Bowl Full of Cherries: The Avona Tales

Porker, Fatty, Tons-of-Fun: Crowley Fredericks has heard it all. He s dropped a lot of weight since his high school days, but he s still a big guy, and the painful words and bullying follow him. Rejected again because of his size, Crowley is starting to think that maybe love just isn t meant for huskier men.

Averell Lang and his twin are so different they might as well not even be related. So when Rell s brother brings his roommate home to snowy Susset for the holidays, Rell expects the worst another uptight, pretentious hipster. What he discovers instead is Crowley. Nerdy, fascinating, attractive, Crowley. Rell never expected to look at a man this way, and what he sees in Crowley Fredericks is something he didn t even know he was looking for. If both men can overcome their hang-ups, they might unwrap more than presents this holiday season. "