Reviewed by Amber

TITLE: Knit Tight

SERIES: Portland Heat #4

AUTHOR: Annabeth Albert

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 112 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 12th, 2016

BLURB:

It’s no secret that Portland, Oregon, has some of best restaurants, shops, and cafés in the country. But it’s the hard-working men who serve it all up that keep us coming back for more…

One of Portland’s hottest young baristas, Brady is famous for his java-topping flair, turning a regular cup of joe into a work of art. Every Wednesday—aka “Knit Night”—hordes of women and their needles descend on the coffeehouse, and Brady’s feeling the heat. Into the fray walks a tall, dark, and distractingly handsome stranger from New York. His name is Evren, and he’s the sexy nephew of Brady’s sweetest customer, the owner of the yarn shop down the street. He’s also got a killer smile, confident air, and masculine charm that’s tying Brady’s stomach in knots. The smitten barista can’t wait to see him at the next week’s gathering. But when he tries to ask Evren out, his plans unravel faster than an unfinished edge. If Brady hopes to warm up more than Evren’s coffee, he’ll have to find a way to untangle their feelings, get out of the friend zone, and form a close-knit bond that’s bound to last a lifetime…

REVIEW:

This was a totally different type of story that I have been use to from Annabeth Albert and the Portland Heat series. It wasn’t bad. I want that to be clear right now. This was a good story with strong writing. All the things we are used to from Annabeth Albert. The biggest problem that I kept running into was the lack of a deep connection between the characters. It’s obvious they are both attracted to each other and the flirting is cute but it’s very superficial. I missed that deep pull and it never developed which was surprising.

Brady has huge responsibilities and the last thing he has time for is a romance with a man who looks like he won’t be sticking around.

Evren has some huge issues of his own as well as some significant hang-ups. Taking care of his sick aunt consumes the majority of his time but he can’t resist the attraction he feels for Brady.

They embark on a “friends with benefits” situation that slowly turns into “more.” Like I mentioned they both have responsibilities that keep them from spending significant time with each other. This is a slow burn type of romance and when they do come together they are hot and dirty which I really liked. Whatever they lacked emotionally they made up physically.

Overall, this was just ok for me. There were pluses in the story which did obviously help the rating. I’m still really interested in following the series.

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