Title: Legally Wed
Author: Rick R.Reed
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length: Novel (216 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (January 3rd, 2014)
Heat Level: Mild
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 4 Hearts
Blurb: Love comes along when you least expect it. That’s what Duncan Taylor’s sister, Scout, tells him. Scout has everything Duncan wants—a happy life with a wonderful husband. Now that Seattle has made gay marriage legal, Duncan knows he can have the same thing. But when he proposes to his boyfriend Tucker, he doesn’t get the answer he hoped for. Tucker’s refusal is another misstep in a long line of failed romances. Despairing, Duncan thinks of all the loving unions in his life—and how every one of them is straight. Maybe he could be happy, if not sexually compatible, with a woman. When zany, gay-man-loving Marilyn Samples waltzes into his life, he thinks he may have found his answer.
Determined to settle, Duncan forgets his sister’s wisdom about love and begins planning a wedding with Marilyn. But life throws Duncan a curveball. When he meets wedding planner Peter Dalrymple, unexpected sparks ignite. Neither man knows how long he can resist his powerful attraction to the other. For sure, there’s a wedding in the future. But whose?
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Reviewer: Tams
Review: Duncan Taylor thought he’d found his mister right. So when gay marriage becomes legal in Seattle, he pops the question to his long time boyfriend. When Tucker declines, Duncan is floored. His sister Scout has always been his rock, and she’s stays steadfast while he heals his broken heart, with a hair brain scheme.
Marilyn Samples is a curvaceous, vivacious, gay man-loving woman. She meets Duncan when she answers his ad for a wife. Neither one wants to settle, but they both want the same things. Someone to love and grow old with, a family and a life that isn’t lead singularly. They hit it off straight away and soon decide to take the plunge. Duncan’s sister, Scout, told him that love would come along when he least expected it.
The attraction between Duncan and his and Marilyn’s wedding planner, Peter, is immediate and mutual. But Duncan is determined to fulfill the commitment he made to Marilyn. And after meeting Duncan’s ex’s brother, Marilyn is smitten with someone else as well. They truly do love each other. They just aren’t IN love with each other. Will they open up their lives and their hearts to the possibility these two men could bring? Or will they carry on with their plans to become Legally Wed?
This was such a fun story about life, love and the pursuit of happiness. Both Duncan and Marilyn have found something within each other that they’ve longed for. Safety, love, comfort, and compassion. But sex and passion are a huge part of a relationship, don’t kid yourself, and in that department they are lacking. The agreement they made, made sense at the time, and sounded good on paper. I absolutely loved the fact that the author didn’t write Duncan and Peter taking their relationship to the next level until after he and Marilyn had talked and decided they were best friends, and best as just friends.
If you are looking for something just a little sexy with a dash of romance and a slight bit of drama, then Legally Wed is the perfect book for you.