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Meat Cute
It's Thanksgiving in the Bible Belt and Danny is working the deli aisle in the local superstore.
There's a joke there, but he's just too tired to find it.
Danny's 25, listless, bored, and vegetarian. He hates his job at the market, but he has no other plan and no real desire to find a plan, so, he'll just keep shaving turkey and making pasta salads.
Callum, on the other hand, is made almost exclusively out of plans. He has three planners, a color coordinated Google calendar, and a three, five, and ten year plan -- that are all on track, by the way.
When Callum is fired unexpectedly from his high corporate job, he has no choice but to return to his hometown for the holidays. Tasked with making the Thanksgiving meal, and having never made anything more complicated than a reservation, Callum has a hell of a time grocery shopping -- not made easier by the surly twenty-something that refuses to answer his questions on how to stuff a turkey.
When Danny's parents mistake Callum for his boyfriend, Danny and Callum are faced with an option: clear up the humiliating misconception, or let it play out so that they both look a little less pathetic for the holidays.
Callum has handled board meetings, screaming CEOs and a rigorous 50 hour work week on top of his Master's program. Danny has handled belligerent customers, PETA activists, and an underpaid, overbearing manager. Neither of them are prepared for each other.
There's a joke there, but he's just too tired to find it.
Danny's 25, listless, bored, and vegetarian. He hates his job at the market, but he has no other plan and no real desire to find a plan, so, he'll just keep shaving turkey and making pasta salads.
Callum, on the other hand, is made almost exclusively out of plans. He has three planners, a color coordinated Google calendar, and a three, five, and ten year plan -- that are all on track, by the way.
When Callum is fired unexpectedly from his high corporate job, he has no choice but to return to his hometown for the holidays. Tasked with making the Thanksgiving meal, and having never made anything more complicated than a reservation, Callum has a hell of a time grocery shopping -- not made easier by the surly twenty-something that refuses to answer his questions on how to stuff a turkey.
When Danny's parents mistake Callum for his boyfriend, Danny and Callum are faced with an option: clear up the humiliating misconception, or let it play out so that they both look a little less pathetic for the holidays.
Callum has handled board meetings, screaming CEOs and a rigorous 50 hour work week on top of his Master's program. Danny has handled belligerent customers, PETA activists, and an underpaid, overbearing manager. Neither of them are prepared for each other.
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Published June 2, 2022
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Imogen Markwell-Tweed
46 books122 followersImogen Markwell-Tweed is a queer romance writer and editor based in St. Louis. When she's not writing or hanging out with her dog, IMT can be found putting her media degrees to use by binge-watching trashy television. All of her stories promise queer protagonists, healthy relationships, and happily ever afters. @unrealimogen on Twitter and Instagram.view less
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August 15, 2022DNF at 60% I just completely lost interest in this one. It started out cute enough, thought the major trope was miscommunication (one thought he was ghosted, the other was waiting for a call after leaving his business card) - and this is one of my least favorite tropes. Then suddenly it was moving into a fake boyfriend situation, still with miscommunication (they both have real feelings but keep telling each other it's just practice for the fake boyfriends). Ugh, I didn't love either MC and while there was nothing bad about this book, I just couldn't anymore. Time to move on.
June 25, 2022
I read this book on June 24th, 2022! I really liked it. I liked Danny and Callum, both apart and together! I'm so glad they wound up together!
Ray Jericho did a really good job performing this story! I thoroughly enjoyed his narration.
Ray Jericho did a really good job performing this story! I thoroughly enjoyed his narration.
March 2, 2023
I loved the beginning of the book, the banter, the humor. The running „Mr. Turkey“ joke was hilarious. I really liked Danny, he is full of personality. But Callum felt like a wet blanket the whole book through.
February 25, 2025
This was such a sweet and funny read - I loved it so much! It felt like a story that healed me and reignited my love for romance. I just wish there had been more. The story deserved to be more detailed, to dig deeper, to be fully explored.
December 2, 2022
3.75 rating Definitely a meet cute m/m romance between a deli associate and an out of work white collar worker during the Thanksgiving holiday. Fun Holiday read.
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