Reviewed by Kat
TITLE: The Plumber
SERIES: Workplace Encounters
AUTHOR: Serena Yates
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 117 Pages
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Hard work and long hours have made Will Kovar’s business, Total Plumbing Solutions, a success. When he’s called to fix a bathroom at the Safe Home for Girls and Boys and sees how tight money is for the charity, he’s happy to donate his time. Meeting the home’s manager, Steve Hayes, is an added bonus, especially when Steve invites Will to dinner to thank him for his generosity. Will learns Steve’s wealthy family isn’t happy about his choice to make a career in social work, but neither man expects Steve’s parents to leave eighteen children out on the street to prove their point. Will is determined to help Steve figure out how to provide a safe and happy home—for both the children and themselves.
REVIEW:
This is my third book in the Workplace Encounters series by Serena Yates. I have learned to look forward to these releases. They are a fast, fun read of realistic men and their journey to their own HEA. The last two had some form of physical danger involved. This book was a change in that it involved more emotional family drama instead.
I have to say that the Sunday dinner was a refreshing way to have parents come around for their son when they really needed to. It was wonderful to not only see Will’s parent’s eyes opened to his life but how they accepted Steve and his profession so openly and encouragingly. It was just what they both needed. Having worked with “at risk” students for many years, I could see how Safe Home would have been a welcome alternative placement for some of those students. The love and devotion to these children was genuine and so needed. I just wish we had more places like this for our “discarded” youth. These are the “hard to place” kids that need the love and attention the most. Bravo for Ms. Yates to bring this need to the forefront in her novel.
It was sweet to watch these two wonderful men approach each other and how they evolved as they tried to figure out what the other one wanted or needed. What I liked was that there wasn’t instant love and fall into bed but a slow, cautious journey of discovery and acceptance of each other. They were both new to the whole dating game and relationship needs but they did so in an honest and open style that I enjoyed. These are two men I could see myself admiring. I loved how Will’s quirky office assistant, Jane, not only took great care of him but encouraged their evolving relationship. The only downfall I experienced was that they did not show you the last four months but it was more of a recap. I would have liked to have seen how Steve’s fellow workmates reacted when he finally “came out”.
I will be anxiously anticipating the next in this wonderful series.
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