Some Winter’s Evening, by Erin Langston, is the third installment in an interconnected universe of characters. At the center of this universe, we have Erin’s full-length novel, Forever Your Rogue, the story of Nate DILF Travers and Cora, our overworked anxiety queen. A Day Until Forever is a prequel novella, set when Nate is a child and his older brother Raymond meets the love-of-his-life, Rosalie. And now we get Some Winter’s Evening, a holiday novella set in the years immediately following Forever Your Rogue, as Cora’s starchy barrister brother, Gavin, finally gets a well-deserved happily ever after.

First, Gavin. Reading Cora in Forever Your Rogue made me feel seen as a mom of toddlers, but reading Gavin in Some Winter’s Evening made me feel naked. This man worries about everything (the potential ill effects of damp bed sheets, included), and as a human adult with a lifetime of anxiety, this was so relatable that I struggled not to project myself onto him throughout the story. Gavin is anxious and starchy, self-conscious and kind, highly competent and unfailingly self-critical. His efforts to protect Cora and her kids in Forever Your Rogue, and the near-disaster of that effort, have left him reeling and angry, and seeing him slowly unwound by Emilia is genuinely moving. 

And Emilia, a woman who has been continually overlooked, both professionally and personally, deserves every ounce of care and attention Gavin is so desperate to give. Her vulnerability and honesty made this story feel so much less stressful than it would have otherwise, as does her ability to make Gavin feel both seen and heard. These two are so well suited and their happily ever after feels wholly earned. 
Read this if you:
*Are a human who loves love
*Don’t mind watching a hot woman lick a peppermint stick
*Don’t mind watching a hot man draw you a bath
*Love awkward sex, awkward meet-cutes and generally very awkward people

I can’t recommend this novella highly enough, and I’m so grateful to the author for an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review. I honestly adored this.