Man Walks into a Bar A Trio of Short Stories edition by Lissa Ford Literature Fiction eBooks
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Three spicy-sweet stories of unexpected encounters that turn into something more…
Insta-lust. Secret attractions. Boozy bar hookups. They're all here in a trio of contemporary m/m romances perfect for a night in.
New Yorker Jake Winthrop gets nailed for speeding along the rural back roads of eastern North Carolina. But when he again encounters Landry Blue, the hot-as-hell trooper who tagged him, at the local watering hole, let’s just say the lawman has more on his mind than keeping the peace. Once Jake gets a taste of Blue’s brand of Southern hospitality, he starts wanting more. Can Jake convince Blue to give their relationship a shot? Or does Blue want Jake to keep on driving, right out of his life?
Living in a small town meant that Bo Hinkle had to put up with childhood nemesis, Hank Womack, his whole life. But when Womack steals the Hinkle family’s championship chili recipe and uses it to win the village’s famous chili cookoff contest for himself, the line between sort-of-kind-of-hot-asshat and downright shady has been crossed. After a lifetime of rivalry, Bo vows teach Womack a lesson he won’t forget.
Garrett Ziegler’s life was upended when a workplace romance derailed a promising career in finance. So it’s just Garrett’s luck when he learns the cute Los Angeles hipster he hooked up with for a mindblowing one-night-stand turns out to be the founder of a private equity firm, and said firm was in the final stages of interviewing Garrett for his dream job. Garrett has to convince venture capitalist Anthony Sendejo that their encounter was a random accident, and that Garrett’s romantic history wasn’t repeating itself. Trouble is, Tony isn’t convinced. And Garrett’s words ring hollow because as tempting as the job is, Tony is even more enticing. Is Garrett about to screw up his life again because he slept with the boss?
A 42,500 word collection. Each spicy story contains adult matters and are intended for mature audiences.
Man Walks into a Bar A Trio of Short Stories edition by Lissa Ford Literature Fiction eBooks
This book is a delight. It’s actually three separate, unrelated stories that are bite-sized and delicious. I found myself wishing that each of the stories was longer because I was enjoying the characters so much. The first story is, I think, the longest. A woodworker turned handyman is just trying to scare up jobs to keep himself financially afloat. Life is pretty tough for him but it seems like it could be turning around. So, in part to celebrate, he walks into a bar….. (mmmhhhh, see what the author did there? )The second book is the ‘we hate each other/we’re hot for each other’ trope. And actually only one of the guys does the hating. Later he realizes he was wrong, wrong, wrong to be such a hater. Adorable story about guys who have known each other since they were in diapers and finally made that 'love connection' with each other.
The third story surprised me like crazy. My hat is off to an author who can write so convincingly that I was feeling heartache for a character in a story that is really only about a 45-minute read. That takes mad skills. I loved the boys from the third story - Garrett who had been wronged before and Tony who has the biggest heart ever. Their meeting, when Tony walks into a bar, is sweet. And hot. I’d actually love to see them again in a future story (but not a murder/mystery which this author is great at writing. They can’t handle that. Or can they...)
I received an ARC from this author for an unbiased review of this story, but I had actually pre-ordered this book as soon as I saw it on Amazon just before Christmas. No matter if her next book is filled with suspense or filled with more smoldering, sassy guys, I'll be waiting.
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Man Walks into a Bar A Trio of Short Stories edition by Lissa Ford Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Ch. 1 Five Stars! Marvelous little story with rich characters and atmosphere. I loved Jake, the New Yorker that traveled south for carpentry and construction work. He gets nabbed for speeding through a barely-a-spot-on-the-map small town by Trooper Blue and then meets him again at the local diner. Looks are exchanged, subtle clues given and a hot one night stand turns into a week, as Jake gets kept at his temporary job. Lissa Ford did a fantastic job of building their connection and completely credible backstories. Ends with a very strong HFN that gives plenty of hope that's its an HEA.
Ch. 2 Four stars. This wasn't quite as satisfying as the first. Again, it was richly characterized, including secondary characters. It was rife with small-town flavor, as Bo and Hank, Bo's long time, perennial nemesis, face off in a chili competition. It also featured decent secondary characters. There are several flashbacks to their history throughout the story. The ending was less than satisfactory to me, however. The change from perceived enemies to prospective lovers was fast and I didn't quite grasp Hank's motive in joining the cookoff. The final flashback was intriguing but puzzled me more about the reason for their animosity, at least on Bo's side. We didn't get the payoff of any intimacy, either physical or emotional, either.
Ch 3 Three and a half stars. It's a fun trope; going to a job interview and finding out the boss is last nights hookup. It does take a different twist from the norm, since Lissa doesn't take the usual direction of workplace shenanigans. It's a fairly realistic scenario as a solution for executive level careers, especially when one of them has a checkered past. It ended though, without any relationship build at all. It felt like only a beginning and no middle or end.
I will admit that short stories are not my preferred reading choice, so perhaps it affects my perceptions. They were excellently written stories, as far as well-rounded characters that fit within the length of the tale. The third story was one I felt was most underdeveloped even as a short and I would have preferred showing more of an actual connection, beyond their initial meeting. I do admire Lissa Ford's skill with narrative immensely and I wouldn't mind seeing any of these developed into full blown novels. That said, they were a departure from previous books Lissa has written and an excellent light read. I'm going to look forward to more of [bookBait|29088524] and the [bookDoubleback|25238854] series!
Jake’s Story
Jacoby (Jake) Winthrop is a carpenter trying to make ends meet. He’s driving to a job site when he is stopped for speeding. Office Landry Blue tickets him and allows Jake to go his way. Jake is late and upon arriving he knows he won’t be invited to work another day. But he’s a hard worker and his employer for the day sees it and makes him an offer to stay for a week. After a day of hard work Jake frequents the only great affordable establishment to eat at. That’s where an off duty Landry approaches him.
Bo’s story
Bo Hinkle and Mack Womack have been life time nemesis, well at least that’s how Bo has always seen it. But Mack takes it a little too far when he steals Bo’s family recipe for prize winning chili. Bo is more than ready to take him down with his new take on the family recipe.
Garret’s story
Garret Ziegler is a pariah in the private financial sector. After one bad mistake, he’s trying to build up his reputation in the industry again. The night before a job interview, Garret decides to go to a club and just relax. He meets a guy and they have a wonderful night. All goes to hell, when the CEO of the company, Tony or Anthony Sendejo, walks into the meeting the next day and Garret sees it’s his one night stand.
I have to admit when I received the email with a brief vague description from the author I think I was expecting more erotica than romance stories. I’m glad it turned out to be so much more. I enjoyed getting to know each character in their respective story and being an outsider looking in to the emotional terminal they each experienced. For short stories I didn’t expect to fall in love with the characters and get so invested in their wellbeing. In both, Jake and Landry and Garret and Tony’s case my heart hurt because there was a hiccup in their blooming relationship which could have actually killed any development. I literally wanted to shake each character in hopes they would get their heads on straight. Garret’s situation though was the one that really really kicked me in the heart and anyone who reads it will know why (sorry no spoiler here from me).
Bo’s story was the most frustrating of all three stories. Mack really rubbed me the wrong way for half the read, he came off to arrogant and acted like a major jerk. The flashbacks into Bo and Mack’s lives and interactions were very telling. Near the end I didn’t hold as much animosity towards him as I did at the start. Mack’s bullying was a touch too violent and childish for me, even though it was reasoned out why.
An ARC was provided to me in exchange for an honest review.
This book is a delight. It’s actually three separate, unrelated stories that are bite-sized and delicious. I found myself wishing that each of the stories was longer because I was enjoying the characters so much. The first story is, I think, the longest. A woodworker turned handyman is just trying to scare up jobs to keep himself financially afloat. Life is pretty tough for him but it seems like it could be turning around. So, in part to celebrate, he walks into a bar….. (mmmhhhh, see what the author did there? )
The second book is the ‘we hate each other/we’re hot for each other’ trope. And actually only one of the guys does the hating. Later he realizes he was wrong, wrong, wrong to be such a hater. Adorable story about guys who have known each other since they were in diapers and finally made that 'love connection' with each other.
The third story surprised me like crazy. My hat is off to an author who can write so convincingly that I was feeling heartache for a character in a story that is really only about a 45-minute read. That takes mad skills. I loved the boys from the third story - Garrett who had been wronged before and Tony who has the biggest heart ever. Their meeting, when Tony walks into a bar, is sweet. And hot. I’d actually love to see them again in a future story (but not a murder/mystery which this author is great at writing. They can’t handle that. Or can they...)
I received an ARC from this author for an unbiased review of this story, but I had actually pre-ordered this book as soon as I saw it on just before Christmas. No matter if her next book is filled with suspense or filled with more smoldering, sassy guys, I'll be waiting.
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