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A California Comedy #2
A Match For Mike
alternate cover edition of ASIN B01MCSWLZD
Suzanne Brockmann Presents a new series of category romance novellas set in Southern California, written by Jason T. Gaffney with Ed Gaffney. Short, spicy, and funny, the California Comedy series puts the comedy in rom-com.
Attorney Mike Davis has just about everything he’s ever wanted—a great job and a beautiful condo in LA. Basically, he’s all set—except for the fact that romance disappeared from his life some years ago, and hasn’t been heard from since. So when a work assignment brings him to the small mountain resort town of Dancing Elk, the home of his estranged childhood crush, Mike expects his nonexistent love-life to go from bad to awkward mess.
Handyman and amateur photographer Jeremy Schofield grew up in sleepy Dancing Elk, and got used to being left behind when vacations ended and the visiting families went back home. As a child, Jeremy lived for the long, lazy summer days when his best friend Mike was in town. Mike was his match in so many ways—he’d even learned sign language to communicate with Jeremy, who is Deaf. But the year they turned seventeen, both Jeremy and Mike fell under the spell of the same boy, and at the end of that summer, when Mike left, he left for good.
But now Mike’s back, and he surprises Jeremy by asking for his help in repairing an important client’s estate. When the two old friends work side-by-side, sparks fly and passion ignites as a kamikaze bat, a collapsing floor, a stray alpaca, and an elderly woman with the worst plumbing in California conspire to bring them back together. (34,000 words or 130 pages)
Suzanne Brockmann Presents a new series of category romance novellas set in Southern California, written by Jason T. Gaffney with Ed Gaffney. Short, spicy, and funny, the California Comedy series puts the comedy in rom-com.
Attorney Mike Davis has just about everything he’s ever wanted—a great job and a beautiful condo in LA. Basically, he’s all set—except for the fact that romance disappeared from his life some years ago, and hasn’t been heard from since. So when a work assignment brings him to the small mountain resort town of Dancing Elk, the home of his estranged childhood crush, Mike expects his nonexistent love-life to go from bad to awkward mess.
Handyman and amateur photographer Jeremy Schofield grew up in sleepy Dancing Elk, and got used to being left behind when vacations ended and the visiting families went back home. As a child, Jeremy lived for the long, lazy summer days when his best friend Mike was in town. Mike was his match in so many ways—he’d even learned sign language to communicate with Jeremy, who is Deaf. But the year they turned seventeen, both Jeremy and Mike fell under the spell of the same boy, and at the end of that summer, when Mike left, he left for good.
But now Mike’s back, and he surprises Jeremy by asking for his help in repairing an important client’s estate. When the two old friends work side-by-side, sparks fly and passion ignites as a kamikaze bat, a collapsing floor, a stray alpaca, and an elderly woman with the worst plumbing in California conspire to bring them back together. (34,000 words or 130 pages)
162 pages, ebook
First published October 10, 2016
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January 1, 2018
4.5 stars, rounded up. I liked Mike and Jeremy. Mike's sister was kind of annoying, though we only heard her conversations with Mike over the phone. Mrs. P. and the scenes with her were funny but sweet. I was reminded of a scene from All Through the Night at one point, but Mrs. P. was much better prepared than Robin was. The scenes where Mike and Jeremy try to deal with animals was funny, too.
I had mixed feelings about the portrayal of Jeremy and his Deafness. First, he could read lips pretty much perfectly, which seemed unrealistic. Other aspects of Deaf culture were relatively realistic, from what I understand, like how Mike got Jeremy's attention with a shoulder tap, and would come around so Jeremy could see him before communicating with him. I liked how they used American Sign Language sometimes. Some of the things various characters fingerspelled were hilarious. The part I was chary of was how sometimes Jeremy's Deafness was used for comedy. Like, Mike would say something where Jeremy couldn't see him, and then Jeremy would see Mike and then say the same thing. Aside from that reservation, I enjoyed the book.
I also appreciate how the characters were more diverse than you might see in the average romance, and the intersectionality.
Highly recommended for those who like gay romantic comedy.
I had mixed feelings about the portrayal of Jeremy and his Deafness. First, he could read lips pretty much perfectly, which seemed unrealistic. Other aspects of Deaf culture were relatively realistic, from what I understand, like how Mike got Jeremy's attention with a shoulder tap, and would come around so Jeremy could see him before communicating with him. I liked how they used American Sign Language sometimes. Some of the things various characters fingerspelled were hilarious. The part I was chary of was how sometimes Jeremy's Deafness was used for comedy. Like, Mike would say something where Jeremy couldn't see him, and then Jeremy would see Mike and then say the same thing. Aside from that reservation, I enjoyed the book.
I also appreciate how the characters were more diverse than you might see in the average romance, and the intersectionality.
Highly recommended for those who like gay romantic comedy.
October 19, 2025
Likeable characters and a decent story. This one suffered from the second chance trope. That always means something terrible and completely avoidable happened in the past and we have to spend most of the book dealing with the hurt feelings before they finally talk about what happened.
July 14, 2018
Delightful, delicious, and wonderful... sweet treat without the calories. Love it.
November 17, 2025
3.25 stars
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