Reviewed by Lesley

TITLE:  A Meeting of Minds

SERIES:  The Hartman Family Book 2

AUTHOR: Jezabel Nightingale

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 314 pages

RELEASE DATE:  November 7, 2023

BLURB:

Love is in the air whenever Henry Hartman is around. Sure, he may have the occasional fling, but from a young age, he’s been looking for The One. When Henry falls, he falls hard and fast, but then guys break it off because he’s suffocating them. Perhaps it was a blessing that the sexy gentleman ran away after that kiss at his parents’ Valentine’s ball.

Kandiah “Ken” Dissanayake moved across the continent to escape the unrealistic expectations of his fundamentalist parents. He’s disappointed them already by studying medicine and not becoming an accountant like his father, let alone hinting that he’s gay. For Ken, love is as foreign as his name, despite being third generation Australian. Memories of that kiss haunt him day and night, as well as the shame of running from it.

It’s been months, and Ken’s never even bumped into the guy again, and Cassowary Point isn’t that big. The shock on his face seeing Henry standing in his doorway announcing he’s his new housemate is only surpassed by the mix-up that sees them making do with only one bed.

What follows is a housemates with benefits arrangement. Henry won’t fall for Ken, and Ken can explore his sexuality, not needing to be accepted by anyone other than himself.

One bed, two guys looking for love. What could go wrong?

This book sits in the Hartman world but can easily be read as a standalone. It features no cheating and a guaranteed HEA. It’s written in first person dual point of view.

REVIEW:

This book is the second book in The Hartman Family series. I have not read the first book and I do not feel like I needed to, to understand and enjoy this story.

In this book we meet Kandiah “Ken” Dissanayake, a doctor whose families heritage is Sri Lanken.  They are devout Christians with extreme views. (Being gay is a sin and you should stay in an abusive marriage because divorce is worse than abuse ?????). The only way Ken stands a chance of being happy and gaining his own identity is by moving across Australia to Cassowary Point to work as a doctor there.

When he arrives, his new housemate drags him to a gala ball where he meets Henry Hartman, a man he cannot get out of his head.

Henry Hartman is a true romantic. All he wants is to settle down with his forever lover. Unfortunately, he has been told so many times he is just too clingy and has not been successful in love.  Henry is a doctor as are both his parents and all but one of his siblings. After a couple of unhappy rotations at his current hospital and no sign of his “one” he decides he wants to be close to his parents and brothers and moves back to Cassowary Point.

Once there he moves into a pre-arranged house share not realising that his new housemate is the man he met at the gala ball a few months prior……….

I enjoyed reading this book and if Jezabel writes anymore MM books I will definitely read them. I enjoyed her style of writing and found this an easy book to read.

The thing I had any issue with was Ken’s family. I was just so frustrated  and angry at their attitudes to their children. This is good story telling as it evoked an emotional response from me. On a lighter note what family would rather their child was an a accountant rather than a doctor!! (I am an accountant 😉)

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