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2020-2021 Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention: Hold the Door (An Open Doors Novel)
Hold the Door (An Open Doors Novel) by Vinni George
A drunk kiss at a college party between friends leads to a break in their friendship and fifteen years of separation when one gets cold feet and the other is afraid to speak his mind. Then the two men—Sam and Max—end up having to work together at the same company due to a merger. One tries to apologize, the other tries to run away. There's a lot of buildup at the start of the story between the inebriated mess of a kiss and when the MCs meet again after so many years. The author did a great job with building tension. In fact, everything about this book feels natural. The writing flows well and the plot moves along swiftly. There's some internal ponderings and surf stuff that can be skipped, if necessary, without losing the story thread. Overall, the dialogue feels real and is smooth and casual. All in all, this was my kind of story. The plot wasn't too convoluted, the characters made me feel things (both good and bad), the story flowed well, the sex was hot, and the happy-ever-after never hurts. Recommended. I'm gonna be checking out the other books in the series too, that's for sure.
https://amzn.to/3vInZbz
A drunk kiss at a college party between friends leads to a break in their friendship and fifteen years of separation when one gets cold feet and the other is afraid to speak his mind. Then the two men—Sam and Max—end up having to work together at the same company due to a merger. One tries to apologize, the other tries to run away. There's a lot of buildup at the start of the story between the inebriated mess of a kiss and when the MCs meet again after so many years. The author did a great job with building tension. In fact, everything about this book feels natural. The writing flows well and the plot moves along swiftly. There's some internal ponderings and surf stuff that can be skipped, if necessary, without losing the story thread. Overall, the dialogue feels real and is smooth and casual. All in all, this was my kind of story. The plot wasn't too convoluted, the characters made me feel things (both good and bad), the story flowed well, the sex was hot, and the happy-ever-after never hurts. Recommended. I'm gonna be checking out the other books in the series too, that's for sure.
https://amzn.to/3vInZbz