Title: A Secret Valentine
Series: A Valentine Rainbow series
Author: B.G. Thomas
Genre: Erotic Romance / Holiday/Valentine
ISBN: 978-1-62798-767-7
Length: Short Story (51 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (February 1st, 2014)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥3~3.5 Hearts
Reviewer: Thommie
Blurb: After his divorce, Steve Manchester came out so he could be himself and find love with another man. But as it turns out, the only man he really wants is his sweet, intelligent, and gorgeous best friend Burgess Cameron. Burgess, however, wants to keep the relationship platonic. When Steve can no longer stand the unrequited love, he decides to move to San Francisco to start a new life. But before he leaves, Burgess invites him to a Valentine’s Day dance, where Cupid may have other plans for them both!
A part of the “A Valentine Rainbow” set of 14 holiday stories. Get all 14 stories on Feb. 1 when you purchase the set.
First edition published as a part of the Never Say Never anthology, Silver Publishing, February 2011.
Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4683
Review: Just when I thought I was going to read one of those “aww” inspiring, sickly sweet kind of read Secret Valentine comes along to blast my mind with an exquisite mix of sweet romance and hotter than hell erotica.
Okay, so this story is a classic friends-to-lovers theme. We met, instant chemistry, misunderstanding is a bitch and we lost so much time, but one of us had to take the chance and go for broke. We’ve read it all before, nothing original here, so it all depends on the writing, and if the author can make it special somehow for us.
Well I liked it, a lot. Steve is a freaking pessimist that simply doesn’t drag you with him. He’s been in love with Burgess ever since he met him, but somehow – even as there were sparks between them the moment they laid eyes on each other – they got stuck on the friend zone. Steve is convicted that Burgess only sees him as a friend at least.
Now through Steve’s eyes and kind of funny flashbacks we get to see how these two characters are and were in each other’s presence. We also get to witness a confusing, for Steve, Valentines night, and as you probably guessed all that confusion and longing swell into a hot as the freaking Sahara desert sexual scene. Now some people mind find it a bit rough and tough, but I liked it and it was just so damned erotic it had me panting there a moment or two, even as it followed with some sweet explaining between the two lovers
So if any of the above feels good to you, then I totally suggest this read for you.