Geoffrey Knight (1)

I feel like this story just tore me apart and waited until the last minute to put me back together. Book two is just as beautifully written as book one, but the emotions go deeper this time and I am so completely attached to these two characters that I want book three NOW!!

Jarrah and Luke are separated when Jarrah goes to uni to begin his medical studies. Luke stays behind and works on getting his pilot's license to fulfill his dream of joining the Royal Flying Doctors as a pilot.

For the show more first time Jarrah is exposed to a larger and much different world. And there is the handsome American, Brandon, offering things that Jarrah had thought were out of his reach. When Luke goes missing in a plane crash, Jarrah rushes home and sets out to find him with the help of an Aborigine elder. I loved this part. The thought that native peoples have a stronger connection to Mother Earth than we can even conceive of is so intriguing and inspiring.

I won't spoil the story for you, but Jarrah has some difficult choices to make and it is uncertain what he will choose until the end of the story. His last words in the book were a bit of a shock for me, but not unwelcome. I hope Geoffrey Knight doesn't make us wait too long for part three of the trilogy! show less

Billionaires, as far as most of us are concerned, live so far out of range of the ordinary that they are pretty much modern-day fairy characters. Princes or knights, it doesn’t matter, they are way out there. It’s probably why I like reading stories about them (I also love a good fairy tale) and why, when they are lonely despite all their money and really only want to find love, they move a little closer to being a mortal human again. That’s my explanation as well as I can put it show more anyway, and it’s also why I loved ‘The Billionaire’s Boyfriend- a lot!

Matt, a romance writer in a rut who delivers flowers to make a living, tells this story, and does it with a great sense of humor (self-deprecating and otherwise) and more than a dash of humor. Matt happens to be in the right place at the right time and ends up saving Calvin’s life, only to discover that his own will never be the same again. Oh, the romance!

Accompanying Matt is an absolutely wonderful and highly quirky cast of characters. There is the somewhat older Irish woman who owns the flower shop Matt works for and her “suitor”, the baker from across the street. There is a very precocious little girl who is more intelligent than is good for her, and a somewhat forgetful old man whom everybody suspects of having been a British spy. You see where this is going? How could any story with a cast like that, all living in various apartments above the flower shop, be anything other than heartwarmingly wonderful?

And then, of course, there is Calvin, the much-revered billionaire. He wasn’t born rich, so he relates well to “real” people, and he is utterly charming. After taking Matt to lunch as a thank you, and maybe even before that, Calvin is determined to get to know Matt and to “change his life forever” - just like the text message of daily wisdom said just before Matt jumped to his rescue.

If you like stories that have a dreamlike quality, if a billionaire and a romance writer sound like a good match to you, and if you’re looking for a modern-day fairy tale with all the bells and whistles imaginable, plus a huge serving of humor and some incendiary man-on-man action, then you will probably like this novella as much as I do. It’s a great feel-good story and goes straight to my reread file!


NOTE: This book was provided by the author for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews. show less

What a beautiful story! From the amazing setting in Australia to the wonderful main and supporting characters, the deep love between Jad and Luke, to Jad's journey of self-discovery, this book contains everything that makes a story worth reading and rereading for me. It made me laugh, it made me cry, and kept me spellbound throughout the drama unfolding across the pages. Whether you're looking for a romance with intense emotions, or a character's deeply moving realization of who he is and show more who he is supposed to be with, this book will give you both.

Jad Yindi, a half-Aboriginal boy with a simple background who loves the water, grows up with Luke as his best friend. Luke is from the outback, but loves going diving with Jad. They grow up together as best friends and as that friendship grow into love, they both discover their "pearl", the thing they want most. The real pearl Luke gives Jad as a reminder of who they are to each other takes on huge symbolic meaning when Jad starts to drift away from his life on the beaches, in search for – more. It almost broke my heart to watch him go off to Sydney because he wants to be a doctor. He is like a fish out of water there, but tries so hard to fit in. He loves Luke deeply, yet has this need to find himself, and with his Aboriginal roots fighting with his dreams of a future helping people he has a hard time figuring out which is more important.

Luke is much more straightforward. He knows who he is and what he wants, and goes after it without hesitation. He loves Jad to distraction and doesn't understand why his friend and lover feels this urge to run and look for – whatever he is looking for that Luke does not understand. Luke is deeply hurt because he is so sure of his love, but he is also willing to wait for Jad to figure himself out. He may be the man who stays behind, but in terms of their future and accepting their destiny, he is miles ahead of Jad. I can't even imagine the pain he goes through!

Through all the trials and tribulations of Luke almost dying, of Jad finding another man who tempts him into a new relationship, and of both young men coming back to each other again and again, the pearl Luke has given Jad when they were boys accompanies Jad as a symbol of his destiny. It became the symbol of my hope for a happy ending as well! And when the final twist hit, I was so far on the edge of my seat, I almost fell off. Wow!

If you like deeply emotional stories about soul mates who have a hard road to travel before they reach their happy end, if you enjoy reading about Aboriginal culture and how it may affect us in today's world, and if you're looking for a book about true love and all its consequences, then you will probably like this novel as much as I did.


NOTE: This book was provided by Wilde City Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews. show less

Perfection, California. In 1961 no less. Really? From the moment I realized that was the setting of this short story, or rather the whole series, I started to smile. Then I read the blurb, and began to grin. And as soon as I had made it to page seven and the, ahem, golf instructions, I laughed out loud, and didn’t really stop until the end. In a great piece of “pure p*rn” meets "hilarious entertainment", this is the tale of eighteen-year-old Clark and his series of good-byes before show more leaving Perfection for the rigors of college.

Clark may take his job of delivering papers seriously, but it quickly became quite obvious to me that he takes “customer service” even more serious. He also seems to have some favorite customers, and those are the ones I got to see in more detail. First, the dentist (never mind that he’s married) and the dentist’s chair – and no, I will never look at another one of those in the same way. Then there is the chief of police, who insists he examine some minor scrapes (yeah, right) Clark got when the chief’s dog made him tumble off the delivery bike. Yep, handcuffs are used in an entirely non-lawful way and, oh, did I mention the deputy has a hand in all of it as well? *shakes head at those lusty Californians* And finally, after a refreshing glass of iced tea, there is the owner of the hardware store (also married but seemingly oblivious of that fact during this encounter) who tests his – you will never believe it – new Hawaiian sling on Clark. Yes, well, that is what he calls it… And he is assisted by a few others… By this point, I was wondering if anyone was not in on this good-bye ceremony of the sexy kind.

If you’re looking for something serious or even a plot, this is not the book for you. But if you want to be thoroughly entertained, or need a good laugh, and if you’re looking for a very hot and very funny fantasy of what it might be like to be the paperboy in Perfection, California, then you will probably enjoy this short story. Oh, and let me tell you, the ending shows even more perfection…


NOTE: This book was provided by Stiff Rain Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews. show less