Reviewed by Sadonna
TITLE: Meet Me There
AUTHOR: K.M. Neuhold
NARRATOR: Nick J. Russo
PUBLISHER: Self-published
LENGTH: 7 hours and 9 minutes
RELEASE DATE: September 12, 2022
BLURB:
Two men, dozens of cities, and a connection they just can’t seem to shake.
We haven’t spoken in 15 years, and Marlon is the last person I expected to run into in a bar on Bourbon Street.
He’s not my gangly internet pen pal anymore; he’s all muscles, body hair, and temptation.
Our friendship feels like it never faded, but the heat between us is brand-new.
We’re both in different cities every few weeks, hustling to build our careers and soaking up all the perks of being young, hot, and untethered. But our paths seem to be crossing more and more often.
“Meet me there…”—they’re my new favorite words. Honestly, I think I’d follow Marlon anywhere. Does he feel it, too?
Meet Me There is a stand-alone, super steamy, ultra-swoony best-friends-to-lovers, long-distance-love, coming-of-age-in-their-30s MM romance with very low angst and lots of happy mushy feels.
REVIEW:
Marlon and Reed started out as closeted teenagers in internet chat rooms from there conservative small towns. They bonded over their desire to make through high school and get out of town to see the world. They did that. But when Reed went off to college and Marlon left his small town, their communication got more infrequent. Then they finally lost touch.
Reed is in New Orleans for a story and Marlon is there on a job they run into each other at a gay bar in the French Quarter. Reed feels like there is something familiar about the gorgeous muscled guy at the bar he’d like to pick up and all of the sudden it clicks! This gorgeous green-eyed ginger is none other than his long-lost internet pal, Marlon. Well they leave the bar and decide let the lust take over 😉
Reed travels as a writer and Marlon is now a model and travels all over for modeling shoots. They are back in touch though and text and call. Every so often they end up in the same towns and they hook up. They are back to being besties – with benefits. As time goes on, they try to figure out ways to get together more often. It’s clear that this has changed from just a friends with benefits thing. Neither is brave enough to really say it though.
When Reed’s job goes away and he decided to make a go of it with writing his book, things change because he’s not traveling. Marlon does come to visit him, but Marlon is having second thoughts about his job as well and he decides to try something else. Both encourage each other to make these changes and are supportive. Things start to go right for them and when they are finally together in the same city, it’s clear that they have to address the elephant in the room and come clean. And it’s adorable.
This is a super sweet, low-angst story of two friends who lost touch. When they are reunited, they are old, wiser and are happy to have each other back. The evolution of their relationship is so much the better because they’ve had the experiences they’ve had. Whether they know it or not, they are ready for the next steps in their lives. Luckily the timing is perfect for them to be able to explore this and come to the conclusion that while yes, they are definitely best friends, they are so much more. Both characters are charming and funny. They are perfectly suited even if they don’t recognize it right away – which is of course the fun of the journey! Nothing gets dragged out and the HEA is very satisfying.
Nick Russo does his usual stellar job of performing this book. There are plenty of characters, but it’s never a question of who is speaking when. There are plenty of funny, sweet and tender moment that are perfected acted in this lovely little non-dramatic story. If you’re a fan of friends to lovers and low angst, this will be right in your wheelhouse. Recommended.
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