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One mistake: Victor got into the wrong car.
One decision: Oliver didn’t kick him out.
One lie: neither of them knows who the other person is— at least, not until it’s too late to turn back.
There are many words for what Oliver does for a living.
Man of the night.
Escort.
Companion.
Not to mention a few others his clients like to sling at him when they want to be cruel.
But Oliver’s time in that industry is coming to an end, so when a gorgeous older man with sad eyes tumbles into his path and thinks he’s someone else, Oliver finds it impossible turn him away, no matter how much it’s going to hurt when it's all over.
And not just because Victor looks at him like he’s an angel, even when learns who Oliver really is. So, for the first time in his life, Oliver’s willing to fight for what he wants.
And, more importantly, for who.
Halo is a stand-alone novel featuring an age gap romance, the best hot wings known to man, the merits of good gas station burritos, aquarium dates, sight-seeing, meteor showers, slow dancing, kissing hands, and the most hard-won happily ever after you may ever read.
One decision: Oliver didn’t kick him out.
One lie: neither of them knows who the other person is— at least, not until it’s too late to turn back.
There are many words for what Oliver does for a living.
Man of the night.
Escort.
Companion.
Not to mention a few others his clients like to sling at him when they want to be cruel.
But Oliver’s time in that industry is coming to an end, so when a gorgeous older man with sad eyes tumbles into his path and thinks he’s someone else, Oliver finds it impossible turn him away, no matter how much it’s going to hurt when it's all over.
And not just because Victor looks at him like he’s an angel, even when learns who Oliver really is. So, for the first time in his life, Oliver’s willing to fight for what he wants.
And, more importantly, for who.
Halo is a stand-alone novel featuring an age gap romance, the best hot wings known to man, the merits of good gas station burritos, aquarium dates, sight-seeing, meteor showers, slow dancing, kissing hands, and the most hard-won happily ever after you may ever read.
284 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 10, 2023
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E.M. Lindsey
143 books1,411 followersE.M. Lindsey is the author of MM contemporary romance. She presently lives and works in the southeastern United States.
EM Lindsey also writes MM Paranormal Romance under the pseudonym Ariel Millar.
EM Lindsey also writes MM Paranormal Romance under the pseudonym Ariel Millar.
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October 8, 2023
“I might be absolutely nuts,” Oliver said, “but I want you to come with me. I want…” He trailed off and shook his head, so Victor squeezed his hip, urging him to go on. Oliver’s gaze rolled toward the ceiling, and he took a fortifying breath. “Okay, yeah, this is nuts, but I don’t just want you to come with me. I want to get a place together. I want to have gas station burrito date night every Thursday. I want you to show up at my work when I forget my lunch. I want people to be nosy and ask who you are so I can brag about my hot boyfriend who spoils the shit out of me.” Oliver finally met his gaze and held it. “I want this to work, Victor. Not everyone else’s way, but our way.”
that quote has no business making me cry the way it did at 1 am.
this was so damn sweet. and gentle. and tender. and romantic and cute and literally swoony. i was in cheesy heaven reading this. knowing me, this had everything i look for in a romance.
this author has like, a million books published, and i never know what to read when i’m looking at their catalog. this is only my sixth read from e.m. lindsey, so i’m hoping i’ll enjoy more of their books at some point.
this was romantic for me in every sense. it features an escort/client relationship, but it isn’t the usual escort/client, as victor (the client) never really hired oliver (the escort). what brings them together is a situation of confusion and a mix up where oliver pretended to be victor’s ride (like an uber/lyft/taxi). however, once the two bring this miscommunication to the table and sort it out, it brings them together as if that was the intention all along. i appreciate how the author brought this “lie” to the table in the beginning. i wanna say it was around 20% when victor discovered oliver was in fact NOT his uber driver and had lied to him about who he was, resulting in a small argument that was then resolved in a safe manner. the two decide to settle on an agreement as if oliver was hired and as if victor was a client, resulting in victor spending his honeymoon plans with oliver instead of his cheating ex-wife. their relationship can be considered insta-attraction, but i have no complaints. they actually got to know each other before anything else happened.
i had heard about this release through the author’s instagram post, but i never really looked into it. all i knew was that it was yet another upcoming release from this author and i was probably going to get to it at some point…but knowing my failed streak of keeping up with new releases, who knows when that will be. so i jumped into it immediately after seeing mutuals’ reviews on my feed, and if this doesn’t prove how easy it is for me to pick up whatever whenever, i don’t know what does. because this impulsive read was one of the best decisions i’ve made.
“Can I—”
“Yes.”
Oliver laughed and shook his head. “You don’t know what I was going to ask.”
“It doesn’t matter. The answer’s always going to be yes.”
“Buy a rocket and build me a secret moon base,” Oliver said.
Victor’s grin widened. “Yes.”
“Take over Europe.”
Victor laughed. “Yes.”
“Take over Australia.”
Victor’s eyes crinkled in the corners. “I hate spiders, but yes.”
Oliver’s heart was threatening to grow too big for his chest to contain. His lungs felt a little tight. “Make me a promise.”
Victor’s voice dropped to a near whisper. “Yes.”
“Promise I won’t wake up tomorrow and find out this was all some sort of stress-based fever dream.”
Victor shifted in his seat, turning to face Oliver better. His hand lifted, drifting in the space between them almost like he was afraid, and then his warm, calloused palm cupped Oliver’s cheek, and he leaned in.
“Yes.”
honestly, if it weren’t for me thinking these two could’ve really been together till the end without their sort of third act conflict, i probably would’ve given this 5 stars, considering it brought me pure delight and joy, and had me giggling and smiling so many times. i even didn’t skip the sex scenes! which for me, that says a lot, since i never pay attention to them, especially when they feel like a lot. and here, while some were rough, others were gentle, and some of y’all know i’m a true sucker for those gentle, sweet and passionate love making scenes.
the relationship between victor and oliver felt so real, that i forgot they were pretending to be together for the sake of their “agreement,” and their days had felt like weeks and months that they had been together. their friendship started off as just that, with oliver wanting to be a friend for victor because he felt bad, but their relationship clearly progressed to more as they spent more time together. while their sexual attractions and desires are vivid and clear, their emotional bond helped their relationship grow. there’s a slowness to it, especially since both men don’t come from very trustworthy situations and are unsure if they could have something ever lasting in the end. there’s obviously a lot of proximity, considering they’re kinda fake dating but kinda not, yet their moments never felt forced, awkward or stilted in any way. oliver never felt like he was doing this as a job, even if he had to remind himself sometimes, and i think that’s one reason the relationship felt so natural and real. the moments they shared together made me believe they truly were together, never once thinking there was a clock ticking, reminding them there’s a limited time for their shared time.
Victor’s kiss was gentle yet searing hot. It was a silent vow—like the gesture itself could seal his words and make them part of the canon that told the story of their lives. Yes, yes, and yes again—it said, and Oliver drank it in until he couldn’t breathe and was forced to break away.
i loved the patience oliver had for victor and his cerebral palsy, never showing annoyance or frustration with how victor is. and victor never judged oliver for who he was—a proud femme boy who loves silky lace and camisoles. they’re opposites in nature, personality, and general well-being. victor is a rich ceo who decided to continue with his honeymoon plans after discovering his wife cheating with his best friend and business partner, and oliver is an escort (or hooker, in other terms) who is trying to make money to pay off his grad school education (because education in the us is crazy and ridiculously expensive that in this generation and economy selling your body is, in fact, more common than you may think for the money it makes). both men come from similar yet different pasts, where they grew up with childhood neglect and did not have the best situations growing up. despite this, they both move forward differently.
i liked victors mind and gentle soul, his tenacity to do something for himself after feeling humiliated and embarrassed. i loved how he stood up for himself after catching his wife and best friend banging in his bed. he never gave the impression that he would forgive either of them, and i was glad he never did in the end. i was glad he realized he deserved better, not allowing himself to be ridiculed any longer and made to believe false accusations. his touch-starved demeanor contradicted how he acted with those around him, especially oliver, but he never once victimized himself for the sake of benefiting from it. he’s rich, but he doesn’t flaunt it, showing it off for the sake of seeming superior to others. he’s a gentle soul, proud but also loving, kind-hearted but also straight-forward. he’s a character of quick decisions, bold, and diligent, but he’s also unsure, self-conscious, and afraid. he’s afraid of believing his ex-wife’s taunts, and how he’ll never find someone who will love him for who he is. personally, i find love and joy in reading books with sad characters who think no one will ever love them. there’s a different sense of comfort i find in them. maybe it’s my own insecurities projecting into themselves, but i find a calming peace with this trope.
oliver becomes that person for victor, a supporting character who’s patient, understanding, and loving. he never faults victor, and never wants to make him feel bad about himself. he’s quick to read the room, offering reassurance so victor doesn’t feel like a burden. he’s a mix of calm and a bundle of energy, taking victor to different places and giving him different experiences. oliver has his own insecurities, being an escort who’s paying off his masters degree in hopes of becoming a history professor. he’s afraid of what people would think of him, with how he dresses and acts. the façade he puts out is one to hide his true self, but with victor he’s able to express himself freely. i loved his free spirit, generous heart, and gracious soul. he’s a more effeminate person, worried about not finding someone who’ll accept him and worried of being ridiculed. after being kicked out of his parents house when he came out, he became a foster child, and the system failed him. at this point, he’ll do anything to survive, even if it means putting himself in position of flight or fight. in his own way, he’s also touch starved, eating up victor’s praises like they’ll feed his soul and provide enough source for the day.
Victor dug his fingers lightly into Oliver’s side, making him laugh. He felt free. He felt happy. Sated in ways he didn’t know he could be. Oliver rolled them and pinned Victor to the bed before cupping his cheeks so hard his lips smooshed like a fish.
“Kiss me and tell me I’m pretty.”
Victor surged up, grabbing Oliver by the back of the neck and kissing him thoroughly with tongue and teeth. “You’re so damn pretty, angel, I don’t know what to do with myself.”
the two men come from very different backgrounds but work so well. while i’m unsure what the age gap is here, victor is the sad older man, and oliver is the brighter younger man, although he’s also not as happy as he pretends to be. their lives come together after a lie, but they decide to remain together for the sake of giving themselves some freedom and happiness, even if the ending will hurt both of them. i didn’t think there needed to be a break up, but that’s my preference. i think the two could’ve and would’ve been together had oliver accepted the fact that maybe victor really didn’t care about what people would think about him. i can’t say i understand where oliver was coming from. i understand he was afraid of his past being revealed, but i think his excuse of using it as a way to tell victor they couldn’t be together for that reason wasn’t realistic enough. if victor really loved him (which he did), he wouldn’t care. maybe it’s because i’m shallow, but if there’s another thing i love in romances, it is when one character chooses the other over their career, toxic family, meddling friends, or any other obstacle trying to separate them. so in this case, i would have been a bundle of pure joy had victor chosen oliver over his career (which, in a way, he did, but his decision to leave his job was already a work in progress), and it would have proved to oliver his dedication and love. oliver, being stubborn, would have probably rejected it and call victor dumb or something similar for what he did, but victor wouldn’t care as long as he had his sweet angel in his arms. *sigh* i know this is me saying this is what i wanted, and i accept this is obviously not what we got, but the break up and separation felt unnecessary when there were clearly other options. i wish they were more talked about, more considered. others have described this as the right person, wrong time, but i do think the whole mentality of being star crossed lovers was a little abundant.
all in all, this was still a wonderful read. me being the hopeless romantic i am, i see and learn what love means between these two fictional characters. i find if sad but also heartwarming, how i see a relationship i’d want in the way two characters act with each other—with their aquarium date, eating gas station burritos, making a wish under the meteor shower, holding hands like it’s second nature, attending hockey games, watching 80s rom coms and cuddling, and waking up with a new desire of fondness.
“I’ve never met anyone like you before, and I don’t want to give you up for the short time I have you.”
that quote has no business making me cry the way it did at 1 am.
this was so damn sweet. and gentle. and tender. and romantic and cute and literally swoony. i was in cheesy heaven reading this. knowing me, this had everything i look for in a romance.
this author has like, a million books published, and i never know what to read when i’m looking at their catalog. this is only my sixth read from e.m. lindsey, so i’m hoping i’ll enjoy more of their books at some point.
this was romantic for me in every sense. it features an escort/client relationship, but it isn’t the usual escort/client, as victor (the client) never really hired oliver (the escort). what brings them together is a situation of confusion and a mix up where oliver pretended to be victor’s ride (like an uber/lyft/taxi). however, once the two bring this miscommunication to the table and sort it out, it brings them together as if that was the intention all along. i appreciate how the author brought this “lie” to the table in the beginning. i wanna say it was around 20% when victor discovered oliver was in fact NOT his uber driver and had lied to him about who he was, resulting in a small argument that was then resolved in a safe manner. the two decide to settle on an agreement as if oliver was hired and as if victor was a client, resulting in victor spending his honeymoon plans with oliver instead of his cheating ex-wife. their relationship can be considered insta-attraction, but i have no complaints. they actually got to know each other before anything else happened.
i had heard about this release through the author’s instagram post, but i never really looked into it. all i knew was that it was yet another upcoming release from this author and i was probably going to get to it at some point…but knowing my failed streak of keeping up with new releases, who knows when that will be. so i jumped into it immediately after seeing mutuals’ reviews on my feed, and if this doesn’t prove how easy it is for me to pick up whatever whenever, i don’t know what does. because this impulsive read was one of the best decisions i’ve made.
“Can I—”
“Yes.”
Oliver laughed and shook his head. “You don’t know what I was going to ask.”
“It doesn’t matter. The answer’s always going to be yes.”
“Buy a rocket and build me a secret moon base,” Oliver said.
Victor’s grin widened. “Yes.”
“Take over Europe.”
Victor laughed. “Yes.”
“Take over Australia.”
Victor’s eyes crinkled in the corners. “I hate spiders, but yes.”
Oliver’s heart was threatening to grow too big for his chest to contain. His lungs felt a little tight. “Make me a promise.”
Victor’s voice dropped to a near whisper. “Yes.”
“Promise I won’t wake up tomorrow and find out this was all some sort of stress-based fever dream.”
Victor shifted in his seat, turning to face Oliver better. His hand lifted, drifting in the space between them almost like he was afraid, and then his warm, calloused palm cupped Oliver’s cheek, and he leaned in.
“Yes.”
honestly, if it weren’t for me thinking these two could’ve really been together till the end without their sort of third act conflict, i probably would’ve given this 5 stars, considering it brought me pure delight and joy, and had me giggling and smiling so many times. i even didn’t skip the sex scenes! which for me, that says a lot, since i never pay attention to them, especially when they feel like a lot. and here, while some were rough, others were gentle, and some of y’all know i’m a true sucker for those gentle, sweet and passionate love making scenes.
the relationship between victor and oliver felt so real, that i forgot they were pretending to be together for the sake of their “agreement,” and their days had felt like weeks and months that they had been together. their friendship started off as just that, with oliver wanting to be a friend for victor because he felt bad, but their relationship clearly progressed to more as they spent more time together. while their sexual attractions and desires are vivid and clear, their emotional bond helped their relationship grow. there’s a slowness to it, especially since both men don’t come from very trustworthy situations and are unsure if they could have something ever lasting in the end. there’s obviously a lot of proximity, considering they’re kinda fake dating but kinda not, yet their moments never felt forced, awkward or stilted in any way. oliver never felt like he was doing this as a job, even if he had to remind himself sometimes, and i think that’s one reason the relationship felt so natural and real. the moments they shared together made me believe they truly were together, never once thinking there was a clock ticking, reminding them there’s a limited time for their shared time.
Victor’s kiss was gentle yet searing hot. It was a silent vow—like the gesture itself could seal his words and make them part of the canon that told the story of their lives. Yes, yes, and yes again—it said, and Oliver drank it in until he couldn’t breathe and was forced to break away.
i loved the patience oliver had for victor and his cerebral palsy, never showing annoyance or frustration with how victor is. and victor never judged oliver for who he was—a proud femme boy who loves silky lace and camisoles. they’re opposites in nature, personality, and general well-being. victor is a rich ceo who decided to continue with his honeymoon plans after discovering his wife cheating with his best friend and business partner, and oliver is an escort (or hooker, in other terms) who is trying to make money to pay off his grad school education (because education in the us is crazy and ridiculously expensive that in this generation and economy selling your body is, in fact, more common than you may think for the money it makes). both men come from similar yet different pasts, where they grew up with childhood neglect and did not have the best situations growing up. despite this, they both move forward differently.
i liked victors mind and gentle soul, his tenacity to do something for himself after feeling humiliated and embarrassed. i loved how he stood up for himself after catching his wife and best friend banging in his bed. he never gave the impression that he would forgive either of them, and i was glad he never did in the end. i was glad he realized he deserved better, not allowing himself to be ridiculed any longer and made to believe false accusations. his touch-starved demeanor contradicted how he acted with those around him, especially oliver, but he never once victimized himself for the sake of benefiting from it. he’s rich, but he doesn’t flaunt it, showing it off for the sake of seeming superior to others. he’s a gentle soul, proud but also loving, kind-hearted but also straight-forward. he’s a character of quick decisions, bold, and diligent, but he’s also unsure, self-conscious, and afraid. he’s afraid of believing his ex-wife’s taunts, and how he’ll never find someone who will love him for who he is. personally, i find love and joy in reading books with sad characters who think no one will ever love them. there’s a different sense of comfort i find in them. maybe it’s my own insecurities projecting into themselves, but i find a calming peace with this trope.
oliver becomes that person for victor, a supporting character who’s patient, understanding, and loving. he never faults victor, and never wants to make him feel bad about himself. he’s quick to read the room, offering reassurance so victor doesn’t feel like a burden. he’s a mix of calm and a bundle of energy, taking victor to different places and giving him different experiences. oliver has his own insecurities, being an escort who’s paying off his masters degree in hopes of becoming a history professor. he’s afraid of what people would think of him, with how he dresses and acts. the façade he puts out is one to hide his true self, but with victor he’s able to express himself freely. i loved his free spirit, generous heart, and gracious soul. he’s a more effeminate person, worried about not finding someone who’ll accept him and worried of being ridiculed. after being kicked out of his parents house when he came out, he became a foster child, and the system failed him. at this point, he’ll do anything to survive, even if it means putting himself in position of flight or fight. in his own way, he’s also touch starved, eating up victor’s praises like they’ll feed his soul and provide enough source for the day.
Victor dug his fingers lightly into Oliver’s side, making him laugh. He felt free. He felt happy. Sated in ways he didn’t know he could be. Oliver rolled them and pinned Victor to the bed before cupping his cheeks so hard his lips smooshed like a fish.
“Kiss me and tell me I’m pretty.”
Victor surged up, grabbing Oliver by the back of the neck and kissing him thoroughly with tongue and teeth. “You’re so damn pretty, angel, I don’t know what to do with myself.”
the two men come from very different backgrounds but work so well. while i’m unsure what the age gap is here, victor is the sad older man, and oliver is the brighter younger man, although he’s also not as happy as he pretends to be. their lives come together after a lie, but they decide to remain together for the sake of giving themselves some freedom and happiness, even if the ending will hurt both of them. i didn’t think there needed to be a break up, but that’s my preference. i think the two could’ve and would’ve been together had oliver accepted the fact that maybe victor really didn’t care about what people would think about him. i can’t say i understand where oliver was coming from. i understand he was afraid of his past being revealed, but i think his excuse of using it as a way to tell victor they couldn’t be together for that reason wasn’t realistic enough. if victor really loved him (which he did), he wouldn’t care. maybe it’s because i’m shallow, but if there’s another thing i love in romances, it is when one character chooses the other over their career, toxic family, meddling friends, or any other obstacle trying to separate them. so in this case, i would have been a bundle of pure joy had victor chosen oliver over his career (which, in a way, he did, but his decision to leave his job was already a work in progress), and it would have proved to oliver his dedication and love. oliver, being stubborn, would have probably rejected it and call victor dumb or something similar for what he did, but victor wouldn’t care as long as he had his sweet angel in his arms. *sigh* i know this is me saying this is what i wanted, and i accept this is obviously not what we got, but the break up and separation felt unnecessary when there were clearly other options. i wish they were more talked about, more considered. others have described this as the right person, wrong time, but i do think the whole mentality of being star crossed lovers was a little abundant.
all in all, this was still a wonderful read. me being the hopeless romantic i am, i see and learn what love means between these two fictional characters. i find if sad but also heartwarming, how i see a relationship i’d want in the way two characters act with each other—with their aquarium date, eating gas station burritos, making a wish under the meteor shower, holding hands like it’s second nature, attending hockey games, watching 80s rom coms and cuddling, and waking up with a new desire of fondness.
“I’ve never met anyone like you before, and I don’t want to give you up for the short time I have you.”
August 24, 2023
Guess who missed sleep because of this book. After the first few sentences I lost all sense of time and only came out of the reader with my nose when I had to go to the toilet, I was already halfway through the book and had missed my sleeping deadline.
I wouldn't put this book in the extraordinary category at all, but it is so poignantly and realistically perfectly written for me that it reads like magic.
My only complaint is with the epilogue, more on that later.
First: the cover is probably one of the best there is, so perfectly beautiful and fitting.
Second, the characters are both so cuddle-needy, both so insecure and hurt. I love them …
And then: the plot, really beautiful in its simplicity. Well balanced between insta-lust/love, romance, parting because making rational decisions and perfect reunion.
E.M.Lindsey has an impressive way of portraying disability, scary perfect for me. Victor's disability is somehow always there but at the same time not so prominent that it's annoying? I can't put it into words very well.
Everyone assumed he was nothing but a walking pile of misery, but he actually wasn’t. His body didn’t make him unhappy. Everyone else did. 💔💔💔
The same goes for the sex scenes, they are intense and short, I would say. The attraction between Victor and Oliver is strong and striking, but at the same time the physical is not the sole focus, but the emotional level is equally important.
Victor and Oliver are very different. Under normal circumstances, they would never have gotten closer. I like very much how they accept each other as they are.
He was what? Strange? Bizarre? Victor had heard that and worse growing up. He’d learned not to talk about the things that interested him with the people he knew. It was easier than trying to toughen his skin. 🥺🥺🥺
So, the epilogue: it doesn't fit at all ... Sex in the epilogue can be good, but it doesn't have to be, here it's just superfluous. I'm a bit angry that you don't get a better insight into the later life of the two, it doesn't seem like a proper conclusion of the book and has rather raised questions. Makes me mad, that's just stupid. 😠😠😠
I wouldn't put this book in the extraordinary category at all, but it is so poignantly and realistically perfectly written for me that it reads like magic.
My only complaint is with the epilogue, more on that later.
First: the cover is probably one of the best there is, so perfectly beautiful and fitting.
Second, the characters are both so cuddle-needy, both so insecure and hurt. I love them …
And then: the plot, really beautiful in its simplicity. Well balanced between insta-lust/love, romance, parting because making rational decisions and perfect reunion.
E.M.Lindsey has an impressive way of portraying disability, scary perfect for me. Victor's disability is somehow always there but at the same time not so prominent that it's annoying? I can't put it into words very well.
Everyone assumed he was nothing but a walking pile of misery, but he actually wasn’t. His body didn’t make him unhappy. Everyone else did. 💔💔💔
The same goes for the sex scenes, they are intense and short, I would say. The attraction between Victor and Oliver is strong and striking, but at the same time the physical is not the sole focus, but the emotional level is equally important.
Victor and Oliver are very different. Under normal circumstances, they would never have gotten closer. I like very much how they accept each other as they are.
He was what? Strange? Bizarre? Victor had heard that and worse growing up. He’d learned not to talk about the things that interested him with the people he knew. It was easier than trying to toughen his skin. 🥺🥺🥺
So, the epilogue: it doesn't fit at all ... Sex in the epilogue can be good, but it doesn't have to be, here it's just superfluous. I'm a bit angry that you don't get a better insight into the later life of the two, it doesn't seem like a proper conclusion of the book and has rather raised questions. Makes me mad, that's just stupid. 😠😠😠
August 15, 2023
Wow, this book was very close to being a good book. It wasn’t but it was very close.
What it was was an unrealistic snooze fest and insta-everything. It had all the ingredients for a good book - a young femme rent boy and a rich disabled older man-I was drawn to this scenario but my God, the execution was so poor and the guys were so boring. I have to accept that this author is not for me anymore. My usual rating for her books was usually 3 stars but there was a 4 or 5 stars thrown in there occasionally (not lately but there was).
I’m so disappointed because I couldn’t really take this book seriously as a lot of the things didn’t make sense. For instance, we are told that Oliver (the rent boy) was happy to sell his body so he could be debt free after finishing college. Let’s pretend this isn’t a ridiculous reason but he also said that he likes sex and why not ? Only that he later tells us that he gets spit on , insulted and even beaten by his clients and that his life was shitty and he hated his job and his clients.
Also he says he had a 6 figures sum in his bank , money he made as a rent boy. Umm, excuse me ? Are his ass and mouth made of gold?? And what’s ironic is that he was sucking clients in restaurant bathrooms while he claimed he was a “top shelf” rent boy 🙄
Another thing that bothered me was that Oliver was supposed to be femme , yet the author didn’t bother to paint us the picture. He made him say “darling” (with the affectation of a washed out drag queen) every other page and that’s it. Ah, yeah, he made him wear panties. Look, I ADORE lace/panties kink but this book made me indifferent to it by how blandly it was executed.The sex was bad and awkward too, don’t worry.
As for the poor rich guy ,he was so dull and uninteresting that I don’t even know what to say about him. While Oliver was a pleaser and such a sap he made my teeth hurt,Victor spent the entire book apologizing for being rich because Oliver was constantly angry with him for having a lot money. They were boring together and they were boring apart.
Started to skip towards the end , didn’t give a fuck about either of them and the book felt like a chore to finish. And the writing didn’t help because it was basic and without any literary value.
I wouldn’t recommend it but it will probably be quite successful.
What it was was an unrealistic snooze fest and insta-everything. It had all the ingredients for a good book - a young femme rent boy and a rich disabled older man-I was drawn to this scenario but my God, the execution was so poor and the guys were so boring. I have to accept that this author is not for me anymore. My usual rating for her books was usually 3 stars but there was a 4 or 5 stars thrown in there occasionally (not lately but there was).
I’m so disappointed because I couldn’t really take this book seriously as a lot of the things didn’t make sense. For instance, we are told that Oliver (the rent boy) was happy to sell his body so he could be debt free after finishing college. Let’s pretend this isn’t a ridiculous reason but he also said that he likes sex and why not ? Only that he later tells us that he gets spit on , insulted and even beaten by his clients and that his life was shitty and he hated his job and his clients.
Also he says he had a 6 figures sum in his bank , money he made as a rent boy. Umm, excuse me ? Are his ass and mouth made of gold?? And what’s ironic is that he was sucking clients in restaurant bathrooms while he claimed he was a “top shelf” rent boy 🙄
Another thing that bothered me was that Oliver was supposed to be femme , yet the author didn’t bother to paint us the picture. He made him say “darling” (with the affectation of a washed out drag queen) every other page and that’s it. Ah, yeah, he made him wear panties. Look, I ADORE lace/panties kink but this book made me indifferent to it by how blandly it was executed.The sex was bad and awkward too, don’t worry.
As for the poor rich guy ,he was so dull and uninteresting that I don’t even know what to say about him. While Oliver was a pleaser and such a sap he made my teeth hurt,Victor spent the entire book apologizing for being rich because Oliver was constantly angry with him for having a lot money. They were boring together and they were boring apart.
Started to skip towards the end , didn’t give a fuck about either of them and the book felt like a chore to finish. And the writing didn’t help because it was basic and without any literary value.
I wouldn’t recommend it but it will probably be quite successful.
November 11, 2023
oliver you aren’t a high end escort if you give blow jobs in seedy bathrooms. we’ve all done it you aint special
btw the book’s boring
btw the book’s boring
May 17, 2024
3,25 stars.
Not easy to rate, overall enjoyable with some hang ups.
What didn't work for me:
The whole set up felt highly improbable and ott, Victor having no real friends, from his parents to his business partners to his fiancé everbody treated him with contempt and just tolerated him because of his money, but nobody saw him as a person worth knowing.. although he was such a sweetheart! Then there were some decisions that didn't make a lot of sense (like why they made the arrangement in the first place). The constant this-is-never-going-to-have-a-future was very repetive and aggravating, too. The third act breakup was visible miles ahead.
BUT I was mostly able to look past all that (and that happens rarely) and there were parts that worked for me. Like, really worked for me.
I loved Oliver and Victor's openness, how they both listened, but also accepted each others boundaries. I loved how both were so focused on cherishing the other, looking for ways to let the other feel good and be happy. They were so lovely together!
Not easy to rate, overall enjoyable with some hang ups.
What didn't work for me:
The whole set up felt highly improbable and ott, Victor having no real friends, from his parents to his business partners to his fiancé everbody treated him with contempt and just tolerated him because of his money, but nobody saw him as a person worth knowing.. although he was such a sweetheart! Then there were some decisions that didn't make a lot of sense (like why they made the arrangement in the first place). The constant this-is-never-going-to-have-a-future was very repetive and aggravating, too. The third act breakup was visible miles ahead.
BUT I was mostly able to look past all that (and that happens rarely) and there were parts that worked for me. Like, really worked for me.
I loved Oliver and Victor's openness, how they both listened, but also accepted each others boundaries. I loved how both were so focused on cherishing the other, looking for ways to let the other feel good and be happy. They were so lovely together!
September 24, 2023
”Oliver hated himself. He started it, but it was starting to feel like an actual date, and worst of all, Oliver was into it. He was into Victor, and the messy hot wings, and his stained shirt, and a dumb hockey game.”
This was so sooo good! The story features some of my favorite tropes: mistaken identity, disability, sex worker, age gap and hurt/comfort. The angst level is somewhere between low and moderate. Oliver is a graduate student who also works as a male escort to pay for university. He meets Victor when Victor is out of town and mistakenly gets into his car thinking it’s his luxury car service. Victor has decided to go ahead with his pre-booked honeymoon plans alone after breaking off his engagement when he discovered his fiancée cheating.
Victor is incredibly wealthy and has led a privileged albeit lonely life. He has cerebral palsy and has experienced a lot of discrimination because of it. People are only interested in him because of his money. Even his two best friends make fun of him and treat him in a condescending manner. Oliver, on the other hand, has his own baggage; he was kicked out of home as a teenager when his parents discovered he was gay. After a rough life spent bouncing around the foster system, he has become obsessed with graduating debt-free and creating a nest egg for himself.
Victor and Oliver strike an arrangement to spend the week together where Victor will pay Oliver to show him around town and spend nights with him. Strictly business of course… or that’s what they think. And yet Victor’s sweet and guileless nature utterly charms Oliver who has never had someone treat him with such care and tenderness. It melts away all of his defenses. But Oliver is afraid of the gap between their life experiences and feels unworthy of Victor’s love. And Victor believes that no one could ever want him because of his disability.
Even though I usually detest insta-love somehow this worked for me. The emotional connection between them developed in an authentic way. I think a lot of it had to do with how the author tackled the subject of Victor’s cerebral palsy head on and didn’t shy away from its challenges. It wasn’t a Hallmark romance from that point of view. Their interactions were messy at times and not just the sexual intimacy so I really appreciated that. What was constant though were all the feels and melt-your-heart moments. This is guaranteed to be a comfort read when I need something to pick me up.
This was so sooo good! The story features some of my favorite tropes: mistaken identity, disability, sex worker, age gap and hurt/comfort. The angst level is somewhere between low and moderate. Oliver is a graduate student who also works as a male escort to pay for university. He meets Victor when Victor is out of town and mistakenly gets into his car thinking it’s his luxury car service. Victor has decided to go ahead with his pre-booked honeymoon plans alone after breaking off his engagement when he discovered his fiancée cheating.
Victor is incredibly wealthy and has led a privileged albeit lonely life. He has cerebral palsy and has experienced a lot of discrimination because of it. People are only interested in him because of his money. Even his two best friends make fun of him and treat him in a condescending manner. Oliver, on the other hand, has his own baggage; he was kicked out of home as a teenager when his parents discovered he was gay. After a rough life spent bouncing around the foster system, he has become obsessed with graduating debt-free and creating a nest egg for himself.
Victor and Oliver strike an arrangement to spend the week together where Victor will pay Oliver to show him around town and spend nights with him. Strictly business of course… or that’s what they think. And yet Victor’s sweet and guileless nature utterly charms Oliver who has never had someone treat him with such care and tenderness. It melts away all of his defenses. But Oliver is afraid of the gap between their life experiences and feels unworthy of Victor’s love. And Victor believes that no one could ever want him because of his disability.
Even though I usually detest insta-love somehow this worked for me. The emotional connection between them developed in an authentic way. I think a lot of it had to do with how the author tackled the subject of Victor’s cerebral palsy head on and didn’t shy away from its challenges. It wasn’t a Hallmark romance from that point of view. Their interactions were messy at times and not just the sexual intimacy so I really appreciated that. What was constant though were all the feels and melt-your-heart moments. This is guaranteed to be a comfort read when I need something to pick me up.
August 16, 2023
Lots of mixed feelings with this one.
Uhm it was okay. It was insta-attraction(?), but they actually get to know each other and took their time; the kind of romance I like. They were also very cute at that. I do like how affectionate they are with each other and didn’t feel uncomfortable with endearments even though they were just friends. I also really enjoy the drama with Alice and Victor.
However, this book didn’t have a good start. It only gets better by like 23% in. And as I passed 45% where they get into the sexual stuffs, I find their dynamic a bit de-stimulating because I couldn’t feel their chemistry at all. They talked a lot and had deeply know each other but it just didn’t work for me. The constant endearments also didn’t help and the sex were just numb to me. I skimmed most of it.
I have to say with the raging reviews, I was really hoping for so much better experience than this. I am really disappointed bcs I was expecting a 4 if not 5 stars. Other than that, there’s nothing much to say about the book. It was alright, but not memorable.
Uhm it was okay. It was insta-attraction(?), but they actually get to know each other and took their time; the kind of romance I like. They were also very cute at that. I do like how affectionate they are with each other and didn’t feel uncomfortable with endearments even though they were just friends. I also really enjoy the drama with Alice and Victor.
However, this book didn’t have a good start. It only gets better by like 23% in. And as I passed 45% where they get into the sexual stuffs, I find their dynamic a bit de-stimulating because I couldn’t feel their chemistry at all. They talked a lot and had deeply know each other but it just didn’t work for me. The constant endearments also didn’t help and the sex were just numb to me. I skimmed most of it.
I have to say with the raging reviews, I was really hoping for so much better experience than this. I am really disappointed bcs I was expecting a 4 if not 5 stars. Other than that, there’s nothing much to say about the book. It was alright, but not memorable.
August 13, 2023
This was absolutely beautiful in every way. Ooh I cried so much. My heart just ached for Victor and Oliver. Both separately and together. This was an ultimate dual hurt/comfort read! I am here for it!!
The pain and disappointment both men faced through their lives was devastating and yet both were so resilient and such fighters. They may have faced different adversities but their compassion for others was incredible given they both should’ve been jaded and bitter. They just wanted more. They wanted a world where they could be seen for who they truly were.
I could not get enough of them together. The honesty, sweetness, passion, fear, sadness - all of it!! They were meant to find one another!! And as they neared the end of their time together, my heart was crumbling!! I knew they needed that time apart for several reasons but I was just so freaking sad!! But I also loved it because I knew their reunion would be perfection!!
The pain and disappointment both men faced through their lives was devastating and yet both were so resilient and such fighters. They may have faced different adversities but their compassion for others was incredible given they both should’ve been jaded and bitter. They just wanted more. They wanted a world where they could be seen for who they truly were.
I could not get enough of them together. The honesty, sweetness, passion, fear, sadness - all of it!! They were meant to find one another!! And as they neared the end of their time together, my heart was crumbling!! I knew they needed that time apart for several reasons but I was just so freaking sad!! But I also loved it because I knew their reunion would be perfection!!
August 25, 2023
⭐️ 4.5 stars ⭐️
Incredibly touching and soul-soothing love story.
Absolutely in love with these characters, these two had me bawling my eyes out (not cool guys, so not cool).
Loved the vulnerability they show in different ways, Victor and Oliver were so unique and lovable you can’t help but wish them a sweet sweet happily ever after.
Would’ve loved more of the little dates between them and maybe a slower build-up from friendship to lovers, but otherwise just insanely loved it.
CW and tropes(spoilers):
- Hurt/comfort
- Age gap
- Escort MC vs CEO MC
- MC with cerebral palsy
- Past child abuse and neglect
- Cheating (not between MCs)
- Panties
- Strict top/bottom roles
POV: 3rd person, dual
Incredibly touching and soul-soothing love story.
Absolutely in love with these characters, these two had me bawling my eyes out (not cool guys, so not cool).
Loved the vulnerability they show in different ways, Victor and Oliver were so unique and lovable you can’t help but wish them a sweet sweet happily ever after.
There was no happily ever after for the escort and the client. There was just the fantasy, and when the chapter ended, the book was over. It would have to be enough.
Would’ve loved more of the little dates between them and maybe a slower build-up from friendship to lovers, but otherwise just insanely loved it.
CW and tropes(spoilers):
- Hurt/comfort
- Age gap
- Escort MC vs CEO MC
- MC with cerebral palsy
- Past child abuse and neglect
- Cheating (not between MCs)
- Panties
- Strict top/bottom roles
POV: 3rd person, dual
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February 14, 2025Victor has CP, and so does my sister, so this one immediately hit home. When Victor's engagement is cancelled, he takes his honeymoon alone and accidentally winds up in Oliver's car believing he's his driver. Oliver (for reasons that seem thin here but make sense in the book) goes along with it. They spend a day together and realize there's an attraction there, and wind up spending the rest of the week exploring the town on Victor's cancelled honeymoon.
There were some really sweet moments in this story. They both clearly want to be together, but for REASONS, they can't. I don't necessarily love the trope of self-inflicted heartbreak (chalk it up to my frustration at characters who won't just move mountains if they're so darn perfect for each other) but in the end, it all works out. It's a cute book.
There were some really sweet moments in this story. They both clearly want to be together, but for REASONS, they can't. I don't necessarily love the trope of self-inflicted heartbreak (chalk it up to my frustration at characters who won't just move mountains if they're so darn perfect for each other) but in the end, it all works out. It's a cute book.
August 24, 2023
i am not okay 🥹 while there were a couple things i wasn't a fan of; namely, Oliver deciding he and Victor couldn't be together because Victor was richy rich and Oliver was an escort + the quickness of the reconciliation after the third act breakup, i don't even care because i loved them so much and the longing was so palpable i wanted to die.
Oliver is a student working on his masters to eventually become a history professor. as an old foster kid, he only had himself to rely on to put himself through school and he does this by being an escort to rich, closeted and sometimes married men.
Victor walks in on his fiancée cheating on him with his best friend and business partner two weeks before their wedding. he pukes on his shoes and leaves, not heartbroken but embarrassed by how he's let himself be treated all his life. he calls the wedding off and decides to take his scheduled honeymoon as planned—sans bride.
Victor and Oliver have their meet-cute when Victor mistakes Oliver for his driver while Oliver waits for one of his clients. when Oliver sees the big feelings Victor's struggling with post-breakup, he initially goes along with the misunderstanding in order to cheer Victor up. the truth comes out and though there's some hesitation, but Victor and Oliver draw a line in the sand and come to a business agreement where Victor pays Oliver to stay the rest of the week with him and pretend they're everything they want to be, but can't be. both know their hearts will break at the end but have decided individually that that's just the way it has to be. it's hard to say who fell first, but they both fell hard. despite that, they still end things and spend 7 months apart.
each of them undergoes a self-journey that's (questionably) vital to their eventual reconciliation. Oscar struggles with being rejected and then abandoned by his parents, growing up fighting for everything he had and always being in need, and his chosen career as an escort. they culminate in a deep insecurity that someone like Victor wouldn't resent him for giving up his lifestyle just to be with Oliver, since he thinks Vic's life is out of his realm of possibility and he isn't worth giving it up for. Victor struggles with how people treat him due to his cerebral palsy and the way it always makes him feel weak in the aftermath. so much of his life makes him unhappy, but he didn't start to understand and accept that until he met Oliver. he accepts Oliver's protests but makes him promise to save his number which Oliver uses over half a year later.
after Victor shows up to Oliver's graduation, it's all happy. i was a little disappointed because THE AGONY of their departure was so strong just to be bandaged up neat and tidy without any heated argument or impassioned declaration of love. it was quiet and reciprocal and just begged the question why tf the seven months were even needed. i get the intent, i just didn't like it.
these two were just adorable and while the angst is present, there's no unfair betrayal it's just pure emotional pain from two hearts wanting something their brains won't afford. i loved them both and was so soothed by their reuniting, even though i do wish there'd been some yelling and crying and desperate kisses. it felt true enough to them so i'll leave it at that.
4.5 stars 🩵
Oliver is a student working on his masters to eventually become a history professor. as an old foster kid, he only had himself to rely on to put himself through school and he does this by being an escort to rich, closeted and sometimes married men.
Victor walks in on his fiancée cheating on him with his best friend and business partner two weeks before their wedding. he pukes on his shoes and leaves, not heartbroken but embarrassed by how he's let himself be treated all his life. he calls the wedding off and decides to take his scheduled honeymoon as planned—sans bride.
Victor and Oliver have their meet-cute when Victor mistakes Oliver for his driver while Oliver waits for one of his clients. when Oliver sees the big feelings Victor's struggling with post-breakup, he initially goes along with the misunderstanding in order to cheer Victor up. the truth comes out and though there's some hesitation, but Victor and Oliver draw a line in the sand and come to a business agreement where Victor pays Oliver to stay the rest of the week with him and pretend they're everything they want to be, but can't be. both know their hearts will break at the end but have decided individually that that's just the way it has to be. it's hard to say who fell first, but they both fell hard. despite that, they still end things and spend 7 months apart.
each of them undergoes a self-journey that's (questionably) vital to their eventual reconciliation. Oscar struggles with being rejected and then abandoned by his parents, growing up fighting for everything he had and always being in need, and his chosen career as an escort. they culminate in a deep insecurity that someone like Victor wouldn't resent him for giving up his lifestyle just to be with Oliver, since he thinks Vic's life is out of his realm of possibility and he isn't worth giving it up for. Victor struggles with how people treat him due to his cerebral palsy and the way it always makes him feel weak in the aftermath. so much of his life makes him unhappy, but he didn't start to understand and accept that until he met Oliver. he accepts Oliver's protests but makes him promise to save his number which Oliver uses over half a year later.
after Victor shows up to Oliver's graduation, it's all happy. i was a little disappointed because THE AGONY of their departure was so strong just to be bandaged up neat and tidy without any heated argument or impassioned declaration of love. it was quiet and reciprocal and just begged the question why tf the seven months were even needed. i get the intent, i just didn't like it.
these two were just adorable and while the angst is present, there's no unfair betrayal it's just pure emotional pain from two hearts wanting something their brains won't afford. i loved them both and was so soothed by their reuniting, even though i do wish there'd been some yelling and crying and desperate kisses. it felt true enough to them so i'll leave it at that.
4.5 stars 🩵
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 15, 2023
5/5 stars
This. Was. Incredible. Everything about this was just so heartwarming. I loved everything from the way the disability was handled to the characters. Victor and Oliver just deserve the world. i really can’t put into words how much I loved this.
“You’ve inspired poetry in a man who thought he was dead inside,” Victor whispered. “And you’ll do it again.”
This. Was. Incredible. Everything about this was just so heartwarming. I loved everything from the way the disability was handled to the characters. Victor and Oliver just deserve the world. i really can’t put into words how much I loved this.
He was lost in a sea of intimate touches—careful arms holding him when he needed it. Strong fingers working at his calves and thighs whenever they’d start to spasm. Oliver never pushed him to do more than he was capable of doing, and he seemed more than content to sit quietly and work on his research while Victor napped on the couch or lay behind Oliver to play with his soft, short hair.
August 19, 2023
this was sweet 🥹
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August 21, 2023Hmmm… 🫣 I’m a bit all over the place with this one. There were parts I liked, parts I loved, parts that just seemed unrealistic/ridiculous and parts that felt contrived simply to force drama.
I loved the way Oliver and Victor interacted with and treated each other. The way each saw the other, particularly given how few people in their lives took the time to really see them was lovely. On the other hand, they only knew each other a couple of days so while their time together was lovely, I wanted more, I wanted something deeper, something I could believe. We see a few days of something sweet and beautiful but then they go their own ways before reconnecting at the end. I wanted to see their relationship grow over time with them together. We never got that.
Past that, there were so many details of the story that seemed unrealistic, didn’t make sense, contradicted other details, didn’t feel organic, felt forced, etc. Much of that felt like it could easily be overlooked by many readers and I admit when a story is great, I’m able to suspend disbelief and/or just go with it. In this case, those things added up to where they dragged my overall impression down. It just felt like sloppy storytelling and editing.
Even with the mixed feelings I think I was leaning toward giving Halo 3, maybe 3.25 stars but then I got to the epilogue 🙄 which was nothing but a long sex scene. I don’t like or appreciate that under any circumstance but I find it especially irritating in a story that is 100% insta-love. I’m already skeptical the romance would last and instead of giving the reader something further down the road to help us believe the bonds and connection were strong and enduring, we get more sex?
So where do I land? I don’t know. I enjoyed it and was invested but the storytelling wasn’t great. Maybe 3 stars, probably less. I’m going to leave it without a rating for now.
I loved the way Oliver and Victor interacted with and treated each other. The way each saw the other, particularly given how few people in their lives took the time to really see them was lovely. On the other hand, they only knew each other a couple of days so while their time together was lovely, I wanted more, I wanted something deeper, something I could believe. We see a few days of something sweet and beautiful but then they go their own ways before reconnecting at the end. I wanted to see their relationship grow over time with them together. We never got that.
Past that, there were so many details of the story that seemed unrealistic, didn’t make sense, contradicted other details, didn’t feel organic, felt forced, etc. Much of that felt like it could easily be overlooked by many readers and I admit when a story is great, I’m able to suspend disbelief and/or just go with it. In this case, those things added up to where they dragged my overall impression down. It just felt like sloppy storytelling and editing.
Even with the mixed feelings I think I was leaning toward giving Halo 3, maybe 3.25 stars but then I got to the epilogue 🙄 which was nothing but a long sex scene. I don’t like or appreciate that under any circumstance but I find it especially irritating in a story that is 100% insta-love. I’m already skeptical the romance would last and instead of giving the reader something further down the road to help us believe the bonds and connection were strong and enduring, we get more sex?
So where do I land? I don’t know. I enjoyed it and was invested but the storytelling wasn’t great. Maybe 3 stars, probably less. I’m going to leave it without a rating for now.
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November 9, 2024Audio: 4.5 stars for Iggy Toma, always enjoy his narrations!
Book: 🤷♀️ unknown on rating
While there were parts of this story that I really enjoyed and others that were too over the top and didn’t flow. I think that’s what made me lower the rating is not having the story flow as smoothly as other books I’ve read by EM Lindsey.
It was a decent read but it’s still don’t know how to rate it haha
Book: 🤷♀️ unknown on rating
While there were parts of this story that I really enjoyed and others that were too over the top and didn’t flow. I think that’s what made me lower the rating is not having the story flow as smoothly as other books I’ve read by EM Lindsey.
It was a decent read but it’s still don’t know how to rate it haha
August 21, 2023
I feel I have read this book before and even though with E.M. Lindsay, you always get a new perspective because they add disabilities, mental health, etc etc, this was predictable.
I enjoyed it, I liked the way the relationship developed and their first meeting was really good.
Lovely book to pass time. 💜
I enjoyed it, I liked the way the relationship developed and their first meeting was really good.
Lovely book to pass time. 💜
February 15, 2025
One of my 2025 goals was to read at least one book a month on my Kindle that wasn’t on my Goodreads TBR. I took a chance on Halo (because that cover is gorgeous), and yeah, it makes me feel a bit shallow, but when it comes to covers, I guess I am. 3.5⭐
»Pretty Women vibes
»Age Gap
»Opposites attract
»Insta-attraction
»Escort
»Disability
»Bi-awakening
»Lame Fest…yeah, a little
»oh, and there are panties😏🔥
After his fiancée cheats, Victor takes their honeymoon solo and, thanks to a mix-up, ends up in the wrong car—where he meets Oliver, a younger escort paying his way through college. Victor’s cerebral palsy often leaves him feeling pitied, but Oliver sees him differently, and that connection sparks something real. It’s an unconventional start, but it works.
I’m not usually into insta-love, and this one felt a bit too fast. Even Victor hiring Oliver for the whole week, their connection might’ve felt more natural. But even if it wasn’t the most realistic, I was invested—I love seeing two broken boys heal together. I just wish the social background reminders, especially from Oliver, hadn’t felt so forced.
And let’s talk about the sex… hoooooooooooooooooooooot! The way Victor craves touch, the way Oliver needs to feel wanted—it just works. They’re both so love-starved, and that’s what made this book for me. It’s hot, yes, but it’s also packed with emotion. For Oliver, sex had always been a job; for Victor, it had always felt like a task. In a way, it was a first for both of them—just in different ways. Even with the things I didn’t love, their need to feel worthy of love kept me hooked.But i admit that i’m a little sad that we only got a sex scene in the back of the car, before they end up together… and after in Oliver's office… I wanted something more intimate and cozy…
I loved their dates—everything from the best hot wings known to man, to gas station burritos, aquarium visits, sightseeing, meteor showers.*swoon*
The first most important thing? Victor getting into that damn Civic.🙏
The second was the separation—it gave them space and kept the relationship from feeling toxic, especially with the built-in power imbalance of an escort-client dynamic. Neither Victor nor Oliver were ready for a full commitment, so the time apart, even without the promise of a reunion, made them realize they had a lot of baggage to deal with. It was painful because they loved each other, but it was necessary to make room for each other.
And that reunion? One of the most beautiful things ever. Loved it, felt it, and will never forget it! They saved each other, Victor and his Angel***
PS:Victor's last words to the cheating fiance were wow good for you! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Oliver’s heart was threatening to grow too big for his chest to contain. His lungs felt a little tight.
“Make me a promise.” Victor’s voice dropped to a near whisper. “Yes.”
“Promise I won’t wake up tomorrow and find out this was all some sort of stress-based fever dream.”
Victor shifted in his seat, turning to face Oliver better. His hand lifted, drifting in the space between them almost like he was afraid, and then his warm, calloused palm cupped Oliver’s cheek, and he leaned in.
“Yes.”
The word was barely a rush of air, caressing Oliver’s cheeks, and his eyes closed as the space between them diminished as much as it could in his small car.
Victor’s kiss was gentle yet searing hot. It was a silent vow—like the gesture itself could seal his words and make them part of the canon that told the story of their lives. Yes, yes, and yes again—it said, and Oliver drank it in until he couldn’t breathe and was forced to break away.
»Pretty Women vibes
»Age Gap
»Opposites attract
»Insta-attraction
»Escort
»Disability
»Bi-awakening
»Lame Fest…yeah, a little
»oh, and there are panties😏🔥
After his fiancée cheats, Victor takes their honeymoon solo and, thanks to a mix-up, ends up in the wrong car—where he meets Oliver, a younger escort paying his way through college. Victor’s cerebral palsy often leaves him feeling pitied, but Oliver sees him differently, and that connection sparks something real. It’s an unconventional start, but it works.
I’m not usually into insta-love, and this one felt a bit too fast. Even Victor hiring Oliver for the whole week, their connection might’ve felt more natural. But even if it wasn’t the most realistic, I was invested—I love seeing two broken boys heal together. I just wish the social background reminders, especially from Oliver, hadn’t felt so forced.
And let’s talk about the sex… hoooooooooooooooooooooot! The way Victor craves touch, the way Oliver needs to feel wanted—it just works. They’re both so love-starved, and that’s what made this book for me. It’s hot, yes, but it’s also packed with emotion. For Oliver, sex had always been a job; for Victor, it had always felt like a task. In a way, it was a first for both of them—just in different ways. Even with the things I didn’t love, their need to feel worthy of love kept me hooked.But i admit that i’m a little sad that we only got a sex scene in the back of the car, before they end up together… and after in Oliver's office… I wanted something more intimate and cozy…
I loved their dates—everything from the best hot wings known to man, to gas station burritos, aquarium visits, sightseeing, meteor showers.*swoon*
The first most important thing? Victor getting into that damn Civic.🙏
The second was the separation—it gave them space and kept the relationship from feeling toxic, especially with the built-in power imbalance of an escort-client dynamic. Neither Victor nor Oliver were ready for a full commitment, so the time apart, even without the promise of a reunion, made them realize they had a lot of baggage to deal with. It was painful because they loved each other, but it was necessary to make room for each other.
And that reunion? One of the most beautiful things ever. Loved it, felt it, and will never forget it! They saved each other, Victor and his Angel***
PS:Victor's last words to the cheating fiance were wow good for you! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Oliver’s heart was threatening to grow too big for his chest to contain. His lungs felt a little tight.
“Make me a promise.” Victor’s voice dropped to a near whisper. “Yes.”
“Promise I won’t wake up tomorrow and find out this was all some sort of stress-based fever dream.”
Victor shifted in his seat, turning to face Oliver better. His hand lifted, drifting in the space between them almost like he was afraid, and then his warm, calloused palm cupped Oliver’s cheek, and he leaned in.
“Yes.”
The word was barely a rush of air, caressing Oliver’s cheeks, and his eyes closed as the space between them diminished as much as it could in his small car.
Victor’s kiss was gentle yet searing hot. It was a silent vow—like the gesture itself could seal his words and make them part of the canon that told the story of their lives. Yes, yes, and yes again—it said, and Oliver drank it in until he couldn’t breathe and was forced to break away.
February 28, 2024
DNF @ 44%
This was TERRIBLE. Was it grammatically correct? Sure, did it have a plot, we could argue about this because it was less than original. Were the characters 1 dimensional and abysmally boring? YES!
This novel wanted to be an imitation of Pretty Woman soooo bad. The author thought making one of the MCs disabled disguised this poor attempt but GOD it was not only a ripoff but I wanted to claw my eyes out from sheer boredom. Even the sex was boring and cringe.
I hate giving 1 stars but FUCK I wish I could paint a huge 1 star on the side of the moon.
This was TERRIBLE. Was it grammatically correct? Sure, did it have a plot, we could argue about this because it was less than original. Were the characters 1 dimensional and abysmally boring? YES!
This novel wanted to be an imitation of Pretty Woman soooo bad. The author thought making one of the MCs disabled disguised this poor attempt but GOD it was not only a ripoff but I wanted to claw my eyes out from sheer boredom. Even the sex was boring and cringe.
I hate giving 1 stars but FUCK I wish I could paint a huge 1 star on the side of the moon.
July 31, 2023
“I want you. All of you. For this week. I want you to be mine. I want to tuck you into my arms at night and wake up to those gorgeous eyes in the morning. I want to pretend like the end of the week isn’t looming over us.”
10,000⭐️2.5🌶️ and definitely one of my top books this year!
Essentially this is a story of two men finding the right person at completely the wrong time.
Oliver is a grad student who works as an escort to pay his way through school. Victor is a businessman with cerebral palsy who walks in on his fiancé shagging his business partner two weeks before their wedding. After cancelling most of the bookings Victor decides to still go on his honeymoon trip to get away from everything and an honest mistake of getting into the wrong car - Oliver’s car - thinking it’s his Uber changes both of their lives.
Oh my god. The heartache. The mutual pining. The connection. The nicknames?!! Oliver calls Victor “Pretty Boy” and Victor calls Oliver “Angel” 🥹🥹🥹 I was misty eyed for quite a lot of this book it was so pure and sweet. Lindsey showed both characters being incredibly vulnerable *and* putting up walls to prevent future hurt. They spent a week together as lovers but at the end had to go different ways which was heartbreaking but completely necessary! I cried during the meteor shower, I fell over laughing when Victor confronted his ex, and I loved the ending so much. It was simply perfect 🥰
“This was every quiet fantasy he’d kept tucked away in the shadows for most of his life, and he was reeling at the fact that this beautiful, beautiful angel was about to shine his light on those neglected corners.”
I received an advanced copy for review - all opinions are my own.
10,000⭐️2.5🌶️ and definitely one of my top books this year!
Essentially this is a story of two men finding the right person at completely the wrong time.
Oliver is a grad student who works as an escort to pay his way through school. Victor is a businessman with cerebral palsy who walks in on his fiancé shagging his business partner two weeks before their wedding. After cancelling most of the bookings Victor decides to still go on his honeymoon trip to get away from everything and an honest mistake of getting into the wrong car - Oliver’s car - thinking it’s his Uber changes both of their lives.
Oh my god. The heartache. The mutual pining. The connection. The nicknames?!! Oliver calls Victor “Pretty Boy” and Victor calls Oliver “Angel” 🥹🥹🥹 I was misty eyed for quite a lot of this book it was so pure and sweet. Lindsey showed both characters being incredibly vulnerable *and* putting up walls to prevent future hurt. They spent a week together as lovers but at the end had to go different ways which was heartbreaking but completely necessary! I cried during the meteor shower, I fell over laughing when Victor confronted his ex, and I loved the ending so much. It was simply perfect 🥰
“This was every quiet fantasy he’d kept tucked away in the shadows for most of his life, and he was reeling at the fact that this beautiful, beautiful angel was about to shine his light on those neglected corners.”
I received an advanced copy for review - all opinions are my own.
December 2, 2025
So much potential in a Pretty(Wo)man ish plot. Sadly, this book didn’t live up to it.
I mean… on one hand you have Victor, a rich businessman about to get married, finding out that his fiancé has an affair with the man he thought of as his best friend. Victor cancels the wedding, but still goes on his honeymoon - only to meet Oliver, a grad student who works as an escort.
Oliver is the guy on the cover - and his main character traits are that he’s wearing lacy panties, and his hair is bleached to a platinum blonde.
Victor’s main characteristic? He’s sad. Because of the betrayal ofc, but also because he can’t walk properly because of a disability and needs to wear orthotics. And that’s why his (rich) parents didn’t love him, and nobody sees him as a person, and people just stick to him behause of his money.
Oliver, ofc, is the first person to see HIM, but Oliver doesn’t believe that someone as gorgeous as Victor has a future with him, the high paid escort who grew up in the system.
Martyrs, the two of them.
Ofc, they’re insta attracted to each other, and fall in love during the few days they spend together.
It wasn’t good, guys. I really wanted to like it, and hoped that it will get better once I work my way to the end, but it didn’t.
The longer I read/listened, the more the characters annoyed me and I just cared less and less about their HEA.
Care for some examples?
Oliver not only played off his student loans by being an escort, he has 6 figures on his bank account. All that by sucking men off restaurant restrooms (his words, not mine). Sure 🙄
Or at one point, Oliver (being heartbroken and having spent days or even weeks working on his degree) discovers that he really needs to go to the beauty salon and get his hair (and skin) pampered. But it’s so urgent all of the sudden, that he has no time to shower and just throws on some fresh clothes.
Like… are you kidding me? You’re going to the salon, but can’t shower for 5 minutes? 🙄
And his best friend apparently waited in front of the salon, because she couldn’t get hold of him for weeks after he changed his number and assumed that at some point, he’ll have to come to the salon.
Seriously? You know where he gets his facials, but not where he lives?
Or at another point, Victor’s “warm, calloused hand cupped Oliver’s cheek” - calloused? How? What did he do to get callouses? Growing up rich and working in an office? (Yes I know his legs are impaired, but not his hands!)
Or Victor telling Alice (his ex) who came to apologise:
I know you want to believe you held some importance in my life, but I could have replaced you with a houseplant, Alice, and most days, I wouldn’t have noticed a difference. And that’s not how I want to live.”
I know it was bad to get cheated on, but if that’s how he felt about her, he’s not the only one who was lucky to get away. I almost felt sorry for Alice.
I’m sorry for my rant, I know quite a few of you loved it, but I’m just SO DISAPPOINTED.
2 stars. I can’t really give it more, seeing how mad it made me.
I mean… on one hand you have Victor, a rich businessman about to get married, finding out that his fiancé has an affair with the man he thought of as his best friend. Victor cancels the wedding, but still goes on his honeymoon - only to meet Oliver, a grad student who works as an escort.
Oliver is the guy on the cover - and his main character traits are that he’s wearing lacy panties, and his hair is bleached to a platinum blonde.
Victor’s main characteristic? He’s sad. Because of the betrayal ofc, but also because he can’t walk properly because of a disability and needs to wear orthotics. And that’s why his (rich) parents didn’t love him, and nobody sees him as a person, and people just stick to him behause of his money.
Oliver, ofc, is the first person to see HIM, but Oliver doesn’t believe that someone as gorgeous as Victor has a future with him, the high paid escort who grew up in the system.
Martyrs, the two of them.
Ofc, they’re insta attracted to each other, and fall in love during the few days they spend together.
It wasn’t good, guys. I really wanted to like it, and hoped that it will get better once I work my way to the end, but it didn’t.
The longer I read/listened, the more the characters annoyed me and I just cared less and less about their HEA.
Care for some examples?
Oliver not only played off his student loans by being an escort, he has 6 figures on his bank account. All that by sucking men off restaurant restrooms (his words, not mine). Sure 🙄
Or at one point, Oliver (being heartbroken and having spent days or even weeks working on his degree) discovers that he really needs to go to the beauty salon and get his hair (and skin) pampered. But it’s so urgent all of the sudden, that he has no time to shower and just throws on some fresh clothes.
Like… are you kidding me? You’re going to the salon, but can’t shower for 5 minutes? 🙄
And his best friend apparently waited in front of the salon, because she couldn’t get hold of him for weeks after he changed his number and assumed that at some point, he’ll have to come to the salon.
Seriously? You know where he gets his facials, but not where he lives?
Or at another point, Victor’s “warm, calloused hand cupped Oliver’s cheek” - calloused? How? What did he do to get callouses? Growing up rich and working in an office? (Yes I know his legs are impaired, but not his hands!)
Or Victor telling Alice (his ex) who came to apologise:
I know you want to believe you held some importance in my life, but I could have replaced you with a houseplant, Alice, and most days, I wouldn’t have noticed a difference. And that’s not how I want to live.”
I know it was bad to get cheated on, but if that’s how he felt about her, he’s not the only one who was lucky to get away. I almost felt sorry for Alice.
I’m sorry for my rant, I know quite a few of you loved it, but I’m just SO DISAPPOINTED.
2 stars. I can’t really give it more, seeing how mad it made me.
October 28, 2023
This was every quiet fantasy he’d kept tucked away in the shadows for most of his life, and he was reeling at the fact that this beautiful, beautiful angel was about to shine his light on those neglected corners.
🌟 Star Rating - 5/5
🔥 Spice Rating - 3/5
What To Expect:
🖤 MM Romance
❤️ Age Gap
🖤 Escort/Client
❤️ First Times
🖤 Hurt/Comfort
❤️ HEA
You and I both know I’d set the world on fire if you asked me to.
𝑨𝑹𝑪 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘
This was another amazing release from this author and it is safe to say they are becoming an auto-buy author! From the very beginning I was deeply invested in Oliver and Victor, escort and client are always a good trope to lose myself in and I was just blown away the entire time. A mistaken identity at initial meeting at its finest, these two were completely compatible, despite their hang-ups, and I was in tears on more than one occasion. These two have been to hell and back and deserve their happy ending together completely. Sweet and spicy and utterly respectful, this book was beautiful in every way possible and whilst it does deal with heavy topics, the author does an amazing job handling them!
🌟 Star Rating - 5/5
🔥 Spice Rating - 3/5
What To Expect:
🖤 MM Romance
❤️ Age Gap
🖤 Escort/Client
❤️ First Times
🖤 Hurt/Comfort
❤️ HEA
You and I both know I’d set the world on fire if you asked me to.
𝑨𝑹𝑪 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘
This was another amazing release from this author and it is safe to say they are becoming an auto-buy author! From the very beginning I was deeply invested in Oliver and Victor, escort and client are always a good trope to lose myself in and I was just blown away the entire time. A mistaken identity at initial meeting at its finest, these two were completely compatible, despite their hang-ups, and I was in tears on more than one occasion. These two have been to hell and back and deserve their happy ending together completely. Sweet and spicy and utterly respectful, this book was beautiful in every way possible and whilst it does deal with heavy topics, the author does an amazing job handling them!
August 17, 2023
4.5⭐️
Okay so I have this habit of not reading summaries before I start a book so most of the time I go in blind.
So naturally I did it with this book as well, and wow I didn’t know what to expect but I don’t think it was this?
The insta-love, insta-connection, PINING, and swooniness (is that even a word) with a dash of angst was BEAUTIFUL.
Oliver and Victor deserve to be spoiled and loved by each other and I’m so glad they got their happy ending with each other 😭🥹
“You know I don’t usually make promises, but I will make that one. Because I am more in love with you now than I was the night under the stars. And that was the moment I knew I wanted to be yours forever.”
Okay so I have this habit of not reading summaries before I start a book so most of the time I go in blind.
So naturally I did it with this book as well, and wow I didn’t know what to expect but I don’t think it was this?
The insta-love, insta-connection, PINING, and swooniness (is that even a word) with a dash of angst was BEAUTIFUL.
Oliver and Victor deserve to be spoiled and loved by each other and I’m so glad they got their happy ending with each other 😭🥹
“You know I don’t usually make promises, but I will make that one. Because I am more in love with you now than I was the night under the stars. And that was the moment I knew I wanted to be yours forever.”
August 26, 2023
While I’ve had some success with EM Lindsey in the past, more often than not, they’ve been misses… because while I feel like the bones of the stories are good, and the individual characters great, but the romance always felt like an afterthought.
And I think this book kinda suffers from the same. It has a plot that I should love and characters that individually are interesting, but once they were thrown together it was just kinda blah. They spent a week together, but I felt like we were told about most of that time than shown.
And with the lace panties and praise kink, I was let down by how little of that made it on page. I am not one who generally cares for a multitude of sex scenes, but I think for a sex worker who loves sex and a man who never had a fulfilling sex life or been with a man before…. And considering how touch starved and craving for intimacy these two both are, I just felt that I didn’t see the intimacy I wanted and that they wanted.
So, while I pulled EM Lindsey off the DNR shelf to give this book a try, I think I can confidently put them back on it permanently.
And I think this book kinda suffers from the same. It has a plot that I should love and characters that individually are interesting, but once they were thrown together it was just kinda blah. They spent a week together, but I felt like we were told about most of that time than shown.
And with the lace panties and praise kink, I was let down by how little of that made it on page. I am not one who generally cares for a multitude of sex scenes, but I think for a sex worker who loves sex and a man who never had a fulfilling sex life or been with a man before…. And considering how touch starved and craving for intimacy these two both are, I just felt that I didn’t see the intimacy I wanted and that they wanted.
So, while I pulled EM Lindsey off the DNR shelf to give this book a try, I think I can confidently put them back on it permanently.
July 1, 2024
Reread July 2024. Still obsessed with Oliver and Victor ❤️
I'm obsessed with them!!
Sex worker x billionaire. Great disability rep
“You’re going to ruin me,” Oliver said as Victor dropped his phone.
“I won’t.” Victor curled the fingers of one hand into Oliver’s hip, the other lifting to cup his chin. He kept their gazes locked. “You’re the most beautiful, clever, fantastic person I have ever met. You’re going to change the world. A man like me could never touch that. You will never be ruined.”
Oliver let out a pained laugh as he grabbed Victor by the wrist, turned his hand, and nuzzled into his palm. “I don’t want to change the world, darling. I just want to be happy.”
I'm obsessed with them!!
Sex worker x billionaire. Great disability rep
June 29, 2024
I'm not crying, you're crying!
Romantic and sexy and beautiful. This book was gorgeous. The care in the description about the disability (CP) was overwhelmingly accurate and heartwrenching. It showed so much strength. This book had me hooked from page one. I couldn't put it down. It's so charming. So beautifully intimate. Both the MC's stole my heart. I loved every minute plus the bonus epilogue.
All the stars
✨✨✨✨✨🪄✨✨✨✨✨
*Favorites
*To read again
Romantic and sexy and beautiful. This book was gorgeous. The care in the description about the disability (CP) was overwhelmingly accurate and heartwrenching. It showed so much strength. This book had me hooked from page one. I couldn't put it down. It's so charming. So beautifully intimate. Both the MC's stole my heart. I loved every minute plus the bonus epilogue.
All the stars
✨✨✨✨✨🪄✨✨✨✨✨
*Favorites
*To read again
August 24, 2023
3.5 stars
September 23, 2023
Nie wiem, co się stało...
Trzy ostatnie książki E.M. Lindsey, z tych w miarę najnowszych, które czytałam, były albo depresyjne, albo złe...
Gdzie się podziała ta insta, którą EML uwielbia i którą praktycznie zawsze wcześniej potrafiła napisać wiarygodnie?
Gdzie się podziała zdecydowana miłość autorki do swoich bohaterów?
Gdzie się podziały trudne tematy, ale przedstawiane zawsze z nadzieją na przyszłość?
Gdzie się podziały te ciepłe książki o trudnych sprawach, które były prawdziwymi romansami z niewielką ilością seksu i z treścią, która pomimo braku szalonej ilości stron, zawsze wystarczała?
Nie wiem 🤷♀️
Bo to zupełnie inne historie, które ciężko mi czytać i strawić...
Zamiast tego ciepła i nadziei, pojawiła się albo depresyjna wręcz historia - łącznie z epilogiem, który też pod depresyjny się wpisywał - która po prostu mnie zdołowała, albo klasyczne "O co qrwa chodzi???" lub, jak kto woli, WTF?, albo cukier, ckliwość i tandetne teksty w ilość powodującej ból zębów, głowy i oczu od przewracania... I nuda...
Brak logiki i wiarygodności, brak bohaterów, którym można kibicować i których można choć trochę lubić, marniutka insta, zbyt dużo seksu - w dodatku słabego... Przykro mi, ale nie wiem, kiedy znowu wezmę się za książki tej autorki... I czy w ogóle się wezmę...
2 gwiazdki ciągle z sentymentu, ale to po raz ostatni...
To był mój niezwykle krótki, jednohistoriowy wypad w nowości 😂
Wracam do Romeo Alexandra, który niezmiennie mnie koi - bez względu na to, czy to nowa książka, czy stara i czy innym się podoba, czy nie 😜
Trzy ostatnie książki E.M. Lindsey, z tych w miarę najnowszych, które czytałam, były albo depresyjne, albo złe...
Gdzie się podziała ta insta, którą EML uwielbia i którą praktycznie zawsze wcześniej potrafiła napisać wiarygodnie?
Gdzie się podziała zdecydowana miłość autorki do swoich bohaterów?
Gdzie się podziały trudne tematy, ale przedstawiane zawsze z nadzieją na przyszłość?
Gdzie się podziały te ciepłe książki o trudnych sprawach, które były prawdziwymi romansami z niewielką ilością seksu i z treścią, która pomimo braku szalonej ilości stron, zawsze wystarczała?
Nie wiem 🤷♀️
Bo to zupełnie inne historie, które ciężko mi czytać i strawić...
Zamiast tego ciepła i nadziei, pojawiła się albo depresyjna wręcz historia - łącznie z epilogiem, który też pod depresyjny się wpisywał - która po prostu mnie zdołowała, albo klasyczne "O co qrwa chodzi???" lub, jak kto woli, WTF?, albo cukier, ckliwość i tandetne teksty w ilość powodującej ból zębów, głowy i oczu od przewracania... I nuda...
Brak logiki i wiarygodności, brak bohaterów, którym można kibicować i których można choć trochę lubić, marniutka insta, zbyt dużo seksu - w dodatku słabego... Przykro mi, ale nie wiem, kiedy znowu wezmę się za książki tej autorki... I czy w ogóle się wezmę...
2 gwiazdki ciągle z sentymentu, ale to po raz ostatni...
To był mój niezwykle krótki, jednohistoriowy wypad w nowości 😂
Wracam do Romeo Alexandra, który niezmiennie mnie koi - bez względu na to, czy to nowa książka, czy stara i czy innym się podoba, czy nie 😜
April 7, 2025
Overall book rating: 3.5
Audio Book: N/A
Book Cover: 4
This book had a few things on my "like" list.
I have a thing for sex worker stories.
I have a thing for MC's with disabilities.
I have a thing for well done age-gap.
Oh and the lace didn't hurt either.
So I enjoyed the story but I also had a
bit of a difficult time with it.
I don't like "over-the-top" bad characters.
Therefore, Charlie and the wicked witch
had me on a fine line.
Emil. Well I was ticked of with him for
obvious reasons.. I decided to not read
his book. Or not now, anyhow, although
I felt he at least had intense remorse about
being such an ass.
What my main struggle was was Victor.
The reason being, I really also have a
thing for strong characters. For men
who have a little.. oomph? Gumption?
I don't really know how to put it.
Vic is stinkingly rich.. but he just
lies down and rolls over when a company
he PAID for decides they don't want to
drive him around because he's a risk?
They are in fact so unprofessional that they
don't stipulate this ahead of time either?
For a really big part of the book I just wanted
him to "man-up" a little?
I don't mean that in a bad way.
So can I inform you how big I smiled when
he started putting people in their places?
Yeah pretty big.
I can't begin to image what his life is like.
But the saying goes, "People treat you
the way you LET them treat you."
How was he actually running a successful
firm with this attitude of "I just don't
want conflict?"
That being said. It was a sweet read.
It unfortunately won't make my faves
list though.
Audio Book: N/A
Book Cover: 4
This book had a few things on my "like" list.
I have a thing for sex worker stories.
I have a thing for MC's with disabilities.
I have a thing for well done age-gap.
Oh and the lace didn't hurt either.
So I enjoyed the story but I also had a
bit of a difficult time with it.
I don't like "over-the-top" bad characters.
Therefore, Charlie and the wicked witch
had me on a fine line.
Emil. Well I was ticked of with him for
obvious reasons.. I decided to not read
his book. Or not now, anyhow, although
I felt he at least had intense remorse about
being such an ass.
What my main struggle was was Victor.
The reason being, I really also have a
thing for strong characters. For men
who have a little.. oomph? Gumption?
I don't really know how to put it.
Vic is stinkingly rich.. but he just
lies down and rolls over when a company
he PAID for decides they don't want to
drive him around because he's a risk?
They are in fact so unprofessional that they
don't stipulate this ahead of time either?
For a really big part of the book I just wanted
him to "man-up" a little?
I don't mean that in a bad way.
So can I inform you how big I smiled when
he started putting people in their places?
Yeah pretty big.
I can't begin to image what his life is like.
But the saying goes, "People treat you
the way you LET them treat you."
How was he actually running a successful
firm with this attitude of "I just don't
want conflict?"
That being said. It was a sweet read.
It unfortunately won't make my faves
list though.
February 5, 2026
4.5⭐️
Audiobook 🎧
Narrator: Iggy Toma
-age gap
-first time
-cheating (not the MMC’s)
-cerebral palsy representation
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I loved both characters, especially Oliver. I love the way Oliver saw past Victor’s disability and saw the person. Both characters had experienced rejection in the past, but still managed to make the most out of life. I’m so glad these two found each other. HEA 💙
Audiobook 🎧
Narrator: Iggy Toma
-age gap
-first time
-cheating (not the MMC’s)
-cerebral palsy representation
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I loved both characters, especially Oliver. I love the way Oliver saw past Victor’s disability and saw the person. Both characters had experienced rejection in the past, but still managed to make the most out of life. I’m so glad these two found each other. HEA 💙
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