Honeymoon for One by Keira Andrews
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ethan is walking on air the day before his wedding. He and Michael have been together for years, and Michael was there for him during his years of depression, reeling from the death of his parents and his loss of hearing. When he arrives home early from work and finds Michael in a compromising (ahem) position with Todd, Ethan's best friend, his life seems over. Or is it just the beginning?

Clay is a driver for a touring agency in Australia. He's got two children in their 20's, an ex-wife and a dog, but mostly his life is filled with cricket. Until he meets Ethan, alone on his honeymoon and realizes he might not be as happy as he previously thought.

There were so many aspects of this book that I loved.

The fact that Clay was older and used outdated slang was just a part of his charm, but I felt like it made his character so real and comfortable, like a flannel shirt. He just oozed care.

I always love a MC that has some sort of limitation and Ethan's loss of hearing was just so HIM. Which sounds weird, but it was just one of those things that he really rolled with and I felt like his personality was such that it was just a unique quirk, not a detriment. And it's always enlightening to read a story with depth of emotion about an issue like that. I learned a lot and felt myself wanting to take care care of Ethan.

I hated Michael and Todd, obviously, as they were the righteous arseholes who cheated on their friend, but the scenes with them were portrayed so well in the story. I was proud of Ethan and the way he handled the situation and that he was able to get closure.

Honestly, I feel like I'm going on and on, but there was just so much in this book. There was hate from years ago that was perfectly opposite from the support and love from Clay's daughter, Sam and his son Pete. Well, and his ex-wife I suppose. It was just very well done from all angles.

The slow burn was slow slow slow but not torturous. It was slow until it wasn't and then it was perfect. I couldn't have asked for more.

It's definitely worth the read. I will have to check out more of Keira Andrews works after this.

*A copy of this book was given in exchange for an honest review.

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