Tag: M/M Romance

My Partner the Wolf

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I was in the mode for a shifter story and My Partner the Wolf (Shifters and Partners #1)
by Hollis Shiloh has been on my kindle app for ages, so I figured perhaps it was time to read it.

Something about this book had me keeping on reading despite not really wanting to – Sean probably, or the wish to see when Tom grew a pair – but for the most part, this book annoyed me.

Most of the focus is on the relationship between Sean and Tom, not so much on the cases they solve or the werewolf stuff, and that’s fine even though I found the dynamic of them being paired up as one werewolf and one human detective interesting and would’ve loved to get more into that.

What annoyed me was Tom, and that’s unfortunate since he’s the main character and it’s his POV we’re getting. I was about to quit so many times because I thought finally he was growing a brain, but no, then he went back to being an arsehole to Sean while sobbing about how unfair life was treating him – sorry, I slipped into bitch mode.

I liked Sean, I liked the idea of a human/shifter detective team, but it’s not my favourite shifter story, and it’s not my favourite Hollis Shiloh story…but it is a story LOL

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My Partner the WolfTom Langley and Sean Goods work together in a human-and-wolf shifter partnership, assisting the police, rushing in to solve crimes wherever their bosses send them. They’re a great team, and they have fun together, too: joking and enjoying each other’s company in a way that doesn’t happen every day.

Tom is also a married man. And his husband hates the wolf shifter with a passion. Tom tries to balance the sides of his life—one minute on a high-pressure chase with Sean, the next placating his husband Lowell.

Then the unthinkable happens: his marriage ends. Heartbroken, he’s not expecting to ever get over Lowell’s betrayal or to be able to love again.

Sean offers a solution: sex as friends. They have chemistry, and they trust each other.

But can they change their partnership that much? And is Sean secretly harboring feelings for him—expecting more than just sex?

Sean is a loveable, funny, strong, and protective. He’s the best buddy a guy could have. But Tom might not be able to keep from breaking his heart—if Sean is in love with him, and Tom can’t love him back.

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Medium, Sweet, Extra Shot of Geek

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I just read Medium, Sweet, Extra Shot of Geek by R. Cooper. I’m not a Trekkie, but I do love geeks, I really, truly do. I don’t care what you’re stuck on – if you’ve immersed yourself in a subject enough to cross the line and ended up on the crazy side, you’ll have my devotion. It doesn’t matter if it’s superheroes, code, plants or whatever, if you’re excited I’m with you! LOL

And Tommy…I loved Tommy.

I’ve only read Play It Again, Charlie by R. Cooper before but I’ve always meant to read more, and now I did. I loved it, I loved the coffee, I loved the quiet, geeky flirting, I loved how Tommy could read all Tavio’s looks.

Throughout it all I had this cosy feeling, just wanting more, waiting for them to take the next step. I wish it had been longer, I wish we would’ve been shown more, I’d had loved a glimpse into what their future might look like. Still enjoyed it, just wished there was more.

It’s short, it’s sweet, Tavio is silent, Tommy is talking non-stop, and how Tavio handles the caramel is as close to coffee porn we’ll ever come LOL.

Cute!

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If you’re in the mood for nerds, I created a shelf for the ones I’ve encountered.

Medium, Sweet, Extra Shot of GeekFormer soldier Octavio “Tavio” Reyes works as a barista, a favorite with the customers—especially Tommy O’Shaughnessy. An avowed geek, Tommy comes in daily to flirt, usually under the guise of Trekkie talk. Tavio hesitates; now that he’s out of the army, he’s not sure how out he should be, or whether to take his chances on a geek devoted to sci-fi and comic books. But when Tommy compares him to an unemotional Vulcan, Tavio finally considers dating an out-and-proud nerd. Then Tommy surprises him again and introduces him to his daughter, whom Tommy loves even more than Star Trek or Tavio. Now Tavio has a whole new decision to make: Is he ready to romance a family man?

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Sympathy

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In case you’ve missed it, I’m a Jordan Castillo Price fan. Sympathy is not your usual JCP story, though. I liked it, not saying I didn’t, but there are no ghosts, no vamps, no paranormal stuff.

There is this house, and I expected it to be a haunted house kind of story, but it’s not that either, not really.

Anthony Potosi runs a gardening business with his brothers, but they don’t really get along. Two and half years ago he was in a car crash that ruined his hip and killed their father and they’re all dealing with that their own way.

One day Anthony is to deliver some plants to an old Victorian house he and his brothers believed to be haunted when they were kids. He’s still creeped out by the house, but the artist living there intrigues him.

He tries not to let his limp show as he delivers the plants, but David, the artist, knows more about Tony than he’s aware of. Their paths have crossed before but Tony didn’t notice.

It’s short and sweet and while David’s sculptures gave me some chills LOL, this is a contemporary story.

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SympathyIt took Anthony Potosi years to recover from the accident that claimed his father’s life, and doctors told him he’d never walk again. He proved them wrong. Now he’s back at the landscaping business, Potosi and Sons, he shares with his two older brothers—but they seem more interested in getting Anthony to sell out his share than in celebrating his recovery.

The oil-and-water relationship between Anthony and his brothers is hardly new. Even when they were kids, Sal and Chip delighted in terrorizing their baby brother with stories like “The Hook,” complete with visits to the abandoned Victorian a half mile down the two-lane.

Now Anthony towers over his brothers…but he’s still the youngest. When the new owner of the Hook House calls an order in, they take a little too much satisfaction in sending him to face his old fears. And learning to open up again to trust, desire—and maybe even love—is far scarier than The Hook.

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