Calvin (Almstead Island: Newcomer's Club Book 2) by Kerry Kilpatrick


Calvin has never had a boyfriend and is new to being a Daddy, but everything about Micah brings out Calvin's need to care, protect and cherish the younger man. Two men having lived very different lives but feeling compelled to try and build a special relationship once they find each other.


From the blurb:

What could go right with an inexperienced Daddy and a boy who’s scared to help him learn?

Calvin

Between my tech firm and family’s endowment fund, there’s no shortage of people trying to get close to me. Offering a trespasser a job to run interference makes no sense, but neither does my instant attraction to sweet, submissive Micah. I never expected to fall in love with a man, let alone be the Daddy who takes on all his burdens.

Micah
My life has never been easy, and my only option left was to sell myself. The intimidating and wildly sexy Calvin Rutledge offers me a lifeline out of the garden shed and off the streets. In exchange for room, board, and a chance at a better future, I would be his companion. But I never anticipated falling in love with my boss or craving the care that comes with being his boy.

Calvin is Book Two of the Almstead Island: Newcomer's Club. The series is interconnecting, but each story can be read as a standalone. This novel involves a Daddy/boy dynamic, but no age play. Please know that there are instances of abuse in this story, though not between the main characters. You can find more information in the forward matter. There is a HEA for this couple and no cliffhanger, but some character redemptions will take longer than others.


SNik's review:

Second in series (Almstead Island: Newcomers Club), but can be read as a standalone. Daddy/boy. Age gap. Hurt/comfort. Dual POV. Heed content warnings. 

Micah is struggling to survive, and when he is discovered living in a shed, the owner steps forward to offer him a safe place. Calvin doesn’t know where his compulsion to protect and care for Micah comes from, but he very quickly pivots to wanting to date the young man and be his Daddy not his employer. 

Even as Calvin does Daddy/boy research his relationship with Micah comes easily and with no hesitation as Calvin has never been interested in a man before. Luckily Micah is just as interested in Calvin, so the push to date doesn’t feel overbearing and things progress at a pace that Micah feels comfortable with which was a nice steamy build. I appreciated that Calvin tried to alleviate the power imbalance in an official way and that Micah was no push over in the story. Overall, I really rooted for these two and enjoyed their connection.


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