Title: If Wishes Were Horses
Series: Sequel to The Trouble with Angel
Author: J.M. Cartwright
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novella (86 pages)
ISBN: BOOIDVPX78
Publisher: Loose Id (Feb 11th, 2014)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 4 Hearts
Reviewer: Cat
Blurb: Sequel to The Trouble with Angel
Hot-tempered Angel and sexy, easy-going Brandon are pretty happy. Brandon’s baseball career is over, Angel’s no longer missing LA, and the guys are living in a vintage house in southern Oregon. Well, Angel thinks the house is just damned old.
Marisa and Trey have adjusted to the men as substitute parents, and Angel and Brandon have figured out how to have regular sex even with kids in the house. Angel even loves his marketing job at the winery.
But when Brandon gets an offer of a new job back in California, is their new life going to fall apart? Tough and scrappy Angel is afraid that their hot sex life and the family they’ve built won’t be enough to keep Brandon in the confoundedly cold Pacific Northwest. And being afraid pisses him off.
Brandon’s really keen on the job, and not at all keen on the cold. Will hot and sunny California call Brandon home again?
Purchase Link: http://www.loose-id.com/if-wishes-were-horses.html
Review: This is a sequel to The Trouble with Angel. I have not read the first book and this book was easy to follow and interesting. There is enough backstory dropped skilfully throughout the story to make it work on its own. I will admit I am intrigued with Angel and Brandon and definitely will be reading the first book to see how they met and acquired the children.
This story takes place 2 or 3 years after the first book. They are living in Oregon in an old remodeled farmhouse. I have to say from the way Angel and Brandon both feel about the house or the cold, why they chose this place (another good reason I want to read book one.) Brandon has been offered a job back in California as a sports announcer having his own show. It’s a once in a lifetime job. Brandon is stalling on telling Angel and the kids. When Angel finds out Brandon is holding secrets back and what the secret is, he jumps to wrong conclusions and takes the news hard. Will the job come between Angel and Brandon? What about the kids? Is Angel or Brandon finding fatherhood too stressful to continue? I highly suggest you buy the books to see.
I love the contrast between Angel and Brandon. Brandon is an ex-ball player, cool and collected, and laid back. Angel is hot-headed, smart, likes his new job at the winery, fun-loving, and high maintenance. They are definitely each other’s Yin to the others Yang. I liked that the story was filled with conflict, yet still sweet and loving. It’s a very good story with great characters.
I highly recommend this if you like sweet romantic stories, sexy ball players, architects, foster children, wineries, conflict of interest, a touch of humor, and of course hot, sexy mansex that isn’t over explicit.