Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.

He made my heart feel light, my hands sweaty. He filled my belly with butterflies every time he smiled. And when he was sitting next to me, the rest of the world ceased to exist.


ARC review

Ben and Robin had the best and sweetest dynamic ever. I know the series title has created a bit of confusion because the men are actual dads and not daddies (wink wink), but in this book, it’s got daddy vibes for days. Ben is such a caretaker, and the way he looks out for and takes care of Robin was adorable and hot in equal measure. There’s no actual daddy kink, but if you like that sort of dynamic, look no further.

The twins were such important side characters and I really enjoyed that they were such a big part of the story. Both Ben and Robin loved them so much. I only wish the story explored the situation with Bubba a bit more, as I assume Robin would become a bigger part of his life eventually.

“I’m your favorite person?” Robin asked, voice tiny and sweet. “Of course you are,” I said honestly. “You’re my Robin.”

Even though it was still present, and more towards the end, I appreciated that the use of repetition was toned down a little from Fae’s previous books. I was also played by GRR, as the book is listed as being 80k words, and I thought ‘hallelujah, Fae wrote a short book’, but turns out it’s 400 pages, which is not 80k.

Anyway. I might not have requested if I’d known that, but by the time I noticed I was thoroughly enjoying and invested in the story and characters, so wasn’t a big problem. I mean, it’s definitely way longer than any contemporary holiday romance needs to be, but still good.

The balance of taking care of each other sweetly and absolute filth in the forms of edging, milking, praise kink, post-orgasm stimulation, breeding kink, dirty talk, somno and more was done really well and it was super enjoyable.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & content tags ⚠️
Single dad
Christmas theme
Found family
Small town
Size difference
Famous musician
Doctor MC
Nipple piercings
Gentle giant
Emo twink
Age gap
Praise kink
Lonely MC
Hurt/comfort
Mild D/s dynamic
Multiple orgasms
Edging
Post-orgasm stimulation
‘good boy’
Dirty talk
Breeding kink
Somnophilia

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Alcohol consumption
Stress-induced insomnia
Health issues
Mentions of past child neglect
Explicit sexual content
Brief mention of death of parent (past)
Chronic pain
Anxiety and panic attacks
Betrayed and robbed by parent (past)
Unsafe sex
Breeding kink
Somnophilia (epilogue)

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual
Genre: Holiday romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
Main characters’ age: 33 and 45
Kids’ age: 4 and 4
Series: Interconnected standalone
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 399
Happy ending: Yes


Robin grinned, and I glanced down at him. Quite far. Because he was incredibly short. Barely came up to my rib cage, actually, when we were both standing.

“You are so incredibly sweet,” I said softly—always soft because I didn’t think anyone else had treated Robin gently.

Praise kink. He might have a praise kink. My head spun. Stop thinking about his kinks, Ben, and feed him. He looks hungry.




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