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To Touch the Light
To Touch the Light: An Irons and Works Holiday Novel | E. M. Lindsey
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"I see them...In you, I see them." Estranged from his family and locked in a demanding job which monopolizes all of his time, Head Chef, Mario Garcia, doesn't exactly have holiday spirit. He spends all season creating magic for others, and for himself, he's resigned to another lonely winter. There's a reason he's known as the Devil in Fairfield Resort's high-end kitchen, and he has no plans to change that. What most people don't realize, however, is that Chef Garcia has a soft spot for one man--a half-blind, Russian dishwasher who is the first person in years to make Mario feel. Viktor Popov's life is full of secrets and lies. He showed up in Fairfield with a handful of suspicious papers, no past, and secured a job in the bowels of a resort kitchen. He spends his waking hours washing dishes and trying his best to manage his failing eyesight without anyone taking notice. Once upon a time, he was a man of wealth and reputation, and now he's living day-to-day, hoping no one will ever take notice. It's been forever since Vitya believed in anything, and these long years of loneliness only proved to him that miracles didn't exist. At least, until the night when warm hands pulled him out of the cold, and a soft voice whispered in his ear that he mattered. Life isn't easy, and both men have never expected any different. But maybe, by the soft light of the menorah, both men will finally be able to see that for each other, they're exactly what they need. To Touch the Light is a 43,000 word holiday novel set in the Irons and Works Universe. This book contains no cheating and an HEA.
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The pages of this book are composed of warm holiday feelings and beautiful romance. Mario and Viktor are great characters, and I enjoyed reading about their life struggles and triumphs. I also felt that Mario was well written for many trans male experiences. I've always wanted a Hanukkah novel to read, especially a romance, and I've frequently dreamed of finding a romance with a trans male protagonist like this.
#LGBTQ #Hanukkah #Holiday

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Kenyazero
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Every week, I highlight #LGBTQAuthors as part of #TheRainbowShelf 🏳️‍🌈 E. M. Lindsey is a romance writer living in the S.E. United States with their dogs. They are agender and bisexual, and a classics scholar strongly drawn to Ancient Greek. They also host a Facebook reading group called Lindsey's Liaison. #LGBTQ #LGBTQVoices #OwnVoices