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James simply doesnt miss, She really gives each character their own fleshed out personality amp makes you root for their happiness,
Another great installment amp a swoonworthy couple, I loved Ford amp Orsons banter and chemistry amp look forward to all the couples to come! ,Stars Rounded Down!
Overall, I enjoyed this a lot, Orson,, isn't a divorced man, but a widower, It's been some years since his wife died, and after Orson was in a bad place right after she died and made some bad choices, he's since healed a lot and is in a much better place.
He thinks he's going to be alone for the rest of his life, and thinks he's straight, so when Ford,, comes walking through the door of his florist shop, he doesn't know what to do with the man.
Because Ford is very gay and very interested in Orson, Orson has thought himself straight his whole life, and maintains that at the beginning of their budding friendship,
But Ford is a force of nature, Naturally a very flirty man, but he means every word with Orson, and tells him as much, He never plays around, and shows his interest in Orson from day, and tells him that he is too,
But Ford has never really had a serious relationship before, and Orson, if he ever does date again, wants something serious.
He wants eventually fall in love again, Or at least, feel very strongly about someone, especially before having sex again,
There's just something different about Orson, and Ford, for the first time in his life, finds himself wanting to pursue one person for more than just getting off a few times together.
I liked these two together, I liked their chemistry together, especially when, eventually, they started having sex, The sex was top notch in this and my reason for going to,instead of juststars, These two were fire together,
I guess I didn't give thismainly just because, honestly, it took a long time for these two to heat up for me.
I liked them, I was enjoying their kinda slow burn, but maybe it was just a tad too slow for me, I guess because quite a few times Orson had trouble imagining having sex with a man, even Ford, before they got together, so I wasn't quite getting that attraction from him that I was getting form Ford.
Then as Ford intrigued Orson more and more, I began to like these two more and more, But even farther into this as Orson and Ford were taking tentative steps towards more, he had a hard time imagining Ford's dick and wanting it.
It wasn't until they actually did stuff like/into this that he started to, well, appreciate Ford's cock lol, And once they had full on sex and Orson became so into it, that's when I really felt that sizzle of very good chemistry between these two.
Also, this is small comparatively, but we never get an 'I love you' from Orson, Ford tells him he's in love with him, so that was enough for me, but we never get the words from Orson.
And I know I should't care, because he says as much in so many words to Ford, just not the exact words and idk, I wanted the words pouts
So while this wasn'tfor me, it was still very good and enjoyable.
I'm also excited for the next book in the series, which is most likely Keller and Will who is Keller's son's best friend.
Yeah, son's best friend/friend's father trope FTW, Can't wait to read it, Although I'm also excited for Art and Joey, whenever we're getting that one, Feels like we've been waiting ages, So I'm excited for both, Can't wait!
Definitely recommend this one, Now onto the next!
My Ratings for the sitelinkDivorced Men's Club Series:
sitelinkMaking Him Mine:sitelinkmy review
sitelinkRoommate Arrangement:sitelinkmy review
sitelinkPlatonic Rulebook:sitelinkmy review
Budding Attraction:.
Stars.stars, rounded down
Loved it, LOVED.
Holy smokes this was hot,
And sweet.
And emotionally mature.
I don't even, . . I'm a little speechless
RTC!!
What keeps it from beingstars
Just so good!
I love this series so much! Thesewere perfect for each other from the hilarious and endearing start! I enjoyed every second of this story even when I was super nervous for them.
I just wanted them together and oh so happy,.Loved it Stars!! Another great book from the DMC series, This was a slowslow burn with biawakening trope mixed with lots of sweetness and flirting between acquaintancestofriendstolovers, The MCs are in theirs so it was a mature romance, which made it more likable and relatable to me, There was no real angst or gimmicky miscommunication that happens inof M/M books, This was just a sweet and simple romance that develops betweenlovable individuals, Yes, they have some baggage from the past, but they are moving on and what better to move on that to find that special someone.
Highly recommended to all fans of light but steamy M/M romances!! I like reading bi awakening stories and characters embracing their sexuality is always a fun read.
Also i liked reading Orson's pov because i rarely find someone relationship with sex and emotions so similar to my own, But then Ford's story irritated me, especially because it was hinted as this big terrible thing, but when the time came to talk about it, it was said insentences, not explained fully and immediately forgiven for.
So overall soso read, not good but also not terrible, Stars
sitelinkBudding Attraction is one of the most authentic biawakening MM romances Ive read in a while.
Orson is a widower whos turned his life around after hitting rock bottom in the aftermath of his wifes death.
Hes moved back to the smalltown of Kilborough and become a successful florist, and hes made friends with the local Divorced Mens Club, who have all taken him in with openarms, despite the fact hes not actually divorced.
When local mechanic and perceived badboy, Ford, starts showing up regularly to buy flowers, Orson finds himself drawn in by Fords charming pull.
Ford is openly gay and makes no efforts to hide his attraction to Orson, flirting up a storm every time hes near, but its in their easy conversations and effortless banter that the two decide becoming friends is a worthy venture.
After spending increasing time together, having countless hangouts and dinners and local adventures, Orson realises he hasnt felt this happythis himselfsince before his wife died, and he owns that all to Ford.
What Orson doesnt expectbut thankfully doesnt fightis this feeling that what he and Ford have been doing feels more like dating than simple friendship and hes surprisingly okay with it.
I loved how these two communicated, As two men in their earlytomidforties you expect a level of maturity and selfawareness that doesnt often translate in romance reads, but it most certainly did here.
Orson and Ford have had life experience and it showed, Being with a man may have been wholly new to Orson, but beyond that initial surprise and questioning stage, I loved how he embraced his new feelings and came at the situation with an openheart and openmind.
The way their relationship progressed was perfection, All the gettingtoknowyou stuff felt natural and unencumbered by the pressures of sex and romance, because at that point in the story they really were just building a solid friendship.
Their friendship became the foundation for everything that came after, making it a smooth transition from friendstolovers once they acknowledged their mutual attraction and started slowly exploring the physical possibilities that Orson became ohsoeager to experience with Ford and Ford alone.
Once again, this series strikes the perfect balance with character growth, relationship development and sexy times, Helped along by the fact that James writes some fun banter, great secondary characters, and some seriously delicious intimate scenesthat striptease scene! FCK ME SWINGING!!
Overall, sitelinkBudding Attraction was a lovely addition to this series and I continue to feel that spark of eagerness in anticipating the stories still yet to come.
Audio Edition:
The series continues to be wonderfully narrated by Nick J, Russo, who always brings his characters to life and adds dimension to all the stories he works on, Its become an expectation that, with this series, I will be oneclicking the ebook and immediately whispersyncing the audiobook upgrade, so I can enjoy jumping backandforth between the two at my leisure.
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“Another date, Careful, Orson. Youll be falling for me before long, ” Damn, the big idiot makes me laugh, “Ill try to control myself, ”
“Wish you wouldnt. ” He winks. “Itd be far more fun for both of us that way, ”
I think I already said this about the previous book but this is by far my favorite series by this author.
Maybe because the others Ive read are set in college and, with a few exceptions, I'm not fond of that trope, But here, being all the MCs over, the mature aspects combined with the funny ones that the author always adds to her characters makes this series so enjoyable for me.
However, this wasn't my favorite installment, I had a hard time connecting with the story in the first half of the book, The second half was way better IMO and I couldn't stop reading it from that point, That being said, Im well aware that this is more a personal taste thing than the book being bad, I know this is going to be another reader's favorite, I just didn't vibe as much with it like I did with the previous ones,
Being honest, I didn't pay too much attention to Orson in the previous books, Maybe because he was always the more understanding one of the group and usually I gravitate more to sassy characters like Art I need his book so bad btw.
But after this book I value him so much more, I love the way the author shows us everything he had been through without justifying some of his past actions, And how opening again to the chance of love, either romantic or friendly, can be frightening but so necessary to get better.
And what better person to show him that than Ford, I love when big tattooed men are actually the softest and most caring characters,
Its always good to be back to the Divorced Mens Club, And at this point there are so many couples that I need to see their HEA that I dont want it to ever end.
Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this book
in exchange for a free and honest review
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