Jim Reynolds, newly divorced, is headed to Sutter’s Bay just before Christmas. Wanting a new start after the broken marriage, Jim has accepted a new attorney position at a law firm after the holidays. He’s leaving behind Los Angeles, but also his new baby daughter, Hope. He’ll miss her first Christmas.<br><br>Edward Cross came back to Sutter’s Bay a few years back after a relationship grew abusive. A fire at the salon where he worked sends him to Mabry’s restaurant with a chance to begin again. There he runs into Jim, who just happens to be a former lover from LA.<br><br>Both men are seeking another chance at life, and maybe with each other. Can they reconnect over the Christmas holidays?

A Sutter's Bay Christmas

Jim did. By the time Edward came back holding a strip of condoms—positive thinking, Jim thought—and the bottle of lube, Jim was lying naked on the bed. He’d pulled off the comforter and blanket, so rested on the soft white sheets.


Edward shucked his briefs and stood at the foot the bed, gazing down. “You are so beautiful.”


Jim held out his hand. “Right back at you. Come here.”


Edward crawled toward Jim. “I really fucking want to kiss you.”


“Then our minds are as one.” Jim snaked a hand around the back of Edward’s neck, pulling him down for a kiss. Galaxy had called him Edward’s boyfriend, and yeah, it was probably too soon for that, but maybe—


“Stop thinking,” Edward growled against his lips.


Edward kissed him for what seemed like hours. He trailed kisses down Jim’s neck, then his chest. When he went toward Jim’s abdomen, Jim pulled him back for another kiss.


Edward smiled, gazing into his eyes. “You want to?”


Chapter 14