Can something as ordinary as going to the grocery store bring romance? Certainly it can. According to the four author's featured in this anthology, love is just an aisle away.
From the Check Me Out blurb:
Four Market-Fresh MM Romances from four well-loved, award-winning MM authors, each set in the supermarket. Follow the characters on a trip down the grocery aisle, where unexpected romance drops right into their baskets.
Whether you're drawn to the charm of modern love or the intrigue of uncanny twists, this anthology promises a fresh and heartwarming reading experience. Dive in and discover that sometimes, love is just an aisle away.
THE PRICE OF HAPPINESS by Jordan Castillo Price
Between his guitar gig in a local indie band and his cashier gig at the Val-U-Mart, Angus has no time to worry about discount-pricing an vaguely-labeled can at the back of a shelf. But that dollar price is currently all that Newton can afford for today’s grocery haul, which brings him into Angus’ orbit. Can you put a price on happiness? Angus and Newton are about to find out.
DEMO DAY by Clare London
Pips has been having one of those weeks. Possibly a year of them. His bad luck with boyfriends and jobs is legendary, and seems to have followed him into his new role as this week’s Demonstrator at Your Better Buyz.
That is, until the succession of disasters at the demonstration table brings him to the attention of Marcus, the very cute marketing trainee Pips had been trying so hard – on principle - to hate.
LOST IN by Kim Fielding
Joe Becker can’t find the dental floss. In fact, he can’t find any of the items he’s looking for in the huge, sterile supermarket he’s arrived at. Even with the help of Han, the best customer service rep Joe could ever have imagined, he’s lost in more ways than he can explain. Faced with a crisis between his life to date, and what the future now holds – what’s the chance of a fresh start?
GAY NINETIES NIGHT AT THE PICK AND GRAB by Dev Bentham
Seth mistakenly attends the local supermarket dating social, but quickly realises it’s not exactly his demographic. Luckily Dakota, the attractive manager, is more Seth’s age and type, and there’s no denying the attraction. Together, they watch and navigate the amusing, poignant, and turbulent love stories unfolding for the other customers - from a romantic wrangle over cocktail peanuts to an anguished love waiting from afar - and discover a story for their very own.
SNik's review:
Multi-author anthology with meet cutes at the grocery store/market. Mostly dual POV with one single POV (Lost In). There are bits of paranormal in a couple of stories, with a couple of opposites attract.
This is a fun anthology that you can pick up and read one story at a time in between other things to add a little romance and cuteness to your day. It seems that an ordinary place can bring some people together and form special relationships. Each story gave a good amount of background for the characters, and they all had individual personalities and sweet partners to complement them, with a little bit of spice which makes going to the grocery store much more interesting.
kjnrose's review:
This is a multi-author anthology of unique stories of people that find dates at the market. Each story is just wonderful and different from each other. While mostly contemporary there is some paranormal instances thrown in.
Check Me Out is currently available as an e-book
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