A headlong collision brings hockey player Malcolm Stewart and community theater producer Kingston James together, and saves the fate of a Nutcracker performance.

 

Amid the bustle and glitter of the holiday season, their blossoming relationship takes center stage. But cautious hearts wonder, can it last beyond the final curtain call?

​

From the First was originally featured in the Pucking Around holiday anthology. No new content has been added. This is a novella of 14k words.