Nothing says Christmas like gay erotica

Nothing says Christmas like a stocking full of smut.

So why not have yourself a dirty little Christmas by spending some alone time with a good book?

David Laurents’ gay erotica anthology, Stocking Stuffers, will have you feeling the Christmas spirit with one hand on the glass of eggnog and the other down your pants.

Take a break from the Christmas carol–droning malls and read about two or more men getting it on under the mistletoe, beneath the Christmas tree, in the nativity scene or bent over the holiday steam pipe.

The pint-sized format also makes it an ideal stocking stuffer. How appropriate.

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