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Atheism was the official religion Post Apocalypse. And she hadn’t felt festive for ten years. Damn security-obsessed Symon and his codes. “Merry Christmas,” she snapped.

Baxter, Ros (2013-12-01). White Christmas (novella) (Kindle Locations 52-54). . Kindle Edition.

Because, as Three Rs pointed out, the lack of religion=/=religion.   And people say Merry Christmas all the time, whether or not they feel festive.   Fail. 

If I lose you too, I really will be an orphan.

Tabi rolled her eyes. Blatant appeal to her protective instincts. She grabbed the scope again and checked on the survivor. Now there was someone who needed her protection.

Baxter, Ros (2013-12-01). White Christmas (novella) (Kindle Locations 94-95). . Kindle Edition.

Her brushing off her brother's fears for a stranger is really, really attractive.  

26%: The Avenger sat up like a cartoon robot and babbled incoherently as he tore at his mask.

Baxter, Ros (2013-12-01). White Christmas (novella) (Kindle Location 108). . Kindle Edition.

A robot babbling incoherently sounds both charming and adorable.  I want one now!

“You.” The word was wrenched from the deepest, most secret place inside her. It burned her throat as it made its bitter way out and licked poison onto her lips as she spat it at him.

Baxter, Ros (2013-12-01). White Christmas (novella) (Kindle Locations 112-113). . Kindle Edition.

The purple prose tainted the word further, forcing the reader to question why the euphemism for vagina was used, despite the feeling clearly not coming from her ovaries. 

Oh by the Apocalypse , it really was him. And he still sounded exactly the same. Like lazy Sundays, contraband music and wickedness whispered in her ear.

Baxter, Ros (2013-12-01). White Christmas (novella) (Kindle Locations 114-115). . Kindle Edition.

Yeah, no clue what he sounds like.   Wicked lazy Sunday music, I guess?

refusing to turn her head to look at him as mist prickled her eyes.

Baxter, Ros (2013-12-01). White Christmas (novella) (Kindle Locations 121-122). . Kindle Edition.

Mist.   Mist prickled her eyes -_-   Did anyone else see this:

“We’re not supposed to celebrate Christmas,” she said. “It’s divisive when there are so few of us.”

“You always loved Christmas,” he said, punching her lightly. “Black market egg nog, remember?”

“Yup,” she said. “Now I hate it.”

“Egg nog?” He looked at her with wide brown eyes, all innocence.

“Christmas,” she spat.

“Me too,” he said.

Baxter, Ros (2013-12-01). White Christmas (novella) (Kindle Locations 135-140). . Kindle Edition.

Well, the Earth is destroyed, but the evil Atheists must be happy because THEY'VE KILLED ALL THE LOVE OF CHRISTMAS!   Because that's what atheists do, sit around, trying to figure out ways to convert the whole world to their belief system, banning any opposing views... oh, wait, sorry, that's what Christians have done in the past.   I just got my religious groups mixed up. /sarcasm

But he’d never lost that low, slow, bourbon -sweet drawl.

Baxter, Ros (2013-12-01). White Christmas (novella) (Kindle Location 148). . Kindle Edition.

He has the most convoluted voice ever. 

She snorted at him. “Some men like short hair,” she said, trying hard to act like she didn’t notice that his fingers lingered on her hair.

 “Nah, Tabysha,” he said. “They don’t.”

The arrogance of this man.

Baxter, Ros (2013-12-01). White Christmas (novella) (Kindle Locations 179-181). . Kindle Edition.

Awesome.  I might dislike him and her, and when they're your main couple in a romance, not so good.   I hate his generalizations.   I hate her misinformation and disinformation on atheism. 

So long-legged and honey-voiced and bad, bad, bad.

Baxter, Ros (2013-12-01). White Christmas (novella) (Kindle Locations 181-182). . Kindle Edition.

These are the three things that strike her most about him?   Why is this making me laugh my ass off?

“Deadly serious,” Tabi said. “I was seventeen . You broke my… ” She shrugged. Who cares if he knew? He deserved to know. “You broke me.”

Baxter, Ros (2013-12-01). White Christmas (novella) (Kindle Locations 211-212). . Kindle Edition.

Seriously?   Is anyone else sick of women-folk who let men have this much power over them, and then mull over it for ten years, to nag at him about it again?   Yeah?   Me, too.