REVIEW: Moody's Grumpy Holiday by Lane Hayes

- December 23, 2024

MOODY’S GRUMPY HOLIDAY

by Lane Hayes

Release Date: December 12, 2024

Review

A really fun and sweet holiday story with a cowboy looking for something of his own and a bookshop keeper who has lost too much in the month of December.

With a great setting, small town, bookshop, cowboy, quirky and loving townsfolk, this a lighthearted story that holds depth and thoughtfulness.

Moody is otherwise smiling cheery sort, until December when his mood plummets with the reminders that the season brings. It’s a known fact, one that the town folk have embraced.

But then in walks a cowboy (all my dreams start that way) and Moody’s best-laid plans get turned upside down. Hudson plays Moody like a fiddle, and before they know it…well they get their happy-ever-after.

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Synopsis

The geek, the cowboy, and a not-so-grumpy holiday…

Moody

Living in Christmas Town doesn’t make me a fan of the holidays. Quite the opposite. In fact, eleven months of the year, I’m perfectly happy running my bookstore in peace and quiet. Of course, that changes in December when it’s mistletoe madness and mayhem. Ugh.

But this year, there’s a new cowboy in town and it’s not as easy to grumble about…anything. I admit, Hudson is handsome and hunky, but everyone knows I’m not myself till January, so he’ll have to buzz off and charm someone else.

Bah humbug.

Hudson

Moving to California wasn’t in my plans. I could use the change of scenery, though, and Oak Ridge Ranch is a good investment. That’s not a sneaky way of saying I’m hiding from my past—no siree. I’m following a new path to a new town, that’s all.

And so far, so good. Except…my attraction to the nerdy bookstore owner is throwing me off my game.

Look, I’m not interested in anything other than a casual hookup. But Moody is a mystery, and I want to know more about the adorable geek with a sunny disposition who turns into a holiday grump every year.

For some reason, he feels like home away from home. December may be the last month of the year, but something tells me this is our beginning.

Moody’s Grumpy Holiday is an MM grumpy-sunshine, romantic comedy featuring an adorkable geek, a hunky cowboy, and a little seasonal magic.

About Lane Hayes

Lane Hayes is finally doing what she loves best. Writing! An avid reader from an early age, Lane has always been drawn to romance novels. She truly believes there is nothing more inspiring than a well-told love story with beautifully written characters.

Lane discovered the M/M genre a few years ago and was instantly hooked. She is the bestselling author of the Better Than, Right and Wrong, A Kind of stories and Leaning Into Series and the Out in College series. Lane’s novels placed first in the 2016 and 2017 Rainbow Awards. She loves travel, chocolate, and wine (in no particular order). Lane lives in Southern California with her amazing husband in an empty nest.

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