mm romance – Romance Reviewed

Happy Tuesday! I’m Your Guy by Sarina Bowen released today, I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a heartwarming, kick your feet and giggle kind of romance between grumpy very closeted hockey player Tommaso and sunshiney very out interior designer Carter. Tommaso’s mother is visiting for Christmas and he wants his (entirely empty) townhouse to be perfect for her visit so he hires Carter to transform his place.

Carter is having a rough patch both personally and professionally so this opportunity is a lifeline for him, but I love how he still knows his worth in the relationship as they move slowly from client/professional to friends to lovers.

The two were such opposites, I love how they accepted each other so wholly despite their differences. Tommaso was so stoic & broody, afraid to be his true self due his unsupportive extended family while Carter was so outgoing, confident, and comfortable with himself.

It just felt so warm and cozy and just filled my heart with joy. I love the whole Cougars team and the flashes of Bruisers we got to see.

If you’ve read Roommate by the author and loved those vibes you will surely love this one too! But if you haven’t read Sarina Bowen before you could absolutely read this one as a standalone – I don’t ever say that lightly because I hate feeling like I’m missing something but you really could read this by itself.

The audiobook has me intrigued too, Teddy Hamilton and Jacob Morgan? Okay!

Happy Tuesday and final day of February! The New Guy is out today, and I was lucky to receive an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was a sweet somewhat forbidden m/m hockey romance that I really enjoyed!

Gavin and Hudson are both the new guys to the Brooklyn Bruisers, though in different capacities. Gavin is a recently widowed single father who signs on as an athletic trainer, and Hudson is an often-traded player who’s trying his best to find a team that will keep him. Both need to not make waves, but when they find out they are neighbors their attraction is too much to resist.

Their relationship was so sweet and I loved how they took care of each other in different ways. Both had difficult pasts that made it hard to believe in the future and at one point I really wasn’t sure how it would all work out and I love that it kept me on my toes.

I always love returning to the world of the Brooklyn Bruisers, though I do think this was more of a set up to a new series rather than a strong part of the Bruisers world. I look forward to seeing where this will take us! (Update from when I wrote this review- it’s now listed as book one of a new series called Hockey Guys so it all makes sense)