Reviewed by Lesley

TITLE: Right Place, Right Time

SERIES: Pilsdale Chronicles #1

AUTHOR:H.L. Day

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 282 pages

RELEASE DATE:  July 25, 2023

BLURB:

Sometimes the path to true love twists so much that you end up right back where you started.

Ben Sutcliffe’s teenage crush on his best friend’s dad burned hotter than a forest fire. Jasper Bennet was sexy, kind, and caring—the perfect man. He was also straight and off-limits. The wrong man at the wrong time. So when tragedy sent Ben running for the hills, he never looked back… until now.

The sleepy village of Pilsdale is exactly how Ben remembers it, and so is Jasper. Only this time, there’s a glint in Jasper’s eye that says Ben might not have known everything about him.

The key to overcoming Ben’s past can be found in Jasper’s arms. But he can’t stay. He has a whole life waiting for him outside Pilsdale. But the longer he stays, the more he thinks it’s finally the right time to be with the right man.

Right Place, Right Time is a low angst contemporary, small town, best friend’s dad, age gap, M/M romance. It features a main character who had good taste even as a teenager, a main character who always puts others first to his own detriment, an animal sanctuary, not-so-secret admirers, meddling villagers, a massage or three, and a sprinkling of humor.

REVIEW:

This is the story of Ben a young man  who has come back to his home village, Pilsdale. He has left his ex boyfriend, Evan,  who cheated on him behind in London, and is using the opportunity to pack up his deceased aunt’s house, which he has inherited. Once back he decides to reunite with his childhood best friend Finn that he has lost touch with. When he arrives at  Finn’s house he is not there , but his dad Jasper is.

Jasper was only 18 years old when he had his son and was a second father figure to Ben . Jasper now runs an animal sanctuary and will do anything to help others, even when it’s not in his best interest to. He welcomes Ben back into his life with open arms .

Jasper is also Ben’s long standing childhood crush and time hasn’t diminished Ben’s attraction to him could the attraction now be mutual?

This best friend’s father book was really enjoyable.  It was like a hug , a perfect rainy afternoon book that I read in one sitting.

Was it earth shattering ? No.
Was it high angst ? No.
Did it make me smile ? Yes.

HL Day  writes in a style I really appreciated, not flowery and not overly wordy.  Yet still descriptive enough for me to be able to conjure up some lovely images. The style & the story telling made me want to keep turning the page.

We meet some really endearing secondary characters in this book. Mrs Beasley the elderly , interfering old lady who runs the village shop with amazing intuition and an interesting way of making things happen.  Mr Sylvester Elrod, Ben & Finn’s old headmaster , a former English teacher, who gives sage and rather on point advise in the form of quotes from literature. Finn, Jasper’s son and Ben’s best friend. “Pretty” Archer a new police constable in the village and his family. These are just some of the stand out cast of characters . All of whom I am really looking forward to finding out more about in the second book set in Pilsdale

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