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After losing his police officer husband in a line of duty shooting, Tress Covey-Fox fled the big city for a quieter life in the seaside community of Gaynor Beach. It’s the perfect place to raise their daughter and grow his real estate business… if only a certain sexy engineer would stop showing up at his job sites. As tempting as Logan’s blue eyes might be, Tress has no interest in ever risking his heart again. But when Delaney’s biological mother shows up in town threatening to shatter the life he’s built, Tress will do anything to keep his family together, no matter how ridiculous the idea sounds.
Civil engineer Logan Gentry always knew he wanted to settle in Gaynor Beach once he discharged from the Navy, and that was before he met the new developer in town. Although Tress insists he doesn’t do relationships anymore, when his attorney suggests a two-parent household would look better to the court, Logan is more than happy to play along, because he knows the spark between them is real even if the relationship isn’t.
Tress is a slow burn, fake it ‘til you make it MM romance with moderate angst and is part of the Single Dads of Gaynor Beach series.
Civil engineer Logan Gentry always knew he wanted to settle in Gaynor Beach once he discharged from the Navy, and that was before he met the new developer in town. Although Tress insists he doesn’t do relationships anymore, when his attorney suggests a two-parent household would look better to the court, Logan is more than happy to play along, because he knows the spark between them is real even if the relationship isn’t.
Tress is a slow burn, fake it ‘til you make it MM romance with moderate angst and is part of the Single Dads of Gaynor Beach series.
- GenresLGBT
172 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 20, 2023
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July 30, 2023
2.5 I did finish it.
I enjoyed the first few books in this series very much; The later ones have been very hit or miss.
This one was extremely shallow, allowing little character or plot development. It was also lacking in even the most minimal research.
One of the main characters - Logan - is a petty officer in the navy. Despite the name, petty officer is the equivalent of Sargent; in other words, not an officer (I googled, just in case I was wrong, and the first thing that came up was "is a petty officer an officer". First thing). And yet, he refers to himself as an officer, and has a mug from the naval academy.
He also seems to have unlimited free time - he stops at a coffee shop on his way to work, spots Tress (his love interest) and sits with him for a chat. No worries about getting in on time. Eden also seems to have a surprising amount of free time, given he's a one person development company in the midst of a large project.
Tress is the single guardian of a small child, the niece of his late husband. Her mother has been in jail for a few years on drug charges, but is up for parole. This is the main issue, and a huge part of my issue. She appears to have rehabilitated herself, and Tress is concerned that she's going to want her child back and immediately casts her as a villain.
It's all black or white, all or nothing. It doesn't occur to him to compromise (I'd have considered hiring her as a nanny, personally). When he gives her permission to come visit, he offers her a nightcap. She's a recovering drug addict and he offers her alcohol?! You have to be either incredibly ignorant or trying to sabotage them, to offer alcohol to a recovering alcoholic!
She accepts and has one beer. Seriously, this is ridiculous!
I'm not even going to bother with the totally unbelievable finances going on.
On the other hand, I did finish it, so there's that. But I'm unlikely to read anything else by this author.
I enjoyed the first few books in this series very much; The later ones have been very hit or miss.
This one was extremely shallow, allowing little character or plot development. It was also lacking in even the most minimal research.
One of the main characters - Logan - is a petty officer in the navy. Despite the name, petty officer is the equivalent of Sargent; in other words, not an officer (I googled, just in case I was wrong, and the first thing that came up was "is a petty officer an officer". First thing). And yet, he refers to himself as an officer, and has a mug from the naval academy.
He also seems to have unlimited free time - he stops at a coffee shop on his way to work, spots Tress (his love interest) and sits with him for a chat. No worries about getting in on time. Eden also seems to have a surprising amount of free time, given he's a one person development company in the midst of a large project.
Tress is the single guardian of a small child, the niece of his late husband. Her mother has been in jail for a few years on drug charges, but is up for parole. This is the main issue, and a huge part of my issue. She appears to have rehabilitated herself, and Tress is concerned that she's going to want her child back and immediately casts her as a villain.
It's all black or white, all or nothing. It doesn't occur to him to compromise (I'd have considered hiring her as a nanny, personally). When he gives her permission to come visit, he offers her a nightcap. She's a recovering drug addict and he offers her alcohol?! You have to be either incredibly ignorant or trying to sabotage them, to offer alcohol to a recovering alcoholic!
She accepts and has one beer. Seriously, this is ridiculous!
I'm not even going to bother with the totally unbelievable finances going on.
On the other hand, I did finish it, so there's that. But I'm unlikely to read anything else by this author.
December 30, 2024
Second Chance!
Tress: Lost the love of his live and has been taking care of their daughter but then he finds out Amber is being release from prison! He met a guy that at first he didn't like but had a connection with. It was a wonderful story and fantastic writing!
Tress: Lost the love of his live and has been taking care of their daughter but then he finds out Amber is being release from prison! He met a guy that at first he didn't like but had a connection with. It was a wonderful story and fantastic writing!
June 20, 2026
I really enjoyed this story, even with the editing errors. This has so much more than just two men circling around each other, there was also an adorable little girl and the looming fear of a custody battle.
September 15, 2024
**2.5 Stars**
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June 23, 2026
6/23/26: Second read of this. It's an okay story. However, it should have been edited better! Lots of typos and missed words make it hard to read.
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