Timothy M.

Not quite soul mate at first glance, but the attraction is definitely there.

It's a wonderful story and the best is we get to read more of Tine and his Imperial Lover in the longer version.

True, but what if you feel your stories have all the readers and attention they deserve? Or if, like me, you're having problems getting stories finished and don't wan to put even more pressure on yourself? Then advertising for more readers doesn't feel like a good idea.

I did the Improve and Encourage, but I must admit I'm not keen on any of the others, except maybe the first one. However, I do most of my story recommendations as blog reviews. You offer some excellent author promotion chances, but perhaps most GA authors are too modest or shy to avail themselves of the opportunities.

Yes !! It's extra annoying when the person quoting only adds a few words or an emoij at the bottom of the long quote. And I'm on a laptop so I dread to imagine what it's like to scroll so much on a mobile device.

Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me. Wanna join me in cheeping for a sequel ?

LOL, yeah, reading the story again I realized why Kaden had problems finding a boyfriend. He was so shy he didn't even notice when someone was attracted to him. Daniel must be more sensitive and caught the vibes of interest strongly enough to dare the gift of mistletoe. I'm surprised the tenants didn't insist on knowing who the Secret Santa was, but I assume that was against the rules. I wouldn't mind having a sequel to this story - massage included.

I was pleased the evil miners were brought to justice. It will make others think twice if they are tempted to do the same.

I'm happy it was fixable.

But I can't put an embedded link in the Notes either. That's why I'm asking. It's much more important there, and I can easily do without in the Chapter text.

Those friendship words exchanged between Peter and George never fails to warm my heart.

In the text editor for this topic there is a Link symbol next to the Quote symbol. It is a small chain link to the left of the ” symbol. We used to have the same symbol in the text editor for story notes, chapter notes and chapter text. I often use them to refer to topics in the forums, eg story discussion topics or special prompts, as in my fire extinguisher story. However, this option is not available at the moment. I get around it by going to a topic and preparing the embedded link and then copying the words to the notes. But it's a bit cumbersome. Will the link option return? If not, is that a sign you don't want us to use it, but would prefer non-embedded links? I apologize, if you've already covered this matter elsewhere. I'm on a laptop with Google Chrome.

As you might guess from the blog review in December AC Benus' Famous-Barr Series are my favorite Christmas Holiday series. But if I have to chose a stand-alone story, I guess The Old Ways by @Valkyrie is probably the favorite so far.

Jeez, you set my heart racing with this one. Scary, but at least Raif has someone who cares about him, has been looking for him.

Absolutely awesome, except now I'm hungry and kinda envious, since we don't have Thanksgiving here. I'm delighted Erik admits to Ryan being special to him and worth the effort to build a relationship. And He can get a family who's worth more than the shitty one who rejected him. So good to see Ryan's instincts are perfect for this too, offering understanding and comfort.

Shane came a long way towards be OK after the terrible life he had. If he had been with his grandmother during his earlier years, he wouldn't have survived or been capable of love. It was most satisfactory that his father and Brian's mom went to jail for a long time.

Thank you, glennish, for reading and commenting, and you're absolutely right about Peter needing his family around him. I'm also eager to add Kim to the mix, hopefully in the next chapter. Patrick did take a large step forward, and he'll be able to focus more on happy memories rather than grief over the loss.

Aawww I hope it's pleasurable tears somehow. Or maybe tears of laughter over the spider-and-eggs incident.

Thanks, CG - and sorry for not sending you a PM about the new chapter. I'm glad you found it. I'm delighted you found the spider joke funny, @Kitt told me she was all while editing. I love it when I make my editors and readers laugh or cry. Intentionally, I mean - although it can also be fun to make my editors laugh even though the mistake makes me when they point it out.

We all need nice surprises now and then. Peter loves his own sister, even when she's annoying, but Alice is his sister-by-choice. Even when she's a tease, see next chapter.

I knew a British Fiona many years ago, but she wasn't like this one, but the name still has pleasant connotations for me. And it sounds much nicer in English than in Danish.

He's quite spunky, eh ? I keep wondering if she's been pestering him before and he's finally getting a chance to tell her what he thinks.

Good, then you're in line with me and everybody else. Thank you for all the new comments, it's a lovely treat to wake up to.

Me too, I had so much fun writing them and their back story.

Thanks, tim, it does feel good to get some writing done. I hope I'll be able to keep at it.