Throwback Thursday this week is A Daddy For Christmas: Ryu. There's nothing better than a Christmas story, and Layla Dorine brings us a Daddy/Little Christmas story as a special Secret Santa Christmas treat. Once you've enjoyed the excerpt, the book is available now.
From the blurb:
When a Secret Santa matchup sends Ryu to the wrong Daddy, will it be a pleasant surprise for both of them or will grumpy Kissmass Daddy Hank prove why he's been alone for over a year?
The moment Hank lay eyes on the basket outside his door he figured someone down at the club was playing a joke on him. The boy was adorable but certainly not meant for him. Learning who Ryu was meant for changed everything though, and suddenly the man who wasn’t interested in the package on his doorstep was loudly declaring Ryu his.
Never in his wildest dreams did he think that simple statement would change his bleak holiday season into one of hope and love.
Excerpt:
The boy in the basket was right where Hank had left him, only there was no question that he was shivering now and looked quite sad and confused, though his eyes brightened when they landed on Hank and he attempted another smile, despite the way his lips quivered. The light flakes that had been falling when he’d first answered the door had grown thicker and heavier too, the wind whipping a blizzard of them in a swirl across his porch.
“Come on, I need you to get up out of there unless you’d like to freeze to death,” Hank said, crooking his finger at him.
“Unwrappy?”
Groaning, Hank muttered a litany of curses beneath his breath as he reached for one of the elaborately tied ribbons.
“Yeah, yeah, unwrappy,” Hank muttered, struggling to manage it and the cane. Finally, he just tore at the paper until enough of it fell away that he’d revealed the young man was, in fact, sitting there in a snowman onesie with a polar bear stuffy held in his hands. He found the card too, tucked alongside him in the basket. Sealed with purple wax, it bore the elegant VI logo of the club.
“Come on then,” Hank said once the young man was free. He climbed to his feet unsteadily, clinging to that bear and shivering as he shuffled through the entryway. Hank snatched a throw blanket off the back of the couch and chucked it his way before opening the card and perusing the contents.
Here’s a Little something to make your holidays brighter. His name is Ryu. I trust he’ll bring you plenty of merriment and joy.
Pax
“The card says the gift is from Pax, and that his name is Ryu.”
“Awe, he’s a sweetheart. New to the club too. I hope Pax chose a good match for him.”
“This whole ‘gift basket’ idea was Donovan’s baby,” Cal explained. “He got the littles to sign up and assigned the daycare crew the task of gifting them to the Daddies they felt would be the best fit out of those who signed up to receive one. Call it matchmaking meets secret Santa. Personally, I’m withholding judgment until after the holidays when I can see how many placements actually take.”
Something clattered in the background, followed by the sound of a file cabinet being slammed shut.
“Damnit, it wasn’t in there either,” Cal muttered.
“Check your laptop, for fuck’s sake.”
“I would if I hadn’t forgotten the password again,” Cal grumbled.
A Daddy For Christmas: Ryu is currently available as an e-book and paperback and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
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