Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Tales of Bryant 

SERIES: Tales of Bryant #1

AUTHOR: V.L. Locey

PUBLISHER: self-published

LENGTH: 133 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 8, 2019

BLURB:

Four Seasons. Two Men. One Love. 

For struggling film student Isamu Taylor, life’s refrain is about to change from boring documentary about a passionless delivery boy to a blazing and wildly erotic love story. 

After spending weeks admiring handsome but older Manhattan executive Brian Gilles while delivering brioche to him in Bryant Park, the man of his lusty dreams has just expressed a desire to get to know Isamu better. A night on the town is just the beginning of a whirlwind romance that will span not only four seasons but countless years. 

Amid the beauty and charm of Bryant Park, New York City, two men are about to discover that love knows no age or economic boundaries. This is a collection of four short stories starring these two amazing men, their one sublime love, and the park where it all started. 

REVIEW:

The first little story, Brioche for Two, college student Isamu is half in love with Brian Gilles. A CTO of a company across the way. He only get small pleasures in life right now with being a college student. Deadlines, no money…you know. But delivering brioche and coffee to Brian is the highlight of his day. He’s absolutely gorgeous and just seems so nice. So when he made his delivery this day, he was surprised Brian and him to join him. And then he asks Isamu for a date. A date! Isamu is so excited but scared silly because Brian is so out of his league. He’s rich and Isamu is a college student who’s struggling. But somehow he and Brian work. Brian let’s him be who he is, even when he wants to pay and Isamu doesn’t care about his money. The chemistry and passion they have together is amazing. But can it last?

Isamu had made a comment in the story about how he feels like Cinderfella. Being way out of his league, he feels like Brian is. But the truth is Brian is a sweetheart and good for him. They get along great and have a chemistry that is amazing. It’s a sweet little story. And a reminder of don’t judge a book by its cover. You never know who someone truly is until you get to know them.

In the second little story, Towers of Moonglow, Isamu is freaking out because his film got picked to be shown publicly with some other student’s films. Brian is supposed to be there but he’s forgotten when Isamu speaks with him on the phone. It’s even more important because his parents will be there to meet Brian. And Isamu doesn’t know where they really stand. Are they just screwing or are they more?

It’s hard when you don’t know where you belong in a relationship. You question everything. Are you just a hole to fill or are you actually loved and desired for more? I felt so bad for Isamu. His nerves are a wreck, some student he thought he could have as a friend hit on him and made him uncomfortable and now his mom is evil eyeing him constantly because of the age difference with Brian. But all he knows is at the end of the day, he wants Brian and is falling for him. Now he just has to see if Brian really loves him. And I think Brian just proved it.

Pastels of Autumn, Brian and Isamu are growing closer. Or maybe not. Isamu is working himself to death, they hardly see each other anymore, and when they do it’s snippy comments. So Brian tricks Isamu into delivering a delivery for him like from before and it’s time to talk. Isamu is afraid Brian doesn’t really love him, because he doesn’t say it and feels like after their fight maybe Brian is tired of him. Brian has to set him straight in a way only he can to get through to Isamu.

It’s a relationship. It’s new. It’s a difference of cultures and classes. The kinks still have to be ironed out, but communication is the key with both of these two. And it’s a lesson both have just learned. Instead of talking it out before, they let if fester until it came to a head. Thankfully, they fixed it before it was too late. Because anything worth having is worth fighting for.

Dusting of Love, is the final season of this book. It’s winter time. All the work Isamu is doing is still killing him but it’s Christmas so he wants a tree and decorations to enjoy the holiday. But Brian is being Scrooge about the whole thing and Isamu is getting annoyed. He’s really annoyed when he finds out Brian lied and there are no decorations in storage. When he goes out to buy what he needs, he runs into Devon, the guy who kissed him and made him uncomfortable, and found out Devon isn’t doing well. At all. So he brings him home to help him out and ends up in a fight with Brian. And Brian ending up drunk. Well, him being drunk reveals some secrets that explains a whole hell of a lot and Isamu is stunned. And don’t know what to do. Devon is about to end his life, Brian hates the holidays, for good reason and everything is just too much. But an idea comes to him and hopefully it will work.

Relationships are hard as hell. Especially when there is major baggage. All of us have baggage but some more than others and it can bleed into everyday life. It’s understandable after all. It shapes us into who we become, if we can overcome it. It leaves scars or hurts that sometimes can never be healed. But communication is always key and we need our loved ones to understand our hurts to get past and beyond them. For Brian and Isamu, it’s been a tough year. Four seasons of love, fights, passion and so much more. They’ve learned, shared and grown into who they are now. It doesn’t mean there isn’t more room to grow or that things won’t be difficult, but they are learning and trying to communicate, which makes all the difference.

It’s a wonderful little story made up of seasons. It’s real life in story land. Life isn’t easy and neither is love. But true love and the person that makes us better is worth fighting for.

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