In a snowy small town in England just before Christmas, handyman Christian thinks the world has ended -- his parents are still getting used to his being gay and have disinvited him to their Christmas. Former waiter David has just been fired and is still getting used to the fact that his useless, cheating, money-grabbing, waste-of-space boyfriend has just dumped him. Their mutual friend Cathy steps in and invites the two strangers to a non-family Christmas at the flat she shares with Tony.
With Cathy’s organizational skills and enthusiasm, these four spend Christmas together, making the best of it and getting to know each other. A spark of attraction clearly brings David and Christian closer, and spending the festive season together may be just what these two refugees need to calm their troubled souls.
But the past still haunts them both and threatens to be their undoing. Is love enough to overcome the burdens they bear? Can they find a happy Christmas together after all?
Liam Livings lives with his partner and cats where east London ends and becomes nine-carat, gold highlights and fake tan west Essex. When not writing, he also enjoys baking. He is a car geek, his particular passion is old French classics, and his everyday car is what is popularly referred to as a “hairdressers car,” a Mazda MX5 in powder blue named Muriel. For more information, please visit liamlivings.com.