The Billionaire’s Boxing Day Bargain

First off, it’s nice to know that there’s a madness experienced by other countries equivalent to the US’s Black Friday sales – Boxing Day. Yep, based on a few of the scenes and memories in this story, Boxing Day shoppers can be just as driven and ruthless in their quest to snag the best bargains on their biggest shopping day of the year. And thanks to the well-intentioned machinations of Lance, Milo’s billionaire boyfriend, we are treated to a rather spectacular run on a poorly selling item as Lance flexes his financial muscle to get what he wants – to spend the day with Milo.

The Billionaire’s Boxing Day Bargain is a little cheesy in places, but I find that a good bit of Christmas-related stories are either cheesy or toothachingly sweet, but in a way I don’t mind in the least during the holidays. What I liked about Hayden’s novelette is that when Lance sets out to do what needs to be done so that he can spend the day with Milo, it’s not done in an entitled way, but rather as a man just wanting to spend time with his significant other. That Lance’s right-hand man was able to kill two birds with one stone had me smiling, even if things went awry. I really, really liked how Lance and Milo weren’t the only couple in the story to make an important decision about their future happiness together. And while I definitely enjoyed the ending, my favorite parts of the novelette were the recollections of how Lance and Milo met. I’m not sure why, but I found Lance’s persistent actions to be sweet and they still make me grin – even if the thought of a Boxing Day excursion makes me grimace.

Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Stocking Stuffers: The Billionaire’s Boxing Day Bargain by Ava Hayden to read and review.

First I learned a new term Ivory Merchant and now I have stuff to add to my Netflix list. I like the fact that Milo wants to be independent and doesn't want to appear to be taking advantage of Lance. We get to see that both men have the insecurities. When everything starts happening at the story it was easy to picture the madness. It would make a really funny movie scene. You also get to see that not every unintended consequence is bad.

Reviewed by Morningstar for Diverse Reader

Super cute story about an already established couple, one a billionaire and one a retail worker at his best friend’s store.



Lance goes to great lengths to be with Milo. He thinks he’s being super sneaky, but Milo see’s right through him. Milo needs to learn to see through to the heavy-handedness of his billionaire boyfriend and see his kind heart.



It was a sweet and amusing story, mostly the Smart Shower and phone calls between Milo and Lance. Sadly, the sex scenes were fade to black which sort of felt off with how kinky these two were. Can you say butt plug and role play?