Resting Beach Face is part of the Swallows Cove finishing pun eccentric universe. It's an older grumpy gray ace meets his match in a younger allosexual sunshine extrovert.
From the blurb:
He could have anyone he wants...so why is he so interested in me?
Cash is a gorgeous chaotic bi guy with a reputation for getting around. And me? I'm the antisocial grump, closed off and lonely.
We should be like oil and water. They say opposites attract, but when you're graysexual, that equation doesn't balance out.
Or does it?
When Cash gets close, my defenses begin to crumble one by one. Each warm smile, each friendly gesture or hug makes me realize what I'm missing.
Cash's sunny warmth is like a ray of light breaking through the clouds. I can't help but soak it up.
But can I really trust the town player to keep my heart safe when no one else ever has?
Resting Beach Face is Book 4 of Swallow Cove. It includes grumpy/sunshine and forced proximity tropes, a quirky lake town, and gray ace rep.
Content warnings: alcoholic parent, emotional/verbal abuse.
Molly Otto's review:
A beautiful gray ace representation. Cash has had a thing for Declan, the grumpy B&B owner, for as long as he can remember, yet his normal ways to flirt do not seem to work. So Cash does what Cash does best, the life of the party avoiding his crumbling home life as much as possible. When Dec finally starts to see the real Cash, it allows Cash to settle and be his best self. Because Dec is gray ace, he has had past relationship issues and tends to project those issues on Cash without meaning to. When these two allow themselves to open up, they show a truly open and honest relationship that meets both their needs without either feeling they are missing something.
Expect the usual Swallows Cove shenanigans but with a more serious undertone throughout. The maturity of this relationship is a breath of fresh air for the genre, where sometimes you can not help but feel that the asexuality spectrum is "cured" when meeting their person. This is not the case, and it was a beautiful thing to read.
Heather's Review:
This is a beautiful story about looking at people with a different perspective. Cash is bubbly, flirty and knows what he wants, and he tries all the typical ways to get it... but nothing about Declan is typical and this story begins to heat up when Cash starts to realize that...
I love that Declan is true to himself and that Cash is willing to shift his thinking... I also appreciate the nuances of forming a relationship between a very allosexual man and the graysexual guy he wants... Each barrier that breaks down gives us more sweet romance, and a little bit of healing... not just for Declan, but also for Cash (and his family)
It's always fun to return to Swallow Cove, the inuendo, the puns and the comraderie is a great addition to this story and it keeps the mood a little lighter when sometimes the content can get a little stressed. While this book could be read standalone, it's best enjoyed in order (in my opinion)
Resting Beach Face is currently available as an e-book and paperback and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
Resting Beach Face is currently available as an e-book and paperback and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
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