Teddy puts the stressors of his career over having long-term relationships. Jamie had his heart broken earlier in the year, so he’s looking for no-strings-attached fun. Hopefully, Blue and Tristan continue to be present in their family’s life so that I can see them enjoying their future together. I look forward to reading more of this romance series, as much as I’ve enjoyed everything else I’ve read by Lennox so far. She also makes sure to buck tradition in how our two heroes eventually come together at the end to live happily ever after. Then, Lennox completely derails my suspicions, once again because of her creative use of characterization and background detail. This pesky detail is only the start of a developing external conflict that I thought I saw coming from a mile away. The reason Blue and Tristan even meet each other is because their siblings are getting married. She hints at future stories involving various siblings that immediately left me wanting to dive into the sequel so that everyone can get their happily ever after. But I did not mind the length or the potentially “extraneous” scenes that allowed Lennox to make these introductions possible.

In theory, this book could have been shorter. Once again, Lennox highlights her characterization chops by making everyone both unique and realistic. I am also not a fan of the “gay for you” trope, but Lennox also allows Tristan’s characterization to develop with care, showing that he is finally living his authentic life rather than burying a portion of himself out of various flavors of fear.Īs the first book in a sprawling romance series featuring adult children from a large family, I expected to be overwhelmed with characters.

A good conversation can be just as sexy as intentional flirting, and when a mischievous kiss causes sparks to fly, it was no wonder that things progressed quickly between the two men. However, Lennox is talented enough to make it entirely plausible, and I fell just as quickly in love with Blue and Tristan as they did with each other. I don’t believe in “insta-love” romances.

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