Nora Phoenix

Tiago, along with his twin Tomas, come home for their school's reunion. Both left their hometown at 18 to become models and have done with their careers. Tiago has not been happy with modeling recently and is looking for something else. Cas is the town's handyman. He is a newcomer to the town. When the two men meet, they are attracted but Cas does not think anything will come of it. They do meet for a hot night and continue to see each other. Cas mentions the doctor's house is for sale and Tiago wants to see it remembering it from his teen years. When Tiago sees it, he decides to buy it. He hires Cas to do the remodeling. Cas has a rule of nothing personal with his clients, so he and Tiago go back to the friend zone. Will that change? Will Tiago be able to settle down in the small town again after seeing the world? Will Cas be an important person in Tiago's life or is he just a fling?

I enjoyed this book. I loved Tiago and Cas. Cas is a caregiver. I loved how he goes to help his sister when she needs help. He senses something with Tiago and slowly learns the best way to communicate with him. Tiago wants to learn how to be a homeowner. Tomas is not happy that Tiago is making decisions without his input. Cas advises but lets Tiago make the decisions for the house. Eventually paparazzi arrive in town, and I loved how the town circles 'round the wagons for Cas and Tiago. I also loved Tiago's story for the townspeople to tell the paparazzi. I could feel how hard it was for the two men to talk about their feelings, but I was glad when it came to a head and Cas had to let Tiago know he was not comfortable with what was happening. Truths then come out. I loved it!

I look forward to reading the rest of the series.… (mer)

I've read Alpha/Omaga, M/M Romance stories before and have always been on the fence about them. Frankly... I just don't "get" them. It seems that the people are humans (???) and that they must exist in some type of an alternate universe or something (???). I love Nora Phoenix...I've read and own almost everything she has ever written so when I saw that she was the author...I thought I would try this M/M Romance sub-genera (??) again. I also listened to the audio...since John Solo is also a favorite and I thought that might add some insight. I'm not saying that I didn't like it, but I can't really say I liked it either, (see...on the fence again), and that was not in any way the fault of the author or the narrator. I did love the Palani character.... the cop. So... for the one amazing, warm, character, the wonderfully talented author that I love, and the beautifully done audio rendition by one of my favorite narrators, these three books will receive a 3-star rating...but I believe I will stick to more traditional M/M romances in the future. Please don't anyone try to explain this to me...my gay son and son-in-law have tried and have told me that they have given it up as Mom being a hopelessly lost cause.… (mer)

I had to check a few times to be sure this was Nora Phoenix...MY NORA PHOENIX...the same Nora Phoenix that wrote the 45 other books that I own with her name on them. It was...I compared the pictures on the book to the one on all my others... so I continued...that is until the alien spider robot "thingys" showed up. I love animals of all kinds, but I am a firm believer that even God can make mistakes, so he must surely have been having a really awful, bad, off the wall kind of day when he said, "I'm going to have some fun today...I'll create something with at least a million eyes, some with hairy gigantic bodies, and give them eight legs so they can run faster that most of those human "things"! Other than that part...which I am yet recovering from...this was a pretty good story. An alien race is trying to take over the Earth but are not sure they want Washington D.C.... and three very special young men are trying to just survive the whole fiasco. I give the German Shepherd bonus points...you'll understand why when/if you read it... but I'm not telling. Just saying "good doggie"! Back to the boys. Each was special in his own way. They were all broken, battered and bruised, but trying to survive. Their time at the "camp" was like no camp I ever went to and for that I am extremely grateful. Mack was the new guy so he missed most of the torture, but Tan and Austin have scars they will carry for life.... both inside and out. Home life for them wasn't much better. It’s an interesting journey to take with the boys, especially if you really like science fiction...are not offended by guys that love one another...own a giant spider "splatterer"... (that's a technical term) ... and/or a BIG, BIG, BIG can of extra strength Raid...and lots and lots of doggie biscuits for the cute German shepherd. I can't remember when I had so much fun with a story.… (mer)