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Eostre's Baskets #5
Solo Flight
Hawk pulled the trigger too soon. He invited his boyfriend, Jarrod, to live with him, and the man balked. When Hawk decides to show him there are no hurt feelings with a gift basket from Sundae's, what could go wrong?
Ask and you shall receive. Hawk, the ever-doting boyfriend, delivers the basket in person only to meet Jarrod’s twink-on-the-side. Hawk finds himself with a broken heart, an unwanted gift basket, and an entire weekend to either mope or move on.
With the help of a sexy book and the wise words of a novelty magnet found in the basket, Hawk begins the journey of healing his heart and learning his lesson. But will Hawk recognize new love when the time comes, or get stuck on his solo flight of self-discovery?
Ask and you shall receive. Hawk, the ever-doting boyfriend, delivers the basket in person only to meet Jarrod’s twink-on-the-side. Hawk finds himself with a broken heart, an unwanted gift basket, and an entire weekend to either mope or move on.
With the help of a sexy book and the wise words of a novelty magnet found in the basket, Hawk begins the journey of healing his heart and learning his lesson. But will Hawk recognize new love when the time comes, or get stuck on his solo flight of self-discovery?
- GenresM M Romance
145 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 25, 2014
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Pia Veleno
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Pia is a dirty girl, but she knows you're naughty too. Tongue in cheek, and everywhere else, Pia spends her time running nowhere, avoiding housework, and randomly quoting Placebo lyrics. Now that others are reading her stories, her husband no longer wonders about her obsession with gay men falling in love.
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March 30, 2014
I've read almost exclusively m/m for the past 1.5 years or so. I can honestly say that I just don't see men acting like they were portrayed in this book. It felt like a Harlequin m/f romance, with the female character replaced with another man. And I don't mean in a campy or feminine way.
Aside from that, the build here was way too slow to keep my interest. The story was primarily about why the MC didn't want to rush into a relationship. I didn't feel a real connection with the characters because at every turn it was not yet I can't rush this instead of a lead up to something real.
Aside from that, the build here was way too slow to keep my interest. The story was primarily about why the MC didn't want to rush into a relationship. I didn't feel a real connection with the characters because at every turn it was not yet I can't rush this instead of a lead up to something real.
April 24, 2014
PizzyGirl reviews Solo Flight by Pia Veleno
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REVIEW: In Solo Flight, Pia Veleno presents a story about the journey of self-love rather than instant sexual gratification. Hawk spends the majority of the book figuring out how to love himself and figuring out what he truly wants out of a relationship. Instead of continuing on as he has in the past and settling for whoever is available, Hawk takes a break from dating to find himself. It is in finding himself that he learns what he needs in a relationship to be truly happy. He learns how to put his real self forward in a relationship so when he finally agrees to a relationship with Joe, the relationship is based on love and friendship rather than simple sexual attraction.
I found Solo flight refreshing and different than most m/m stories. There was less emphasis on sex and attraction than there was on the internal struggles that people tend to go through after a failed relationship. I really enjoyed the fact that Ms. Veleno broke from the norm and touched on the internal growth of a man and the emphasis on love being needed before sex can be meaningful. Too often sex is the end all be all of relationships and love happens later, if at all. That tends to lead to shallow relationships and settling for less that you deserve. In my opinion it was very realistic for the author to focus the story on Hawk becoming a better man and determining what he wants out of life. At some point, everyone goes through this transition. Most m/m stories overlook this to focus on attraction and HEA. I really liked the change of pace.
I liked the fact that the MC in the romance novel was reading a romance novel! It was cute to see his reactions to his first foray into the m/m novel world. It was very much like my own. I also enjoyed the use of the basket deliveries to further along Hawks growth. It was clever and each mysterious basket was perfect timed to help his see what was needed to move on to the next phase of his development. It made for a great bit of magic in an everyday world.
I did feel that the tempo of the story was a bit slow and things seemed to drag out in the beginning. Then things switch gears when sex was involved and moved extremely fast. There could have been a better balance.
Overall, I really liked Solo Flight. It was different than what I have been reading lately and was a good change of pace. It was well written and insightful.
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REVIEW: In Solo Flight, Pia Veleno presents a story about the journey of self-love rather than instant sexual gratification. Hawk spends the majority of the book figuring out how to love himself and figuring out what he truly wants out of a relationship. Instead of continuing on as he has in the past and settling for whoever is available, Hawk takes a break from dating to find himself. It is in finding himself that he learns what he needs in a relationship to be truly happy. He learns how to put his real self forward in a relationship so when he finally agrees to a relationship with Joe, the relationship is based on love and friendship rather than simple sexual attraction.
I found Solo flight refreshing and different than most m/m stories. There was less emphasis on sex and attraction than there was on the internal struggles that people tend to go through after a failed relationship. I really enjoyed the fact that Ms. Veleno broke from the norm and touched on the internal growth of a man and the emphasis on love being needed before sex can be meaningful. Too often sex is the end all be all of relationships and love happens later, if at all. That tends to lead to shallow relationships and settling for less that you deserve. In my opinion it was very realistic for the author to focus the story on Hawk becoming a better man and determining what he wants out of life. At some point, everyone goes through this transition. Most m/m stories overlook this to focus on attraction and HEA. I really liked the change of pace.
I liked the fact that the MC in the romance novel was reading a romance novel! It was cute to see his reactions to his first foray into the m/m novel world. It was very much like my own. I also enjoyed the use of the basket deliveries to further along Hawks growth. It was clever and each mysterious basket was perfect timed to help his see what was needed to move on to the next phase of his development. It made for a great bit of magic in an everyday world.
I did feel that the tempo of the story was a bit slow and things seemed to drag out in the beginning. Then things switch gears when sex was involved and moved extremely fast. There could have been a better balance.
Overall, I really liked Solo Flight. It was different than what I have been reading lately and was a good change of pace. It was well written and insightful.
April 15, 2014
I am always a sucker for hurt-comfort books where one guy is dealing with the pain of a lost relationship, especially one with infidelity. Hawk tends to fall in love at the drop of a hat, and predictably he ends up getting hurt. He forgets to be himself and spends all his time and effort trying to be what he thinks his boyfriend(s) want him to be. Therein lies the gist of this entire story: Hawk coming to terms with his issues and learning to love himself before he allows himself to be in a relationship again.
Enter Joe. Of course Joe would happen to be the perfect guy, just as Hawk commits to being non-committed. Funny how that happens. Anyway, Joe is the delivery guy who brings Joe his first Eostre Basket, one he intended for his bad boyfriend Jarrod. Of course, Jarrod is bopping a twink on the side and Hawk finds out as he is trying to give him his basket. Needless to say, Hawk has sworn off men. Even perfect ones like Joe.
The majority of the story is Joe being patient, actually being a tad bit unbelievably patient with Hawk. Hawk is attracted but doesn’t allow Joe any opportunity for anything but friendship. This goes on and on and on, until Hawk finally realizes that he doesn’t actually need a boyfriend but he wants one. Finally!!!
The best part of the entire story was actually a side character, Danny. He was funny as all get-out and I was more interested in him than I was Joe and Hawk, I actually thought Joe and Danny would have been a better couple.
I have nothing against magic or Wicca or what have you, but the part where Hawk comes out of nowhere to describe is magic-user parents and his own altar was just a little too far fetched. I didn’t think it enhanced the story at all but actually made me shake my head wondering where that came from. Had it been mentioned at the beginning or just thrown in subtly somewhere in the middle than I would have been fine. But for it to be a big part of the ending was just too weird.
So all in all this was a pretty good story; one that was quick, enjoyable and easy to read.
Enter Joe. Of course Joe would happen to be the perfect guy, just as Hawk commits to being non-committed. Funny how that happens. Anyway, Joe is the delivery guy who brings Joe his first Eostre Basket, one he intended for his bad boyfriend Jarrod. Of course, Jarrod is bopping a twink on the side and Hawk finds out as he is trying to give him his basket. Needless to say, Hawk has sworn off men. Even perfect ones like Joe.
The majority of the story is Joe being patient, actually being a tad bit unbelievably patient with Hawk. Hawk is attracted but doesn’t allow Joe any opportunity for anything but friendship. This goes on and on and on, until Hawk finally realizes that he doesn’t actually need a boyfriend but he wants one. Finally!!!
The best part of the entire story was actually a side character, Danny. He was funny as all get-out and I was more interested in him than I was Joe and Hawk, I actually thought Joe and Danny would have been a better couple.
I have nothing against magic or Wicca or what have you, but the part where Hawk comes out of nowhere to describe is magic-user parents and his own altar was just a little too far fetched. I didn’t think it enhanced the story at all but actually made me shake my head wondering where that came from. Had it been mentioned at the beginning or just thrown in subtly somewhere in the middle than I would have been fine. But for it to be a big part of the ending was just too weird.
So all in all this was a pretty good story; one that was quick, enjoyable and easy to read.
April 28, 2014
2.5 Stars
I wanted to like Hawk more than I did. I think he was protecting himself too much. But, I could see the whole "love yourself first" thing. I liked the whole "dating yourself" thing. But, I think Hawk took it too far. He KNEW Joe was good people and that Joe wanted Hawk, but he kept pushing him away. I was sad for Joe :(
The Wiccan parents and Hawk's magic came from left field, but I rolled with it.
Overall, Danny was annoying and Joe was too patient.
I wanted to like Hawk more than I did. I think he was protecting himself too much. But, I could see the whole "love yourself first" thing. I liked the whole "dating yourself" thing. But, I think Hawk took it too far. He KNEW Joe was good people and that Joe wanted Hawk, but he kept pushing him away. I was sad for Joe :(
The Wiccan parents and Hawk's magic came from left field, but I rolled with it.
Overall, Danny was annoying and Joe was too patient.
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