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    Holly Jolly
    Holly Jolly
    Holly Jolly
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    Holly Jolly

    By Silvia Violet

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    I’m not gay. I just notice men sometimes. Everybody does, right? I notice Dane a lot, like every time I’m near him, but just because I think he’s an attractive man that doesn’t mean I like him, does it?

    I’m also not a fan of Christmas. Too many years “celebrating” with my Bible-thumping family ruined the holiday for me. So what if I envy all these cheerful souls dashing about with smiles on their faces? I don’t have to like Christmas, do I? If anyone could get me in the Christmas spirit, it would be Dane with his easy, relaxed manner and his gorgeous smile. If that were going to happen, though, I’d have to find the courage to talk to him and to admit that maybe I don’t know myself all that well after all.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMischief Corner Books
    Release dateFeb 3, 2017
    ISBN9781386078456
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      Holly Jolly - Silvia Violet

      About the e-Book You Have Purchased:

      This copy is intended for the original purchaser of this e-book ONLY. No part of this e-book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without prior written permission from the authors. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author's rights. Purchase only authorized editions.

      Cover Artist: Catherine Dair

      Editor: Erika Orrick

      First Edition

      Holly Jolly © 2014 Silvia Violet

      All Rights Reserved.

      Published in the United States of America.

      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED: Holly Jolly is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are fictionalized. Any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. The story contains explicit sexual content and is intended for adult readers.

      Any person depicted in the Licensed Art Material is a model and is being used solely for illustrative purposes.

      PUBLISHER

      Mischief Corner Books, LLC

      Dedication

      To Hank Edwards

      Without your suggestion, we'd all be going nuts.

      Much love, the Mischief Corner Crew.

      And to Tim Brehme for egging Hank on.

      Hats off, gentlemen.

      Trademarks Acknowledgement

      The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of the following word marks mentioned in this work of fiction:

      Abita: Abita Brewing Company, LLC

      A Christmas Story: Turner Entertainment Co.

      Die Hard: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

      Excedrin: Novartis AG

      Holly Jolly Christmas: Classic Media, Inc.

      It's a Wonderful Life: Melange Pictures, LLC

      Table of Contents

      Title

      Copyright

      Dedication

      Trademarks Acknowledgement

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Dear Reader

      About Silvia Violet

      Also by Silvia Violet

      About Mischief Corner Books

      Chapter One

      Bah Humbug

      I shook my head as I watched Shelley toss back another shot. Her face looked oddly green in the glow from thousands of colored holiday lights, part of the Tacky Christmas theme the office decorators had apparently gone for. Shelley's day had been hellacious. No one could deny that, but getting trashed at the office Christmas party wasn't going to get her any closer to the promotion she wanted.

      She slammed down her glass and shouted at Dane, the bartender, for another. If he hadn't glanced her way, I would've doubted he'd heard over the blaring strains of a squeaky-voiced rendition of The Christmas Song that would've made Nat King Cole slam his head against the wall.

      Dane handed a glass of white wine to an older woman from investor services before heading our way. I couldn't help but notice the line of his jaw, the softness of his lips, the scruff on his face. I usually found the scruffy look obnoxious, but on him, it looked anything but.

      He usually worked in The Coffee Bean, a shop in the lobby of our building, and a few times—okay, maybe more than a few—I'd gotten a second cup of coffee just to catch a glimpse of him. The thing is, I'm not gay. I mean—yeah, I've noticed men before, but it wasn't like I wanted to sleep with them. I was just acknowledging that they looked good. Sculpted bodies, soft, well-trimmed beards, a beautiful pair of eyes—I was appreciating them, like art.

      But I couldn't fathom the intensity of my attraction to Dane. If he was anywhere near me, I was instantly aware of him. And when I thought about him, about what it would be like to… No, I didn't need that kind of complication. I no longer believed it was wrong to be gay, despite what my parents had drilled into me as a

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