5 out of 5 stars
Kindle Edition. 1st edition. 54 pages. Published December 1st 2018 by Dreamspinner Press
Blurb:
When Adam Tyler’s sister announced she was pregnant, Adam
decided to move from Portland, Oregon, to Phoenix, Arizona, to fully embrace
the uncle experience. However, he didn’t count on the move being delayed until
three days before Christmas—and three days before his sister’s due date. And he
definitely didn’t count on finding a scorpion in his bedroom. Cue the panicked
calls to exterminators.
Garrett Strong doesn’t consider himself at all remarkable—his
ex certainly didn’t think so—and Garrett’s pest-control business is circling
the drain. Although Adam is his first new client in months, that isn’t the only
reason Garrett goes above and beyond for him. He feels a real connection to the
younger man and intends to do everything in his power to make sure Adam feels
safe and welcome in Phoenix—venomous intruders notwithstanding.
A Story from the Warmest Wishes: Dreamspinner Press 2018 Advent Calendar
Likes:
- Got hooked right from the start.
- Adam was relatable.
- Garrett was sweet.
- They made a great couple.
- The kind gestures they made towards each other were perfect.
Dislikes:
- I wanted more.
There are some stories you just get sucked into the moment you start reading. This is one of them.
Adam is so relatable. I’m not a fan of creepy-crawlies, especially if they can kill you. His freak out at finding the scorpion was totally warranted, in my opinion. And despite all the scorpions and other desert dwelling dangers in this book, they weren’t presented in a gross way. I liked that Garett treated them as another part of living in the desert but also gave them the respect they deserved as dangerous animals.
Garett was really sweet with the way he took care of Adam, not only because they had a connection but because he took pride in his job. And the fact that he wasn’t comfortable or familiar with website design or branding felt realistic even in this day and age. Not everyone knows how to make a website, and sometimes the not knowing turns it into something that seems like a much bigger hurdle than it really is.
Honestly, these guys were so cute together. This story is fun and fluffy and had me smiling the entire way through. Plus, the things they did for each other were perfectly in sync with what the other man needed. My only complaint was that I wanted more. I would have happily read an entire novel about these two.
Find the Warmest Wishes anthology review here and the full list of stories here.
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