Snowy Skies and Puppy Eyes

One secret Santa. Two lonely hearts. And a Christmas spent tearing down walls to let love in.

Jason Harker

I'll admit it—I can be a little nosy. When you live alone in a town as small and close-knit as Belleville, other people's stories have a way of filling the quiet. So when I find newcomer Joe Milton in the alley behind my store, cradling a bird like it might break his heart to let go, I make it my mission to befriend the enigmatic man. Only problem? Now the whole town thinks I've got a thing for Joe. Me? With a crush? On a man? No. That's… definitely not happening. Probably. Maybe. But the more I try to prove to everyone that Joe and I are just friends, the more this surly, adorable man starts feeling like the best Christmas present I never asked for.

Joe Milton

Moving to a new town to start an apple farm? Ambitious. Trying to renovate a crumbling house by myself before my family arrives for Christmas? Possibly delusional. Just when I'm about to lose all hope and sanity, a secret Santa steps in to save me. But it's his so-called elf helper who really catches me off guard. Jason Harker is kind, charming, and makes my heart race faster than my impending renovation deadline. This new friendship and the swirl of confusing feelings make me wonder if this Christmas might mend more than just this old house.

Snowy Skies and Puppy Eyes is a standalone holiday MM romance with high heat, an HEA, and no cliffhangers. Includes a dislike-to-friends-to-lovers romance between a secret millionaire and a grumpy apple farmer. Together, these two are tooth-achingly sweet. If you like heartfelt stories with holiday magic, positive mental health rep, graphic steam, and the slowest, sweetest of all burns, then listen on!

Contains mature content. A complete list of content warnings can be found on the author's website.