The Gift

by J. Hali Steele

Rad and Crayton - the same yet different. They meet as often as possible throughout the year to be together. Christmastime is particularly special; it's when they celebrate their bonding. Mermen, one born in the south Caribbean sea, the other from the frozen waters surrounding Iceland--neither can exist for long in the other's climate.

Rad returns to his summer home in Pennsylvania, determined it will be the last time. The cold has taken a deadly toll on him. Cray can go no farther south, so they will have to give up their bonding celebration, and the Christmas holiday together.

Cray discovers a way to defeat Mother Nature, but it may already be too late.

Genres: M M Romance

40 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 10, 2010

About the author

A former MC associate, J. Hali Steele loves anything with wheels, including motorcycles, classic automobiles, and race cars. A retired winning ex-quarter mile drag racer, J. Hali often angles to get her butt back in the driver’s seat!

J. Hali is a multi-published, best-selling author of romance in Contemporary MC, ReligErotica, Paranormal, Fantasy, and LGBTQ stories where humans, vampyres, shapeshifters, and angels collide – and they collide a lot! When J. Hali’s not writing or reading, she can be found snuggled in front of the TV with a cat in her lap and a cup of her favorite beverage of the moment.

Favorite sayings:
Growl and roar—it's okay to let the beast out.
Death is overrated as punishment. – J. Hali Steele (from The Descendants)
Life is complicated, it’s loud, death arrives silently. – J. Hali Steele (from Twice the Burn)

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Reviews

[Serena Yates · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an interesting story about two total opposites (both physically and mentally) who meet, are attracted, and have to find a way to live together. Living apart doesn't seem to work any longer. There is an air of mystery around the first half, where I didn't quite understand what was going on. I was intrigued by and liked the gradual reveal until I understood what the problem was that had kep them apart. An interesting premise that was followed through and made for an interesting read.