Will a decade-old family feud and long held secrets stand in the way of love? Auden Whipple is searching for a bit of peace and quiet from his loud family when he stumbles across the neighbor, Porter Eldin. Porter is scorching hot on a freezing Christmas Day, and nothing like Auden expected. A moment shared by the creek begins a relationship that surprises them both. As the Christmases pass, Auden and Porter’s relationship deepens. But the obstacle of the unresolved conflict between the Whipples and the Eldins makes Auden worried. Worried to tell his family of his new-found love, worried that the conflict will come between them. Can two men truly in love help mend fences that have been broken for too long? Can the holiday spirit help Auden and Porter find their happily ever after?

Four Christmases

I lower my gaze so he won’t catch me ogling. “I assume youknow what it’s about.”


“Yeah.” He opens his eyes and rubs his face with a huge, broad hand, making the sleeve ride up and reveal the tail end of a tattoo—black abstract bands twisting and twirling around each other—and I wonder if they cover his entire arm. He blows out a breath through a closed mouth, making his lips sputter. “And now I’mthe one who has to tell you. Shit.”


It’s obvious that he doesn’t want to, and even though I’d finally like to know the story, I’m not about to force someone to do something they don’t want. “You don’t have to tell me.”


“Trust me. I really do.” He looks at me, gaze unwavering and steady, and I realize his eyes aren’t brown like I first thought; no, they’re a deep midnight blue and the opposite of my icy eyes that look almost white sometimes.


Chapter 5