Ice Cream on the Side

Title: Ice Cream on the Side
Author: Wren Boudreau
Publisher: Loose Id
Publisher URL: http://www.loose-id.com/
ISBN: 978-1-60737-484-8
Genre: {M/M}, Suspense
Rating: 5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Critter Nymph

Dylan is a successful architect in a gay friendly town. While his first boyfriend may have broken his heart, he has not let that stop him from sampling all the different flavors out there.

Michael is the town’s new art teacher and resident artist. He has no desire to start any new relationships, planning instead to concentrate on his paintings and the new exhibit he has coming up.

As this story starts out, you are quickly drawn into the main characters’ lives. The connection between them is strong and the passion hot. I loved the way the Dylan continued to be flustered by his reactions to Michael, even after the two of them became lovers. Yet, as much as I loved Ice Cream on the Side, I kept thinking “how will this sweet story become a murder mystery?” However, the author works the mystery into the story very smoothly and once it was worked in, I became hooked. As characters were introduced and the reason for the murders became clear, I began to suspect everybody. By the time this story drew to a close, and Dylan and Michael come together, I hated to see it end. This fast-paced book, a combination sweet romance and murder mystery, is sure to find a place on many keeper shelves