From the 1st – 24th of December authors of GLBT+ fiction will be opening a door to a selection of free festive stories to while away the winter days and get you in the Christmas spirit.
Find contributions from your favorite writers and discover some new ones along the way.
A small gift from us to you for all your support in 2022.

This page contains the masterpost of links to the authors and their stories as they are revealed throughout the event. You can find the 2019 masterpost here.
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Day 1

Nic Starr – Twinkling Elf – 11K words – m/m, contemporary, best friend’s brother, opposites attract – Click here to read the story

“Opposites attract when doing a good deed brings two friends together for Christmas.”

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Alex Jane – Delivering Christmas – 10.5K words – established relationship, adoption, unsupportive family, low angst, fluffy, kid fic (sorta) – Click here to read the story

“It’s their first Christmas together but Nick and Leo have a couple of unexpected deliveries to deal with before they can celebrate.”


Day 2

Clare London – Santas ‘R Us – 3.9K words – mm, contemporary, romcom – Click here to read the story

“Bren thinks he’s delivering a sexy Santa experience. Silas just wants some extra baking sugar. Cross-purposes galore!”

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Jay Mountney – Out of Time – 25K words – Cross species (human/fae) romance. New Year celebration. – Click here to read the story

“mm fantasy very loosely based on Rip Van Winkle with a happier ending.”


Day 3

Barbara Elsborg – The Mission – 10K words – mm, contemporary, HEA – Click here to read the story

“Snow! Tick. Skiing! Tick. Stalker! Er … But maybe all stalkers aren’t bad.”

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HJ Perry – Tackled at the World Cup – 8K words – MM, erotica, contemporary, HFN – Click here to read the story

“NSFW gay footballers erotica World Cup and Christmas story. More GAY sex than story as it’s set in Qatar.”


Day 4

Edie Montreux – The Spirit of Christmas– 850 words – m/m, paranormal – Click here to read the story

“Stephen the ghost finds a Christmas surprise (update on Medium to Well characters)”

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Kaje Harper – Through All the Years – 4K words – M/M, sweet. family, established couple – Click here to read the story

“Mac’s dreaming of the rough early years, waking to Tony, family, and love”


Day 5

Sue Brown – Santa Daddy – 2.5K words – daddy/boy, NSFW, MMM, spanking – Click here to read the story

“A Kinky Christmas Party for the Naughty and Nice Boys”

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Day 6

Suki Fleet – Cute as Cats – 12K words – Contemporary, sweet, meet-cute, gay, pansexual, deaf MC, trapped together in storm, HEA – Click here to read the story

“Meet-cute in a cat cafe, but oh no! there’s a storm and they’re trapped together…”

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A.D. Ellis – Second Chance Christmas – 4.5K words – gay, MM, second chance, childhood friends to lovers, surprise reunion, long distance love, contemporary, open door sex, HEA – Click here to read the story

“Josh and Mark were best friends as children and fell in love as teens. Thanks to a move, they lost touch. They find each other again years later and attempt a long distance relationship. But both want more than texts and video chats. Will they get a second chance for Christmas?”


Day 7

Julie Bozza – Christmas Present – 2.1K words – contemporary, sweet, earnest – Click here to read the story

“Finn and Oliver’s first date – at a laundromat on Boxing Day. (A follow up to 2018’s “Crisis at Christmas”.)”

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Day 8

Ki Brightly – Waiting for Santa – 5.6K words – Daddy/Boy, sweet, A little bit of Santa roleplay – Click here to read the story

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M.D. Gregory – Buying a Daddy for Christmas – 4.4K words – gay, Daddy/Boy, Auction, sweet – Click here to read the story

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Day 9

Jamie Lynn Miller – Starships and Snowflakes – 8K words – MM, sweet, sexy, sci-fi, HEA – Click here to read the story

“How do you celebrate Christmas on a starship thousands of light years from Earth? Create a cosmic winter wonderland, of course!”

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Lisa Henry – A Very Harry Christmas – 4K words – m/m, contemporary, sweet, low heat – Click here to read the story

“Harry spends Christmas with Jack and his parents.”


Day 10

Toshi Drake – What does an Android do during the Holidays? – 2.5K words – sci-fi, meet cute, HFN, experimental relationship ace representation – Click here to read the story

“Thomas needs help with a Holiday party and refuses to listen to reason.”

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Charley Descoteaux – Loud Love: A Kink Awakenings Christmas Wedding – 10.5K words – M/M, Christmas Eve wedding, established couple, NSFW (kinky), contemporary – Click here to read the story

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Day 11

Sam E. Kraemer – Candy Shop – 2.3K words – Daddy/harem, spicy, – Click here to read the story

“How about a trip to the Candy Shop… The treats aren’t just delightful to taste…
We’ve got joys for everyone… And we promise they’ll make your lusty heart race!”

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DK Sutton – A Very Country Christmas – 4.4K words – contemporary, M/M, instalove, short and sweet – Click here to read the story

“Jamaal has never decorated a Christmas tree. Dusty is determined to fix this–country style..”


Day 12

Charlie Cochrane – Christmas in January – 13.5K words – Gay, closed door, contemporary, HEA – Click here to read the story

“When you’ve kissed the vicar, what next?”

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Amy Aislin – On the Ice: Alex vs. Mitch – 1.9K words – m/m, established couple, hockey players being cute, contemporary, slice of life, short and sweet – Click here to read the story

“Reunited after several weeks apart playing for their respective NHL teams, Mitch and Alex face each other on the ice.”


Day 13

JP Sayle – Christmas at Thirty Thousand Feet – 4.2K words – Christmas at Thirty Thousand Feet – Click here to read the story

“When Daddy has a Winston’s Tongue, will it be punishment or pleasure Beau gets?”

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Jackie Keswick – A Very Bagpuss Christmas – 5.5K words – m/m, established couple, contemporary, slice of life, homemade family – Click here to read the story

“Can adopting a cat really cause so much heartache that Jack considers escaping to Tokyo?”


Day 14

BA Tortuga – Reindeer Games: A Cowboy Healing Story – 1K words – m/m, cowboys, Cowboy Wanted, Cowboy Healing, family life, ranch life, ranch holiday – Click here to read the story

“What happens when your kid, and your rancher husband, want a reindeer?”

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Julia Talbot – How to be the Oldest – 1K words – m/m, Minerva Howe, Dragon Sanctuary, Dragon Shifters, family Christmas – Click here to read the story

“Sometimes it’s hard to be the oldest, but at the holidays, it’s the best.”


Day 15

RJ Scott – Christmas Promises (Part 1) – 8K words – Hurt Comfort, Second Chance Romance, Triggers for Cancer survival – Click here to read the story

“When his old flame, James, turns up on his doorstep, the promise they made to stay apart is shattered, and somehow love takes hold.”

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V.L. Locey – Christmas Promises (Part 2) – 8K words – Hurt Comfort, Second Chance Romance, Triggers for Cancer survival – Click here to read the story

“When his old flame, James, turns up on his doorstep, the promise they made to stay apart is shattered, and somehow love takes hold.”


Day 16

BL Maxwell – Try To Remember (A Try To Forget Short Story) – 6.8K words – MM Romance, Holiday Romance, First Christmas, Small Town Romance – Click here to read the story

“Sam’s first Christmas in Occident shouldn’t be this crazy, but with Erik and his friends it will be. It’ll also be filled with more love than either has ever known.”

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Anna Martin – Jingle Elves – 1.5K words – … – Click here to read the story

“A year after Nick’s reindeer escaped, he has one more favour to ask of Joel…”


Day 17

Susan Scott Shelley & Chantal Mer – First Christmas – 9.6K words – MM, contemporary, some angst, family, first christmas – Click here to read the story

“With worries swirling like snowflakes, will the first Christmas in their new house be merry or miserable?”

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Avery Cockburn – Green Grows the Holly – 8.5K words – MM, contemporary, steamy, first Christmas, low angst – Click here to read the story

“After Fergus and John’s wedding plans face a last-minute upheaval, can they salvage the situation (with the help of a few friends) and savor their first Christmas together?”


Day 18

Elouise East – Christmas Traditions – 6K words – MM Romance, Holiday Romance, Best Friends to Lovers, Family, Steamy, Matchmaking – Click here to read the story

“What will Leo and Noah’s first Christmas together bring after the matchmaking company matched the best friends together and they took the chance of a lifetime?”

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Susan Mac Nicol – A Small Soiree – 800 words – MM spin off bonus scene Suit Yourself – Click here to read the story

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Day 19

Jackie North – The Memory of What He Once Loved – 8K words – Friends to lovers, low angst, low steam, Christmas, small town romance, friends reunited, HFN – Click here to read the story

“Dale and Pete can’t go back to how it once was, but, hand in hand, together they can share their futures.”

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Ashlynn Mills – My Neigbors big Package– 6K words – … – Click here to read the story

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Day 20

Colette Davison – First Christmas – 1.4K words – Gay, MM, sweet, contemporary – Click here to read the story

“Is Fitz trying too hard to make his and Addy’s first Christmas special?”

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B. Ripley – Morrie’s Christmas Morning – 1.4K words – Daddy kink, Daddy/little, Bonus Scene for A Little Christmas: Morrie – Click here to read the story

“The agreement was that Morrie and Scott wouldn’t put presents beneath the tree for Christmas morning, but nobody tells Santa what to do”


Day 21

Helena Stone – Yule Be Back – 11K words – MM, Contemporary, Second Chance, Later in life, Low Angst, HEA – Click here to read the story

“Twenty-three years after we first met, will the connection still be there?”

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Marie Sinclair – Chef’s Kiss – 20K words – MM, Contemporary, jilted fiance, HFN, steamy – Click here to read the story

“Chef’s Kiss is a slow-burn, sensuous seduction of food, wine, and desire as shy, intellectual Becks discovers there’s more cooking on the Winter’s Solstice than just what personal chef Simon has on the stove.”


Day 22

Riley Long – The Holidate – 16K words – MM, contemporary, low angst, steamy, HFN – Click here to read the story

“When single-dad Jackson literally runs into his high school crush years later, he has a decision to make: stay in the closet and stay unhappy, or come out and risk everything, including falling in love.”

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Dawn Sister – The Christmas Box – 2K words – MM, contemporary, low angst, established couple, domestic bliss, sfw – Click here to read the story

“The first night in their new flat and the brother packed and labelled their removal boxes.”


Day 23

Megan Linden – Last Minute Santa – 1.8K words – MM, contemporary, newly established couple, sweet, NSFW – Click here to read the story

“A quiet morning in bed gets interrupted by a small emergency. Maybe Daniel and Noa do have holiday plans, after all.”

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Rebecca Cohen – Ben and the Mistletoe (Christmas at Crofton Hall) – …K words – MM, contemporary, sweet, silly, NSFW, – Click here to read the story

“Ben and Ashley’s first Christmas together.”


Day 24

Talia Carmichael – Best Thing About the Holidays – …K words – MM, contemporary – Click here to read the story

“Holidays are for fun, family by blood and by choice….and pie.”

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Shelby Rhodes – A Christmassy Adventure in August – 14.7K words – MM, Paranormal, HFN, NSFW. – Click here to read the story

“Octavius and Turney of the Undead Detective Agency set off to solve a case at a year-round Christmas Village resort in Alaska. Let the fun begin!”