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Ready to spend a quiet Christmas with his nearest and dearest, Christopher has closed up shop in his bakery, he''s wrapped up and packed up his presents, and he''s found someone to stay in his flat over the festive period. Everything is under control. That is until the mysterious person he''s rented his flat to turns out to be none other than... Nash Nadeau, an actor - and the star of all Christopher''s favourite Christmas movies. In fact, he''s the guy Christpher''s been crushing on for the whole past year. Since last Christmas. For Nash, this Christmas was a chance to escape Hollywood, to go to a small town and hide away, alone, in a place where no one knows who he is. But when a huge snowstorm hits, the whole country grinds to a halt. There''s no way Christopher is leaving, and there''s nowhere else for Nash to stay. The two of them are just going to have to weather this together, snowed in for Christmas...
About the author
Lizzie Huxley-Jones is an autistic author and editor based in London.
They are the editor of Stim, an anthology of autistic authors and artists, which was published by Unbound in April 2020 to coincide with World Autism Awareness Week. They are also the author of the children's biography Sir David Attenborough: A Life Story (2020) and a contributor to the anthology Allies: Real Talk About Showing Up, Screwing Up, And Trying Again (2021).
They tweet too much at @littlehux, taking breaks to walk their dog Nerys.
Summary
Ready for a long Christmas break away from his little bakery, Christopher has closed up shop and found someone to stay in his flat over the festive period. Everything is under control. That is, until the mysterious person renting his home turns out to be...
Nash Nadeau, an actor. The star of all Christopher's favourite Christmas movies. The guy he's been crushing on for the whole past year. And, it turns out, a typically rude celebrity.
When a huge snowstorm hits, Christopher and Nash find themselves snowed in together for Christmas. But while it's still cold outside, the frosty tension between Christopher and Nash finally starts to thaw. And maybe even heat up into something more...