I adored how the friendship built to love, how Nate showed Seth that there was more to life than just hook-ups. ~ Kitty, Guilty Pleasures
Description:
Thirty-seven-year-old Nate Albano’s second relationship ever ended three years ago, and since he’s grace—gray asexual—he doesn’t anticipate beating the odds to find a third. Still, he’s got his dog, his hobbies, and his job as a special effects technician on Wolf’s Landing, so he can’t complain—much.
Seth Larson, umpteenth generation Bluewater Bay, is the quintessential good-time guy, content with tending bar and being his grandmother’s handyman. The night they meet, Seth’s looking for some recreational sex to escape family drama. But for Nate, romantic attraction comes before sexual attraction, so while Seth thinks they’re hooking up, Nate just wants to talk . . . genealogy?
Dude. Seriously?
So they declare a “just friends” truce. Then Seth asks for Nate’s help investigating a sinister Larson family secret, and their feelings start edging way beyond platonic. But Nate may want more than Seth can give him, and Seth may not be able to leave his good-time image behind. Unless they can find a way to merge carefree with commitment, they could miss out on true love—the best time of all.
I seriously have mixed feelings about For A Good Time Call. Seth and Nate were very interesting characters to read but, the authors lost me if a few places. I adored how the friendship built to love, how Nate showed Seth that there was more to life than just hook-ups. But, I kept getting confused with the family dynamics of both characters.
I also loved the “grace” angle of this story. It was fun and interesting to me since I have never read a story such as this. I, just like Seth, had to research it a little bit to understand the concept. Once understood, I got it and I appreciated and enjoyed it.
As for the family dynamics of this story, there was so much back-ground that I had to go back a few times to figure out just who was who and how they fit into the story. Some of it, even now, still doesn’t make sense to me but will leave it at that. Maybe, because there was so much going on, I just wasn’t getting the gist of it. And, except for Pearl, I did not like anyone in Seth’s family – at all!
But, all-in-all, For A Good Time Call was a good read. It was fascinating, in a way, and fun. Both authors are new-to-me and I will definitely give them another read. Personally, I think Tarkus needs his own story! He was the true fun and highlight of the book. I honestly think he was human and I can’t remember when I looked forward to seeing what the dog was going to do next in a book.
So, I enjoyed For A Good Time Call even though I had some time-line and flow problems. But, I can definitely cut both authors some slack on that with me since I can’t imagine how hard it is for two authors to combine their style of writing, making sure it’s continuance is on the mark and that the story is flowing flawlessly. Single authors have a hard time with that so imagine what two authors go through getting it correct. I enjoyed the British humor that was thrown in and most of the supporting characters were interesting. Will I go back to Bluewater Bay? Absolutely.
ARC provided by Riptide Publishing for a voluntary review.
Thanks Kitty for the review