Title: Like Coffee and Doughnuts
Author: Elle Parker
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Publisher URL: http://www.lyricalpress.com/
ISBN: 978-0-9824170-5-8
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4.5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Dino Martini is an Italian-American private investigator who likes old music, ballroom dancing and his classic convertible, Matilda. That doesn’t mean the old-fashioned man doesn’t do most of his work with a computer, or use a cell phone for communication with his clients and friends. He works alone unless he needs someone to watch his back and then he turns to Seth, his mechanic and best friend, who’s a hot-tempered brawler, and good to have around in a fight.
Life is good for Dino until circumstances force him to move out of his soon-to-be demolished apartment building and then he and Seth get involved in a dangerous case, after the two men repossess a seventy-eight Corvette. Now, there are some serious bad guys on their trail, but that’s not Dino’s only problem. After knowing Seth for years, their relationship unexpectedly changes from that of friends to lovers. Dino has never had a boyfriend before, has never even dated a man, so the change has him unsettled, and questioning whether he can keep them both alive.
The first thing about Like Coffee and Doughnuts that caught my attention was the unusual title new author Elle Parker has chosen for her first release.
Dino and Seth have been best buddies for years, but the two men couldn’t be more different in temperament. Dino, at forty-two, is calm, quiet, steady, loves to cook and doesn’t do flings…and did I mention he’s a clotheshorse, who likes to look just so-so. Seth, at thirty-three, is filled with boundless energy, is loud and brass, flirts endlessly and enjoys sex with members of either sex. And he’s definitely more of a faded jeans and beer kind of guy. In truth, these two are so different, it’s hard to believe they’re friends and even harder to believe that their relationship could turn into that of lovers. But it does, and this is where Ms. Parker excels. Her change in their relationship is well-timed and believable and their bantering dialogue snappy and fun.
The drug/crime sub-plot portion of the story is well integrated in the overall plot and has just enough danger and uncertainty to make it plausible, without totally taking over the story. Even though there are several years and vastly different life experiences separating them, Dino and Seth are perfect compliments to each other. I have to admit I was surprised when Seth made the first move and I was even more surprised to learn he’d loved Dino for years. Read and enjoy!
Author: Elle Parker
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Publisher URL: http://www.lyricalpress.com/
ISBN: 978-0-9824170-5-8
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4.5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Dino Martini is an Italian-American private investigator who likes old music, ballroom dancing and his classic convertible, Matilda. That doesn’t mean the old-fashioned man doesn’t do most of his work with a computer, or use a cell phone for communication with his clients and friends. He works alone unless he needs someone to watch his back and then he turns to Seth, his mechanic and best friend, who’s a hot-tempered brawler, and good to have around in a fight.
Life is good for Dino until circumstances force him to move out of his soon-to-be demolished apartment building and then he and Seth get involved in a dangerous case, after the two men repossess a seventy-eight Corvette. Now, there are some serious bad guys on their trail, but that’s not Dino’s only problem. After knowing Seth for years, their relationship unexpectedly changes from that of friends to lovers. Dino has never had a boyfriend before, has never even dated a man, so the change has him unsettled, and questioning whether he can keep them both alive.
The first thing about Like Coffee and Doughnuts that caught my attention was the unusual title new author Elle Parker has chosen for her first release.
Dino and Seth have been best buddies for years, but the two men couldn’t be more different in temperament. Dino, at forty-two, is calm, quiet, steady, loves to cook and doesn’t do flings…and did I mention he’s a clotheshorse, who likes to look just so-so. Seth, at thirty-three, is filled with boundless energy, is loud and brass, flirts endlessly and enjoys sex with members of either sex. And he’s definitely more of a faded jeans and beer kind of guy. In truth, these two are so different, it’s hard to believe they’re friends and even harder to believe that their relationship could turn into that of lovers. But it does, and this is where Ms. Parker excels. Her change in their relationship is well-timed and believable and their bantering dialogue snappy and fun.
The drug/crime sub-plot portion of the story is well integrated in the overall plot and has just enough danger and uncertainty to make it plausible, without totally taking over the story. Even though there are several years and vastly different life experiences separating them, Dino and Seth are perfect compliments to each other. I have to admit I was surprised when Seth made the first move and I was even more surprised to learn he’d loved Dino for years. Read and enjoy!
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