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Daddy Needs a Date
With four girls, single dad Ryan Withers has his hands too full to look for romance. He’s not complaining—he loves his daughter and the three nieces he adopted when their parents died, and he would do anything for them. He’s caught off guard when his mother and daughter decide to play matchmaker.
Alex Bernot works in disaster relief, his job taking him all over the world, helping others, for extended periods of time. He’s staying with his aunt while he’s home, and she sets him up on a blind date. Finding a special someone isn’t really on his mind, but he goes to make his aunt happy.
Ryan and Alex enjoy each other’s company more than either of them expected, and they soon make a second date. Their lives are complicated, though, in very different ways, and soon family needs and their jobs conspire to pull them apart. They’ll need to figure out how to work through the things keeping them apart, but first they’ll have to decide if they even want to….
Alex Bernot works in disaster relief, his job taking him all over the world, helping others, for extended periods of time. He’s staying with his aunt while he’s home, and she sets him up on a blind date. Finding a special someone isn’t really on his mind, but he goes to make his aunt happy.
Ryan and Alex enjoy each other’s company more than either of them expected, and they soon make a second date. Their lives are complicated, though, in very different ways, and soon family needs and their jobs conspire to pull them apart. They’ll need to figure out how to work through the things keeping them apart, but first they’ll have to decide if they even want to….
208 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 18, 2017
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Sean Michael
652 books1,209 followersOften referred to as "Space Cowboy" and "Gangsta of Love" while still striving for the moniker of "Maurice," Sean Michael spends his days surfing, smutting, organizing his immense gourd collection and fantasizing about one day retiring on a small secluded island peopled entirely by horseshoe crabs. While collecting vast amounts of vintage gay pulp novels and mood rings, Sean whiles away the hours between dropping the f-bomb and persuing the kama sutra by channeling the long lost spirit of John Wayne and singing along with the soundtrack to "Chicago."
A long-time writer of complicated haiku, currently Sean is attempting to learn the advanced arts of plate spinning and soap carving sex toys.
Barring any of that? He'll stick with writing his stories, thanks, and rubbing pretty bodies together to see if they spark.
A long-time writer of complicated haiku, currently Sean is attempting to learn the advanced arts of plate spinning and soap carving sex toys.
Barring any of that? He'll stick with writing his stories, thanks, and rubbing pretty bodies together to see if they spark.
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October 5, 2018
Adorable family story finding a busy Daddy with four daughters a date, or someone he can count on to share his busy life with him. Not easy.
You need one determined daughter and mother to make it happen.
Good thing Ryan listened to his Mom and his daughter, being a good man he is. And Alex is one rare thing that happened in his life.
Some doubt about the relationship would be continued or not, fogging in the air in Ryan's house, especially with the kids. But Alex wanted to try, he's falling for Ryan and the kids easily.
So decision has to be made, traveling all the time is hard especially if he wanted to keep Ryan and the kids love him.
Well, the youngest Rosie once mad at him for went away for too long. That's cute.
Though this book is full of daily activity, it's interesting witnessing how Alex mingled with Ryan's children.
This one is a light, low angst read, and fun with children in the picture. Not too memorable, but it's a okay for me.
You need one determined daughter and mother to make it happen.
Good thing Ryan listened to his Mom and his daughter, being a good man he is. And Alex is one rare thing that happened in his life.
Some doubt about the relationship would be continued or not, fogging in the air in Ryan's house, especially with the kids. But Alex wanted to try, he's falling for Ryan and the kids easily.
So decision has to be made, traveling all the time is hard especially if he wanted to keep Ryan and the kids love him.
Well, the youngest Rosie once mad at him for went away for too long. That's cute.
Though this book is full of daily activity, it's interesting witnessing how Alex mingled with Ryan's children.
This one is a light, low angst read, and fun with children in the picture. Not too memorable, but it's a okay for me.
December 19, 2017
Okay, so for all who follow my reviews, we know Jen is a SUCKER for a hot dad. So, even though this author is sometimes hit and miss with me…. I judged by the cover and did the grabby hands until I got it.
In saying that… this one was a big HIT. It was incredibly cute and there wasn’t the incessant calling each other “lover”, and “man” as endearments, which I was incredibly thankful for because I just can’t handle it...
So, first, we have Ryan, who has one biological daughter that he had incredibly young and his sisters three kids that he claimed when his sister and her husband passed away when they were all just babies. They’ve got a good routine going; Ryan works from home and the oldest one helps out a lot. I enjoyed the kids being older in this one, I’m used to mannies with new babies or toddlers and while they’re cute and I adore those too, I really liked the different personalities with these girls and how big of a role they played in the story. Supes cute!
Then, we have Alex, who works overseas a lot, with disaster relief. Wherever he’s needed, he goes, sometimes with literally minutes notice, he’s gone for weeks, months and at one point a year at a time. While it’s noble and incredibly selfless…..”ain’t nobody got time for that!”
So, with the help of Ryan’s oldest daughter and his mother, and Alex’s aunt Ada, these two studs are set up on a blind date.
It starts out really well but hits a rough patch, but there’s no denying that these two have incredible chemistry and their banter and overall way they get along is very cute. Both men have been single for a very long time, but everything seems so easy with them. When one date turns into another one, Ryan has to cut the date short because….as a parent, stuff happens… Alex was amazing help and for someone who was iffy about the kid thing, he jumped right in with both feet and it was supes cute too!
However…. My only problem with this, was… even though they had incredible chemistry and Alex was without a doubt a trustworthy guy… second date and your letting your daughters sleep in a bed with him? Now, I’m not saying this because he’s a gay man or because he’s a man period…. I’m saying it because you literally met him a few days ago and your daughters had never met him at that point… As a mother of two… I took pause at that… Not enough to pull me out of the story, because I felt like as a reader, we see Alex really….I don’t wanna say grow, but he did kind of…to me at least. He was just amazing with Ryan and the girls and they all took to him right away.
However again…. The job thing has him up and leaving and for the small family, they had just been getting used to him being around and you can’t do that to kids… get them used to someone and then have them disappear… Especially ones that don’t understand the why’s and for how long’s. I thought it was handled well and realistically, especially when feelings get hurt with the kids it’s a whole big thing, I don’t wanna give it away, but I liked how it was done. It felt real.
And of course, with this author, by the end everyone is happy and healthy and together and it’s a big ol’ happily ever after that you can feel good about. It’s a tough road for these two and their cute little girls, with Alex’s job and stuff, but we get there in the end, as usual.
If you like hot dads with little angst and very cute little people, you’ll love this story. I know I did!
4 stars from me!
In saying that… this one was a big HIT. It was incredibly cute and there wasn’t the incessant calling each other “lover”, and “man” as endearments, which I was incredibly thankful for because I just can’t handle it...
So, first, we have Ryan, who has one biological daughter that he had incredibly young and his sisters three kids that he claimed when his sister and her husband passed away when they were all just babies. They’ve got a good routine going; Ryan works from home and the oldest one helps out a lot. I enjoyed the kids being older in this one, I’m used to mannies with new babies or toddlers and while they’re cute and I adore those too, I really liked the different personalities with these girls and how big of a role they played in the story. Supes cute!
Then, we have Alex, who works overseas a lot, with disaster relief. Wherever he’s needed, he goes, sometimes with literally minutes notice, he’s gone for weeks, months and at one point a year at a time. While it’s noble and incredibly selfless…..”ain’t nobody got time for that!”
So, with the help of Ryan’s oldest daughter and his mother, and Alex’s aunt Ada, these two studs are set up on a blind date.
It starts out really well but hits a rough patch, but there’s no denying that these two have incredible chemistry and their banter and overall way they get along is very cute. Both men have been single for a very long time, but everything seems so easy with them. When one date turns into another one, Ryan has to cut the date short because….as a parent, stuff happens… Alex was amazing help and for someone who was iffy about the kid thing, he jumped right in with both feet and it was supes cute too!
However…. My only problem with this, was… even though they had incredible chemistry and Alex was without a doubt a trustworthy guy… second date and your letting your daughters sleep in a bed with him? Now, I’m not saying this because he’s a gay man or because he’s a man period…. I’m saying it because you literally met him a few days ago and your daughters had never met him at that point… As a mother of two… I took pause at that… Not enough to pull me out of the story, because I felt like as a reader, we see Alex really….I don’t wanna say grow, but he did kind of…to me at least. He was just amazing with Ryan and the girls and they all took to him right away.
However again…. The job thing has him up and leaving and for the small family, they had just been getting used to him being around and you can’t do that to kids… get them used to someone and then have them disappear… Especially ones that don’t understand the why’s and for how long’s. I thought it was handled well and realistically, especially when feelings get hurt with the kids it’s a whole big thing, I don’t wanna give it away, but I liked how it was done. It felt real.
And of course, with this author, by the end everyone is happy and healthy and together and it’s a big ol’ happily ever after that you can feel good about. It’s a tough road for these two and their cute little girls, with Alex’s job and stuff, but we get there in the end, as usual.
If you like hot dads with little angst and very cute little people, you’ll love this story. I know I did!
4 stars from me!
May 16, 2020
Audiobook reviewRyan Withers knows what it’s like to be busy. As a single dad to four girls romance is the last thing on his mind. That is until his fifteen year old daughter and his mother decide to play matchmaker and sets him up on a date with Alex. The two hits it off right away, but finding time isn’t easy with four kids, and Alex’s work as a disaster relief isn’t helping matters as he could get called away on short notice. I loved Ryan and Alex together and Alex really fit into the family dynamic as if he’d always been there. Sure it wasn’t always easy, but it was well worth the fight.
What I really loved about this book was the lack of glamour. The story and the characters felt grounded. Life with four kids is messy and busy (I imagine), and everyday life doesn’t consist of going out to clubs or dining at fancy restaurants or being up to date on the latest gossip or what not. It’s putting food on the table, even if it’s only peanut butter sandwich and the circus just before bedtime making sure teeth are brushed etc. It’s not glamorous, but it’s real. All of the characters feel real and credible. Sean Michael makes you believe and with this story, he created hope that even if you are too busy to look love will find you anyway.
I’ve been listening to many new to me narrators this week, with various success. Steve Balderson, I think, has been my favourite. I loved his voice and pacing, and I think he was great for the story, he made you feel everything and become invested in these lives, mayhem and all. Okay, so the mayhem was mostly imagined on my part, because despite everything this family have been through they are all well-adjusted and happy. Balderson made you become a part of it, colouring with the young ones and in general having a great time.
Daddy Needs a Date was an audiobook that will spread some happiness and sweetness. Definitely recommended when you need a dose of family.
A copy of this book was generously provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review
February 27, 2018
This was just okay for me :-/ ... more thoughts to come!!
January 11, 2018
A Joyfully Jay review.
4.25 stars
This is a sweet romance for two lonely souls who inadvertently connect. Alex and Ryan are really awesome characters with demonstrable nobility in their actions. Ryan self-sacrifices for his kids, and Alex self-sacrifices for strangers, but both are finally realizing that these decisions have cost them companionship for years now. I loved how realistic the situations felt, from dealing with ill kids, to the heartbreak of the disaster scene; I could have been there. I also liked that the kids all had different, and not-annoying, personalities. They are sweet in tangible and age-appropriate ways, whether making welcome home banners and planning special meals, or taking care of their “popsy” and his bruised heart. The time-frame for the love story was short, but the close quarters seemed to foster an intense connection. Alex is an adaptable guy, and he’s been around lots of children in his missions. He really took to Ryan’s girls. He and Ryan have an undeniable chemistry, and it helps them in their separations. I could relate to his need to have Ryan as a focal point while working in desolate areas. And, I could see how his view of his work paled once he had a real home to leave and return to. I liked how they resolved their issues—and made a life that suited their combined interests. It’s a happy ending that felt real.
Read Veronica’s review in its entirety here.
4.25 stars
This is a sweet romance for two lonely souls who inadvertently connect. Alex and Ryan are really awesome characters with demonstrable nobility in their actions. Ryan self-sacrifices for his kids, and Alex self-sacrifices for strangers, but both are finally realizing that these decisions have cost them companionship for years now. I loved how realistic the situations felt, from dealing with ill kids, to the heartbreak of the disaster scene; I could have been there. I also liked that the kids all had different, and not-annoying, personalities. They are sweet in tangible and age-appropriate ways, whether making welcome home banners and planning special meals, or taking care of their “popsy” and his bruised heart. The time-frame for the love story was short, but the close quarters seemed to foster an intense connection. Alex is an adaptable guy, and he’s been around lots of children in his missions. He really took to Ryan’s girls. He and Ryan have an undeniable chemistry, and it helps them in their separations. I could relate to his need to have Ryan as a focal point while working in desolate areas. And, I could see how his view of his work paled once he had a real home to leave and return to. I liked how they resolved their issues—and made a life that suited their combined interests. It’s a happy ending that felt real.
Read Veronica’s review in its entirety here.
May 17, 2018
Tams gives this one 3.5 Stars...
Single dads need love too
I liked the concept of this book going into it. A gay single dad raising his own daughter as well as his sister's kids after his sister and brother in law died in an accident. Each of the girls had their own distinct personality that was evident in the writing of the story. It was kind of fun listening to them, especially the younger ones expressing themselves the best way they know how. The relationship between Ryan and Alex moved really fast, a little too fast for me especially with Ryan being a single dad of four girls. It felt a little too like insta-love for me. This was my first audio with this narrator and I'll say he had some pros and some cons. I loved the emotion he put behind the words, like you could almost feel what the character was feeling. There were a couple of times though that I had to rewind because I didn't catch whether or not I was listening to Ryan or Alex.
Overall I enjoyed this one and I would listen to another book by Balderson to see if this was just a one off.
Single dads need love too
I liked the concept of this book going into it. A gay single dad raising his own daughter as well as his sister's kids after his sister and brother in law died in an accident. Each of the girls had their own distinct personality that was evident in the writing of the story. It was kind of fun listening to them, especially the younger ones expressing themselves the best way they know how. The relationship between Ryan and Alex moved really fast, a little too fast for me especially with Ryan being a single dad of four girls. It felt a little too like insta-love for me. This was my first audio with this narrator and I'll say he had some pros and some cons. I loved the emotion he put behind the words, like you could almost feel what the character was feeling. There were a couple of times though that I had to rewind because I didn't catch whether or not I was listening to Ryan or Alex.
Overall I enjoyed this one and I would listen to another book by Balderson to see if this was just a one off.
July 9, 2018
Rating: 4 stars
I really liked this book. I thought a very good slice of life story. I loved both Ryan and Alex and thought Ryan’s children were adorable if a bit unrealistic. There was very little angst and it was a good story about two men merging their lives together. I think the only thing that really bugged me a little was other than the older girl who was 15/16, I had a hard time remembering the ages of the younger ones. I know the oldest of them was 9 but it felt like she acted a bit young for her age and it was really hard to tell Daisy and Daffodil apart. Still it was a very enjoyable story.
I really liked this book. I thought a very good slice of life story. I loved both Ryan and Alex and thought Ryan’s children were adorable if a bit unrealistic. There was very little angst and it was a good story about two men merging their lives together. I think the only thing that really bugged me a little was other than the older girl who was 15/16, I had a hard time remembering the ages of the younger ones. I know the oldest of them was 9 but it felt like she acted a bit young for her age and it was really hard to tell Daisy and Daffodil apart. Still it was a very enjoyable story.
December 18, 2017
Full review at :
https://optimumm.blog/2017/12/18/review-daddy-needs-a-date-by-sean-michael/
Ryan is a single father, he has four girls between 5 years-old to 15 years-old. He hasn’t time to have a social life and even less for a love life.
Alex works in disaster relief, and his job takes him everywhere around the world for extended periods of time. He hasn’t time either for a love life.
When Ryan’s mother and daughter, and Alex’s aunt decide to play make matchmakers, they both agree to go on a blind date without knowing anything about the other one, and without expecting anything actually.
Ryan and Alex fit perfectly together, but between Ryan’s four kids and Alex’s job, can they make things work together?
I liked this story.
Ryan is a no-life dad. He’s focused on his kids, and only them, he works at home and spends all his time with his kids. He has zero social life. When He meets Alex, he wants to be with him, and he tries to make Alex fit in his life with his little monsters. I liked Ryan, he’s really a good dad, even if sometimes I think it was a little bit too much about the super fabulous dad of the century he was! Really I wanted Ryan to adopt me.
Alex is a no-life man too. The guy works, works, works. When he doesn’t work, he sleeps, eats steak and then works some more. So when he meets Ryan, and helps him with the girls, Alex realized how empty his life was. I liked him too, he was funny and sweet, and very good with the kids.
It was a sweet book, without angst or evil plot. It was a slice of life, when Ryan meets Alex and how they became a couple. We follow them, step by step how they bind together and deal with their differences.
I recommend this book, I had a great time reading it, maybe because I’m a single mom too and dream meeting my Alex, but I really enjoyed it, and the girls were perfect.
THE BEST KIDS EVER…. That’s how I realized it was a book, not real life. Ryan’s daughters don’t exist in real life…. Sadly.
4 OptimuMMs for Popsy and Lex
***The ARC was provided by Dreamspinner Press. My review is an honest opinion of the book ***
https://optimumm.blog/2017/12/18/review-daddy-needs-a-date-by-sean-michael/
Ryan is a single father, he has four girls between 5 years-old to 15 years-old. He hasn’t time to have a social life and even less for a love life.
Alex works in disaster relief, and his job takes him everywhere around the world for extended periods of time. He hasn’t time either for a love life.
When Ryan’s mother and daughter, and Alex’s aunt decide to play make matchmakers, they both agree to go on a blind date without knowing anything about the other one, and without expecting anything actually.
Ryan and Alex fit perfectly together, but between Ryan’s four kids and Alex’s job, can they make things work together?
I liked this story.
Ryan is a no-life dad. He’s focused on his kids, and only them, he works at home and spends all his time with his kids. He has zero social life. When He meets Alex, he wants to be with him, and he tries to make Alex fit in his life with his little monsters. I liked Ryan, he’s really a good dad, even if sometimes I think it was a little bit too much about the super fabulous dad of the century he was! Really I wanted Ryan to adopt me.
Alex is a no-life man too. The guy works, works, works. When he doesn’t work, he sleeps, eats steak and then works some more. So when he meets Ryan, and helps him with the girls, Alex realized how empty his life was. I liked him too, he was funny and sweet, and very good with the kids.
It was a sweet book, without angst or evil plot. It was a slice of life, when Ryan meets Alex and how they became a couple. We follow them, step by step how they bind together and deal with their differences.
I recommend this book, I had a great time reading it, maybe because I’m a single mom too and dream meeting my Alex, but I really enjoyed it, and the girls were perfect.
THE BEST KIDS EVER…. That’s how I realized it was a book, not real life. Ryan’s daughters don’t exist in real life…. Sadly.
4 OptimuMMs for Popsy and Lex
***The ARC was provided by Dreamspinner Press. My review is an honest opinion of the book ***
June 15, 2018
Narration Rating 5 Stars
Single dad Ryan Withers has not been on a date since forever. Four girls ranging from a teen to preschool aged have kept him busy and off the market. His oldest, who came to Ryan due to his teen experimentation with a girl not yet ready for parenthood, and the younger girls, who arrived through tragedy (is there any other way to make a ready-made family in Romancelandia?), conspire with their grandmother to finally get Daddy a date.
Alex Burnot has a heart of gold. He’s a disaster relief coordinator who travels the globe picking up the broken pieces of nations and people and putting them on the road to recovery. He also has not dated in a good long while, and his aunt and Ryan’s mother think they will be a good match.
This is a romance novel and the ordinary rules of reality do not apply here. The two men meet and, despite not wanting to be, are immediately attracted to each other. When an accident with Ryan’s girls ends the date prematurely, the two men can think of nothing else but being together again.
Steve Balderson has a way of performing stories that take you right into them. You don’t need to be lured in. There is a quality about his voice that puts you at ease, helps you suspend disbelief, and puts you right into the action. His smooth tones, even when voicing young girls, put the listener into a space that allows them to hear the words and enjoy the story. Frequent buyers of audiobooks should be looking for Balderson’s name. While I have only heard him do romance, the quality of his performance really adds depth to a sweet, fluffy romance. The fact that he can do female voices so well, from young to grandmotherly, marks his ability as one of the best doing so in M/M romance.
Buy the book because the story is sweet and fun. Buy the audiobook because the narration is superb, and buy it because good performances should be heard by as many people as possible.
Reviewed by Mike for The Novel Approach
Single dad Ryan Withers has not been on a date since forever. Four girls ranging from a teen to preschool aged have kept him busy and off the market. His oldest, who came to Ryan due to his teen experimentation with a girl not yet ready for parenthood, and the younger girls, who arrived through tragedy (is there any other way to make a ready-made family in Romancelandia?), conspire with their grandmother to finally get Daddy a date.
Alex Burnot has a heart of gold. He’s a disaster relief coordinator who travels the globe picking up the broken pieces of nations and people and putting them on the road to recovery. He also has not dated in a good long while, and his aunt and Ryan’s mother think they will be a good match.
This is a romance novel and the ordinary rules of reality do not apply here. The two men meet and, despite not wanting to be, are immediately attracted to each other. When an accident with Ryan’s girls ends the date prematurely, the two men can think of nothing else but being together again.
Steve Balderson has a way of performing stories that take you right into them. You don’t need to be lured in. There is a quality about his voice that puts you at ease, helps you suspend disbelief, and puts you right into the action. His smooth tones, even when voicing young girls, put the listener into a space that allows them to hear the words and enjoy the story. Frequent buyers of audiobooks should be looking for Balderson’s name. While I have only heard him do romance, the quality of his performance really adds depth to a sweet, fluffy romance. The fact that he can do female voices so well, from young to grandmotherly, marks his ability as one of the best doing so in M/M romance.
Buy the book because the story is sweet and fun. Buy the audiobook because the narration is superb, and buy it because good performances should be heard by as many people as possible.
Reviewed by Mike for The Novel Approach
December 10, 2017
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review for Wicked Reads.
This book was a great mix of cute, sweet, and sexy, just like you'd guess from the cover.
Ryan is a dream guy. He's an amazing guy and a wonderful dad. Like any single parent, he's busy juggling work and home life, but with four girls at home during in him, there really isn't much time for relationships. A few flings, sure, but anything more could really derail the careful balance he has created.
Alex is another version of that dream man. He's a really b good guy all around and made charity and rescue his job. He works extremely hard and is constantly traveling from one place to another to help others. On one of the few occasions he's home, his aunt sets him up on a blind date. He really isn't interested, but figures he might as week do it for his aunt. Besides, he'll probably never see the guy again anyway.
When the two of them meet, there are a few awkward moments, but both are shocked by the natural chemistry. Despite both expecting it to be a one off date, they find themselves craving more time, but it's it even possible between Ryan raising four girls and Alex having to leave the country at a moment's notice?
I didn't have any problems finishing this one. It was shorter and flowed easily to the end. It does go a bit along the "insta-love" route, but for a shirt and sweet story, it works. As a mom, I found a few things with the youngest girl making her seem a bit younger than she was, but that's probably just me being fussy. The sexy parts were definitely sensual and hot. I commend the author for managing to get a good variation of scenes in a shorter story. It didn't feel like the same thing happening over and over.
Overall, I enjoyed this one and would recommend it to MM romance fans. It's a sweet one just in time for holiday break reading.
This book was a great mix of cute, sweet, and sexy, just like you'd guess from the cover.
Ryan is a dream guy. He's an amazing guy and a wonderful dad. Like any single parent, he's busy juggling work and home life, but with four girls at home during in him, there really isn't much time for relationships. A few flings, sure, but anything more could really derail the careful balance he has created.
Alex is another version of that dream man. He's a really b good guy all around and made charity and rescue his job. He works extremely hard and is constantly traveling from one place to another to help others. On one of the few occasions he's home, his aunt sets him up on a blind date. He really isn't interested, but figures he might as week do it for his aunt. Besides, he'll probably never see the guy again anyway.
When the two of them meet, there are a few awkward moments, but both are shocked by the natural chemistry. Despite both expecting it to be a one off date, they find themselves craving more time, but it's it even possible between Ryan raising four girls and Alex having to leave the country at a moment's notice?
I didn't have any problems finishing this one. It was shorter and flowed easily to the end. It does go a bit along the "insta-love" route, but for a shirt and sweet story, it works. As a mom, I found a few things with the youngest girl making her seem a bit younger than she was, but that's probably just me being fussy. The sexy parts were definitely sensual and hot. I commend the author for managing to get a good variation of scenes in a shorter story. It didn't feel like the same thing happening over and over.
Overall, I enjoyed this one and would recommend it to MM romance fans. It's a sweet one just in time for holiday break reading.
February 3, 2018
Let's start with this: This book is not very realistic in my humble opinion. It's aimed to be mostly cute and funny and this is what it delievers.
I really liked the banter, the kids were intertwined adorably and the whole progression of the story felt well done, even if I think it's been a bit too fast.
What I don't get is the inconsistence with Ryan's mom. She can't help because she can't afford to get ill, then she helps anyway. He is a working dad of four, if he'd be my son, I'd be over several times a week to help with my grandkids. And how on earth could she think setting him up with a guy with such an irregular life could be a good idea?
So - this said - it's a typical Sean Michal Daddy story, sweet and with no pretense to be anything else but a nice, entertaining, cute story.
I really liked the banter, the kids were intertwined adorably and the whole progression of the story felt well done, even if I think it's been a bit too fast.
What I don't get is the inconsistence with Ryan's mom. She can't help because she can't afford to get ill, then she helps anyway. He is a working dad of four, if he'd be my son, I'd be over several times a week to help with my grandkids. And how on earth could she think setting him up with a guy with such an irregular life could be a good idea?
So - this said - it's a typical Sean Michal Daddy story, sweet and with no pretense to be anything else but a nice, entertaining, cute story.
January 13, 2018
Instalove but cute
December 12, 2017
I received a copy to read and review for Wicked Reads
Awe, this story was so strong with the feels. I loved Ryan and Alex and then the girls. OMG, the girls, they were so wonderful and such a part of this story and I loved every part from beginning to end. In true Sean Michael's fashion there was also some hot sexy times too. I cried a few times reading this story just because I felt all the emotions of each of these characters. The book went by so fast and I felt like I was there in the moment, sweet love story with lots and lots of heart.
Awe, this story was so strong with the feels. I loved Ryan and Alex and then the girls. OMG, the girls, they were so wonderful and such a part of this story and I loved every part from beginning to end. In true Sean Michael's fashion there was also some hot sexy times too. I cried a few times reading this story just because I felt all the emotions of each of these characters. The book went by so fast and I felt like I was there in the moment, sweet love story with lots and lots of heart.
January 1, 2018
3.5 Très mignon mais plus une tranche de vie qu'autre chose. C'était quand même sympa.
December 19, 2017
I have to be completely honest when I say that I did really love his book. It is realistic in some ways so that made it that much better.
Ryan is a single dad of four daughters. It is shocking to most that he has four girls but his oldest he had at 15 years old and the three younger ones was his sisters children and when she passes away along with her husband Ryan could not think of anything else other hem taking those precious girls in and raising them as his own. It was an adjustment for all of them, especially Mel hisoldst but they did and Hingis are amazing. They have a perfect for them family with the exception of he fact that Ryan has not been on a date in 8 years and now his mother and daughter believe it is time for him to go on one. A blind date at that.
Alex does work for the Red Cross. He is constantly traveling from one disaster to the other so when he is in town on a short break, his aunt has decided why he needs to go on a date and meet someone not related to his job. Do that is how Alex and Ryan find themselves on a blind date together,
It becomes evident that the fact that Ryan is a father of four girls was left out of thhe talk when his aunt told him about him. And even though normally he would have ended the date right then, there is just something about Ryan that makes him want to get to know him better.
Ryan is so interested in Alex. Ryan realizes that no one told Alex about the girls and since Alex did not take the put on ending the date early, that makes Ryan that much more interesting.
Things go so good between the two that they make plans for a second date. This is where Ryan has a fight family emergency and Aex shows Ryan the type of man he truly is. Which is incredible. Alex is right there with Ryan every step of the way. Never once trying to leave or acting out out.
The only problem between these two is Alex's job still takes him out of the country at the drop of a hat and Ryan has four girls to consider when it comes to that type of disruption. Can Alex and Ryan figure out how to make Hingis work or is it going to end between them before they can really get started?
This was such a good read. I really enjoyed reading how Ryan and Alex navigated everything from the girls to Alex's job. This is a book that could have been real so that makes it so much better. I love reading a realistic read. It makes the read so much better and that much easier to be able to picture whatbis going on. Sean Michael did an incredible job on this book that is for sure.
Was given this galley copy for free for an open and honest review
Ryan is a single dad of four daughters. It is shocking to most that he has four girls but his oldest he had at 15 years old and the three younger ones was his sisters children and when she passes away along with her husband Ryan could not think of anything else other hem taking those precious girls in and raising them as his own. It was an adjustment for all of them, especially Mel hisoldst but they did and Hingis are amazing. They have a perfect for them family with the exception of he fact that Ryan has not been on a date in 8 years and now his mother and daughter believe it is time for him to go on one. A blind date at that.
Alex does work for the Red Cross. He is constantly traveling from one disaster to the other so when he is in town on a short break, his aunt has decided why he needs to go on a date and meet someone not related to his job. Do that is how Alex and Ryan find themselves on a blind date together,
It becomes evident that the fact that Ryan is a father of four girls was left out of thhe talk when his aunt told him about him. And even though normally he would have ended the date right then, there is just something about Ryan that makes him want to get to know him better.
Ryan is so interested in Alex. Ryan realizes that no one told Alex about the girls and since Alex did not take the put on ending the date early, that makes Ryan that much more interesting.
Things go so good between the two that they make plans for a second date. This is where Ryan has a fight family emergency and Aex shows Ryan the type of man he truly is. Which is incredible. Alex is right there with Ryan every step of the way. Never once trying to leave or acting out out.
The only problem between these two is Alex's job still takes him out of the country at the drop of a hat and Ryan has four girls to consider when it comes to that type of disruption. Can Alex and Ryan figure out how to make Hingis work or is it going to end between them before they can really get started?
This was such a good read. I really enjoyed reading how Ryan and Alex navigated everything from the girls to Alex's job. This is a book that could have been real so that makes it so much better. I love reading a realistic read. It makes the read so much better and that much easier to be able to picture whatbis going on. Sean Michael did an incredible job on this book that is for sure.
Was given this galley copy for free for an open and honest review
December 18, 2017
*Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie by Dreamspinner Press for my reading pleasure in hopes of an unbiased opinion, a review was not a requirement.*
Daddy Needs a Date is a standalone by Sean Michael. Ryan is a single dad with four daughters, who hasn't had time for dating all of his adult life. His life is about providing for his girls and raising them. He's an even keel man who seems to be able to easily handle the craziness of four daughters varying in age from 5 to 15. Throughout this story, we get to see a little bit about the man, but mostly it's just focused on him as a parent and being a parent. Alex and Ryan are set up on a blind date, and though Alex is shocked by Ryan's daughter's situation, he's enjoying the dinner enough to continue. Alex doesn't spend a lot of time in the U.S and has little roots tying him anywhere. He's using his inheritance doing missionary work abroad and will just leave the country at a moment's notice to help with the latest disaster.
I liked both Ryan and Alex. This book did a great job of showing what a single parent dating looks like but if you don't like kids in your story, I'd strongly suggest you avoid this one. After 1 1/2 dates, Ryan and Alex's time together involves Ryan's daughters so they are a big part of the story. Alex jumps in to help when Ryan needs it and they become a family. Neither man had any terrible character flaw and seemed to fit together well. There's a point when Alex has to head to a country in need that causes issue with Ryan and his daughter, and I think it was well done showing how someone without any ties doesn't have to worry about how his actions affect anyone else.
I wasn't a fan of how quickly Ryan and Alex moved in together. I mean, Ryan is a parent of four girls and he ended up moving a man in with them after two dates. This story was really an instalove story between Ryan and Alex, with their dates, meeting kids and moving in together happening within a short time. Though I would have liked for Ryan's character to be more detailed, I think many parents can relate to the same issue of losing their individual identity and instead being someone's parent. Overall, this was a good book with likable characters, well-behaved children and a HEA. I enjoyed the epilogue that gave insight into what their lives looked like now and the work Alex was involved in.
Rating: 4 stars
Daddy Needs a Date is a standalone by Sean Michael. Ryan is a single dad with four daughters, who hasn't had time for dating all of his adult life. His life is about providing for his girls and raising them. He's an even keel man who seems to be able to easily handle the craziness of four daughters varying in age from 5 to 15. Throughout this story, we get to see a little bit about the man, but mostly it's just focused on him as a parent and being a parent. Alex and Ryan are set up on a blind date, and though Alex is shocked by Ryan's daughter's situation, he's enjoying the dinner enough to continue. Alex doesn't spend a lot of time in the U.S and has little roots tying him anywhere. He's using his inheritance doing missionary work abroad and will just leave the country at a moment's notice to help with the latest disaster.
I liked both Ryan and Alex. This book did a great job of showing what a single parent dating looks like but if you don't like kids in your story, I'd strongly suggest you avoid this one. After 1 1/2 dates, Ryan and Alex's time together involves Ryan's daughters so they are a big part of the story. Alex jumps in to help when Ryan needs it and they become a family. Neither man had any terrible character flaw and seemed to fit together well. There's a point when Alex has to head to a country in need that causes issue with Ryan and his daughter, and I think it was well done showing how someone without any ties doesn't have to worry about how his actions affect anyone else.
I wasn't a fan of how quickly Ryan and Alex moved in together. I mean, Ryan is a parent of four girls and he ended up moving a man in with them after two dates. This story was really an instalove story between Ryan and Alex, with their dates, meeting kids and moving in together happening within a short time. Though I would have liked for Ryan's character to be more detailed, I think many parents can relate to the same issue of losing their individual identity and instead being someone's parent. Overall, this was a good book with likable characters, well-behaved children and a HEA. I enjoyed the epilogue that gave insight into what their lives looked like now and the work Alex was involved in.
Rating: 4 stars
April 8, 2022
Ryan had never expected to be daddy for four young girls – but he hadn’t hesitated to adopt his three nieces when their parents died and the girls got along so well with his own young daughter he couldn’t imagine not being able to find a way to make this work. When Ryan and Alex are set up on a blind date neither of them expect to enjoy each other’s company as much as they do. But their lives are so very different and everything gets complicated so quickly – can they manage to make this work?
I really enjoyed this full length story. While Ryan and Alex are both interesting characters, I was mostly pleased that this story seems to keep away from many of the tropes so common in the “single dad to young kids finding love” type of stories that are out there. Both Ryan and Alex are up front from their first meeting that their lives are in very different places and they each are open to beginning a relationship but they also have quite different priorities. I found this made for some very interesting – and very honest – types of conflict where the two men needed to decide what they really wanted from their respective lives and relationships.
The author did an excellent job in my opinion in keeping the four girls different enough that the reader wouldn’t get too muddled by them, but equally not letting the kids’ characters take over the entire storyline either. I really feel this story has a plot and set-up different enough it should feel fresh and interesting to many readers. I greatly enjoyed that this doesn’t fall into any of the well-used cliches that make me struggle with so many other “men with an instant family of kids” type of stories.
With interesting characters and a different enough plot I was hooked all the way through the book, this is a great and steamy read.
I really enjoyed this full length story. While Ryan and Alex are both interesting characters, I was mostly pleased that this story seems to keep away from many of the tropes so common in the “single dad to young kids finding love” type of stories that are out there. Both Ryan and Alex are up front from their first meeting that their lives are in very different places and they each are open to beginning a relationship but they also have quite different priorities. I found this made for some very interesting – and very honest – types of conflict where the two men needed to decide what they really wanted from their respective lives and relationships.
The author did an excellent job in my opinion in keeping the four girls different enough that the reader wouldn’t get too muddled by them, but equally not letting the kids’ characters take over the entire storyline either. I really feel this story has a plot and set-up different enough it should feel fresh and interesting to many readers. I greatly enjoyed that this doesn’t fall into any of the well-used cliches that make me struggle with so many other “men with an instant family of kids” type of stories.
With interesting characters and a different enough plot I was hooked all the way through the book, this is a great and steamy read.
May 24, 2023
Daddy Needs a Date
Sean Michael
Two surprises, I bought an e-book for the first time in ages and it was cheapest on KOBO.
Ryan is 30 with a 15-yr-old daughter Mel and 3 younger girls, his nieces whose parents died in a car accident. This being an M+M Romance the other guy is a blind date set up between Ryan’s mother and her friend from church Alex’s aunt all at the behest of Ryan’s daughter the fifteen-year-old. The setting appears to be Ottawa.
Alex parenting bonafides come to the test when he volunteers to help when Ryan’s brood come down with flu. Mel is faced with getting what she wanted, romance in her father’s life, so when they canoodle she has to hold her tongue.
This author does not write sweet romance. Alex works for an aid agency that fails to consider the health and emotional needs of its workers. Having to leave a moment’s notice is hard on the “volunteer” and on his family. Try explaining that to a five-year-old.
Sean Michael
Two surprises, I bought an e-book for the first time in ages and it was cheapest on KOBO.
Ryan is 30 with a 15-yr-old daughter Mel and 3 younger girls, his nieces whose parents died in a car accident. This being an M+M Romance the other guy is a blind date set up between Ryan’s mother and her friend from church Alex’s aunt all at the behest of Ryan’s daughter the fifteen-year-old. The setting appears to be Ottawa.
Alex parenting bonafides come to the test when he volunteers to help when Ryan’s brood come down with flu. Mel is faced with getting what she wanted, romance in her father’s life, so when they canoodle she has to hold her tongue.
This author does not write sweet romance. Alex works for an aid agency that fails to consider the health and emotional needs of its workers. Having to leave a moment’s notice is hard on the “volunteer” and on his family. Try explaining that to a five-year-old.
March 4, 2020
I have no idea...
Do I like this book or hate it?
Whenever I put the book down I think that I'm enjoying it but when I think about what I enjoy, I realise that I actually enjoyed nothing. I found so many things that I didn't like about it but I was left feeling satisfied.
It's a very confusing situation. I think I enjoyed the whole relationship but if they'd been together a lot longer. They went on 2 dates and suddenly Alex had basically moved in with Ryan and his 4 daughters. But the relationship went from 2 dates to being a ready made family in what I can only assume was a matter of weeks.
Had this happened after months and months I'd have understood, but it was so rushed like instalove.
Plus I don't like sex scenes so having 3 in the book wasn't ideal.
Overall didn't like much but was always left satisfied so 3 stars seemed appropriate as it was middle of the pack
Do I like this book or hate it?
Whenever I put the book down I think that I'm enjoying it but when I think about what I enjoy, I realise that I actually enjoyed nothing. I found so many things that I didn't like about it but I was left feeling satisfied.
It's a very confusing situation. I think I enjoyed the whole relationship but if they'd been together a lot longer. They went on 2 dates and suddenly Alex had basically moved in with Ryan and his 4 daughters. But the relationship went from 2 dates to being a ready made family in what I can only assume was a matter of weeks.
Had this happened after months and months I'd have understood, but it was so rushed like instalove.
Plus I don't like sex scenes so having 3 in the book wasn't ideal.
Overall didn't like much but was always left satisfied so 3 stars seemed appropriate as it was middle of the pack
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 27, 2018
It starts out as a blind date that turns into the care of the sick and needy. But just as this little family settles in Alex is off without even a good-bye. Alex feels he need to make up for what his parents have done in the past and this misplaced guilt seems to be what drives him. Ryan is hurt and tries to be understanding about the greater good but his girls come first and they are hurting. But Alex begins to realize that what is really important and finds a way to meet the needs of others without denying his own needs and wants in the process.
October 23, 2018
Cute... the family feels is what makes it work the best. The sex isn't horrible but that wasn't the strong suit in this adventure.
For a non supernatural book, this was a fast feels. Ryan asking Alex to move in without discussing it with the girls, and without 'seeing' Alex clear the air with Mel over his job and leaving unexpectedly are the overlooked things that bothered me. However, still came across as a good family read.
For a non supernatural book, this was a fast feels. Ryan asking Alex to move in without discussing it with the girls, and without 'seeing' Alex clear the air with Mel over his job and leaving unexpectedly are the overlooked things that bothered me. However, still came across as a good family read.
December 29, 2017
This is a wonderful story about an awesome Dad whose mother and oldest daughter conspire to make sure he has a social life! When Ryan meets Alex there is an instant attraction even though their lives are totally different. How these two men manage to make things work out makes for a wonderful story!
May 15, 2023
Laughs, tears and make up time.
When a man who travels around the world being called up at a moments notice for disaster relief, meets a dad with four girls on a blind date, is it a disaster waiting to happen? Is this where the saying "love conquers all" comes into play?
When a man who travels around the world being called up at a moments notice for disaster relief, meets a dad with four girls on a blind date, is it a disaster waiting to happen? Is this where the saying "love conquers all" comes into play?
December 20, 2017
I tried really hard to like this book but the best I could come up with is three stars.
December 31, 2017
3.5 stars
This was a cute read, I just thought the ending needed more of a resolution? An epilogue would have been nice.
This was a cute read, I just thought the ending needed more of a resolution? An epilogue would have been nice.
December 31, 2017
one of the better Sean michael books for sure . I absolutely enjoyed this one!
January 10, 2018
2.5 stars
February 13, 2018
3.5 stars
February 17, 2018
This was a sweet read but it was one of those stories that I found myself really liking some parts and other parts not so much. The kids were adorable!
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