Jeff & Will wish everyone Happy Holidays before recapping their week of writing. Jeff got word that Schooled, the second book in the Codename: Winger series, has a publication date of May 1.

Layla is welcomed as a new patron.

Dani from Love Bytes Reviews is here with a final round of holiday book recommendations for 2017.

Jeff reviews Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan and Rebel by Rhys Ford. Jeff & Will also discuss Fox's A Christmas Story Live! as well as the amazing performance of "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" by Chris Weaver (and friends) during the finale of The Voice.

Jeff talks to Rhys Ford for part one of an interview. She talks about her new book Rebel (which comes out Friday, December 29) and the 415 Ink series, why Rebel is her unique take on romance, how she planned the series and more.

Complete show notes for episode 116 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.