Mr. Strauss & Mr. Lowe

Out of Uniform #7.5

by Annabeth Albert

SHORT story for fans of the Out of Uniform series featuring Wes and Dustin from WHEELS UP as they prepare to open a new chapter of their lives together. Best enjoyed after reading their book! Contains mild BDSM, nervous grooms, and Easter eggs galore for fan-favorite characters!

Genres: M M Romance, Romance, Contemporary, Military Fiction, Short Stories, LGBT, Queer

30 pages, ebook

First published February 1, 2020

About the author

Frequent tweeter, professional grammar nerd, and obsessive reader, Annabeth Albert is also a Pacific Northwest romance writer in a variety of subgenres.

Emotionally complex, sexy, and funny stories are her favorites both to read and to write. In between searching out dark heroes to redeem, she works a rewarding day job and wrangles two toddlers.

Reviews

[Imme [trying to crawl out of hiatus] van Gorp · Rating 2 out of 5]

|| 2.0 stars ||

This wasn't really all that great to me.

A big part of this already very short novella focuses on some sort of security assignment for a random celebrity wedding, which I quite frankly could not have cared less about.

There are hardly any sweet or cute moments between Dustin and Wes to be found here, and their only extended intimiate interaction is a sex scene, which, by the way, has really gone a LOT more heavy on the BDSM than they used to be.

Nonetheless, I of course still love these two so much, even if the feelings were a bit off for me, and they weren't really the same people or couple as before.
But oh well, it's supposed to be years later, so some change is realistic, I guess.

"I love you. So much. Feels like I can never tell you enough. Never show you enough."
"You do. And just you. That's enough for me."

I will always enjoy reading more about Wes and Dustin, but I liked their happily ever after in their previous novella, Homebodies, more. This simply didn't add anything for me.

It's a bit of a wasted opportunity, since Wes and Dustin had such a great dynamic, that this story had the potential to be once again amazing!
Instead, this novella was bland and nothing all too interesting.

I wanted the Wes and Dustin I know and love! Which, unfortunately, I didn’t get here.


'Out of Uniform' series:
4. Wheels Up - 4.5 stars
4.5. Homebodies - 3.5 stars
7.5. Mr. Strauss & Mr. Lowe - 2.0 stars

[Cadiva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gah, I love Annabeth's military romances and this little short story is just fabulous.

Packed with Easter Eggs from her Out of Uniform series and her Perfect Harmony trilogy, I just loved it all.

[mich ⚘ · Rating 4 out of 5]

It had been awhile since I had last read anything from the Out of Uniform series and I had forgotten how much I love these men. This was short, sweet and gave me a taste of the series I was so into awhile back. I really enjoyed this!

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is the best so of course this would be good. Love these guys. Sweet little story leading up to their wedding.

[Annery · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm trying to really finish series I've started and I ran into this little short. I really liked the Out of Uniform series. A variety of couples with different dynamics, stories all about family, and really good audio narrators to boot.

This short is a visit with Wes & Dustin from Wheels Up who are/were my least favorite couple from this universe and my same niggles continue. I still think Wes is punching way above his weight class but 🤷🏻‍♀️ if Dustin is happy, who am I to say? In any case it was sweet short visit with old friends with some cameos from other couples in the series and from other AA books. No harm no foul.

[Soany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Esta autora enamorandome más con sus personajes SEAL. En esta ocasión con una historia corta sobre Dustin y Wes😍😍

[Alisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was ok. I thought we were going to see their wedding not them providing bodyguard work for someone else's wedding. I was kind of bummed. Not much to this.

[Ky · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short story about my favourite couple in the series! If only it was longer.....

[Kim Stone · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve read this author before but not this series. This was a short contemporary mm novella. Great story.

[Ami · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short story of Dustin and Wes, going on assignment on wedding security duty, before their ceremony. Nice and quicky, with a little D/s scene in between

[Marthea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dobra - wiem, wiem, że to totalnie nie po kolei w serii. Ale jak zobaczyłam, że ostatni zupełnie drobiazg jest o Dustinie i Wesie, to nie mogłam się powstrzymać, żeby nie przeczytać w końcu o klasycznym HEA dla nich 😁

No cóż - mam słabą silną wolą i nic nie poradzę 😂 Nawet z tym zupełnie nie walczyłam, poddałam się natychmiast, wywiesiłam białą flagę i poszłam się dopieszczać prawdziwym "żyli długo i szczęśliwie" dla moje ulubionej pary w serii 😁

[Ligaro · Rating 3 out of 5]

2'5 ⭐
Relato corto de Dustin y Wes. La verdad es que me esperaba más, me ha dejado un poco indiferente

[Inna ☾ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Out of Uniform Series

#1 Off Base
#1.5 Homecoming
#1.6 Off Leash
#2 At Attention
#2.5 I Do
#3 On Point
#4 Wheels Up
#4.5 Homebodies
#5 Squared Away
#6 Tight Quarters
#6.5 New in Town
#7 Rough Terrain
#7.5 Mr. Strauss & Mr. Lowe

[Zaza · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 ⭐

Dans la mesure où j'ai mis 3 jours à lire cette nouvelle de 30 pages, je crois qu'on peut dire que ça a été un flop, non ?
Quand je relis mon avis sur Wheels up (dont je ne garde pas un souvenir bien net), je vois que j'avais bien aimé Dustin & Wes. Or là, ça ne m'a fait aucun effet ni réel plaisir de les retrouver, et j'ai trouvé que la scène caliente arrivait comme un cheveu sur la soupe ! L'auteur verse bien trop dans le sucre à mon goût, et le passage avec le paparazzi, punaise, ça c'était vraiment plein de bons sentiments, je n'ai pas du tout adhéré à cet espèce de paternalisme !

Assurément, cette lecture passera vite aux oubliettes ... 😅 😂

[Robazizo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as entertaining as I expected, considering that I loved the Out of Uniform series. I would have liked to see the actual wedding and the crypticness of the identity of the side characters fell flat.

[Jesslan Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mr. Strauss & Mr. Lowe By Annabeth Albert

A short and sweet story about two bodyguards who are in love.

[Bookworm · Rating 3 out of 5]

An M/M short story that is a sequel to Wheels Up/Homebodies
It has been a few years since Wheels Up and Dustin and Wes are on a light job (not very convincing) securing a wedding just before their own wedding. And we get a good glimpse of the wedding.

The steam meter was surprisingly higher for this short story compared to all the books in the series and even the level of D/s was higher! No switching though.

[Ashley (Red-Haired Ash Reads) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Series: Out of Uniform #7.5
Rating: 3 stars - I liked it

A short scene with Dustin and Wes providing security for a popular musician's wedding and preparing for their own wedding. I liked seeing these two work as a team and finally tie the knot. I do wish we had seen their actual wedding and honeymoon though.

You can also find my reviews at Red-Haired Ash Reads.

[LGO · Rating 2 out of 5]

Este pequeño relato sobre Wes y Dustin comienza con ellos haciendo un trabajo de seguridad en la boda de unos famosos, una semana antes de su boda. Me gusta que Wes y Dustin por fin hayan podido casarse después de todas las dificultades a las que tuvieron que hacer frente. Sin embargo, la escena sexual entre ellos es bastante más fuerte del BDSM suave que solían tener.
También es verdad que no es mi pareja favorita de la saga y por eso me ha dejado indiferente.

#M-M-romance #Military-romance

[Neil Plakcy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun wedding-themed story with Albert's Out of Uniform characters. I admire her ability to create a real story with elements of both drama and romance.

You don't have to have read the rest of her series to appreciate this, but it helps.

[Katherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet story about Dustin and Wes’ wedding, held where their first date was. Really good and sweet. As the author says, there are lots of Easter Eggs too, with appearances from characters from multiple of her series.

Freebie from author.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short sweet and always good to go back to Out of Uniform series!

[Sali · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute

[Leslie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute little follow up with Wes and Dustin from the Out of Uniform series. 🥰

[Tj · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was nice catching up with some old friends created by Albert’s talented imagination. I look forward to her new series.

[Bethany Johnston · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved Wes and Dustin in Wheels up. I’m so excited to read this and it did not disappoint. I absolutely loved it!

[LauraSt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute and sexy. Oh and be ready for a really HOT light BDSM scene

[Marlobo ♥ epilogues · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Bibliophilic Richard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Actual Rating: 2.5 / 5

[Allison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute short for fans of the couple.