Being rescued by a hot lumberjack after catching his fiancé cheating was the only good thing to happen to Beau for quite some time.
Getting stuck in the man’s cabin for the weekend? There were definitely worse ways to pass a few days.
Falling for him when the guy made it clear he didn’t do relationships? Well, Beau just wouldn’t do that… probably.
Out in the Cold is a 25k word novella with a 39-year-old furniture maker who is done with disappointing relationships, a 25-year-old accountant with terrible taste in fiancés but great taste in sexy underwear, a remote cabin in the woods during a snowstorm, and a rescue dog with more sense than his owner.
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If you're looking for a short, fun, steamy read, check out this story. It's pure opposites-attract and forced-proximity, with one grumpy lumberjack, Coop, and one bumbling, insecure accountant, Beau.
Beau appears in Coop's driveway and then promptly falls on his arse, but Coop can't turn him away in the middle of a snow storm.
Beau doesn't feel desirable because crappy exes, just wanting his daddy's money, have told him he's fat and boring. But Beau isn't fat. He has a little tummy, small love handles, and a jiggly butt. Basically, he has an average, normal body, and Coop can't get enough (he likes men with some meat on their bones).
The men spend just a couple of days together, and it's more lust than love, but when Beau leaves, they text and talk.
I wanted to see more of their relationship for sure. The ending is rather abrupt (a strong HFN, hinting at a HEA). My biggest complaint is the lack of an epilogue, but, hey, you can't have it all.
A quick quickie for Friday, as I'll be busy with family crap for the next few days. Sheer horror, I probably won't be able to read at all for two days ... I'm already getting withdrawal symptoms. This short story was the typical cabin in the woods in a blizzard thing, so nothing super exciting. I found it very charming though. However, I'm used to a bit better from the author. It didn't feel quite right, I think the narrative and writing style suffered a bit from the fact that it's only 100 pages. I think there is a mismatch between inner monologue and dialog. 😔 Nonetheless, very charming and absolutely deliciously sexy.
4 “God damn, he was breaking all of his rules for Beau Singer” stars
I would like to say that I read this book for pure reasons but I have a massive book hangover after my last read and I couldn’t focus on much, so I just wanted a book with good sex scenes and my friend (you know who you are lol) kept telling me how hot the rimming scenes are in this book, so that was my only motivation to read this.
Brief summary: Beau, 25 years old, just got cheated on by his fiance so he goes to his family’s cabin to grieve but there is a snowstorm and he ends up at Cooper’s, 39 years old, cabin. Cooper lets him stay until the snow clears. They have lots of sex and they fall in love.
I really enjoyed this. I really enjoyed both main characters. Cooper was set in his way and kinda grumpy and those are my favourite type of characters. And I really fell for Beau and his body issues, he was so insecure about his body and I loved how Cooper kept complimenting him and trying to make him be less insecure about his body. These two were a really sweet pair.
I really enjoyed the vibes of this book, it was really low angst and so so sweet and really sexy and that just worked really well for me.
I read this because I wanted some good sex scenes and they didn’t disapoint at all. I loved how the sex was a little awkward and it all didn’t fit into place perfectly. I also how it was explained that Beau never had good sex before and how he was experiencing it all for the first time, that was so sweet and I love seeing his wander at how good sex can be. There was some sex scenes of high quality in this book and I really enjoyed them. I really liked that the sex scenes were on the rougher side. Also special mention to Beau wearing panties, I loved that. Also Cooper has a beard and that rimming scene that made mention of his beard was rediculously hot.
Was any of this realistic? No. Did I care? No. I had a good time reading this book and it was hot.
Lately, the thought of reading anything more than 200 pages makes me want to screech. My brain will only handle small amounts of reading right now, so I needed a cutesy little novella to keep me sane. And I found one in this book.
This was such a fun, quick read. I hate it for the main character, but hands down one of my favorite ways a book starts is when the main character walks in on their partner cheating on them. It gives it a little more zest, in my opinion. That’s what happens to sweet Beau in this book. He comes home and finds his pig of a fiancé cheating on him with his assistant. After telling him off, Beau leaves the apartment and heads to his family’s cabin to get some time away. As he’s making the trip up there, it’s starts snowing so bad he just exits off the interstate and drives to the first place he saw that has lights on. And that happens to be Coop’s cabin. COOP!!!!! What a sweet, grumpy, lumberjack of a man. Coop comes to his cabin to get away from people, but he couldn’t turn away the gorgeous, clumsy man. Plus, his dog Trucker wouldn’t let him, since he fell in love with Beau on the spot. So now Coop and Beau are snowed in together in Coop’s cabin for the next few days. Cue the excited wiggles.
I enjoyed this novella very much. I loved seeing Coop and Beau fall for each other almost as much as I liked their sexy times. They were perfect for each other. They both had the hots for each other, but nervous to dive in. Beau didn’t have a lot of confidence because he thought he was a boring, chubby man (we hate his ex-fiancé for making him feel that way), and Coop didn’t want a relationship. Plus he would’ve felt like he was taking advantage of a man who literally just broke off his engagement. Both men overcome their nerves, and they launch into their weekend sex-fest.
Sadly, the snow plow had to ruin the love. Once the roads were clear, Beau headed on home. It’s not a sad ending, though. Both men kept in touch, and we see them get their HEA (HFN maybe since there isn’t an epilogue?). Either way, it was a sweet ending to a sweet book.
If you want to read an age gap romance, a MC who likes pretty undies, body positivity, and forced proximity, give this novella a try!!
Please give me more Kiki Clark, I beg of you. No one writes passionate sex scenes like you do. I want to see more of Beau learning to love his body, and Coop worshiping his thick ass and OH MY GOD THOSE BLOWJOBS—-
Out in the Cold is exactly what I needed. I’ve had lots of changes in my life recently, so nothing has been working for me. It’s hard to lose myself in books the way I’m used to. This one grabbed my attention from the start and hooked me in, and now it’s past my bedtime and I work early.
I don’t care. This was worth it.
I’d say this is PWP, but with more of a romantic feel. I would love to see this as a full length novel, because these characters were swoony as fuck together. But maybe it worked for me because it was so short. The ending was sugary sweet and made me smile.
It might be a bit of insta love, but beggars can’t be choosers. Speaking of beggars, the way Beau came apart under Coop’s body....
*fans self*
Okay, anyways. Read this if you want a short, sexy read that’ll be sure to leave you gasping and swooning at the same time.
I’m sorry but that opening chapter made me so fucking sick to my stomach I wanted to die!!!
Sweet sweet angel baby beau walks in on his fiancé cheating on him with his assistant! Beau breaks things off and heads up north! While he’s driving he gets stuck in the snow and guess who saves him? A hot lumberjack daddy named cooper!!
This had all the shit I loved that’s why I’m giving it 5 stars and I loved the accurate Michigan representation!!!
-hurt/comfort -lumberjack -snowed in -plus size mc -supportive parents
first read: 2.5? I kept waiting for this story to like catch fire you know, but it never really did I wished the character backstory had been introduced earlier on and more gradually so that we had more time to get to know them given the page count restriction. I feel like we got a lot o Beau right away, but I didn’t understand Coop - and not in the fun mysterious way
I feel like this tried to do a little too much and kind of fell short. I still recommend this if you’re looking for something fun and indulgent, and I can always count on Kiki Clark to keep my interest but I’ll stick with the Kincaid Pack for now
The book is short, and starts with drama: Beau finds out the hard way that his fiancé Danny has an affair with his secretary. Distraught after breaking up, he leaves for his family’s cottage, only to have to seek shelter from a snowstorm- knocking at the door of Cooper, a lumberjack who loves his solitude (and his dog).
As I said, it’s short, is insta everything, but the characters are very likable. I loved that Beau isn’t “conventionally handsome and interesting” - he’s soft, a bit insecure, loves lacy underwear, and for Cooper, the most beautiful man he’s seen ❤️
The narration by Michael Dean was ok, although it confused me that he gave Beau the deeper voice of the two of them.
ETA: I was given an audio copy to listen to and I really enjoyed it. Michael Dean was definitely a good pick to narrate this one!
OK after this book and Laying Pipe, I am definitely a fan of this author. They write chemistry between the MCs very, very well. And I'm so looking forward to more stories from this blue collar worker series!
I've only read one other Kiki Clark book, but this definitely makes me want to read more as I can see that wanting people as they are, chubby love handles and all, is a common theme and it's one I love to read about.
Beau has just surprised his fiancé having an affair and is more than a bit flustered. He doesn't heed his dad's advice and gets caught out in a snowstorm, seeking shelter at Coop's.
The timeline is short, as with most snowed-in books, but I thought it was short in an acceptably realistic way, and I appreciated the time they took at the end of the book to get to know each other before moving in together.
I do think this worked as a short story and that things didn't feel rushed, so props for that.
There seemed to be a bit of head-jumping, but maybe I was just confused because I listened to this on audio instead of reading with my eyes. The narration itself was quite good.
Voto: 3.5 RECENSIONE A CURA DI SLANIF Beaumont “Beau” Singer ha 25 anni e ha appena scoperto che l’uomo che deve sposare entro pochi mesi lo tradisce con il suo assistente in casa loro. Cooper “Coop” Frances ha quasi 40 anni e si è rifugiato nella sua baita di montagna per sfuggire alle pressioni della sorella, che lo vuole convincere a tutti i costi ad accasarsi. Capirete perciò che quando Beau, preda del dolore, prende e parte con la macchina mentre una tempesta di neve si sta abbattendo sulla città e finisce per fermarsi nel vialetto della baita di Coop, le cose si fanno interessanti… Quella che sembrava una vicinanza forzata, infatti, si rivelerà invece qualcosa di molto più profondo e duraturo… Continua sul nostro blog!
❤🔥A good start well not good for Beau but what happens next Lady Fate has her hand in helping real love. Sexy scenes with lacy knickers and banter. A gorgeous ending to this I loved. When the worst day turns out to be the best day. Beau 25 yrs wasnt having a good day when hed found his fiencee with the assistant bonking. Then getting lost in a snow storm was on his list either. Coop had a stanger in his driveway in the middle of a storm.
I just loved this story. I just love stories with a big gruff man who are through with love. That’s until he meets a sweet man he can’t resist. This was just a really wonderful story. I plan to read more in this series.
I have a love/hate with novellas. While I wanted to love this one, sadly, I didn't. Why you ask? Let me tell you...
We start off with all the crap with Danny. Well what happened with Danny...Did he lose his job? Did he move out? Did he get all the horrible things he deserved for treating Beau so awfully? We never find out.
We dealt with chapters of a two day trist that is basically them getting it on with each other. Then, in the last chapter, a month goes by, and BAM, the 'l' word comes out. Ugh...why aren't we trying to convince the readers that there is a connection there? I mean, it's just them looking at one another, then lust, and that's about it. The connection happens behind the closed door. And I need what we don't get to see in order to believe this with them. I mean Beau is picking up and leaving everything over a guy he knew for 2 days. Lol of course his dad thinks he's crazy.
This is why I have a love/hate with novellas. I need more than what they offer. But I can't not read them when they are attached to a series because then I'll miss something.
Un romanzo breve che mi è piaciuto davvero tanto. I due protagonisti si fanno conoscere e amare velocemente e, nonostante le varie declinazione dell' instant love non siano le mie preferite, questa storia mi ha appassionata, coinvolta e convinta. È finito troppo presto? Sì, ma mi sono goduta il viaggio in ogni pagina. 4 stelle e mezzo Hugs&kisses
Breve ma molto carino. Forse potrebbe sembrare un po’ veloce lo svolgimento. I due protagonisti vanno a vivere insieme dopo 1 mese da quando si sono conosciuti. Ma dato che nella realtà ho fatto praticamente la stessa cosa e dopo 13 anni siamo ancora qui, chi sono io per giudicare? 😂
3,5 stars ... Beau and Cooper were good together but it was very fast and I was missing the development ... so better than a lot of novellas, but still too short