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Second Chances in New Port Stephen: A Novel
TJ Alexander
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A trans man returns to his Florida hometown for Christmas after his career goes up in flames, only to cross paths with his high school ex in this charming rom-com about family and second chances from the author of the “delectable” ( Time) Chef’s Kiss.
Eli Ward hasn’t been back to his suffocating hometown of New Port Stephen, Florida, in ages. Post-transition and sober, he’s a completely different person from the one who left years ago. But when a scandal threatens his career as a TV writer and comedian, he has no choice but to return home for the holidays. He can only hope he’ll survive his boisterous, loving, but often misguided family and hide the fact that his dream of comedy success has become a nightmare.
Just when he thinks this trip couldn’t get any worse, Eli bumps into his high school ex, Nick Wu, who’s somehow hotter than ever. Divorced and in his forties, Nick’s world revolves around his father, his daughter, and his job. But even a busy life can’t keep him from being intrigued by the reappearance of Eli.
Against the backdrop of one weird Floridian Christmas, the two must decide whether to leave the past in the past…or move on together.
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\ \ Happy Holidays lovelies! Last night was the first night of Hanukkah, and I figured what better to kick off the official start of the winter holidays than a round up of every single holiday romance book with disability representation that I know of? This is every book that has ever crossed my radar, whether that’s because I’ve read it, a friend of mine has, or even just that it’s been logged by participants in Disability December over the years. I did my best to double check, but I can’t guarantee that the info for each of these is 100% correct–only for those which I have myself read, which are denoted by my own ratings (out of 5 stars).\ \ Without further ado–here are the books!\ \ \ \ Title: Eight Bright Lights by Sara Gibbs*\ \ Representation: autism\ \ Holiday: Hanukkah\ \ Title: A Little Magic by Lindsey Lanza*\ \ Representation: lupus\ \ Holiday: Hanukkah & Christmas\ \ Title: To Touch the Light by E.M. Lindsey*\ \ Representation: low vision, partial blindness\ \ Holiday: Hanukkah\ \ Title: The Remaking of Corbin Wale by Roan Parrish*\ \ Representation: autism\ \ Holiday: Hanukkah\ \ Title: Mistletoe and Mishigas by M.A. Wardell*\ \ Representation: PTSD, anxiety\ \ Holiday: Hanukkah & Christmas\ \ \ \ Title: Eight Kinky Nights by Xan West*\ \ Representation: autism, cane user, chronic pain\ \ Holiday: Hanukkah\ \ Title: Eight Nights to Win Her Heart by Miri White*\ \ Representation: hard of hearing\ \ Holiday: Hanukkah\ \ Title: Second Chances in New Port Stephen by T.J. 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Jane\ \ Representation: depression\ \ Holiday: Christmas\ \ \ \ Title: You’re a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky\ \ Representation: anxiety\ \ Holiday: Christmas\ \ Title: The Holidate Switch by Torie Jean*\ \ Representation: endometriosis, adenomyosis, ADHD (undiagnosed)\ \ Holiday: Christmas\ \ My Rating: 4.5 stars\ \ Title: A Lord’s Guide to Mutiny, Marriage, and Mistletoe by Anne Knight\ \ Representation: chronic pain, amputee\ \ Holiday: Christmas\ \ Title: At Home With You This Christmas by Marie Landry*\ \ Representation: anxiety, depression\ \ Holiday: Christmas\ \ Title: A White Lie Christmas by Suzy Langevin*\ \ Representation: allergies, vision impairment, anxiety\ \ Holiday: Christmas\ \ \ \ Title: The Mistletoe Motive by Chloe Liese*\ \ Representation: autism, type 1 diabetes\ \ Holiday: Christmas\ \ My Rating: 5 stars\ \ Title: A Moonlit Christmas Kiss by Larissa Lyons*\ \ Representation: physical disability due to leg injury, cane user\ \ Holiday: Christmas\ \ Title: Some Like It Cold by Elle McNicoll*\ \ Representation: autism\ \ Holiday: Christmas\ \ Title: Wreck My Plans by Jillian Meadows\ \ Representation: celiac disease, depression\ \ Holiday: Christmas\ \ My Rating: 3.75 stars\ \ Title: The Christmas You Found Me by Sarah Morgenthaler\ \ Representation: chronic kidney disease\ \ Holiday: Christmas\ \ \ \ Title: A Daddy for Kinkmas by Reese Morgan\ \ Representation: ADHD, autism, stutter\ \ Holiday: Christmas\ \ Title: A Holly Jolly Ever After by Julie Murphy* and Sierra Simone\ \ Representation: ADHD\ \ Holiday: Christmas\ \ Title: A Jingle Bell Mingle by Julie Murphy* and Sierra Simone\ \ Representation: narcolepsy\ \ Holiday: Christmas\ \ Title: This Winter by Alice Oseman*\ \ Representation: depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorder\ \ Holiday: Christmas\ \ My Rating: 4.25 stars\ \ Title: The Christmas Letters by Jenny Proctor\ \ Representation: anxiety, panic attacks\ \ Holiday: Christmas\ \ \ \ Title: Christmas in the Cat Cafe by Jessica Redland\ \ Representation: fibromyalgia\ \ Holiday: Christmas\ \ Title: Venice, Actually by Kelly Reynolds\ \ Representation: PCOS\ \ Holiday: Christmas\ \ Title: A Case for Christmas by J.A. 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