but I don't find that kind of party amusing or acceptable and kind of put me off Grey and that he just shrugged his shoulders and left them to it.
October 30, 2022
I was gifted my copy of this book.
Eli's job takes a nasty turn, and he runs out, to find his locker ransacked, his stuff gone and the spare key missing. Grey, after dropping the cute elf off home, backtracks and takes him in.
There follows a wonderfully sweet, with some smexy times, story of simply falling in love around Christmas. Grey is kinda grumpy about it, and Eli makes him see the joy.
Grey's tendencies run to nurturing and looking after, rather than Daddy with a little, and Eli wants someone to look after him. Grey pushes all those buttons and then some.
It's beautifully written from both Grey and Eli's point of view, so we get it all. We get Eli's reaction to what happens at work. We get his growing want for Grey and trying to fight it. We get all of Grey's feelings when he finds Eli in his car. When he finds Eli shivering on his doorstep, and we get that wonderful moment when Grey finally lets Eli in.
This is taken straight from the blurb and I can't think of a better description.
Daddy’s Christmas Elf is a sweet with heat Daddy-lite Christmas love story, oozing all the festive feels and fuzzies. Hurt/comfort, forced proximity, age gap, and two men drawn together to give the other exactly what he needs.
And I bloody LOVED it, for all its sweetness.
5 full and shiny stars
*same worded review will appear elsewhere
Eli's job takes a nasty turn, and he runs out, to find his locker ransacked, his stuff gone and the spare key missing. Grey, after dropping the cute elf off home, backtracks and takes him in.
There follows a wonderfully sweet, with some smexy times, story of simply falling in love around Christmas. Grey is kinda grumpy about it, and Eli makes him see the joy.
Grey's tendencies run to nurturing and looking after, rather than Daddy with a little, and Eli wants someone to look after him. Grey pushes all those buttons and then some.
It's beautifully written from both Grey and Eli's point of view, so we get it all. We get Eli's reaction to what happens at work. We get his growing want for Grey and trying to fight it. We get all of Grey's feelings when he finds Eli in his car. When he finds Eli shivering on his doorstep, and we get that wonderful moment when Grey finally lets Eli in.
This is taken straight from the blurb and I can't think of a better description.
Daddy’s Christmas Elf is a sweet with heat Daddy-lite Christmas love story, oozing all the festive feels and fuzzies. Hurt/comfort, forced proximity, age gap, and two men drawn together to give the other exactly what he needs.
And I bloody LOVED it, for all its sweetness.
5 full and shiny stars
*same worded review will appear elsewhere
November 2, 2022
A very sweet Christmas story.
I love Ali Ryecart’s Christmas stories. (If you haven’t read any of them you don’t know what you’re missing.) Daddy’s Christmas Elf is a very sweet story with limited sexy time but that is fine with me; the story is what is most important and this one is great.
Eli hasn’t had an easy time of it lately and getting fired from his job as a Christmas Elf is just the icing on the cake. Grey feels responsible for Eli since it was one of his employees that caused Eli to get fired.
Oh boy, Grey is such a kind and caring person and I loved him. All he wants is someone to care for. Enter Eli, someone who wants nothing more than to be cared for. He and Grey seem to mesh perfectly but then Grey gets a visitor right before Christmas and it really shakes Eli up.
This is a nice and easy story to read with very low angst and lots of feels and Christmassy things. Ali Ryecart writes a wide variety of MM romance and I love them all.
A copy of this book was provided to me at my request but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author.
***Reviewed for Xtreme-Delusions dot com***
I love Ali Ryecart’s Christmas stories. (If you haven’t read any of them you don’t know what you’re missing.) Daddy’s Christmas Elf is a very sweet story with limited sexy time but that is fine with me; the story is what is most important and this one is great.
Eli hasn’t had an easy time of it lately and getting fired from his job as a Christmas Elf is just the icing on the cake. Grey feels responsible for Eli since it was one of his employees that caused Eli to get fired.
Oh boy, Grey is such a kind and caring person and I loved him. All he wants is someone to care for. Enter Eli, someone who wants nothing more than to be cared for. He and Grey seem to mesh perfectly but then Grey gets a visitor right before Christmas and it really shakes Eli up.
This is a nice and easy story to read with very low angst and lots of feels and Christmassy things. Ali Ryecart writes a wide variety of MM romance and I love them all.
A copy of this book was provided to me at my request but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author.
***Reviewed for Xtreme-Delusions dot com***
November 4, 2022
4 1/2 Stars
**Possible Spoilers**
Daddy's Christmas Elf is a sweet and sexy read and it left me with a nice case of warm fuzzies.
I enjoyed meeting Grey and Eli. At first glance, I didn't expect them to mesh well. I was wrong. They each contribute to the relationship and enrich the experience by accepting the wants and needs of the other. The age gap was not an issue for them or me, and watching them relax into each other was lovely. I loved Eli right away, and Grey before it was over. The light angst and good chemistry satisfied my need for a happy, sexy Christmas story.
The "Daddy" aspect of the piece is understated and is more cherishing than controlling. This is the first I've read with that trope, and I was pleased and touched that the interactions between Grey, needing to give care, and Eli, desperately needing to accept that care, were more care and romance than the definitions I found on Google. I didn't want to jump feet first into the more recognized form of this trope as I was more in the mood for care and romance.
Eli and Grey's HEA is believable and satisfying, and I hope to see this couple again somewhere in the future.
I look forward to more from this author.
**Possible Spoilers**
Daddy's Christmas Elf is a sweet and sexy read and it left me with a nice case of warm fuzzies.
I enjoyed meeting Grey and Eli. At first glance, I didn't expect them to mesh well. I was wrong. They each contribute to the relationship and enrich the experience by accepting the wants and needs of the other. The age gap was not an issue for them or me, and watching them relax into each other was lovely. I loved Eli right away, and Grey before it was over. The light angst and good chemistry satisfied my need for a happy, sexy Christmas story.
The "Daddy" aspect of the piece is understated and is more cherishing than controlling. This is the first I've read with that trope, and I was pleased and touched that the interactions between Grey, needing to give care, and Eli, desperately needing to accept that care, were more care and romance than the definitions I found on Google. I didn't want to jump feet first into the more recognized form of this trope as I was more in the mood for care and romance.
Eli and Grey's HEA is believable and satisfying, and I hope to see this couple again somewhere in the future.
I look forward to more from this author.
March 2, 2023
Eli is working as a waiter at a theme Christmas party where he is dressed as a sexy little elf when a drunken man's unwanted advances go too far and he ends up being left high and dry with only a cheap elf suit on his back. Wealthy banker Grey Gillespie never wanted to go to the Christmas event and it is sliding out of control but before he can intervene the young man dressed as an elf flees into the freezing cold night. Seeing Eli's predicament appeals to Grey’s deep-seated needs: to comfort, protect, cherish and keep safe but Eli just needs some gentle persuasion to understand that everything he never knew he craved is everything Grey desperately wants to give him.
This novella is a sweet Christmas story with two lonely men pulled together through coincidences and fate. It was a cute story with a HEA at the end. Easy to read and understand. Contains mature MM content with BSDM-like DDLB behaviours.
This novella is a sweet Christmas story with two lonely men pulled together through coincidences and fate. It was a cute story with a HEA at the end. Easy to read and understand. Contains mature MM content with BSDM-like DDLB behaviours.
October 19, 2022
This was a sweet story which starts off with a timely rescue. There's instanta attraction and true chemistry between the pair. There's also a howling snowstorm, cuddling in front of a fireplace, a sweet doggie. And lots of mince pies. Very Christmasy. Very feel good.
There is an aspect of care/comfort needed and given, an age gap and the ability of one character to provide support for another's dream . I wouldn't necessarily consider this a daddy book. Not one in a traditional sense, despite a title that might put someone who doesn't read "daddy" books. Which would totally be their loss.
Fun, sweet. A quick read.
There is an aspect of care/comfort needed and given, an age gap and the ability of one character to provide support for another's dream . I wouldn't necessarily consider this a daddy book. Not one in a traditional sense, despite a title that might put someone who doesn't read "daddy" books. Which would totally be their loss.
Fun, sweet. A quick read.
November 2, 2022
Ali always does a fantastic job with Daddy Age Gap stories, and this was no exception! As my first holiday read of the season, I was not disappointed. A holiday themed meet- cute, and handsome rich daddy, a boy with big ambitions down on his luck, and a lonely holiday for both until they are forced to spend it together. I really liked the pacing for Grey and Eli's romance. It may have been instalust, but they took the time getting to know each other and developing feelings before jumping into bed. Grey was so protective, and Eli just want's to be loved and cared for. I really liked the interaction with Peter at the end as well.
October 23, 2022
Daddy's Christmas Elf
This story contains: one harassed elf, who's at the end of his rope, one Daddy who'd rather be at home, but it's his company's Christmas party, one drunk victimizer, one prune faced employer, one nosy ex-husband, and one adorable dog named Trevor.
This is a sweet, low angst story filled with the Christmas spirit. The main characters are easy to love. I really enjoyed this story. I would highly recommend this book, and all of Ali's other books, too.
This story contains: one harassed elf, who's at the end of his rope, one Daddy who'd rather be at home, but it's his company's Christmas party, one drunk victimizer, one prune faced employer, one nosy ex-husband, and one adorable dog named Trevor.
This is a sweet, low angst story filled with the Christmas spirit. The main characters are easy to love. I really enjoyed this story. I would highly recommend this book, and all of Ali's other books, too.
October 24, 2022
This was a really sweet Christmas read. I love happy Christmas stories that leave me feeling light and happy and this surely did. The title of this book is slightly a misnomer in that there isn’t any daddy/boy kink happening in this book. The relationship is more about one person wanting to take care of and keep the other safe while the other longs to accept that care and support. I highly recommend that you add Eli and Grey’s story to your Christmas must read list.
November 12, 2022
Eh... this was okay. Sweet and feel-good fluff. NOT Daddy kink, despite the title. I don't care for the miscommunication trope at all, and particularly not as the primary story conflict, but it was fine even though I ended up skimming a fair amount the further into it I got.
November 22, 2022
Daddy’s Christmas elf
I’m not sure why this was called “Daddy’s “ anything but I guess it was more implied than outright stated so it wasn’t quite the story I was expecting but still entertaining nonetheless
I’m not sure why this was called “Daddy’s “ anything but I guess it was more implied than outright stated so it wasn’t quite the story I was expecting but still entertaining nonetheless
Want to read
December 6, 2022Not going to rate this since I didn't finish, but this was so boring and at 40% in I really can't be bothered any more. There is no chemistry with the two MCs and there isn't any kind of Daddy/boy kink going on in this book at all. False advertisement! lol
November 15, 2022
2.5 stars
December 18, 2024
Grey Gillespie (43 ans) et Eli Kestrel Turner
Riche banquier/ Propriétaire de Gillespie Associates, et Elf de Noel
Pas d’histoire de Daddy/Little, ni d’enfants. Juste beaucoup d’amour
Trevor (teckels, petit chien de Grey)
Colin (chauffeur de Grey)
Peter Carr (ex de Grey)
David (meilleur ami de Grey, grand frère de Peter, futur marié)
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Intéressant, cocooning, doudou.
Juste trompeur. Je m’attendais à une histoire de Daddy/little mais rien du tout.
Et un peu long pour arriver à l’aboutissement final.
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Prenez un elfe, ajoutez un homme plus âgé avec des tendances de papa et mélangez pour la romance de Noël parfaite
Se déguiser en petit elfe sexy pour une fête de Noël à thème n'est pas l'idée que se fait Eli Turner d'une carrière brillante. C'est l'événement le plus turbulent auquel Eli a participé cette saison et lorsqu'une proposition ivre va trop loin, son refus de jouer déclenche une chaîne d'événements le laissant en plan avec seulement le costume d'elfe bon marché sur le dos.
La fête de Noël à laquelle le riche banquier Grey Gillespie ne veut pas être est en train de déraper. Lorsque les ennuis éclatent, Grey se précipite pour intervenir, mais pas avant que le jeune homme mignon déguisé en elfe ne s'enfuie et ne disparaisse dans la nuit glaciale.
La dernière chose à laquelle Grey s'attend en rentrant chez lui est de tomber sur le petit elfe.
La situation désespérée d'Eli réveille chacun des besoins profonds de Grey : réconforter, protéger, chérir et garder en sécurité. Grey sait exactement ce à quoi Eli aspire - son petit elfe a juste besoin d'une douce persuasion pour comprendre que tout ce qu'il n'a jamais su qu'il désirait est tout ce que Grey veut désespérément lui donner.
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Trop dépendant, trop collant, trop soumis … Des mots, et d’autres du même genre, que lui avaient lancés d’une manière ou d’une autre les hommes qui avaient traversé sa vie. Il n’était pas tout cela, parce que ces mots le faisaient paraître faible et faible, et il ne l’était pas.
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Riche banquier/ Propriétaire de Gillespie Associates, et Elf de Noel
Pas d’histoire de Daddy/Little, ni d’enfants. Juste beaucoup d’amour
Trevor (teckels, petit chien de Grey)
Colin (chauffeur de Grey)
Peter Carr (ex de Grey)
David (meilleur ami de Grey, grand frère de Peter, futur marié)
.
Intéressant, cocooning, doudou.
Juste trompeur. Je m’attendais à une histoire de Daddy/little mais rien du tout.
Et un peu long pour arriver à l’aboutissement final.
📖
Prenez un elfe, ajoutez un homme plus âgé avec des tendances de papa et mélangez pour la romance de Noël parfaite
Se déguiser en petit elfe sexy pour une fête de Noël à thème n'est pas l'idée que se fait Eli Turner d'une carrière brillante. C'est l'événement le plus turbulent auquel Eli a participé cette saison et lorsqu'une proposition ivre va trop loin, son refus de jouer déclenche une chaîne d'événements le laissant en plan avec seulement le costume d'elfe bon marché sur le dos.
La fête de Noël à laquelle le riche banquier Grey Gillespie ne veut pas être est en train de déraper. Lorsque les ennuis éclatent, Grey se précipite pour intervenir, mais pas avant que le jeune homme mignon déguisé en elfe ne s'enfuie et ne disparaisse dans la nuit glaciale.
La dernière chose à laquelle Grey s'attend en rentrant chez lui est de tomber sur le petit elfe.
La situation désespérée d'Eli réveille chacun des besoins profonds de Grey : réconforter, protéger, chérir et garder en sécurité. Grey sait exactement ce à quoi Eli aspire - son petit elfe a juste besoin d'une douce persuasion pour comprendre que tout ce qu'il n'a jamais su qu'il désirait est tout ce que Grey veut désespérément lui donner.
📚
🖋
Trop dépendant, trop collant, trop soumis … Des mots, et d’autres du même genre, que lui avaient lancés d’une manière ou d’une autre les hommes qui avaient traversé sa vie. Il n’était pas tout cela, parce que ces mots le faisaient paraître faible et faible, et il ne l’était pas.
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