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Winter Days & Historical Gays

A cozy small-town M/M romance

by Anouk de Rooij

Professor Daniel Carter’s only positive connection in everyday life is the one he has with his students. When their final field trip is compromised, he’ll do just about anything, even teaming up with the eternally cheerful Henry Mitchell, the curator of the local museum.

Daniel’s been ostracized by the town; his harmful divorce and manipulative ex-husband have made sure that he doesn’t feel welcome anymore in the only place that he’s ever been able to call home. Shunned by the community and the tight knit-group of people he once had, he finds solace in his work, his students and tales of romance throughout the ages. In real life, however, love is something that he keeps at arm’s length.

For Henry there is nothing more beautiful than love, any and all forms are worthy of being celebrated. Tasked with hosting a fundraiser to ensure that the museum can keep their doors open, he sets out to make sure it’s the brightest event the town has ever seen. Despite his wish for a romantic connection, he’s never quite found the one that can keep up with him. His boundless energy, positive attitude and larger than life personality tend to keep people away. That there’s more to him than what he tends to show doesn’t seem to matter.

Will they find their own love story worthy of being documented? Or will they shatter like ancient artifacts?

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Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 1
Romantic Content: 3
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Gay
Protagonist 1 Age: 26-35
Protagonist 2 Age: 36-45
Tropes: Age Difference, Bad Breakup, Found Family, Hurt / Comfort, Love Can Heal / Redemption, Opposites Attract, Slow Burning Love, Small Town
Setting: Small-Town
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Same Universe / Various Characters

About the Author

Anouk de Rooij (she/her) is a Dutch national, born and raised in a small coastal town in the Netherlands where she learned to love books, enjoy music, to value the importance of friendship and the impact of a chosen family. She spent years scribbling down ideas and stories in notebooks and on long forgotten pieces of paper. Music is one of her biggest sources of inspiration.
When she’s not writing and creating, she’s either enjoying a good book, getting lost in a movie or spending time with the people closest to her. Wandering through touristy little towns and empty museums is one of her favorite pastimes, so she tries to do so as often as she’s able. One of her goals is to own enough books for her shelves to be considered a library.