Tall, Dark, & Ginger is book 4 of Mia Monroes Last Call series. This is a small town low angst hurt comfort slow burn romance.
From the blurb:
My hopeless crush has a plan to get over his ex by getting under me, and I’m up for the task.
I’ve been pining for Wren since the minute I laid eyes on the handsome man with the perfect mouth, wounded eyes, and my personal kryptonite, ginger hair. Too bad he was hands off from the beginning, not only because he was our new chef, but he’s been tangled in a failing relationship the whole time I’ve known him.
When he finally decides to dump his ex and needs a place to stay, enter me and my big house to the rescue. I want to be respectful, give him time to see me as an option, but one night he offers me an arrangement. My answer: hell, yes.
Powered by need for each other, neither of us thought about what would happen next. We’re two guys without a clue, making decisions with the wrong head, but what we have together is too good for either of us to just walk away.
Before Wren, I was firmly a beer guy, but now that I’ve tasted the sweet bite of the prettiest ginger ever, there’s no going back. This is one combination that’s never coming off the menu if I can help it.
Tall, Dark, & Ginger is book four in Last Call, a contemporary series set in the New Onyx universe. You can expect a chill guy who’s only down for hookups, a guarded chef trying to find himself again, an impulsive decision that changes everything, a heaping helping of one fell first, the other fell harder, a dash of hurt/comfort with a dollop of sexy shenanigans, plenty of sizzling heat, and all the ingredients for a satisfying comfort dish as two men find themselves navigating the one thing neither expected- love.
Molly Otto's review:
Wren has been hurt enough in the past he doesn't see it possible to be in a healthy relationship. Ridley, however, never saw the need for a relationship. He does as he wants and moves forward. When Wren proposes fwb, he sees it as a means to get past a long-standing crush. What makes these two work so beautiful together is the slow build-up to a real relationship. They support one another to be the better person and flourish without expecting more than either is ready for. You feel their emotions deepen as their friendship blossoms. Nothing is forced. Just is what it needs to be at that point. Wren does the brave thing in seeing a therapist to see how he can have better lasting relationships, and it's not shown as an easy fix but growth, with the amazing support of the Moby's crew. Absolutely adored everything about this book, my favorite to date from this series. With only one more story to go, I am sad to see a close of this series, yet happy to see each of these men find the right person for the group as a whole.
Heather's Review:
I've adored getting to know Wren and Ridley as side characters in the previous Last Call books and now that it's their turn, the result is a lovely slow building story that brings the heat before the romance and lets these two grow into each other's safe space to really have a true romantic relationship. From being rescued to rescuing Ridley from himself, Wren's character is sweet and gutsy and I totally love that for him... the once overconfident Ridley is much more nervous and totally clueless and it's also lovely to watch.
I love that while it's slow, the emotional build in this story is truly epic and these two men get exactly what they deserve! With this being the penultimate book, I am struggling between desperately wanting that final story and wanting this universe to go on forever...
While this book can be read standalone, I think it's best read as book 4 in the series and best read in order.
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