Elias, Amy Aislin

This was precisely what I needed to read with all its awkward sweetness, super low angst, and self acceptance.  The meet-cute was exactly that, a cute moment that led to more and more and more.  There was little conflict and it was resolved quickly so the overall feel of the story was kept light.  And with such a sweet outcome, there wasn't much reason for me not to love this story.  It gave me all the feels I could want and just enough steam to make it spicy.

The conflict revolved around the issue with their jobs, mostly the perceptions of others regarding those jobs and their own satisfaction in them.  Despite seeming like a large issue in their own minds, the situation was resolved quickly with patience, remorse, and the best insight from an awesome father.  Ty's dad really is the best, with the way he handled his wife, loved his kids, and gave the loving, blunt advice they needed to hear.

There's no denying that this is a simple story, one that doesn't take you on a roller coaster of emotion, nor does it have an overly complicated plot.  I think that's the beauty of a story like this though; it lifts you up, gives you all the sweet feels, a sense of passion, and the sense that certain things just don't have to be hard to be right.  Like I said before, this was what I needed when I read it and I'm sure I'll need those same feelings again so this will be going on my re-read list for sure.

*$2.99 on Amazon

Do something new today.
Why he looks at his horoscope every day, Elias Hood doesn’t know. It’s all garbage, and no nickel fortune ever helped him climb all the way up the corporate ladder. He’s about to make Vice President. Rocking the boat with “something new” is the last thing on his mind.

But there’s this guy.

Ty Green can make friends with a tree and Elias can’t help falling for his easy-going vibe and his perfect smile. He’s a fellow Capricorn, like Elias, but that’s as far as their similarities go. Ty works to live—he doesn’t live to work. When Elias takes his horoscope’s advice and asks Ty out, both men are in for a shock. But as Elias’s walls start to come down, they might just realize that they have more in common than they think. In fact, they might even want the exact same thing.
Who knows? Maybe horoscopes aren’t just trash after all.