Title: Dirty Martini
Series: A Second Chance Novella
Author: Bette Browne
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novella (48 pages)
Publisher: Bottom Drawer Publications (August 22nd, 2013)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 4Hearts
Blurb: This story was originally included in the SECOND CHANCES Anthology released in August 2012 and has been individually released to celebrate BDP’s anniversary.
Daniel Fletcher knocks back his third vodka of the night after running into his ex out with the same lover he had found him with, in their bed two months before. He’d ended their relationship that night but coming face to face with them still together makes the pain of the breakup still very real.
Nathan Smith has seen more men than he can count drowning their sorrows in a bottle at his bar. He understands – he’s been there himself. One night a handsome brunette with sad blue eyes, makes Nate want to assure him that everything will be okay. The connection he feels from a fleeting touch, as he walks the man out of the bar, shakes and stirs him in ways that he never expected.
What starts out as a means to forget might just be what they both need.
ISBN: 978-0-9923147-4-3
Product Link: http://www.bottomdrawerpublications.net/#!dirty-martini/c131h
Reviewer: Prime
Review: This is a nice, short, simple story; Dirty Martini is all about finding new love and getting over past infidelity. Daniel deals with the painful reminder of his ex cheating on him in the same way many of us would – go straight to the near and get smashed on vodka (or whatever alcohol promises oblivion). Nathan is the bar tender who is used to listening to people and is left intrigued even after he piles Daniel into a cab at the end of the night.
The one thing I liked on this road to a happily ever after is how Daniel is forced to face the past. How it happened had me thinking that this could go either way: would Daniel be with Nathan or would he go back to his ex after what could surely be explained away as a big misunderstanding. There are some of the usual clichés, starting from the fact that Daniel was getting drunk and attracted to the bar tender serving him.
However, this was refreshing and somewhat unique despite these themes. This is a well-written story and if you’re into clichés of a new relationship after infidelity it is a very enjoyable read.
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