What's Santa Got to Do with It

Bent Oak, Texas

By: Bix Barrow

Narrated by: Declan Winters

A late-awakened bi guy and his secret crush try to play Santa for some kids. But there's a hitman blocking the chimney...

Have you ever been locked out of your apartment shirtless, holding a wet rabbit and getting served with legal papers right when your super-hot neighbor walks by?

Maybe it's just me.

After Baz stops to help, I finally have a chance to show him there's more to me than the loud parties and one-night stands he's witnessed over the years. And I find out he's more than just an aloof work-from-home accountant. Who would've guessed we both love superheroes and have big hangups about Christmas?

When Baz finds a bunch of letters to Santa in the recycle bin, helping those kids holiday wishes come true is the perfect way for us to spend time together.

But we didn't expect to get yelled at by the kids neighbors. (Okay, maybe the binoculars were a bad idea.) And we didnt expect my estranged brothers to show up and take over Baz's apartment. (Okay, but as a side effect, he's staying at my place...) And we never expected to interrupt a hitman in the middle of a job.

What's Santa Got to Do with It is a semi-low-angst, humorous holiday romance featuring a bi-awakening, a chonky rabbit, learning work-life balance, forced proximity, avoiding THAT Christmas song, reconciling with (some) family, interfering friends, and a hitman with a heart of gold.

What's Santa Got to Do with It is part of the Bent Oak, Texas series but can be listened to as a standalone. Characters from previous books do make an appearance but knowing their backstories is not necessary to enjoy this book.

©2023 Bix Barrow (P)2025 Bix Barrow

Unexpectedly fun and so entertaining!

I went into this book basically blind--I've never read Bix before--based on holiday vibes and Declan Winters as the narrator. Wow! I loved it so much! Though the preface says that if each chapter starting with a snippet of a different story bothers you, you can read/listen to one and then go back for the other, I recommend experiencing it as written. Though the chapter beginnings initially seem to have nothing to do with the actual story, gradually it becomes more and more interwoven and makes a lot of sense by the end. It was a fantastic and unique approach that really added to the book.

I'm definitely planning on going back and listening to the previous books in the series!