Trying to escape from his personal and professional problems has Thaddeus ending up without a car and trespassing by sleeping next to a chicken coop with a spastic dachshund as a companion. But the coop and the dog are owned by Ryder, a hunky landscaper that wants to avoid being a rebound, but it becomes hard for both Ryder and Thaddeus to stay platonic.
From the blurb:
Sometimes you have to lose everything to find the one thing that matters most.
The day begins like any other—canoodling with my live-in boyfriend, making weekend plans over breakfast, and arguing about the apartment renovation list. Then my best friend and business partner texts, begging me to ditch Thad so we can meet for a lunchtime quickie in our usual spot.
Small problem: I’m Thad. Oops.
By midday, I’ve lost one ratface boyfriend, my best mate, the company I built from scratch, and the courage to hire a hitman—although I’m not ruling that last one out just yet. The future I had neatly mapped out is now toast. In its place, a laundry list of awkward questions, rumours, and pitying looks.
And so, I do what I do best. I run—my crumbling life fading in the rearview mirror. No plan. No destination. Just a road. Through a forest. In a storm. To a dog. And a shed. And a towering man who smells of pine, rain, and, mercifully, bacon.
There’s dirt under my nails, something growing in my heart, and suddenly I’m breathing again. Breathing and smiling and lying, lying, lying. To the man I’m falling for. To the people I care about. To myself, most of all.
But for every lie, there’s a reckoning. And when the truth catches up, and the heart is truly at stake, there’s no running anymore.
SNik's review:
Standalone. Opposites attract. Slow burn. Dual POV.
Leaving to escape losing his best friend and boyfriend in one fell ‘cheating’ swoop, Thaddeus gets stuck in a compost pile and trespassing on Ryder’s land. A landscaper fighting for his home, Ryder gives shelter to the cute software coder and quickly starts to fall for the man but doesn’t want to be a rebound.
This is a slow build but in terms of time the romance is fast and mutual. I really enjoyed the banter, the attraction, the yearning between Ryder and Thaddeus. It’s nice to see Thaddeus embrace nature and how easy going Ryder is no matter what obstacle or struggle is thrown in his way. The secondary characters are mostly supportive and fun at times, and the fighting for Ryder’s land versus the data storage facility and greedy council members was a fun plotline to root for Ryder and Thaddeus to come out on top and together. The quiet moments between Ryder and Thaddeus were beautiful and how they embraced their differences and learned new things from each other were swoony.
Heather's review:
As much as this story is a romance, it's also a story of self-reflection and rebuilding yourself. I loved getting to know Thad and Ryder and watching them get closer to each other. It was lovely to see Thad unfold himself as he learns to enjoy the small town and re-connect with what he loved about his job and life and discard so many things that weren't making him happy. This book also has classic banter, great secondary characters and a lovely message about reinvention.
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