Kerry Freeman (2)

I loved everything about this - the chapter headings, the characters (who were made real with just a few words), and just a tiny dollop of D/s - all wrapped up in a most charming, short love story!

Cute, short story that the author divided into 'Stages' or small chapters detailing the gradual falling in love between Oswald a researcher and his lab boy Aiden.

For such a short story, the author did a good job with the characterizations. The story also had fun repartee and a little bit of sex.

Very cute, light-hearted story. I enjoyed it much.



I enjoyed the two mc's Cody and Jayden and pretty much figured out that Jayden was the brother of Cody's future brother in law right off the bat. The awkward breakfast the morning after was hilarious :D

Jayden was a sweetheart that Cody underestimated. For some reason as soon as I started reading the story, I got this impression that Cody was a bit effeminate, but that feeling grew less as the story progressed.

Loved the HEA. Good job :)

This novel plays with a controversial theme, polyamory relationships; it was odd, but in a way, I had the feeling the author wanted to water test a theory, what if family ties are faced with an event that is even more controversial than your son being gay?

Anyway the story starts with Sean and Jamie being young and happy; sure Sean has an unrequited love for his best friend Jamie, the 4 years older son of his parent’s best friends, the boy who was always there and who is now starring in his show more wet dreams, but all in all, Sean is lucky. I didn’t have any vibes his family would not support him if he came out, and indeed, they are really supportive when he does. Sean’s crush with reality happens when Jamie enlists in the Army and more or less disappears without neither telling goodbye.

Shift in time, 12 years later, Sean is an accomplished IT white collar, with a fellow IT geek as a boyfriend, a boyfriend he really loves. We also learn that Sean didn’t mourn so much Jamie’s loss, or at least he didn’t choose chastity while mourning; during his college days Sean has plenty played the field, and now he has settled down with Tyler, who is really a good guy, someone his family loves as much as he does.

But now Jamie is back in town, and he is as kind and sweet as he was 12 years before, and Sean’s feelings, after the first burst of emotion, are again the same as before. Analyzing this situation, I really think Sean hadn’t really have much hurt on Jamie’s betrayal, or maybe, he had all the support he needed to forget and go on. Sean’s family is really an important element in the story, they are the ones who allows Sean to be so sure and steady in his beliefs, who helps him to be quick in taking his decisions, and not regretting them. Same is for Tyler, and same will be for Jamie, once he realizes that his parents’s love goes beyond prejudices.

As I said, Sean, Jamie and Tyler have almost no issue in being in a gay relationship, the trouble will be when they decide to enter a polyamory relationship. Will their beloved one understand? Will they be able to find the right balance? If I have to find a fault to this story, otherwise really nice, is that I would have not minded for this second part of the story to be more developed, maybe adding some months more into the lives of these guys once they decide to be together.

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