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Delaney Duo #1
Resolution
Resolution: Lose my virginity.
Sebastion’s shyness has been holding him back from losing his virginity, despite it being his New Year’s resolution several years in a row. He is starting to give up hope that he’ll ever lose it, when he finds himself spending a week alone in a mountain cabin with his best friend’s dad. Could Devon be the person he’s been waiting for?
Resolution: Allow myself to be happy again.
Devon has spent years struggling to move on after his husband’s death. He doesn’t expect the first person he’s interested in to be his son’s best friend, but when the adorable, awkward young man turns up unannounced at his cabin, sparks fly, and Devon has to decide whether finally moving on is worth potentially hurting his son.
Resolution is a 19K word MM romance which has a secluded cabin in the mountains, snowball fights, and important New Year’s resolutions. This is the first of two books in the Delaney Duo series. It can be read as a standalone, but it's more fun to read them in order.
Sebastion’s shyness has been holding him back from losing his virginity, despite it being his New Year’s resolution several years in a row. He is starting to give up hope that he’ll ever lose it, when he finds himself spending a week alone in a mountain cabin with his best friend’s dad. Could Devon be the person he’s been waiting for?
Resolution: Allow myself to be happy again.
Devon has spent years struggling to move on after his husband’s death. He doesn’t expect the first person he’s interested in to be his son’s best friend, but when the adorable, awkward young man turns up unannounced at his cabin, sparks fly, and Devon has to decide whether finally moving on is worth potentially hurting his son.
Resolution is a 19K word MM romance which has a secluded cabin in the mountains, snowball fights, and important New Year’s resolutions. This is the first of two books in the Delaney Duo series. It can be read as a standalone, but it's more fun to read them in order.
59 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 19, 2021
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Alie Nolan
11 books77 followersAlie writes sweet and fluffy MM romance. Her favourite things to write about are NFL players and big queer families she wishes she could be a part of in real life. She lives in the UK with her husband and a Boston Terrier named Moo. She adores aquatic animals, is a huge fan of the New Orleans Saints, and spends most of her free time reading or painting her nails.
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January 21, 2021
Love this trope!
Best friend’s father plus age gap make for a delicious combo. It didn’t hurt that Devon and Seb had smoking hot chemistry too! Wow!
This is a new to me author but I can already tell this is going to be an auto buy author for me in the future.
I’m going to want book 2 right when it comes out. Dylan’s (Seb’s best friend) story should be super interesting!
Best friend’s father plus age gap make for a delicious combo. It didn’t hurt that Devon and Seb had smoking hot chemistry too! Wow!
This is a new to me author but I can already tell this is going to be an auto buy author for me in the future.
I’m going to want book 2 right when it comes out. Dylan’s (Seb’s best friend) story should be super interesting!
January 21, 2021
Loved it! Didn’t put it down once loved it! I’m a big fan of age gap romances, toss in best friend’s Dad and I’m on board! I enjoyed Devon and Sebastian’s story. I thought they had great chemistry, and the sexy times were hot. I loved the way the insta-love was played out in this shorter length book. It didn’t feel rushed and was just right! This was a new to me author and I’m eager to read the next in this duo series, and pick up a book from her backlist!
January 20, 2021
I don't know why it was somehow deleted from goodreads alongside a few others short stories offered for the Winter Wonderland.
January 30, 2021
This was a new-to-me author that I can’t wait to read more from. It was an adorable story and I’m looking forward to the one featuring the best friend!
February 13, 2021
My first review was deleted so here’s my second time adding a review:
I love age gaps and this involved a best friend’s dad, being alone with him in a cabin with him over the holiday, and the dad is bisexual. Oh yes, they’re gettin’ it on for sure.
Devon lost his husband and hasn’t really ever tried to move on, so it’s a little bittersweet that he sees something in his son’s best friend of all people. But the heart wants what it wants! And being alone together while attracted to the other person... they just can’t help themselves.
Sebastian and Devon are worried about the best friend and son, Dylan, finding out and not being okay with it. But surprise surprise... it all works out in the end. And the epilogue shows Dylan popping up with a surprise himself. No spoilers here... you’re just gonna have to read this to see what I’m talking about.
I can’t freaking wait to read Dylan’s story next.
I love age gaps and this involved a best friend’s dad, being alone with him in a cabin with him over the holiday, and the dad is bisexual. Oh yes, they’re gettin’ it on for sure.
Devon lost his husband and hasn’t really ever tried to move on, so it’s a little bittersweet that he sees something in his son’s best friend of all people. But the heart wants what it wants! And being alone together while attracted to the other person... they just can’t help themselves.
Sebastian and Devon are worried about the best friend and son, Dylan, finding out and not being okay with it. But surprise surprise... it all works out in the end. And the epilogue shows Dylan popping up with a surprise himself. No spoilers here... you’re just gonna have to read this to see what I’m talking about.
I can’t freaking wait to read Dylan’s story next.
January 21, 2021
I loved this book so much! It was such a great read and so so sweet! I am so excited to read the next book in this set!! ❤️
November 22, 2021
Super-short and sweet. Perfect if you're looking for something quick and light. Awesome if you're an age gap junkie like me... 😘
March 5, 2021
Novellas! I don’t know why I read them knowing they are not going to be meaty enough for me. I was quite listlessly looking for something to read when I came across this Duology. It’s Age gap but not done well. Meh.
January 21, 2021
This was a short story I grabbed from the Winter Wonderland giveaway because the blurb captured my attention (virgin, BF's father, forced proximity--sign me up!). I'm so glad I did. This was a new author for me and I freaking loved this story! For such a short book, Alie Nolan did a fabulous job of setting up the characters, the relationship, and the attraction. I loved all the characters, the dialogue was great, the scenario was well developed, and the sex scenes were done so well--steamy and romantic at the same time! Now I cannot wait for book 2 that was set up so nicely at the end of the epilogue! I will also be grabbing books from Alie Nolan's backlist as I just love her writing!
January 21, 2021
4.5 stars!! I really really enjoyed this short story from the Winter Wonderland Giveaway. It’s funny and tender in places, sexy and the end left me speechless! Really looking forward to the next book in the series.
January 21, 2021
A virgin, adorably awkward younger guy with a hunk silver fox, yes please! The story was simple yet it was great, cute and sweet. Loved it very much!
January 23, 2021
Reviewing short stories/novellas is always a bit challenging for me, since it obviously limits the plot and character development.
This was a nice easy read, and I didn't mind the characters although they weren't terribly distinct. Sebastion had the nervous-blushing-stuttering-insecure-virgin thing going on, which was luckily curbed by the length of the book. It gets old so fast. Devon had a tragedy-past to deal with, though it really didn't seem to impact this at all. Similarly, I didn't feel the age gap as a factor. More so the part where Sebastion is Dylan's best friend. (Maybe I don't know what age gaps are supposed to be like? who knows, not me)
The end was a surprise, but I was entirely focused on the lost sauce which I suppose says something about me as a person.
This was a nice easy read, and I didn't mind the characters although they weren't terribly distinct. Sebastion had the nervous-blushing-stuttering-insecure-virgin thing going on, which was luckily curbed by the length of the book. It gets old so fast. Devon had a tragedy-past to deal with, though it really didn't seem to impact this at all. Similarly, I didn't feel the age gap as a factor. More so the part where Sebastion is Dylan's best friend. (Maybe I don't know what age gaps are supposed to be like? who knows, not me)
The end was a surprise, but I was entirely focused on the lost sauce which I suppose says something about me as a person.
February 23, 2021
An adorable short that hits some of my favourite scenarios, stranded in a snow storm with a hunk, age gap, and falling for best friends Dad, I knew this would be delicious. Devon still grieves for his husband and to avoid the New Year partying he takes off to his cabin. Sebastian thinks he's meeting his best friend Dylan for a week's break at Dylan's Dad's cabin. Snow makes changes to that plan. Perfect!! Loved it!!
February 10, 2021
A cute ‘snowed in with an unexpected visitor’ story. In this one, the young thing (a virgin, natch) comes to his BFFs cabin in the woods, only to find his BFF is delayed and his BFF’s silver fox of a father is there. Their tumble into love is sweet and gentle. It’s a nice story.
Freebie from author.
Freebie from author.
May 2, 2021
I could have sworn that I've read this already. It's a typical story line, I probably read a few similar stories. Still, I feel like I've read THIS one.
Anyway, it's your typical sweet and insta-loveish feel-good story with an inexperienced young guy and the lonely older one. I really enjoyed it, exactly what I wanted at this moment of time.
Anyway, it's your typical sweet and insta-loveish feel-good story with an inexperienced young guy and the lonely older one. I really enjoyed it, exactly what I wanted at this moment of time.
May 2, 2022
Dang that was a short novella. I think I finished it in about 45 minutes. With that being said it packed a big punch in a short amount of time. I love the virgin and best friends dad tropes and this was perfect. Cute, fun and short read!
January 24, 2021
3.25 stars - Getting to the end of my Winter Wonderland freebies. This one is a best friend’s DAD age gap situation. It was sweet and not squicky.
January 25, 2021
This was amazing and I didn't put it down! I love best friend's father, and this was done extremely well. It's hard to do justice to a short story and not have it feel like it was rushed or something is missing, but Aloe Nolan did a great job, and I can't wait for book 2, especially with the teaser left at the end! This is only the 2nd book I've read by this author, but it won't be the last!
January 27, 2021
Trope-y concept with solid characterization and backstory. The stakes felt real.
January 31, 2021
I loved this book so much!! Fantastic setting, Sebastian and Devon were so perfect for one another!!
March 20, 2021
Loved it. Read it the whole way in one go. Can’t wait for the second one tomorrow!
November 3, 2023
That was a sweet holiday story.
January 27, 2021
my original review was deleted !!
May 18, 2021
Winter Wonderland download, set in a cabin in Colorado. Sebastián travels to meet Dylan at Dylan's father's camp. Dylan gets snowed in in NYC, but his father Devon was hiding from New Year's Eve at the cabin. With alternating viewpoints, this older-younger fling deepens. A short story, Nolan keeps the focus on the men and the cabin, with a great snowball fight added. The tale ends with a surprise, leading to the next book in the series. Her portrayals are spot on, the horizontal activities tasteful.
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