Great book

Couldn't quite warm to the narrator and ended up finishing the book by reading it and not listening.
The story is a lovely freinds to lovers and is lovely. Worth the read.

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Sweet Christmas romance!

Childhood best friends, Sean and Justin spend a Christmas together when the weather turns bad. They have never revealed the depth of their feelings for each other but faking a relationship for Justin’s ex might just change that. I’m not always a fan of the fake boyfriend trope but Jay Northcote always sketches such natural, relatable characters that I loved this sweet story - I’ve never met a character of his I haven’t liked. Jay writes lots of small, realistic, intimate moments between his characters - sitting in a café, watching TV, shopping for clothes, giving fun presents - and these always add up to so much more than the sum of their parts, it’s the stuff a life together is made of! 🎧 Mark Steadman has a naturalistic and relaxed narrative style that suits Jay’s writing and he does a great job here.

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Friends-to-lovers at Christmas rings all the bells

Justin and Sean have been best friends since they were children, and have had the hots for each other for almost as long. The only problem is they’ve never told each other, and now they’ve decided to pretend to be boyfriends at a work Christmas party, to make Justin’s cheating ex jealous. I really enjoyed this friends-to-lovers story… these guys are sweet, randy, and surprisingly mature for their age… it’s a really fun novella-length listen with plenty of heat and very low angst. Mark Steadman’s characterizations are pleasant and his overall performance is top notch, and I would happily listen to him again.

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this is the first audio book I've ever had and I loved it it really brings the story to life more than just reading it yourself and I loved the story line about 2 friends in love with each other but too afraid to say anything in case they were wrong

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Christmas Cheer

Low angst, friends to lovers story full of optimistic beginnings leading to a gentle HEA .

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A Happy Christmas Read

I've given this a five star review because it is a lovely read in this genre. It's a friends to lovers story with two delightful MCs who have hidden their love for far too long. Sean returns to a winter London from back packing and Jay Northcote captures the chill of the London he returns to so well. His two MCs are loveable and make you want to put them on your friends list. Only a British author can get the feel for the patterns of speech necessary to make British characters authentic. The familiariality of it wraps around you. The narrator, Mark Steadman, does a wonderful job bringing the characters to life. This story won't disappoint and I highly recommend it to brighten up your Christmas.

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i recommend

brilliant.

i can see this story perfectly as it happens.
well written and read. made me smile, after wanting to shake the characters like the author wants us to. definately recommended

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Sweet Christmas story

I really enjoyed listening to this Christmas story about two childhood friends who have been secretly in love with each other for years. When they play fake boyfriends for a party they end in bed together which just highlights there feelings for each other. And when they end up spending Christmas together they can't hide their feelings anymore. I thought the narrator did a really good job as well.

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A sweet friends-fake BF-lovers holiday story :)

I really like Jay Northcote's stories - they're like warm hugs with fun characters, sweet emotions, a dash of angst, (the one's I prefer anyway), and steam. This is no exception - Sean and Justin are old friends who have kept up with each other even though Sean has been out of the country a fair bit. Justin, recently separated from his cheating ex, asks Sean to be his plus one to the office holiday party. As they fake being BFs, they realise that maybe it isn't all pretend after all.

Mark Steadman provides a solid performance and definitely adds to the enjoyment of the story. A nice way to enjoy the story :)

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Another delightful gay romance from May Northcote

The two main characters have known each other from early childhood and have gone their separate ways until meeting just before Christmas. After many misunderstandings we eventually have a happy ending.

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