2017 Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention: For a Good Time, Call (Bluewater Bay #17)

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1) As odd as the term asexual romance may seem to some, I quite liked the way this approached the idea of romance, connection, and bonding before intimacy. Lovable characters and the family mystery helped move things along.

For a Good Time, Call (Bluewater Bay #17) Anne Tenino & E.J. Russell
Asexual - Contemporary Romance
Series: Bluewater Bay (Book 17)
Paperback: 310 pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing (March 29, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626495939
ISBN-13: 978-1626495937
Amazon: For a Good Time, Call (Bluewater Bay #17) Anne Tenino & E.J. Russell

Thirty-seven-year-old Nate Albano’s second relationship ever ended three years ago, and since he’s grace—gray asexual—he doesn’t anticipate beating the odds to find a third. Still, he’s got his dog, his hobbies, and his job as a special effects technician on Wolf’s Landing, so he can’t complain—much.

Seth Larson, umpteenth generation Bluewater Bay, is the quintessential good-time guy, content with tending bar and being his grandmother’s handyman. The night they meet, Seth’s looking for some recreational sex to escape family drama. But for Nate, romantic attraction comes before sexual attraction, so while Seth thinks they’re hooking up, Nate just wants to talk . . . genealogy?

Dude. Seriously?

So they declare a “just friends” truce. Then Seth asks for Nate’s help investigating a sinister Larson family secret, and their feelings start edging way beyond platonic. But Nate may want more than Seth can give him, and Seth may not be able to leave his good-time image behind. Unless they can find a way to merge carefree with commitment, they could miss out on true love—the best time of all.