Reviewed by Dan
TITLE: Eli’s Three Wishes
SERIES: Love and Salvage #2
AUTHOR: Mathew Ortiz
PUBLISHER: Mathew Ortiz
LENGTH: 140 Pages
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Eli Gaither was a big, rough, mean sumabitch of a man. Solitary by choice, he only attended Gaither family events when he was made to. Still hurting from a painful divorce, he was like an angry bear licking his wounds. Most people, save for his family, avoided him until Oscar Hernandez came into his life, yelling at him and turning his world upside down.
Okay, maybe he was plain loco for hitting on the grizzly bear of a man in front of him but he couldn’t help it. The man was so freaking hot. But Oscar was not about to let this man tell him what to do and how to think. If Eli Gaither thought him a shrinking violet, he had another thing coming. Oscar was used to getting his way, so Eli was in for the ride of his life with the hot blooded Latin man.
REVIEW:
We met Uncle Eli in book one of this series. He is a 43 year old, ex-marine, big old burly bear of a man with a shaved head and a beard. Eli was married when he was in the Marines and they had three children. His wife though was a piece of work, having sex with every guy on base while he was deployed. Luckily he ditched her years ago, and finally admitted he is a bisexual. But he is a grumpy bastard, working his job at the Gaither family salvage business and then going home to his empty house.
Then one day a “muy caliente” Latin man named Oscar Hernandez comes waltzing into the store to verify an order his boss in Atlanta placed for items on the Gaither website. Sparks fly, there is a lot of shouting, a lot of aggressiveness, and one hot kiss. Both men are left smouldering, and the next time they meet, there is bound to be some fire!
Along the way through this story, not only do we catch up with some of the characters from this series, but also from Matt’s other books as well. In addition we have a hot Latin love affair, a son coming out of the closet, the same son being caught with his pants down, and some typical southern redneck family issues!
I really enjoyed the story on this one. Mid 40’s guy falls for late 20’s guy. Despite the age difference, they make a good couple. Now can they convince the rest of the world that it is ok? Particularly since Eli’s oldest child is only 3 years younger than Oscar?
I recommend this book, and the series. You can jump on anywhere since the books are standalone, but I’d still recommend reading them in order since they do sometimes refer to characters you won’t know if you read them in a different order! Some of the earlier copies of this book had a lot of editing issues, make sure you get the latest version as the author says they’ve been re-edited and you’ll be fine!
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