Snow, steam, and a second chance.

Reluctant socialite Kai has thirty-five days before his family starts shooting the next season of their reality TV show, revealing a life heâ€™d rather keep privateâ€•and one that feels increasingly scripted. Desperately needing a break, Kai escapes to his childhood best friend Hiro Asadaâ€™s inn in rural Japan. He finds peace in the thousand-year-old hot springs, but his yearning for Hiro resurfaces at the worst time: Hiro is about to inherit the inn, and his parents expect him to marry within the year.

Hiroâ€™s traditional family loves him for who he is, but they canâ€™t imagine two men running the inn. Meanwhile, Kai has a TV contract his lawyer insists canâ€™t be broken. Hiro and Kai need to think outside the boxâ€•and solve their problems before Christmas Day, when Kaiâ€™s show shoots its annual holiday special.

Originally published as The Winter Quarters. This edition has been revised and expanded with an added epilogue.

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