After becoming curious about the slightly off-putting realtor in Heart from the same series, I was weirdly interested in reading his story. What we got could be sweet so some, sexy to others, but mostly it was rushed and disturbing to me.
To start, did we have to read about Ralph boning his FBuddy with only about an hour and a half of reading in the whole book? Couldn't we have just started with the morning after? It was so uncomfortable for me to read the rest of the short story because I was already having a graphic display of what he got up to with one guy in the morning and am expected he comes to love another guy by the end of the night.
Sure, he knew the guy he fell for and was always attracted to him, but the transition from attracted business colleagues to lovers and more felt jarringly abrupt and icky. Add in the flashback to Ralph's initial come-on to Bo and I'm seriously anti-Ralph on the basis of his behavior just not being okay no matter how much his heart yearns for love. He's constantly making inappropriate and over-the-line propositions that I can't take him seriously.
Bo, on the other hand, was a bit different because he was sweeter, more earnest, and was in a position to give in to his attraction and did so in a way that was more genuine. I just liked him better. That's not to say I didn't feel that "love" came too soon, it just felt more organic from Bo's end.
But honestly the whole thing felt like we were racing to the finish and the subtleties and growth were lost in the rush. There was so much time spent on reminiscing and describing the moments of attraction that I wondered for nearly the whole story if all their feels were just in their heads. Overall it was sweet, lots of steam, and while it wasn't a bad story, it just made me uncomfortable for too long, was followed by a rushed romance, and then it ended...nicely.
*$2.99 on Amazon
Lonely for company, Realty-Man Ralph seeks to celebrate a pricey property flip with his favorite contractor, Bo. But Bo is afraid Ralph will discover he’s squatting in the house they’re currently renovating. A winter storm is coming, and the forecast is heavy snow… with a chance of tequila, Chinese food, and love.
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