Title: Nothing Serious
Author: Jay Northcote
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length: Novella (158 pages)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (October 23rd 2013)
Heat Level: Moderate to Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts
Blurb: Mark O’Brien is finally being honest with himself. His relationship with Rachel is over and he’s moving out of the home they’ve shared for six years. They get along, but he can’t fix a relationship when the person he’s with is the wrong gender.
Jamie Robertson, one of the removal men, is huge and ridiculously gorgeous, and Mark is smitten at first sight. When a cardboard box splits, revealing items of a personal nature that Mark never wanted anybody to see, he’s mortified. But it sparks the start of a beautiful friendship with benefits.
As Jamie initiates Mark into the joys of gay sex, the two men get increasingly close and “nothing serious” turns into something rather important to both of them. But communication isn’t their strong point. Will either man ever find the courage to be honest about his feelings?
Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4272
Reviewer: Tams
Review: Mark O’Brien is moving out of the flat he shared with his longtime girlfriend Rachel after finally admitting to himself that he is gay. When one of the movers accidentally drops a box and the contents spill out on the floor, Mark gets more than he bargained for.
Jamie Robertson helps his brother with his moving company for extra money while working his way through college. Jamie is quite open with his sexuality, polar opposite of Mark, but he’s still smitten with the slightly awkward and extremely sexy man. The two begin an unconventional relationship, sort of as friends with benefits, while Jamie teaches Mark the joys of gay sex. Soon both men’s feelings grow stronger, but both men are leery to tell the other, for fear of being rejected. After all, they agreed at the start that this was nothing serious.
This book was just kind of adorable. There was a bit of angst in the last half as Jamie and Mark both started falling in love, but wouldn’t tell each other. That drove me a little crazy. But the story line overall was heartfelt and endearing. Mark and Rachel were able to remain friends and confidants as they each ventured off into new relationships. Jamie’s family was completely accepting of his sexuality and therefore, completely accepting of Mark. And, oh my god, did these two know how to play each other like a violin! Very sexy and passionate love scenes scattered from start to finish.
Hopeless romantics rejoice, this is a fantastic love story with a HEA!!