Him for the Holidays: A Short Story Part 1

By William Tate

A love that spans centuries, violent passion, and undeniable, forbidden attraction.

Gunnarr has loved Vidar since they were brothers in arms back in the Viking days. In this day and age, Vidar- now the modern, proper gentleman, Ciernan Stewart- is bound by even more expectations and obligations that make his newly awakened attraction to his old friend, Gunnarr, a shameful secret. When the two men are forced to hide their involvement with each other in a house full of guests for the holidays, will the distance make their hearts grow fonder or rip them apart forever?

• Language: English
• Publisher: William Tate
• Release date: Dec 26, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463618042

William Tate

William Tate is an alter ego and the M/M pen name of Author Jennivie Wirries Why a male name when I am inherently female? The short answer is that William Tate is as much a part of me as my own female self. The deeper answers are yet to come. I have lived in the same town on the outskirts of Detroit almost my entire life, having been born there, and currently residing only miles from where I grew up. A stay at home mom of a ten year old son, in my spare time I write, read, draw, watch movies and Anime, knit, crochet, role play online, or engage in other activities that unleash my creativity. Writing is something that I have always been passionate about and I've used it to cope with problems I've faced over the course of my life. My summers as a youth were spent perusing library shelves and reading some of the works that influence my writing today. As a writer and reader, I indulge in mostly gay romances in several different sub-genres, and paranormal romances, but I am open to anything. In recent years, my biggest achievements have been finishing the Nanowrimo.org challenge to write a novel in a month (three years in a row), committing to writing something every single day, and getting published in a few anthologies. I have several novels and novellas in the wings just waiting to be shown some love and a few short works on Amazon.

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Him for the Holidays

A Short Story

Part 1

By: William Tate

© 2018 William Tate

© 2018 Jennivie Wirries

Everyone I meet has an impact on me in some way and I couldn’t have done any of this without you. To the wonderful writing partner that originally helped conceptualize and play out this story, I’m forever grateful we met. To my son that usually thinks it’s pretty cool that mom is a writer and has started writing his own stories. Be on the lookout for him and his friends in the future. To my mother for making me an avid reader and to my junior high English teacher that told me yes, I had what it took to be a great story teller and all the friends,family, and writing partners along the way that read my work, supported it, and/or helped create it: Thank you, it means the world to me. To one very special reader, my biggest cheerleader: Sue. It may not be the phonebook, but this (and everything I’ve written since I met you) is for you and others like you that never let me give up on myself. Thank you. I love you all more than you will ever know.

Part 1

Lights twinkle and blink all over the house, inside and out. Wreaths, garlands, and an ass load of other decorations cover