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Glen and Tyler's Honeymoon Adventure
Tyler can't inherit unless he gets married . . . and when Glen proposes, hijinks ensue. Follow the guys on their world-spanning adventure as they defeat mobsters, an evil step-mother, a rakish brother-in-law and pirates. No, really -- pirates! Plus there's an underground super-base. And hockey. Come for the romance, stay for the hockey.
404 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 4, 2011
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J.B. Sanders
9 books91 followersThe author lives with a non-imaginary cat, and works in computer support (you know, the day job), all in Upstate New York. He divides his time between writing humorous suspense novels, reading science fiction and urban fantasy, absorbing too much British TV (or as his roommate would say "those crappy BBC mysteries"), pondering why he didn't write a scifi or fantasy novel, and his various hobbies. No, reading isn't a hobby. It's more like a vocation. The author also wonders how people get away with talking about themselves in the third person this way. It's awkward.
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I've been contributing a regular column, the Geek Month in Review, at the Magical Buffet: http://themagicalbuffet.com/
Geek Credentials
RPG: Blue box D&D, lead minis, been to GenCon in Milwaukee.
Computer: TRS-80 Color Computer, Amiga 1000, UNIX system w/reel-to-reel backup tape
Card games: bought Magic cards at GenCon in 1993
Science: Met Phil Plait, got time on a mainframe for astronomy project in 1983
His Blog: http://www.glenandtyler.com
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I've been contributing a regular column, the Geek Month in Review, at the Magical Buffet: http://themagicalbuffet.com/
Geek Credentials
RPG: Blue box D&D, lead minis, been to GenCon in Milwaukee.
Computer: TRS-80 Color Computer, Amiga 1000, UNIX system w/reel-to-reel backup tape
Card games: bought Magic cards at GenCon in 1993
Science: Met Phil Plait, got time on a mainframe for astronomy project in 1983
His Blog: http://www.glenandtyler.com
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July 29, 2019
Glen and Tyler had been best friends for fourteen years. Neither realized that the love they had for each other was the real deal, the once in a lifetime love. When Tyler's family start making noises that they are going to disinherit him and shun him, Tyler needs to get married ASAP or lose his grandfather's trust fund and inheritance. Tyler contacts his current and unmarried previous girlfriends and they all turn him down. Glen has realized only since all the Tyler getting married talk, that he loved Tyler in a sexual way. So Glenn asks Tyler to marry him. Tyler thinks it great joke at first, that Glenn is helping save his inheritance, but when Glen gives Tyler his first M/M romantic kiss at the civil wedding ceremony, Tyler is stunned by the kiss. He realizes the Glen loves him and, the shocker, that he Tyler loves Glenn back. Tyler and Glen at first have problems adapting to acknowledging that they are gay but they soon get the hang of it.
Their marriage is for real. Tyler inherits control over his grandfather's trust fund which is much larger than Tyler knew. Now Tyler and Glen have to come out as gay to their respective families and learn how to manage the money Tyler inherited. No prenuptial so Glen is rich too now.
I love the way these friends love each other so much. The adventures of Tyler and Glenn are so much fun to read. This is a super fun gay romance to read. The two heroes are both very likeable.
I used to read only M/F romance novels. In 2009, I realized that I really enjoy Yaoi manga and anime. Then last year, I decided to try out some M/M romantic suspense and I loved it as much as I loved M/F romance novels. I tried a sample of F/F romance but so far, I have not found one that appeals to me. If someone has a suggestion of an author who writes F/F romance that is humorous, please leave a comment.
Because I really think any any kind of romantic love with a happy ending is fun for me to read about. It lightens up my heart.
Highly recommended quick and fun read.
Their marriage is for real. Tyler inherits control over his grandfather's trust fund which is much larger than Tyler knew. Now Tyler and Glen have to come out as gay to their respective families and learn how to manage the money Tyler inherited. No prenuptial so Glen is rich too now.
I love the way these friends love each other so much. The adventures of Tyler and Glenn are so much fun to read. This is a super fun gay romance to read. The two heroes are both very likeable.
I used to read only M/F romance novels. In 2009, I realized that I really enjoy Yaoi manga and anime. Then last year, I decided to try out some M/M romantic suspense and I loved it as much as I loved M/F romance novels. I tried a sample of F/F romance but so far, I have not found one that appeals to me. If someone has a suggestion of an author who writes F/F romance that is humorous, please leave a comment.
Because I really think any any kind of romantic love with a happy ending is fun for me to read about. It lightens up my heart.
Highly recommended quick and fun read.
May 26, 2013
Over the top and gratuitous — I love it!
+ the characters
Glen and Tyler rocked. I liked how the book practically took no time in making the two knobheads realize they loved each other. The couple was adorable. I liked how Tyler quickly revealed himself as a secret genius. I liked how Glen balanced Tyler out by keeping Tyler down to earth, nice, and essentially from becoming into the evil lunatic stereotype that runs in Tyler’s dysfunctional family.
I liked how not all of Tyler’s dysfunctional family were evil and even though they were not evil they were still a shade of lunatic. As for Tyler’s exes, it was heartening to see that not all of them were evil exes; I wished Stacey stayed throughout the book. There weren’t enough strong female characters in the story for my liking among the supporting characters which largely consisted of dudes and their guns.
+ the plot
The plot also rocked. It was a long book, but things were happening so fast that I never felt it was long and after I finished the book I wanted to read the sequel immediately. The plot didn’t start till halfway, which sounds like a bad thing and usually it is but in this book it was not. I enjoyed the couple’s little adventures as they slay random homophobes, save the world of hockey, and use their money to make the world a better place. I loved the enchilada of revenge fantasies and wish-fulfillment.
When the plot finally started, the thriller kicked in. I loved how Glen and Tyler always faced the danger together with — this is greatly important — open communications unlike in the other mm-romantic suspenses I usually read where the couple are apart, whether it be physical or mental distance or both, and they don’t share feelings and plans. In those romances, the suspense serves as the vehicle for the couple to reach a place of trust and love — not in this book. I liked the fact that book began with the two guys knowing each other for years and thus had a solid foundation of trust already built.
I loved how the good guys were on top of the danger with the planning, doing, and, most important, succeeding. It was a constant pleasure watching the bad guys get their comeuppance. It almost read like a video game where the warrior goes on a quest, collects allies along the way, defeats monsters, finds treasures to gets better equipment and magic, and ultimately rescues the princess or saves the kingdom or whatever the mission of the greater good is. However, in this story, the couple were together and rich — obscenely rich — and powerful from the start so it was more like a video game with cheats activated, and all that was needed of me was to sit back and enjoy the ride as they “PWN” one enemy after the next.
Only once did the plot’s over the top-ness got too over the top for me, and that was when couple and their bodyguards flew coach. During that scene, the plot paused for a couple pages and went out of its way to spotlight a political issue in the form of a random, woe-is-them gay couple. While I couldn’t agree more about the political commentary, I didn’t appreciate it. The airplane scene was cringe-worthy preachy and hideously contrived.
Other than that, the only thing would I have changed about the plot was the smut, to be specific its lack thereof, being the incorrigible smut fan that I am. The series spin-off the smut as erotica short stories. However, the short stories are illustrated which I am 100% on board.
+ the editing
But unlike smut, editing is not optional. The book, or at least its Smashwords edition, required another round of editing. I spotted several typos:
10.66% into the book: “Looks like Tyler fantasies are a Merriwether pass-time.” should be pastime.
11.69%: Glen’s Dad rolled back a little on his heals. should be heels
43.40%: It began to dawn on the reports that Tyler knew all their names. should be reporters
51.96%: Two instances of the name “Maureen” when it should be “Mary”
59.41%: “I surrender,” he said in a think accent. should be thick
67.32%: They never dock there, and probably haven’t ever seen it’s shores should be its
69.95%: The he raised his hands over his head. should be Then
And there's probably a few more I didn't notice. But what irked me was not the typos, it was the formatting. Paragraph indentations were haywire. The ebook was rendered readable only because of my magical reading app which super-thankfully allowed me to read annoyance-free and with undiminished enjoyment.
In Conclusion
I rate Glen & Tyler’s Honeymoon Adventure 4-stars for I really liked it, bumped up to a star for its re-readability. The book was a huge cheer booster. A big grin forcibly took over my face as I read it.
Update: 29 May 2013. Formatting issue is fixed.
+ the characters
Glen and Tyler rocked. I liked how the book practically took no time in making the two knobheads realize they loved each other. The couple was adorable. I liked how Tyler quickly revealed himself as a secret genius. I liked how Glen balanced Tyler out by keeping Tyler down to earth, nice, and essentially from becoming into the evil lunatic stereotype that runs in Tyler’s dysfunctional family.
I liked how not all of Tyler’s dysfunctional family were evil and even though they were not evil they were still a shade of lunatic. As for Tyler’s exes, it was heartening to see that not all of them were evil exes; I wished Stacey stayed throughout the book. There weren’t enough strong female characters in the story for my liking among the supporting characters which largely consisted of dudes and their guns.
+ the plot
The plot also rocked. It was a long book, but things were happening so fast that I never felt it was long and after I finished the book I wanted to read the sequel immediately. The plot didn’t start till halfway, which sounds like a bad thing and usually it is but in this book it was not. I enjoyed the couple’s little adventures as they slay random homophobes, save the world of hockey, and use their money to make the world a better place. I loved the enchilada of revenge fantasies and wish-fulfillment.
When the plot finally started, the thriller kicked in. I loved how Glen and Tyler always faced the danger together with — this is greatly important — open communications unlike in the other mm-romantic suspenses I usually read where the couple are apart, whether it be physical or mental distance or both, and they don’t share feelings and plans. In those romances, the suspense serves as the vehicle for the couple to reach a place of trust and love — not in this book. I liked the fact that book began with the two guys knowing each other for years and thus had a solid foundation of trust already built.
I loved how the good guys were on top of the danger with the planning, doing, and, most important, succeeding. It was a constant pleasure watching the bad guys get their comeuppance. It almost read like a video game where the warrior goes on a quest, collects allies along the way, defeats monsters, finds treasures to gets better equipment and magic, and ultimately rescues the princess or saves the kingdom or whatever the mission of the greater good is. However, in this story, the couple were together and rich — obscenely rich — and powerful from the start so it was more like a video game with cheats activated, and all that was needed of me was to sit back and enjoy the ride as they “PWN” one enemy after the next.
Only once did the plot’s over the top-ness got too over the top for me, and that was when couple and their bodyguards flew coach. During that scene, the plot paused for a couple pages and went out of its way to spotlight a political issue in the form of a random, woe-is-them gay couple. While I couldn’t agree more about the political commentary, I didn’t appreciate it. The airplane scene was cringe-worthy preachy and hideously contrived.
Other than that, the only thing would I have changed about the plot was the smut, to be specific its lack thereof, being the incorrigible smut fan that I am. The series spin-off the smut as erotica short stories. However, the short stories are illustrated which I am 100% on board.
+ the editing
But unlike smut, editing is not optional. The book, or at least its Smashwords edition, required another round of editing. I spotted several typos:
10.66% into the book: “Looks like Tyler fantasies are a Merriwether pass-time.” should be pastime.
11.69%: Glen’s Dad rolled back a little on his heals. should be heels
43.40%: It began to dawn on the reports that Tyler knew all their names. should be reporters
51.96%: Two instances of the name “Maureen” when it should be “Mary”
59.41%: “I surrender,” he said in a think accent. should be thick
67.32%: They never dock there, and probably haven’t ever seen it’s shores should be its
69.95%: The he raised his hands over his head. should be Then
And there's probably a few more I didn't notice. But what irked me was not the typos, it was the formatting. Paragraph indentations were haywire. The ebook was rendered readable only because of my magical reading app which super-thankfully allowed me to read annoyance-free and with undiminished enjoyment.
In Conclusion
I rate Glen & Tyler’s Honeymoon Adventure 4-stars for I really liked it, bumped up to a star for its re-readability. The book was a huge cheer booster. A big grin forcibly took over my face as I read it.
Update: 29 May 2013. Formatting issue is fixed.
March 21, 2023
Tyler Conrad and Glen Merriweather are best friends and when Tyler has to get married or lose his grandfather's trust inheritance the two are determined to get around the will by marrying each other.
The wedding goes off without issue, except for the fact that they realize they not only love each other, they're also in love with each other. When they find out the inheritance Tyler was sure is only a few million is actually a whole heck of lot more, Tyler and Glen have a lot problems dropped in their lap.
This is like Adventures of the Rich and Famous meets James Bond. Highly implausible, this is pure, fun escapism. There are so many situations that were completely and delightfully over the top. Add in the love and absolute trust between Tyler and Glen and the way they work together and I was hooked. Every chapter was absolutely addicting and I didn't want to put it down. I'm looking forward to continuing the series!
Note: There is no on page sex.
This review has been cross-posted at Gay Book Reviews.
The wedding goes off without issue, except for the fact that they realize they not only love each other, they're also in love with each other. When they find out the inheritance Tyler was sure is only a few million is actually a whole heck of lot more, Tyler and Glen have a lot problems dropped in their lap.
This is like Adventures of the Rich and Famous meets James Bond. Highly implausible, this is pure, fun escapism. There are so many situations that were completely and delightfully over the top. Add in the love and absolute trust between Tyler and Glen and the way they work together and I was hooked. Every chapter was absolutely addicting and I didn't want to put it down. I'm looking forward to continuing the series!
Note: There is no on page sex.
This review has been cross-posted at Gay Book Reviews.
December 22, 2020
It was completely not what I expected. Without even wondering if it was better or worse than I expected, but just completely different. But there are also many things in this book that confused me, and I don't quite understand the choices the author made.
First of all, I thought it was going to be a romance, and it isn't. In fact, it is difficult for me to define the genre of this book. There's a bit of it all here. A little love story, a bit of suspense and quite a lot of action straight from the James Bond movie. I think I could enjoy it much more if that was what I expected. Though I am not entirely sure because this book is quite weirdly written. It's more like a TV show or a novel in episodes. Each chapter is basically a separate story. Not so much as to consider it a collection of short stories, but enough to make it difficult for me to point to any one coherent plot. As a result, I was able to stop reading anytime and come back to this book after a few months (which I did), and it didn't matter in the slightest.
Which does not change the fact that I really liked the main characters - Glen and Tyler. Together they make a great couple and I think I read this entire book just for them. But here, too, I'm a bit disappointed. With the chapters of the book, we see less and less Glen. At some point it becomes Tyler's story and Glen is just his accessory. Glen becomes downright redundant, his only trait is being Tyler's husband and this is his only role in the story. In one of the final chapters, Tyler tells him directly: "Don’t worry so much, all you have to do is stand up there with me and look hot." And that's what Glen's role in this part of the book comes down to. He ceases to be an equal hero of this book.
The plot is very difficult for me to tell about, because there really isn't much of it. But the last third of the book comes down primarily to Tyler boasting about his wealth and influence. It was tiring and a bit annoying. And also immature, like a story written by a twelve-year-old. I wish Tyler and Glen had the opportunity to use their minds and wits to solve their problems, not just rely on Tyler's influence. I probably shouldn't, but I was comparing Tyler to Roarke from the In Death series by Nora Roberts, and Tyler just lacked some charm. He relished his wealth and influence so much that it was exhausting.
But don't get me wrong, it's not a bad book. I am only disappointed that it was not what I expected and what I needed at the moment. I really like Tyler and Glen. Maybe I'll even read another book in this series one day. Plus the cover is really cute.
First of all, I thought it was going to be a romance, and it isn't. In fact, it is difficult for me to define the genre of this book. There's a bit of it all here. A little love story, a bit of suspense and quite a lot of action straight from the James Bond movie. I think I could enjoy it much more if that was what I expected. Though I am not entirely sure because this book is quite weirdly written. It's more like a TV show or a novel in episodes. Each chapter is basically a separate story. Not so much as to consider it a collection of short stories, but enough to make it difficult for me to point to any one coherent plot. As a result, I was able to stop reading anytime and come back to this book after a few months (which I did), and it didn't matter in the slightest.
Which does not change the fact that I really liked the main characters - Glen and Tyler. Together they make a great couple and I think I read this entire book just for them. But here, too, I'm a bit disappointed. With the chapters of the book, we see less and less Glen. At some point it becomes Tyler's story and Glen is just his accessory. Glen becomes downright redundant, his only trait is being Tyler's husband and this is his only role in the story. In one of the final chapters, Tyler tells him directly: "Don’t worry so much, all you have to do is stand up there with me and look hot." And that's what Glen's role in this part of the book comes down to. He ceases to be an equal hero of this book.
The plot is very difficult for me to tell about, because there really isn't much of it. But the last third of the book comes down primarily to Tyler boasting about his wealth and influence. It was tiring and a bit annoying. And also immature, like a story written by a twelve-year-old. I wish Tyler and Glen had the opportunity to use their minds and wits to solve their problems, not just rely on Tyler's influence. I probably shouldn't, but I was comparing Tyler to Roarke from the In Death series by Nora Roberts, and Tyler just lacked some charm. He relished his wealth and influence so much that it was exhausting.
But don't get me wrong, it's not a bad book. I am only disappointed that it was not what I expected and what I needed at the moment. I really like Tyler and Glen. Maybe I'll even read another book in this series one day. Plus the cover is really cute.
August 16, 2018
Glen & Tyler’s Honeymoon Adventure
By J.B. Sanders
Published by the author, 2011
Four stars
Sanders is a new discovery for me, and I was startled to see that this first in the Glen & Tyler series was published in 2011, which seems an ice-age ago, given all that has transpired in the past seven years. You see, 2009 was the year same-sex marriage became legal in Vermont, five years after it was declared legal in Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts. In New Jersey, where I and my husband have lived for 38 years, it was not until 2013. The Defense of Marriage Act was not overturned by the Supreme Court until 2015. All caught up?
Now to the point: the kickoff premise of this book is that two longtime best-friend straight jocks get married in order to save one of the couple’s inheritance. Glen and Tyler have known each other since the age of fourteen, and have chased women together and lived together through college and their early years of adulting. When Tyler finds he has to marry before the age of twenty-five, and can’t get any of his former girlfriends to accommodate him, Glen takes a deep breath and proposes.
There are no spoilers here—this all happens in the first few pages. It seems like these two stereotypical frat-boy skirt-chasers are less straight than they thought, and have in fact been in love with each other for years. Only in extremis did Glen find the courage to take a leap of faith. Only at their first kiss does Tyler finally tumble to the truth.
This premise should be really aggravating to someone like me, echoing as it does the tiresome “gay for you” trope that some m/m writers fancy. However, Sanders somehow manages to take that trope and turn it on its head, making it into a bi-in-denial idea that makes rather marvelous sense. This whole series is about two bi men who fall in love with each other, but continue to flirt with and appreciate women on-page, even as they settle into monogamy and fidelity with apparent ease.
The series also reminds me of the prolific writings of Frank Butterfield, whose Nick & Carter series first appeared in 2016. Both series involve twenty-something guys in love and with lots of money, trying to deal with the hands they’ve been dealt in a world that isn’t always accommodating. The comparison between the 1950s world created by Frank Butterfield and the 2010s world presented by J.B. Sanders is striking. All this proves, to my mind, is that gay writers might possibly share the same kind of money-is-power fantasy. And, indeed, why not?
My initial skepticism over the book faded away as I got caught up in the humor and good nature of Glen and Tyler. Their love feels as real as their friendship and their shared love of hockey. But what really stands out is their courage and their unshakeable focus on using their money for good. They confront rather astonishing dark forces out to unseat them from their happiness, and do so by coming out as a couple, again and again, as the very first weapon in their toolkit. Anyone part of a long-term same-sex couple will know what this relentless coming out it like. That alone would make Glen and Tyler heroes in my book.
The book is by turns funny and chilling, but these two young men never succumb to the spirit of vengeance that they might rightfully embrace. This aspect of Sanders’ story warmed my heart: we are better than our oppressors. We do not sink to their level. Especially in today’s socio-political climate, it is good to be reminded of this.
OK, I’ve checked out J.B. Sanders’ website and GR page, and it appears that he’s a (presumably) gay man writing this quirky, high-spirited series. I’m a wee bit gun-shy these days, what with people publishing books under false gender premises to seduce certain market shares into reading their work. I’m just too old for this. I guess I took liberation too much to heart in the 1970s.
As a closing note: I’ve bought the first three books in this series, and I imagine I’ll be adding on the rest of them in the near future. I can’t change the world, but I can support authors who write books like this.
By J.B. Sanders
Published by the author, 2011
Four stars
Sanders is a new discovery for me, and I was startled to see that this first in the Glen & Tyler series was published in 2011, which seems an ice-age ago, given all that has transpired in the past seven years. You see, 2009 was the year same-sex marriage became legal in Vermont, five years after it was declared legal in Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts. In New Jersey, where I and my husband have lived for 38 years, it was not until 2013. The Defense of Marriage Act was not overturned by the Supreme Court until 2015. All caught up?
Now to the point: the kickoff premise of this book is that two longtime best-friend straight jocks get married in order to save one of the couple’s inheritance. Glen and Tyler have known each other since the age of fourteen, and have chased women together and lived together through college and their early years of adulting. When Tyler finds he has to marry before the age of twenty-five, and can’t get any of his former girlfriends to accommodate him, Glen takes a deep breath and proposes.
There are no spoilers here—this all happens in the first few pages. It seems like these two stereotypical frat-boy skirt-chasers are less straight than they thought, and have in fact been in love with each other for years. Only in extremis did Glen find the courage to take a leap of faith. Only at their first kiss does Tyler finally tumble to the truth.
This premise should be really aggravating to someone like me, echoing as it does the tiresome “gay for you” trope that some m/m writers fancy. However, Sanders somehow manages to take that trope and turn it on its head, making it into a bi-in-denial idea that makes rather marvelous sense. This whole series is about two bi men who fall in love with each other, but continue to flirt with and appreciate women on-page, even as they settle into monogamy and fidelity with apparent ease.
The series also reminds me of the prolific writings of Frank Butterfield, whose Nick & Carter series first appeared in 2016. Both series involve twenty-something guys in love and with lots of money, trying to deal with the hands they’ve been dealt in a world that isn’t always accommodating. The comparison between the 1950s world created by Frank Butterfield and the 2010s world presented by J.B. Sanders is striking. All this proves, to my mind, is that gay writers might possibly share the same kind of money-is-power fantasy. And, indeed, why not?
My initial skepticism over the book faded away as I got caught up in the humor and good nature of Glen and Tyler. Their love feels as real as their friendship and their shared love of hockey. But what really stands out is their courage and their unshakeable focus on using their money for good. They confront rather astonishing dark forces out to unseat them from their happiness, and do so by coming out as a couple, again and again, as the very first weapon in their toolkit. Anyone part of a long-term same-sex couple will know what this relentless coming out it like. That alone would make Glen and Tyler heroes in my book.
The book is by turns funny and chilling, but these two young men never succumb to the spirit of vengeance that they might rightfully embrace. This aspect of Sanders’ story warmed my heart: we are better than our oppressors. We do not sink to their level. Especially in today’s socio-political climate, it is good to be reminded of this.
OK, I’ve checked out J.B. Sanders’ website and GR page, and it appears that he’s a (presumably) gay man writing this quirky, high-spirited series. I’m a wee bit gun-shy these days, what with people publishing books under false gender premises to seduce certain market shares into reading their work. I’m just too old for this. I guess I took liberation too much to heart in the 1970s.
As a closing note: I’ve bought the first three books in this series, and I imagine I’ll be adding on the rest of them in the near future. I can’t change the world, but I can support authors who write books like this.
August 8, 2016
If you're a fan of: Batman, James Bond, Josh Lanyon's 'Holmes and Moriarity' and over-the-top HERO MCs you have found the right book!
This was SUCH a freaking nice surprise, I hardly know where to start.
Okay, so Glen and Tyler have known each other for 16 years. They're best friends, roommates and hobby hockey players together.
Tyler comes from money, and he receives a monthly 'allowance' from his inheritance. Tyler and Glen live a good life, nothing over-the-top, but good. Suddenly things change; it turns out that the inheritance Tyler stands to get, will not be his, unless he is happily married before his 25th birthday (right around the corner.)
The pursuit of a bride is done among Tyler's exes, and does not go his way. Glen gets the idea that they will marry, since it is not specified, that it has to be a woman.
Tyler thinks this is a great idea, since it's Glen (they're best friends) and he's running out of time. Tyler's reasoning: they already live together and NOBODY knows him as well as Glen.
At the altar when they are 'allowed' to kiss, Glen lays one on Tyler
What follows is an epic adventure for Glen and Tyler! Somebody is after Tyler AND Glen's money, and they're going out of their way to get it.
This book is awesome and funny on so many levels. This is a great take on the dream: what would you do if you inherited A LOT of money?!?
Tyler shares EVERYTHING with Glen 50/50, which I thought was pretty well done. And yes, this book is totally over the top, and the guys have crazy many abilities (they both speak 5-6 languages, Glen has practiced karate, or something like that, for 15 years, Tyler is CRAZY smart, but so is Glen.)
This is a great mix of James Bond-type situations with a feel of maybe... Deadpool-humor?! And Tyler is obnoxious, but just the right amount of obnoxious, and Glen is "Tyler's moral compass!"
UGH, these guys are freaking adorable!
The plot might be over the top, but with the setting and the writing I could not put this books down. It really was like a MM version of the above-mentioned stories, and it was REALLY funny!
The ONLY reason this was not a 5-star read for me, was the TOTAL lack of smexy times! There were NONE. And that was too freaking bad! It is all fade-to-black, they kiss, but that's it.
With Tyler's obnoxious behaviour and Glen's awesome chill personality, I bet their sexy times were AWESOME (in one of the later books, it is mentioned that the ONLY place Glen takes control is in the bedroom... UGH)
Also they were both gay virgins when they got married, and with all the fun they had, I would have LOVED to have been a fly on the wall on their wedding night (also something that is mentioned in later books as; awkward-but-awesome... COME OOOOOOOONNNN) This perv wanted more!
EDIT: just found 'Glen and Tyler's Erotic Tales' but you have to buy them separate, they come with pictures though....
So yeah, this is a really over-the-top-2-guys-become-rich-and-what-do-they-do-book, but it was so much fun, with some mystery and sleuthing thrown in.
This was SUCH a freaking nice surprise, I hardly know where to start.
Okay, so Glen and Tyler have known each other for 16 years. They're best friends, roommates and hobby hockey players together.
Tyler comes from money, and he receives a monthly 'allowance' from his inheritance. Tyler and Glen live a good life, nothing over-the-top, but good. Suddenly things change; it turns out that the inheritance Tyler stands to get, will not be his, unless he is happily married before his 25th birthday (right around the corner.)
The pursuit of a bride is done among Tyler's exes, and does not go his way. Glen gets the idea that they will marry, since it is not specified, that it has to be a woman.
Tyler thinks this is a great idea, since it's Glen (they're best friends) and he's running out of time. Tyler's reasoning: they already live together and NOBODY knows him as well as Glen.
At the altar when they are 'allowed' to kiss, Glen lays one on Tyler
What follows is an epic adventure for Glen and Tyler! Somebody is after Tyler AND Glen's money, and they're going out of their way to get it.
This book is awesome and funny on so many levels. This is a great take on the dream: what would you do if you inherited A LOT of money?!?
Tyler shares EVERYTHING with Glen 50/50, which I thought was pretty well done. And yes, this book is totally over the top, and the guys have crazy many abilities (they both speak 5-6 languages, Glen has practiced karate, or something like that, for 15 years, Tyler is CRAZY smart, but so is Glen.)
This is a great mix of James Bond-type situations with a feel of maybe... Deadpool-humor?! And Tyler is obnoxious, but just the right amount of obnoxious, and Glen is "Tyler's moral compass!"
UGH, these guys are freaking adorable!
The plot might be over the top, but with the setting and the writing I could not put this books down. It really was like a MM version of the above-mentioned stories, and it was REALLY funny!
The ONLY reason this was not a 5-star read for me, was the TOTAL lack of smexy times! There were NONE. And that was too freaking bad! It is all fade-to-black, they kiss, but that's it.
With Tyler's obnoxious behaviour and Glen's awesome chill personality, I bet their sexy times were AWESOME (in one of the later books, it is mentioned that the ONLY place Glen takes control is in the bedroom... UGH)
Also they were both gay virgins when they got married, and with all the fun they had, I would have LOVED to have been a fly on the wall on their wedding night (also something that is mentioned in later books as; awkward-but-awesome... COME OOOOOOOONNNN) This perv wanted more!
EDIT: just found 'Glen and Tyler's Erotic Tales' but you have to buy them separate, they come with pictures though....
So yeah, this is a really over-the-top-2-guys-become-rich-and-what-do-they-do-book, but it was so much fun, with some mystery and sleuthing thrown in.
May 3, 2023
2023 Re-Read:
Look. Look. I know, okay? I know. This book, this series, it isn't going to be everyone's cuppa. But there's just something about it that get's me itching for a re-read once every few years.
2018 Re-Read: (Audio)
I am just a sucker for this series. These two really are my all-time favorite couple. And, since there's no on-page sex, I can play the audiobook through my regular stereo while cleaning house and such without having to worry about horrifying the neighbors or the mailman or whoever.
Also, since this is actually my third read-through, I'm going to go ahead and bump my rating from 4 stars to 5. The things that kept it from being a 5-star read before are still there, it just turns out that I don't care anymore, lol.
Original 2017 Review:
This sh** is bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S. I can't wait to read more.
Look. Look. I know, okay? I know. This book, this series, it isn't going to be everyone's cuppa. But there's just something about it that get's me itching for a re-read once every few years.
2018 Re-Read: (Audio)
I am just a sucker for this series. These two really are my all-time favorite couple. And, since there's no on-page sex, I can play the audiobook through my regular stereo while cleaning house and such without having to worry about horrifying the neighbors or the mailman or whoever.
Also, since this is actually my third read-through, I'm going to go ahead and bump my rating from 4 stars to 5. The things that kept it from being a 5-star read before are still there, it just turns out that I don't care anymore, lol.
Original 2017 Review:
This sh** is bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S. I can't wait to read more.
August 17, 2023
Reality? Who needs reality?
This book is OTT, completely out there, and ridiculous. But I loved it. It was fun.
It wasn't just the money that was unbelievable. Tyler could remember off the top of his head, every business he inherited, and their subsidiaries. He knew everyone by name. After never thinking of himself as anything but strait, accepted he was bi-sexual after just one kiss. Blam 1 kiss, and marriage of convenience is rock solid marriage of love. But in the long run, none of that mattered. The book was just fun. Running around spending the inheritance. Giving money away. Charities, buying hockey teams x2.
Then there was the plot to kill them. Serious? No, but entertaining as hell.
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re-read 8/14/18
Still loved it.
Still feel the same as the first time. Only this time was like visiting old friends...crazy friends, but still.
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Loved it again 07/06/19
I don't think I would have revisited if not for a challenge, but I'm glad I did. I still have the last book in the series to read, and it would be nice to have the whole story fresh in my mind when I do.
OTT is an understatement, but suspend belief and go for it, it's a fun ride.
June 30, 2015
Highly implausible, but very enjoyable none the less. I went into this knowing that I would have to suspend quite a bit of reality to enjoy this book, so as things got crazier and crazier I just decided to ignore how outrageous it was getting and just enjoy Tyler and Glen. That plan seemed to have worked out fine. The story was a lot of fun, and even if i nearly had to cry at how much money they were giving away, I liked seeing them thrown into all these odd situations.
And if anyone ever wants to buy me the Sharks I will have no problem marry them for whatever reason they see fit to offer. Just putting that out there.
And if anyone ever wants to buy me the Sharks I will have no problem marry them for whatever reason they see fit to offer. Just putting that out there.
May 9, 2015
This was one ridiculous, completely over the top, unrealistic adventure and I absolutely loved it.
September 12, 2018
Real Rating: 2.5* of five
I'll have to write this tomorrow. By then I hope to have calmed down from my panther-screeching fury.
I'll have to write this tomorrow. By then I hope to have calmed down from my panther-screeching fury.
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December 12, 2011While I was browsing October Gay and Lesbian releases on Amazon, I stumbled upon this book; I didn’t know the author, it was a self-published book, so I didn’t know either the publisher, but if an author is willing to pay for an original cover art from Michael Broderick (author of a coffee-table art book for Bruno Gmunder) then he has to be pretty confident of his own work. So I bought the book and since the story was too nice, I also decided to read it as soon as I had my hands on it (sorry to my thousand books long reading list).
As in an old fashioned Hollywood comedy, Tyler has to marry before his 25 years birthday to inherited the trust fund from his grandfather. But even if Tyler had plenty of girlfriends, no one is readily available and so Glen, Tyler’s best friend since they were teenagers, and current roommate, proposes him. Now you are thinking, Glen is gay and in love with Tyler… yes and no. Glen is a “gay for you” type of guy, meaning that he fell in love with Tyler 10 years before, but he wasn’t ready to admit it. Until the day Tyler had insignificant relationships, Glen had not the feeling to risk losing him and it was enough. But now that Tyler has to marry, no way Glen will let someone else get his guy. Since nothing is against the event Tyler is marrying a man, and they are living in Vermont, in less time than thinking it, Glen and Tyler are married and when the judge says Glen can kiss Tyler, Tyler has an epiphany as well: he is in love with Glen.
The first part of the story is very much comedy and roses: everything is perfect, Glen and Tyler are in love, Glen’s family support them, Tyler inherits 36 billion dollars (yes, that is right, he is the 4th richest man in the world) and they exchange as marriage gift hockey teams. They spend their time having fun, meeting gay guys, and mostly doing nothing. It was fun but I was wondering how the author was supposed to fill the other 2/3 of the book. And then the book took a romantic adventure turn, with someone threating Glen and of course Tyler becoming the knight in shining armor protecting his damsel in distress (even if the damsel is built like an hockey player and probably weight 1 and half his knight).
Sure the story is not serious, sure it’s naïve and funny, and no, despite all the threats and dangers, no one will get harm, not even the villain. This is more like a young adult romantic comedy than a real thriller, and even if it’s not specifically aimed to a YA target, giving the amount of sex (almost none if not some “talking about it”) and the light tone of the whole, I would say maybe the actual target can include also some teenagers… it’s good for once to have a light and funny story, sure not realistic, but so romantic.
Aside from that, I think this sugar and honey story will also appeal to the more adult reader who wants a break from reality. It’s like reading one of those glossy magazine, with all the fashion and design pictures on them: only one out of 1000 could really relate to them, but nevertheless it’s nice to dream. Glen and Tyler are not rich, they are well far more than rich; they have a penthouse in NYC, an island “near” Long Island, another one in the Caribbean sea, plus probably an home in every major city, in and outside the US. They own planes and ships, banks and hospitals, and more important than that, 2 professional hockey teams, but in the end, they like to cook for each other and for their friends when they have them at dinner. And then they are stupidly in love, and the author has already planned book two in Scotland and book three in Paris (see attached picture for reference), just the right way to hook me to this series.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1257851454/?...
As in an old fashioned Hollywood comedy, Tyler has to marry before his 25 years birthday to inherited the trust fund from his grandfather. But even if Tyler had plenty of girlfriends, no one is readily available and so Glen, Tyler’s best friend since they were teenagers, and current roommate, proposes him. Now you are thinking, Glen is gay and in love with Tyler… yes and no. Glen is a “gay for you” type of guy, meaning that he fell in love with Tyler 10 years before, but he wasn’t ready to admit it. Until the day Tyler had insignificant relationships, Glen had not the feeling to risk losing him and it was enough. But now that Tyler has to marry, no way Glen will let someone else get his guy. Since nothing is against the event Tyler is marrying a man, and they are living in Vermont, in less time than thinking it, Glen and Tyler are married and when the judge says Glen can kiss Tyler, Tyler has an epiphany as well: he is in love with Glen.
The first part of the story is very much comedy and roses: everything is perfect, Glen and Tyler are in love, Glen’s family support them, Tyler inherits 36 billion dollars (yes, that is right, he is the 4th richest man in the world) and they exchange as marriage gift hockey teams. They spend their time having fun, meeting gay guys, and mostly doing nothing. It was fun but I was wondering how the author was supposed to fill the other 2/3 of the book. And then the book took a romantic adventure turn, with someone threating Glen and of course Tyler becoming the knight in shining armor protecting his damsel in distress (even if the damsel is built like an hockey player and probably weight 1 and half his knight).
Sure the story is not serious, sure it’s naïve and funny, and no, despite all the threats and dangers, no one will get harm, not even the villain. This is more like a young adult romantic comedy than a real thriller, and even if it’s not specifically aimed to a YA target, giving the amount of sex (almost none if not some “talking about it”) and the light tone of the whole, I would say maybe the actual target can include also some teenagers… it’s good for once to have a light and funny story, sure not realistic, but so romantic.
Aside from that, I think this sugar and honey story will also appeal to the more adult reader who wants a break from reality. It’s like reading one of those glossy magazine, with all the fashion and design pictures on them: only one out of 1000 could really relate to them, but nevertheless it’s nice to dream. Glen and Tyler are not rich, they are well far more than rich; they have a penthouse in NYC, an island “near” Long Island, another one in the Caribbean sea, plus probably an home in every major city, in and outside the US. They own planes and ships, banks and hospitals, and more important than that, 2 professional hockey teams, but in the end, they like to cook for each other and for their friends when they have them at dinner. And then they are stupidly in love, and the author has already planned book two in Scotland and book three in Paris (see attached picture for reference), just the right way to hook me to this series.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1257851454/?...
June 14, 2023
Fun, over the top story of two long time friends who wake up one day in love and decide to get married. The rest of the story is a suspend disbelief adventure of international intrigue, kidnapping, attempted assassinations, family issues and all around hand holding good time.
Want to read
November 25, 2013four stars from expy—and the word 'hockey' in the blurb?
YES, PLEASE.
YES, PLEASE.
September 10, 2023
Not sex nor plot
Took much thought.
Hijinks galore!
Won't read more.
2.5 rounded down, because cranky
Took much thought.
Hijinks galore!
Won't read more.
2.5 rounded down, because cranky
July 10, 2018
A lovely entertaining piece of escapism. I had read others in this series but not the first. Once again the action was OTT and the plot unbelievable but I had fun. The book is basically a comic book written as a novel - similar to Kingsman: The Secret Service which is based on a comic.
Enjoyable!!
Enjoyable!!
August 21, 2013
So I happened to see this on GR, and then I bought it on Amazon. Why? Because of the cover. In Chicago, we love our hockey, needless to say ;) and I couldn't imagine how the hockey sticks fit into the honeymoon. Although I know that my dear late father DID take my mother to a Blackhawks game at the old Chicago Stadium on their "honeymoon" which consisted of a short weekend in Chicago while they were students at Purdue. Maybe that's why I was drawn to this book! I actually added a shelf because of this book called "cover got me."
Then I won all three Glen & Tyler books from JB Sanders who generously donated them in a blog posting about self-publishing over at Charlie Cochet's Purple Rose Tea House. The timing was so perfect because JB posted quite a bit on how he went about getting the cover art for his books and of course THAT was what had drawn me to them in the first place.
So what did I think of it? I really really liked it! Glen and Tyler are long time friends who finally figure out that they actually love each other. They get married under some interesting circumstances and then all kinds of hijinks ensue! It's way over the top with mad relatives, a huge inheritance, sabotage, subterfuge, attempted kidnappings, attempted assassinations, secret agents, secret bunkers, secret plots - well you get the idea. Lots of secrets. But through it all Glen and Tyler are completely a team. We follow them and their team of trusted security on a madcap romp to uncover the mastermind of the plot against them. This is truly a book where the journey is the thing - not necessarily the destination (although there is some satisfaction in the end as well).
Is it reality? Heck no! It reads like a comedy/action/adventure script with the gay couple as the heroes. It's fun, it's funny, it's endearing and I was cheering for Glen and Tyler the whole time. They are absolutely adorable and lovable characters and I can't wait to see what happens in their next adventure.
If you really want to have a good time reading a fun story, then this book is for you. And for those who care, there isn't any on-page sex, but there is no doubt that Glen and Tyler love each other and it is a real marriage in every sense of the word :D
Then I won all three Glen & Tyler books from JB Sanders who generously donated them in a blog posting about self-publishing over at Charlie Cochet's Purple Rose Tea House. The timing was so perfect because JB posted quite a bit on how he went about getting the cover art for his books and of course THAT was what had drawn me to them in the first place.
So what did I think of it? I really really liked it! Glen and Tyler are long time friends who finally figure out that they actually love each other. They get married under some interesting circumstances and then all kinds of hijinks ensue! It's way over the top with mad relatives, a huge inheritance, sabotage, subterfuge, attempted kidnappings, attempted assassinations, secret agents, secret bunkers, secret plots - well you get the idea. Lots of secrets. But through it all Glen and Tyler are completely a team. We follow them and their team of trusted security on a madcap romp to uncover the mastermind of the plot against them. This is truly a book where the journey is the thing - not necessarily the destination (although there is some satisfaction in the end as well).
Is it reality? Heck no! It reads like a comedy/action/adventure script with the gay couple as the heroes. It's fun, it's funny, it's endearing and I was cheering for Glen and Tyler the whole time. They are absolutely adorable and lovable characters and I can't wait to see what happens in their next adventure.
If you really want to have a good time reading a fun story, then this book is for you. And for those who care, there isn't any on-page sex, but there is no doubt that Glen and Tyler love each other and it is a real marriage in every sense of the word :D
October 3, 2015
2.5 stars for plot
3 stars for writing
4 stars for entertainment
5 stars for the sheer audactiy of using real people as speaking characters (e.g., Brad Pitt)
= 3.62 rounded up
The book wasn't what I expected, but it was just as good, although in different ways. The book was over the top. It tried to do everything, which was great for me and SH points, but seriously, by about 3/5ths of the way through, it went from silly to ridiculous.
It was great that the characters weren't black and white--even a religious zealot I wanted to slap--hard--had good qualities. I didn't like, though, the pandering to people like this and the times . The MCs were, of course, perfect and Tyler, in particular, is just way too smart and capable and wonderful. Glen was, too, but he was overshadowed by Tyler until the second half when we began to see where his skills complemented Tyler's.
The lack of sex was a little frustrating, but then the comic book quality of the story didn't really lend itself to hot sex anyway. The MCs did make out a lot and made jokes about their sex lives. They were head over heels in love. There was absolutely zero angst. I will definitely read the next one in the series.
3 stars for writing
4 stars for entertainment
5 stars for the sheer audactiy of using real people as speaking characters (e.g., Brad Pitt)
= 3.62 rounded up
The book wasn't what I expected, but it was just as good, although in different ways. The book was over the top. It tried to do everything, which was great for me and SH points, but seriously, by about 3/5ths of the way through, it went from silly to ridiculous.
It was great that the characters weren't black and white--even a religious zealot I wanted to slap--hard--had good qualities. I didn't like, though, the pandering to people like this and the times . The MCs were, of course, perfect and Tyler, in particular, is just way too smart and capable and wonderful. Glen was, too, but he was overshadowed by Tyler until the second half when we began to see where his skills complemented Tyler's.
The lack of sex was a little frustrating, but then the comic book quality of the story didn't really lend itself to hot sex anyway. The MCs did make out a lot and made jokes about their sex lives. They were head over heels in love. There was absolutely zero angst. I will definitely read the next one in the series.
November 19, 2023
So over the top! I loved every minute of it! Two hockey jocks get married and become instant international billionaires out to right the wrongs of the world, becoming superheroes in their own right. And yes, there is even a super villain. I see shades of Ironman, a billionaire genius, with shades of Bond-ish suave and action heroes in these two. The humor really didn’t start for me until the gum-chewing episode in the lawyers office. It was instant love-these-guys, love-this-book.
February 19, 2017
4.5/5.0
This book is filled with adventure. Not just the honeymoon. It is fast paced and filled with larger than life characters leading larger than life...lives. Adventures of the rich and famous. It is fun, over the top, sweet and humorous. Tyler, Glen and Nana are great characters.
I listened to the audio book and I enjoyed the narration but I was distracted by some of the "room sound" changes. It did not stop my listening enjoyment overall. There is a very large cast of characters and the narrator did a wonderful job of differentiating all those voices. Looking forward to listening to the rest of Glen and Tyler's adventures.
This book is filled with adventure. Not just the honeymoon. It is fast paced and filled with larger than life characters leading larger than life...lives. Adventures of the rich and famous. It is fun, over the top, sweet and humorous. Tyler, Glen and Nana are great characters.
I listened to the audio book and I enjoyed the narration but I was distracted by some of the "room sound" changes. It did not stop my listening enjoyment overall. There is a very large cast of characters and the narrator did a wonderful job of differentiating all those voices. Looking forward to listening to the rest of Glen and Tyler's adventures.
April 5, 2021
Tyler needs to be married to receive his inheritance. His best friend, Glen, proposes. Glen has already figured out he's in love with Tyler. Tyler figures it out during the wedding kiss. I don't really know how to categorize this book but I can tell you I enjoyed reading it. Tyler is over the top and so is the story. I fell in love with both main characters and can't wait to see what they get up to in their next adventure.
July 28, 2019
This book was strange. I found that I liked it but don’t know why. It was so bad in places that I was laughing. They threw money at everything. Buying two sports teams, employees, and causes. They were smart, good looking, and had everyone that was in power on speed dial. It was so unbelievable, but a very humorous book.
February 9, 2014
As long as you suspend belief and look at the story with comics and James Bond in mind, you will have a great time. The romance is quite secondary. In fact there is no on screen sex whatsoever. However it was fun and charming.
June 4, 2014
I really enjoyed this story...even if the sex is off page. The writing was clever and witty and hooked me right away. I could not wait to see what trouble Glen & Tyler would get into next. It was a fun read.
December 30, 2013
3.5 - This was a fun listen. Wild antics, lovable characters and the narrator did a good job. Didn't blow me away, but still worth my Audible credit.
May 29, 2019
This was a pleasant surprise. I didn't expect much from a book with 3,80, but Glen and Tyler sure made their adventures interesting.
April 25, 2018
This book is so extra. Tons of characters, of adventures and billions in fortune.
Tyler and Glen are adorable together, and the fact that this book is 100% clean makes it even more cute.
Tyler and Glen are adorable together, and the fact that this book is 100% clean makes it even more cute.
May 11, 2018
uff... so funny... and refreshing non-serious !!
May 9, 2017
Began a "re-read" last night, this time of the audio book version. So far I am having a lot of fun with these guys. Will update and "star" as I progress.
April 2, 2022
Thanks to goodreads First Reads for the free copy of this book.
So, I had entered this particular giveaway because the premise was interesting, and I was hoping it would turn out as a better version of I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry - and I wasn't disappointed. Glen and Tyler are actually gay(ish), and upon this realization, embrace their choice enthusiastically. The two of them make a great team, but each has his own qualities individually, and I really enjoyed the play between the two of them. Together they were a lot of fun.
The first half of the novel is really engaging - how they decide to get married, their first months of married life and coming out to the world. It's the classic dream scenario where you wake up and find out you're basically the richest person on the planet - what would you do? Maybe it comes a smidge too easy, but they make it an enjoyable ride. (And let's face it, every time they had to make out to convince someone they were gay, I smiled.)
The second half veered off the newlywed fantasy life a bit into a more action-thriller-who-dun-it? track, as Tyler and Glen and company try to track down who has been trying to kill them. I didn't think this worked quite as well, particularly after the cruise; it was clear that a lot was going on, but explanations were harder to follow, and it felt like explanatory steps got skipped. Plus, the giant underground command center was a bit much, even for these two.
On a lesser note, Sanders could have used another proofreading run; about half a dozen errors popped out at me. I'm also curious as to how much background he developed for his characters. For example, Tyler's family situation is a bit unclear; he has a stepmother, who is obviously not his mother, or apparently his half-brother's mother, so it's at least wife #3, but she doesn't seem young enough for that. And if Tyler's half-brother Jeremy is older, why wasn't he in line for this massive inheritance? The comments at the end about boarding school also made me wonder where exactly Tyler and Glen met; apparently they've been best friends for 16 years, and Tyler is 25, but they didn't go to boarding school together... Where's the connection?
At any rate, I did really enjoy the characters and the humor in Glen & Tyler's Honeymoon Adventure, and I'm really looking forward to the next in the series. (I just think that Sanders needs another editor to poke at a couple points for him.)
P.S. And Mr. Saunders, if you happen to have written a couple bedroom scenes that didn't quite make the final cut, feel free to send those my way. ;)
So, I had entered this particular giveaway because the premise was interesting, and I was hoping it would turn out as a better version of I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry - and I wasn't disappointed. Glen and Tyler are actually gay(ish), and upon this realization, embrace their choice enthusiastically. The two of them make a great team, but each has his own qualities individually, and I really enjoyed the play between the two of them. Together they were a lot of fun.
The first half of the novel is really engaging - how they decide to get married, their first months of married life and coming out to the world. It's the classic dream scenario where you wake up and find out you're basically the richest person on the planet - what would you do? Maybe it comes a smidge too easy, but they make it an enjoyable ride. (And let's face it, every time they had to make out to convince someone they were gay, I smiled.)
The second half veered off the newlywed fantasy life a bit into a more action-thriller-who-dun-it? track, as Tyler and Glen and company try to track down who has been trying to kill them. I didn't think this worked quite as well, particularly after the cruise; it was clear that a lot was going on, but explanations were harder to follow, and it felt like explanatory steps got skipped. Plus, the giant underground command center was a bit much, even for these two.
On a lesser note, Sanders could have used another proofreading run; about half a dozen errors popped out at me. I'm also curious as to how much background he developed for his characters. For example, Tyler's family situation is a bit unclear; he has a stepmother, who is obviously not his mother, or apparently his half-brother's mother, so it's at least wife #3, but she doesn't seem young enough for that. And if Tyler's half-brother Jeremy is older, why wasn't he in line for this massive inheritance? The comments at the end about boarding school also made me wonder where exactly Tyler and Glen met; apparently they've been best friends for 16 years, and Tyler is 25, but they didn't go to boarding school together... Where's the connection?
At any rate, I did really enjoy the characters and the humor in Glen & Tyler's Honeymoon Adventure, and I'm really looking forward to the next in the series. (I just think that Sanders needs another editor to poke at a couple points for him.)
P.S. And Mr. Saunders, if you happen to have written a couple bedroom scenes that didn't quite make the final cut, feel free to send those my way. ;)
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