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Never fall for straight guys--especially when they're friends with your brother.
Jeremy knows that. Honest! All he wanted was a little work done on his house.
That was it. Nothing too complicated.
And if he can get it done cheap because some guy owes his brother a favor? Even better!
The last thing he expected when Declan knocked on his door was to find the hottest man he'd ever seen. Or for that person to barely be able to speak to him or look him in the eye.
Why would his brother even be friends with a 'phobic dudebro?
By the time the renovations are finishing up, Jeremy's prepared to let Declan's favor to his brother be paid in full and forget about the guy's shy smile and ripped body.
But his interfering brother has other plans.
Favor is a 30k word novella featuring a busybody older brother, piercings in fun places, a very suggestive sculpture, spackle used as a flirting technique, a not-so-straight contractor, and an audiobook narrator who's had a bit of dry spell and is sure he's imagining the way the hot contractor is looking at him.
Note: A version of this title was previously available for free to newsletter subscribers (Declan's Favor). Approximately 20k words have been added.
Jeremy knows that. Honest! All he wanted was a little work done on his house.
That was it. Nothing too complicated.
And if he can get it done cheap because some guy owes his brother a favor? Even better!
The last thing he expected when Declan knocked on his door was to find the hottest man he'd ever seen. Or for that person to barely be able to speak to him or look him in the eye.
Why would his brother even be friends with a 'phobic dudebro?
By the time the renovations are finishing up, Jeremy's prepared to let Declan's favor to his brother be paid in full and forget about the guy's shy smile and ripped body.
But his interfering brother has other plans.
Favor is a 30k word novella featuring a busybody older brother, piercings in fun places, a very suggestive sculpture, spackle used as a flirting technique, a not-so-straight contractor, and an audiobook narrator who's had a bit of dry spell and is sure he's imagining the way the hot contractor is looking at him.
Note: A version of this title was previously available for free to newsletter subscribers (Declan's Favor). Approximately 20k words have been added.
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First published July 8, 2021
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July 9, 2021DNF @ 50%
nothing worthwhile is happening!
nothing worthwhile is happening!
July 21, 2021
3.5 “I feel like I won the lottery when I didn’t even buy a ticket” stars
“You’re like a magnet that draws goodness and light toward you, sunshine, and I just had to be near you so I could bask in it. Don’t ask me to explain it because I can’t. Just know that I’ve known since I laid eyes on you that you were incredibly special, and getting to know you just confirmed that.”
This book was so realistic in its approach. The way it showed metting someone for the first time and how it scares you and how you have no idea what to say to them and how you’re aftaid of fucking up and how you cannot really communicated with them because everything is so new. This book is one of the only book I have read that showed something similar to my actual dating experience, which i’m not sure thats really a good thing, since thats not very glorious, but hey, it seemed to work much better for the main characters in the book than it normally does for me, so that means that there is still hope for me. For the first 50% of this book I thought I would explode from second hand embarassment, because it reminded me of dating so much, thats how realistic this book felt.
Brief summary
Declan, a contractor, and Jeremy, an audiobook narrator, meet when Jeremy’s brother, Jake, a friend of Declan, is celebrating his birthday. Declan is very interested in Jeremy but he cannot speak to Jeremy when he approaches him, so Jeremy thinks that Declan is homophobic and doesn’t want him. Jake makes it his life long goal to get Declan and Jeremy to date. Thats how Declan up doing renovations for Jeremy and they fall in love.
First things first, where can I buy a Declan for myself? Preferably on sale, since he’s way too perfect to be in my budget.
First, this book was so realistic that reading this book felt like I was catching up with a friend I haven’t talked to in a while and I was listening to them tell me about their new boyfriend, from how they met to where they are now, complete with all of the drama and misunderstandings that happened.
Second, I really loved how nervous Declan got around Jeremy, that was so realistic to having a crush on someone and I really appreciate it. For a while, Declan’s point of view was just being being scared to talk to Jeremy and how he didn’t know what to say to not to not embarass himself and if that isn’t the most relatable thing when it comes to my dating experience, then I don’t know what is.
Third, for the first 50% of the book, I wasn’t sure these two were into each other in the same way at all. Declan was pining for Jeremy every second of the day and he was so nervous around him and he just wanted Jeremy to like him, while Jeremy wasn’t the nicest person ever. Like I understand that he thought that Declan wasn’t into him because Declan couldn’t talk to him at first but he was quite rude to Declan. It felt like Declan was into Jeremy way more than Jeremy was into Declan. But the second part of the book made a good job of fixing that imbalance and showing how into Declan Jeremy is, which I enjoyed, very much.
Fourth, this book is full of misunderstandings, which normally bothers me, but they made sense in the context of the story and I quite enjoyed them for what they were. They really helped the feeling of everything feeling very realistic because they were typical missunderstandings like not realizing that someone is into you or forgetting to ask someone about something super important and then you realize a while after dating them that you don’t know a really big thing about them because you never asked.
Fifth, couple of sex scene we got was really hot, but as always, I wanted more more sex scenes, I think thats just a me problem though.
This was so damn sweet and really relatable and I absolutely loved it for it.
I received an ARC of this book, and this is my honest review.
“You’re like a magnet that draws goodness and light toward you, sunshine, and I just had to be near you so I could bask in it. Don’t ask me to explain it because I can’t. Just know that I’ve known since I laid eyes on you that you were incredibly special, and getting to know you just confirmed that.”
This book was so realistic in its approach. The way it showed metting someone for the first time and how it scares you and how you have no idea what to say to them and how you’re aftaid of fucking up and how you cannot really communicated with them because everything is so new. This book is one of the only book I have read that showed something similar to my actual dating experience, which i’m not sure thats really a good thing, since thats not very glorious, but hey, it seemed to work much better for the main characters in the book than it normally does for me, so that means that there is still hope for me. For the first 50% of this book I thought I would explode from second hand embarassment, because it reminded me of dating so much, thats how realistic this book felt.
Brief summary
Declan, a contractor, and Jeremy, an audiobook narrator, meet when Jeremy’s brother, Jake, a friend of Declan, is celebrating his birthday. Declan is very interested in Jeremy but he cannot speak to Jeremy when he approaches him, so Jeremy thinks that Declan is homophobic and doesn’t want him. Jake makes it his life long goal to get Declan and Jeremy to date. Thats how Declan up doing renovations for Jeremy and they fall in love.
First things first, where can I buy a Declan for myself? Preferably on sale, since he’s way too perfect to be in my budget.
First, this book was so realistic that reading this book felt like I was catching up with a friend I haven’t talked to in a while and I was listening to them tell me about their new boyfriend, from how they met to where they are now, complete with all of the drama and misunderstandings that happened.
Second, I really loved how nervous Declan got around Jeremy, that was so realistic to having a crush on someone and I really appreciate it. For a while, Declan’s point of view was just being being scared to talk to Jeremy and how he didn’t know what to say to not to not embarass himself and if that isn’t the most relatable thing when it comes to my dating experience, then I don’t know what is.
Third, for the first 50% of the book, I wasn’t sure these two were into each other in the same way at all. Declan was pining for Jeremy every second of the day and he was so nervous around him and he just wanted Jeremy to like him, while Jeremy wasn’t the nicest person ever. Like I understand that he thought that Declan wasn’t into him because Declan couldn’t talk to him at first but he was quite rude to Declan. It felt like Declan was into Jeremy way more than Jeremy was into Declan. But the second part of the book made a good job of fixing that imbalance and showing how into Declan Jeremy is, which I enjoyed, very much.
Fourth, this book is full of misunderstandings, which normally bothers me, but they made sense in the context of the story and I quite enjoyed them for what they were. They really helped the feeling of everything feeling very realistic because they were typical missunderstandings like not realizing that someone is into you or forgetting to ask someone about something super important and then you realize a while after dating them that you don’t know a really big thing about them because you never asked.
Fifth, couple of sex scene we got was really hot, but as always, I wanted more more sex scenes, I think thats just a me problem though.
This was so damn sweet and really relatable and I absolutely loved it for it.
I received an ARC of this book, and this is my honest review.
July 24, 2021
Cutesy short novella with miscommunication as the plot.
It was okay. I almost stopped reading, but I wanted to get to the sex scenes. I skimmed through most of the conversations with side characters.
It was okay. I almost stopped reading, but I wanted to get to the sex scenes. I skimmed through most of the conversations with side characters.
July 16, 2024
Guilty. I really only read it because of the cover.
God, a part of him had hoped he’d remembered wrong about how hot Declan was. He was so… built. Shoulders nearly as wide as the doorway, legs long and thick in the thighs, and the shyest fucking smile on his clean-shaven face. Fuck me running. Having this wet dream of a man in his house for hours on end was going to be pure torture. 😳🌶️😳
The story is nothing special. It's okay, but it lacks depth in the right places. There would be potential here to make more of it.
It's disappointing that Declan and Jeremy don't really find each other until about 60% of the way through, before that there are only misunderstandings. Even their longing for each other doesn't really come through. Everything is kept very short.
It's not a bad book, because Kiki Clark can write.
Declan is an interesting character, it would have been fantastic to learn more about him and get some real content on the relationship. Towards the end there are time jumps and you almost go straight from the first sex to the wedding. 🙄
God, a part of him had hoped he’d remembered wrong about how hot Declan was. He was so… built. Shoulders nearly as wide as the doorway, legs long and thick in the thighs, and the shyest fucking smile on his clean-shaven face. Fuck me running. Having this wet dream of a man in his house for hours on end was going to be pure torture. 😳🌶️😳
The story is nothing special. It's okay, but it lacks depth in the right places. There would be potential here to make more of it.
It's disappointing that Declan and Jeremy don't really find each other until about 60% of the way through, before that there are only misunderstandings. Even their longing for each other doesn't really come through. Everything is kept very short.
It's not a bad book, because Kiki Clark can write.
Declan is an interesting character, it would have been fantastic to learn more about him and get some real content on the relationship. Towards the end there are time jumps and you almost go straight from the first sex to the wedding. 🙄
November 23, 2021
While the writing wasn’t too bad, I had a lot of issues with this that made me cranky.
First, the miscommunication was horribly contrived, I wanted to die.
Initially, the Problem is that Declan wants to talk to Jermey because he’s attracted to him at a bar. He goes over, and then freezes up and fails to word. Aww, poor awkward baby :o but. BUT. How does Jeremy take this? He decides, apropos of nothing (except a shirt?) that this means Declan is homophobic. Because he came over and tried to talk to him and failed. What the what. Bro. Declan is even super friends with your brother, you total blockhead. He undoubtedly knows you’re gay, why would he come talk to you and then freak out? Have half a braincell please.
Then, now that Jeremy has decided that Declan is both homophobic and straight, he tries very, very hard to maintain his idea of straightness. This includes: declaring Declan is a straight name. Didn’t realize people scanned babies at birth and gave them “straight” names. “This baby’s vibes are straight. Declan. Next!” wat
Also, idiotically, which I guess is the Theme of Jeremy, he doesn’t accept that maybe Declan is super socially awkward and that’s why he’s failing at talking to him? Why is that? Because he’s hot. No joke, apparently hot people aren’t allowed to have poor social skills. -_-
Following that up, the transition of Declan being so awkward he can’t talk to hitting on Jeremy and using pet names is abrupt. Complete flip of a switch, I never quite understood what happened.
Instalove: christ. It’s not even like, well handled in-universe. Somehow Jeremy is falling for Declan, before he even learns that Declan fucking fosters children. How does this match up?? How do you fall for someone and not know anything about them? They also move in together in like five weeks and then get hitched in two months. Cool your jets bro.
Plot goblins. Need I say more? little horrors.
I think the sex was pretty okay written, but honestly I was skimming at that point.
Overall, it would have been not horrible except the parts where it was.
First, the miscommunication was horribly contrived, I wanted to die.
Initially, the Problem is that Declan wants to talk to Jermey because he’s attracted to him at a bar. He goes over, and then freezes up and fails to word. Aww, poor awkward baby :o but. BUT. How does Jeremy take this? He decides, apropos of nothing (except a shirt?) that this means Declan is homophobic. Because he came over and tried to talk to him and failed. What the what. Bro. Declan is even super friends with your brother, you total blockhead. He undoubtedly knows you’re gay, why would he come talk to you and then freak out? Have half a braincell please.
Then, now that Jeremy has decided that Declan is both homophobic and straight, he tries very, very hard to maintain his idea of straightness. This includes: declaring Declan is a straight name. Didn’t realize people scanned babies at birth and gave them “straight” names. “This baby’s vibes are straight. Declan. Next!” wat
Also, idiotically, which I guess is the Theme of Jeremy, he doesn’t accept that maybe Declan is super socially awkward and that’s why he’s failing at talking to him? Why is that? Because he’s hot. No joke, apparently hot people aren’t allowed to have poor social skills. -_-
"Not good at this—who does he think he’s kidding? There was no way a man as gorgeous as Declan didn’t have at least basic social skills. So what he really meant was he didn’t know how to talk to his friend’s gay brother, which… whatever."
Following that up, the transition of Declan being so awkward he can’t talk to hitting on Jeremy and using pet names is abrupt. Complete flip of a switch, I never quite understood what happened.
Instalove: christ. It’s not even like, well handled in-universe. Somehow Jeremy is falling for Declan, before he even learns that Declan fucking fosters children. How does this match up?? How do you fall for someone and not know anything about them? They also move in together in like five weeks and then get hitched in two months. Cool your jets bro.
Plot goblins. Need I say more? little horrors.
I think the sex was pretty okay written, but honestly I was skimming at that point.
Overall, it would have been not horrible except the parts where it was.
July 11, 2021
Short and Sweet!
Loved this wonderful short story that is full of misunderstandings, hot sex and fun! It is complete but it is so good I wish there was more!
Loved this wonderful short story that is full of misunderstandings, hot sex and fun! It is complete but it is so good I wish there was more!
July 29, 2024
3.5
This promised cute misunderstandings, oblivous idiots and steam and it absolutely delivered.
So much so I wished this was a full length novel.
I would've loved to have even more time with them, and I hope we get to read Will's story at some point.
This promised cute misunderstandings, oblivous idiots and steam and it absolutely delivered.
So much so I wished this was a full length novel.
I would've loved to have even more time with them, and I hope we get to read Will's story at some point.
July 30, 2021
Another Kiki Clark book that I loved - seriously, I just really enjoy her writing and she always creates such great chemistry between her MCs.
October 7, 2021
horrid. so unrealistic. writing is meh. the progression of events is like - what?? I get that it's a novella, but you can still convey a lot of character and relationship dev in a novella. This ain't that!
Not reading any more by this author.
Not reading any more by this author.
February 7, 2023
4.5
This story was exactly what I needed!
Fast paced, short, sweet, spicy... and it even made me laugh a time or two.
Declan is instantly attracted by his best friend's brother, Jeremy. But he can’t seem to be able to say a word in front of him.
Jeremy thinks his brother’s best friend is hot, but he can’t be attracted to someone who is clearly straight and uncomfortable around him, right?!
I adore the two of them.
They are crazy about one another but communication seems to be a problem for them 🙈
Luckily they have the perfect helper: Jake, Jeremy's brothers 😂
The story is addicting: once you started you can’t stop ( and that's why I end up going to bed at 2 a.m 🤭)
What really got me hooked on the story is Declan 😍😍
I mean he is perfect *swoony face*:
• Big hot constructor
• MMA fighter (not professional but still 🔥)
• shy and sweet
• with a huge heart 🖤
Man, i got it bad for him, as you can see 😂😌
I totally recommend it!!
And i'm really looking forward to read Simon' story 🤩
This story was exactly what I needed!
Fast paced, short, sweet, spicy... and it even made me laugh a time or two.
Declan is instantly attracted by his best friend's brother, Jeremy. But he can’t seem to be able to say a word in front of him.
Jeremy thinks his brother’s best friend is hot, but he can’t be attracted to someone who is clearly straight and uncomfortable around him, right?!
I adore the two of them.
They are crazy about one another but communication seems to be a problem for them 🙈
Luckily they have the perfect helper: Jake, Jeremy's brothers 😂
The story is addicting: once you started you can’t stop ( and that's why I end up going to bed at 2 a.m 🤭)
What really got me hooked on the story is Declan 😍😍
I mean he is perfect *swoony face*:
• Big hot constructor
• MMA fighter (not professional but still 🔥)
• shy and sweet
• with a huge heart 🖤
Man, i got it bad for him, as you can see 😂😌
I totally recommend it!!
And i'm really looking forward to read Simon' story 🤩
January 13, 2026
FAVOR was so good and I loved Jeremy and Declan together! After they both fumbled through their initial interactions, Declan and Jeremy finally figured things out and they were so hot and sweet together. Their relationship was fast and they both fell quickly but I loved them together.
I loved Declan so much and he was such a cinnamon roll hero with the purest heart and gentlest soul combined with huge muscles. He’s definitely on my list of favorite characters! And Jeremy was a lot of fun too; confident and outspoken and he couldn't resist Declan's sweet smiles. I also loved that even though this was a brother's best friend romance, Jake was actually really supportive of them being together. It was refreshing to have the brother acknowledge that his friend was a great guy, rather than the usual freak out.
I loved Declan so much and he was such a cinnamon roll hero with the purest heart and gentlest soul combined with huge muscles. He’s definitely on my list of favorite characters! And Jeremy was a lot of fun too; confident and outspoken and he couldn't resist Declan's sweet smiles. I also loved that even though this was a brother's best friend romance, Jake was actually really supportive of them being together. It was refreshing to have the brother acknowledge that his friend was a great guy, rather than the usual freak out.
July 9, 2021
DNF @ 47%.
I’ve read a couple books by Kiki Clark and enjoyed them…. And the doesn’t really feel like it was written by the same person.
First off, Jeremy is hella rude. I’m glad he was called out on it, but you really have to question Declan’s taste if he is gonna pine after a guy who is super rude to him (based on his false perception that Declan is homophobic) but still take advantage of his offer of free labour, and agrees to go out for drinks but ghosts him.
The writing itself also seems more like a draft that still needs fleshing out. If this was a shorter story, I’d be fine with it, but there was plenty of opportunity to give this a little more oomph.
I’ve read a couple books by Kiki Clark and enjoyed them…. And the doesn’t really feel like it was written by the same person.
First off, Jeremy is hella rude. I’m glad he was called out on it, but you really have to question Declan’s taste if he is gonna pine after a guy who is super rude to him (based on his false perception that Declan is homophobic) but still take advantage of his offer of free labour, and agrees to go out for drinks but ghosts him.
The writing itself also seems more like a draft that still needs fleshing out. If this was a shorter story, I’d be fine with it, but there was plenty of opportunity to give this a little more oomph.
October 1, 2025
“I was just thinking about how fucking fast I’m going to fall for you, sunshine.”🥺
DudeBro and Sunshine!
this was super cute.
DudeBro and Sunshine!
this was super cute.
July 28, 2024
Favor by Kiki Clark
🩷 Contractor x Audiobook Narrator
🩷 Brothers Best Friend
🩷 Age Gap (11 years)
🩷 Novella
Overall: ⭐⭐⭐
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Humour: 🤭🤭
Intimacy: 🫂🫂🫂
Angst: 🥺🥺
Third person dual pov 👀
CW: mention of parent death, casual drug use (smoking weed)
🩷 Contractor x Audiobook Narrator
🩷 Brothers Best Friend
🩷 Age Gap (11 years)
🩷 Novella
Overall: ⭐⭐⭐
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Humour: 🤭🤭
Intimacy: 🫂🫂🫂
Angst: 🥺🥺
Third person dual pov 👀
CW: mention of parent death, casual drug use (smoking weed)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 10, 2024
DNF @ 20%
Bad writing and a weird start to label someone ‘homophobic’ because they didn’t engage in a conversation with you, like whaaat???
Bad writing and a weird start to label someone ‘homophobic’ because they didn’t engage in a conversation with you, like whaaat???
September 26, 2024
This book was the definition of a 3 star read. I really have nothing to comment. Cute-ish novella. I'll continue on with the series because these audios are quick and easy to listen to.
November 7, 2023
Series: Forever Family Trilogy #1
Rating: 4 stars - It was really good
This was a wonderful story about falling for your best friend's little brother. Jeremy agrees to let his brother’s friend remodel his house but never expects to fall for the hot construction worker. Unfortunately, he barely will talk to him or look him in the eye. But as the renovations finish up, Jeremy realizes how much he had fallen for Declan.
Declan was a wonderful and shy man who was instantly attracted to Jeremy but freezes up when it comes to talking to him. I adored how awkward and sweet Declan was. He was such a cinnamon roll hero with a heart of gold. I adored watching him work up the courage to talk to Jeremy and be awkward around him. Declan is definitely one of my favorite characters of Clark’s now.
Jeremy is an outgoing guy who hides his vulnerabilities. Jeremy and Declan’s relationship took a bit of time to start because of some miscommunication, but once that was figured out, they jumped all in and didn’t let go. These two had a fast, intense and quick relationship that was overflowing with love. I really enjoyed these two and their epilogue.
Rating: 4 stars - It was really good
This was a wonderful story about falling for your best friend's little brother. Jeremy agrees to let his brother’s friend remodel his house but never expects to fall for the hot construction worker. Unfortunately, he barely will talk to him or look him in the eye. But as the renovations finish up, Jeremy realizes how much he had fallen for Declan.
Declan was a wonderful and shy man who was instantly attracted to Jeremy but freezes up when it comes to talking to him. I adored how awkward and sweet Declan was. He was such a cinnamon roll hero with a heart of gold. I adored watching him work up the courage to talk to Jeremy and be awkward around him. Declan is definitely one of my favorite characters of Clark’s now.
Jeremy is an outgoing guy who hides his vulnerabilities. Jeremy and Declan’s relationship took a bit of time to start because of some miscommunication, but once that was figured out, they jumped all in and didn’t let go. These two had a fast, intense and quick relationship that was overflowing with love. I really enjoyed these two and their epilogue.
December 22, 2025
3.5!
I really felt like the authour got the whole book concept into this short and sweet novella.
Nothing was missing and I didn’t feel like I was wishing for things!
Full of misunderstanding or miscommunication but it made sense with the story so I’m ok with it
Brothers best friend, age gap mm romance
I really felt like the authour got the whole book concept into this short and sweet novella.
Nothing was missing and I didn’t feel like I was wishing for things!
Full of misunderstanding or miscommunication but it made sense with the story so I’m ok with it
Brothers best friend, age gap mm romance
November 22, 2023
This was a cute, quick novella that I picked up on Stuff your Kindle day and I'm not mad I read it.
It has miscommunication as it's central trope plus a meddling older brother and a very, very shy construction worker who is head over heels for his best friend's younger brother.
It was fun and funny and I enjoyed it!
It has miscommunication as it's central trope plus a meddling older brother and a very, very shy construction worker who is head over heels for his best friend's younger brother.
It was fun and funny and I enjoyed it!
July 11, 2021
3.5 stars. Sweet story.
July 11, 2021
4 25 stars
I loved this quick read by Kiki Clark!! Both characters I wouldn't mind reading more about them or have them visit us in Simon's story(hint hint)!!
I loved this quick read by Kiki Clark!! Both characters I wouldn't mind reading more about them or have them visit us in Simon's story(hint hint)!!
September 24, 2021
Great book!
Really enjoyed this book by Kiki Clark. Great characters and a good story, with lots of humor, and lots of heat 😎😎😎
Really enjoyed this book by Kiki Clark. Great characters and a good story, with lots of humor, and lots of heat 😎😎😎
December 1, 2022
Such a good book!
I really enjoyed this book and all the characters. Couldn't put it down once I started. Totally recommend this book.
I really enjoyed this book and all the characters. Couldn't put it down once I started. Totally recommend this book.
July 13, 2021
I enjoyed this story but the blurb does not match the story and I think that’s because this is an expansion and it wasn’t updated accordingly. It was a nice quick story and I enjoyed watching Jeremy and Declan navigate their attraction. Declan really is a shy sweetheart and once Jeremy gets the chance to see beyond his quiet exterior.
I received a copy of this book and am giving an honest review
I received a copy of this book and am giving an honest review
July 17, 2021
Favor by Kiki Clark is a novella about Declan and Jeremy. Jeremy is the younger brother of Declan's best friend. I really liked their story. It was sweet, sexy and very well written.
February 29, 2024
**3.5 stars**
August 17, 2021
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I'm not going to beat around the bushes. I didn't like this one.
And it's a pity because the plot sounded sooo promising... But the result felt... Half-made?
The story doesn't make any sense. There's 0 romance development and it's highly unbelievable. I usually go easy with romances and my demands could be considered low... Much more when it's a short story we're talking about. But I need to at least understand why they live each other.
And here I don't.
Declan meets Jeremy at his best friend's (and Jeremy's big brother) birthday party. He sees him from afar and feels pulled to him: beautiful, cute smile, easygoing... The problem is Dec has zero social skills and when he tries to speak to him, he gets tongue tied and Jeremy thinks he's making laugh of him AND is homophobic (why he's bro's beastie would approach him to give him a hard time it's something no one can answer, because it just doesn't make sense... Just a pretext to create a bad animosity).
But even so, I could accept it if what comes after got better. But it only gets worse.
We have Jeremy, a guy that kind of laughs, insults and ignores Declan, who is working at his house as a favor for his older brother (he's actually trying to ask him for a date...), and Declan, who accepts all that and falls in love with him. And why?
I don't know!!!
Jeremy is an idiot towards him. Does Declan have an idiot kink? Is that what he likes? In a longer book, with time to develop the enemies to lovers, coherently clear the misunderstanding and give room for them to truly get to know each other, thus could have gone completely different. But as it is, I only see two guys that don't know each other and what they do know it's not exactly loving... But they end up in love because they have the hots for each other?
Maybe it's a me thing and I'm in the wrong... But attraction doesn't equal love. You can feel attracted to someone and not love them. Attraction can be the beginning of a beautiful love, but it's not the same thing.
And here we have Declan, who tells Jeremy the first time they get together it's different for him because that will be the first time it's not a quicky with someone he doesn't love. Hello? You guys are together because you can't to fck, nothing more and nothing less.
The fostering plot was ok, I guess. It felt like filling to further develop the characters and give room to the "start a family".
What I liked where the few brother's conversations where boundaries where trespassed lol
I'm starting to think Kiki and I don't have a good relationship in regards of short stories. I LOVE the Kincaid Pack books and I can't wait to read the next one... But last year I read Bite me (review deleted due to GR's shitty politics on free titles) and... Terrible. Worse than this one, since that literally ends in the middle of the story. My face was to be seen lol
I still won't give up. I have a couple other of her short stories and I will give them a try. And I probably will try the Leather and Chrome series..
But this one... No. Just not for me.
I'm not going to beat around the bushes. I didn't like this one.
And it's a pity because the plot sounded sooo promising... But the result felt... Half-made?
The story doesn't make any sense. There's 0 romance development and it's highly unbelievable. I usually go easy with romances and my demands could be considered low... Much more when it's a short story we're talking about. But I need to at least understand why they live each other.
And here I don't.
Declan meets Jeremy at his best friend's (and Jeremy's big brother) birthday party. He sees him from afar and feels pulled to him: beautiful, cute smile, easygoing... The problem is Dec has zero social skills and when he tries to speak to him, he gets tongue tied and Jeremy thinks he's making laugh of him AND is homophobic (why he's bro's beastie would approach him to give him a hard time it's something no one can answer, because it just doesn't make sense... Just a pretext to create a bad animosity).
But even so, I could accept it if what comes after got better. But it only gets worse.
We have Jeremy, a guy that kind of laughs, insults and ignores Declan, who is working at his house as a favor for his older brother (he's actually trying to ask him for a date...), and Declan, who accepts all that and falls in love with him. And why?
I don't know!!!
Jeremy is an idiot towards him. Does Declan have an idiot kink? Is that what he likes? In a longer book, with time to develop the enemies to lovers, coherently clear the misunderstanding and give room for them to truly get to know each other, thus could have gone completely different. But as it is, I only see two guys that don't know each other and what they do know it's not exactly loving... But they end up in love because they have the hots for each other?
Maybe it's a me thing and I'm in the wrong... But attraction doesn't equal love. You can feel attracted to someone and not love them. Attraction can be the beginning of a beautiful love, but it's not the same thing.
And here we have Declan, who tells Jeremy the first time they get together it's different for him because that will be the first time it's not a quicky with someone he doesn't love. Hello? You guys are together because you can't to fck, nothing more and nothing less.
The fostering plot was ok, I guess. It felt like filling to further develop the characters and give room to the "start a family".
What I liked where the few brother's conversations where boundaries where trespassed lol
I'm starting to think Kiki and I don't have a good relationship in regards of short stories. I LOVE the Kincaid Pack books and I can't wait to read the next one... But last year I read Bite me (review deleted due to GR's shitty politics on free titles) and... Terrible. Worse than this one, since that literally ends in the middle of the story. My face was to be seen lol
I still won't give up. I have a couple other of her short stories and I will give them a try. And I probably will try the Leather and Chrome series..
But this one... No. Just not for me.
August 10, 2024
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I adored this when I read it, and it’s just as good in audiobook. It’s narrated by Liam DiCosimo, who is fantastic and does a great job with these characters.
It’s a quick read about Jeremy and Declan and a whole lot of miscommunication. Declan is a shy contractor who has a crush on Jeremy, his best friend's younger brother. A recent encounter gone awry leads to Declan and his best friend coming up with a scheme so that Declan can get a re-do with the younger man.
I adore Declan - he’s a quiet and thoughtful man. And good with his hands! I would be willing to fight Jeremy for him. And Jeremy, though seemingly aloof, is quite lovely when he’s finally on the same page.
I adored this when I read it, and it’s just as good in audiobook. It’s narrated by Liam DiCosimo, who is fantastic and does a great job with these characters.
It’s a quick read about Jeremy and Declan and a whole lot of miscommunication. Declan is a shy contractor who has a crush on Jeremy, his best friend's younger brother. A recent encounter gone awry leads to Declan and his best friend coming up with a scheme so that Declan can get a re-do with the younger man.
I adore Declan - he’s a quiet and thoughtful man. And good with his hands! I would be willing to fight Jeremy for him. And Jeremy, though seemingly aloof, is quite lovely when he’s finally on the same page.
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