REVIEWED by Jen B.
TITLE: Something About You
AUTHOR: Riley Hart
PUBLISHER: Riley Hart
LENGTH: N/A
RELEASE DATE: June 19, 2018
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Lucky Tyler Holloway has never felt particularly lucky. Frankly, he’s as regular as can be. He works construction with his brothers, loves his small-town life, and shares a close bond with his family, especially his grandmother. Okay, so maybe he has a few secrets in his closet, like his bisexuality…and that other thing he doesn’t talk about…
Grayson ‘Saint’ St. Claire has it all: a dream job in LA, money, freedom. Saint doesn’t do attachments, which is just the way he likes it. Still, he’d be lying if he didn’t admit he missed his deceased parents, the only family he had… Until he gets an email from some guy named Tyler, revealing the existence of a grandmother he’s never met, prompting Saint to drop everything and drive across the country.
Saint and Tyler couldn’t be more different. Tyler dislikes Saint on sight, but there’s something about Tyler that gets under Saint’s skin. It’s not until they get to know one another that everything begins to change for the better. But the Holloways and St. Claires have secrets, their pasts tied together in tragic ways. With the odds stacked against them, Saint and Tyler have to face the fact that love alone might not be enough…
This was another great story by Ms. Hart. Two guys from different ends of the spectrum – Lucky is a handyman with a large, caring family, sheltered but doing well in a small town but with little options to explore his sexuality; Saint is a successful PR executive who thinks he has no family after losing his parents, who grew up in the City and likes to keep things casual. Lucky is instrumental in introducing Saint to the grandmother he didn’t know he had, and their relationship grows soon after Saint shows up to meet her.
They start out not liking each other very much for different reasons, but that starts to change pretty quickly. I love stories about guys exploring their sexuality, and this one is fantastic as far as that goes. Saint pretty much offers himself to Lucky on a platter for him to explore. Of course, they go through some iffy periods like whether or not they are doing things for the same reasons, etc. But, they had great chemistry, and it was easy to see it would become more. There are some other bumps in the road for them, but they are definitely headed in the right direction. I loved how they each were able to show the other things from their own lives and were able to show each other some of the little things they each were missing.
All in all, this was a really enjoyable story about an interracial couple that was very tastefully done. Ms. Hart does another great job with the dialog and creating solid characters you want to care about. There are also some cameos of guys from her other books, which was really fun to see. I definitely recommend this if you’re looking for a nice comfort read that’s fairly low on angst and just a heartwarming of two guys who just fit together and fall in love.
Engaging,original, and so very charming!!!