Book 118, 2025

Grinch Kisses by D.J. Jamison

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


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It was juuuuust after midnight when I finished reading Grinch Kisses by DJ Jamison. It’s the first book in the multi-author holiday series of male/male romance called “Christmas Falls”. The main characters are Griff “Grinch” Calloway and Logan Reid.

Griff’s job involves organizing the Christmas festival season each year in Christmas Falls. The small town depends on tourism, which means everyone depends on Griff to keep things running smoothly. He takes his job seriously, so seriously in fact, that friends and neighbors call him Grinch. With all the work he puts into the holiday, Christmas has lost its magical luster, but that all changes when his sister returns home with a gorgeous boyfriend in tow.

Logan was orphaned at an early age and bounced from one foster situation to another. For that reason he doesn’t put down any roots. He’s between seasonal jobs when his friend Jess begs him to accompany her home to Christmas Falls as her boyfriend to spare her the grilling her family will subject her to over her latest failed romance. Logan agrees, figuring he can get some home-cooked meals out of the deal. What he didn’t count on was that he’d end up staying with Jess’ brother, Griff, to spare her parents’ delicate sensibilities. Logan doesn’t mind at first, but the more time he spends with Griff, the more he wants to come clean about the fake boyfriend bit and get to know Griff better.

This was a fun holiday story. Each man has issues to work through. Griff initially returned home to Christmas Falls in hopes of luring his children into spending more time with him there, while Logan doesn’t feel like he deserves a big, happy family like Griff and Jess have. I thought the author spent too much time on their individual angsting, but things worked out in the end.

Favorite lines:
♦ “The next time I see you, there will be cream and bones for everyone.”
♦ “That cat sounds like it’s ready to do murder.”

Fun and seasonal, four stars