Reviewed by PizzyGirl

TITLE: This Time Around

SERIES: Road to Blissville #4

AUTHOR: Aimee Nicole Walker

PUBLISHER: Chasing Rainbows Press

LENGTH: 218 Pages

RELEASE DATE: May 3, 2018

BLURB:

At the café Milo Miracle co-owns with his twin sister, coffee and pastries are served up along with his unique blend of sass and snark. Milo knows that small-town life often means that every day is the same as the one before, and excitement can only be found in the gossip that travels faster than the speed of light. When the dark-haired Adonis who broke his heart returns home after a twelve-year absence, Milo unhappily finds himself at the center of Blissville’s favorite pastime.

Andy Mason was practically a kid when he left home to pursue big-league ambitions, but the man who returns to Blissville is humbled by shattered dreams and secrets he’s not ready to share with Milo. Andy’s no stranger to grit and determination, and he’ll need both to win back Milo’s cynical heart.

Strong wills clash with stubborn hearts, triggering combustible passion once Andy starts renovations at the café. Milo would like to keep Andy’s hands busy doing something other than construction. Andy would like to suggest what Milo can do with his wicked tongue besides trade barbs with him. Neither man is willing to budge until they get a little shove from an outside force. Will Andy and Milo learn that trust is a two-way street, or will this time around end as disastrous as the first?

This time around is a witty, sexy, and endearing love story about two men who learn how to balance push and pull, both in and out of the bedroom. It is the fourth book in the Road to Blissville series but can be read as a standalone book. This book contains sexually explicit material and is intended for adults eighteen and over.

REVIEW:

Please note that the duration of this story overlaps the majority of the Curl Up and Dye series as well as the Road to Blissville stories. There are references to other couples and some events from prior in those series. I recommend you read the previous books first. However, this story is structured so that you can read this one on its own and fully understand it as it is.

Milo and Andy’s story was a classic second chance with all the anger and assumptions and miscommunications normally associated with the trope. I really like how things did not fall perfectly into place right away. The instant lust was so hot I could feel it leap off the page. But the lust didn’t turn into more until many many many misconceptions were corrected and both men got their heads out of their asses.

I did struggle a bit with how easily some things were forgiven, but that was really just a personal preference type thing. Because on the other hand, I really loved that once the second chance happened, it was relatively low angst other than working out the kinks. I had this horrible feeling that things would go really bad so I had this strong desire to keep reading! I sped through this one needed to know if everything will be ok!

Finally, I really love how this author pulls in the secondary characters so that I feel like I know them and am invested in their stories as well. I NEED the next book like ASAP! This is a relatively low angst series but I am so invested I have to keep coming back for more.

If you haven’t given this one a shot, you should.

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