A
twenty year age gap, a neurodivergent 'boy' and a gray ace of a 'Daddy', both
lonely and unable to find their match... until now.
Ethan Humboldt is a cocky, confident chef with zero filter and even less
humility. He’s also a very good, neurodivergent boy who’s been searching far
too long for the perfect Daddy. At thirty, Ethan knows what he wants—and what
he needs. The only problem? Finding a caregiving type of Daddy to provide it.
Danvers Jones has more money than he knows what to do with and nobody to spend
it on. He’s not looking for a fling, Dan needs someone to pamper. To romance…
to adore. As a romantic gray ace, nothing else will do it for him.
Newly retired, Dan has one final mission—to find his former best friend's long
lost son and deliver a trust fund. After that, Dan’s determined to start fully
living his life, which starts with the right partner. Only problem? Dan
requires the type of person who’ll need his unique brand of Daddy.
Danvers and Ethan aren’t expecting to meet their perfect match in a random meet
cute gone wrong, but when does life ever go according to plan?
This stand-alone novel is a full-length, 43k non-age play Daddy romance. The
core of this story was previously published as a 15k short in the USA Today
bestselling Dirty Daddies 2021 Anthology. It’s now been reworked and
lengthened to provide the tale as originally intended.
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The problem with making
business calls to old friends, especially after being out of touch, was waiting
for them to get to the damned point. I'd already been on the phone with Caitlin
for nearly ten minutes, yet we still hadn't gotten to my reason for calling.
Nodding against my phone as if she could see me and making the appropriate
humming sounds at the right moments had been my only contribution so far
because Caitlin was on a roll.
Chuckling soundlessly, I found myself grinning as she teased. “…but I said all
that to say this—honeybun, you’re way too young to be retired. Your turn
to speak now, I need you to explain yourself and make me understand why an
accomplished attorney of your stature would retire at the ripe old age of fifty-two.
Take your time, I’m listening.”
“Oh, is it my turn now? Thanks so much.” Laughing aloud now, the years fell
away and we were right back in college, giving each other shit during a massive
study session. “Caitlin, I don't have a long, profound argument for you.
Actually, scratch that. My reasoning is quite profound—I want to live a more
fulfilling life. I've achieved everything I want professionally and have too
much money to make it worthwhile to keep running the rat race. What's the
point?”
She sucked in a breath, the sound of her tapping fingernails was clearly
audible. “Tell the truth, honey. This is about Gerard, isn't it? Losing your
best friend had to hurt, especially when he was taken so young. But you can't
stop living your life just because his ended tragically.”
Ruthie
– ☆☆☆
This is a difficult book to review for me – it is not really my typical read,
but I love any romance with a chef in it, and I am always open to new takes on
love stories.
I really have only one issue which made me falter, and that is that it all took
place so precipitously – they are in a contract within hours of meeting, and it
was a case of mistaken identity which caused them to even discuss such an
arrangement. Then within seven days their lives are fixed together, completely
content in their commitment. I believe in fate, even in instant love, but there
is really no connection formed to base this on – it felt more like a supplier
came to the kitchen with produce and the chef bought it for evening service...
just so amazingly transactional.
It made me chuckle. I was curious as to the concept of a restaurant that only
sells soup and the incredibly open relationship that Ethan had with his mother,
but I did find it difficult to believe that it would happen so instantly.
As an avid reader and big romance
fan myself, I love sharing the stories of the different people who live in my
imagination. My stories are filled with humor, a few tears, and the underlying
message to not give up hope, even in the darkest of times, because life can
change on a dime when you least expect it. This theme comes from a lifetime of
lessons learned on my own hard journey through the pains of poverty, the loss
of more loved ones than I'd care to count, and the struggles of living through
chronic illnesses. Life can be hard, but it can also be good! Through it all
I've found that love, laughter, and family can make all the difference, and
that's what I try to bring to every tale I tell.
I'm a happily married mom with one snarky teenage boy, and three grown
"kids of my heart." I'm more widely known for my mpreg writings as
Susi Hawke; this new name is a departure from that. Whether written by Susan or
Susi, the books are filled with that all-important love, laughter, and family I
mentioned; the only difference is that this name has no male pregnancy. I look
forward to sharing my stories with you, and to bringing more romance and
laughter into this world that needs it so very badly.
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