Exit Through the Gift Shop — Kim Fielding

Alex's traditional family Christmas Compromise means spending the holiday at a second-rate theme park, Poseidon's Planet, but Alex doesn't mind. He enjoys the rides and the company of his family, and it's a good break from his going-nowhere existence back in Indiana. Then he meets a certain sexy employee in a pirate costume, and Alex's vacation gets even better. But thrill rides last only a short time, and sooner or later everyone has to return to real life. Alex long ago gave up on marrying a handsome prince -- will he have to give up on his pirate as well?

A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2018 Advent Calendar "Warmest Wishes."