Rating: 4.5
Steam: 4
PoV: multiple, 1st person
Genre: contemporary romance, MMM
Main tropes: age gap, hookups to lovers, kink
I adored Orlando’s story – he really found his place with Charles and Jude!
Only Orlando was a sweet and spicy read that I really enjoyed, it was easy to get invested in these men and their relationships, and I didn’t want to put their story down. I like stories where an established couple adds a third, and Charlie Novak did a great job at writing and portraying it in this one.
Starting as a hookup on an app, Orlando was quickly drawn to Charles and Jude and it was clear from their first time that he just fit with them. From the beginning they had great chemistry and things felt very balanced between them all. The communication between the characters was fantastic and kept the angst very low. They relationship leaned into Sir/Daddy/boy dynamics, with a bit of impact play, but it was a pretty soft version of kink and nothing extreme. I loved how Orlando found what he needed in his Sir and Daddy, and it was great to see how things developed between them.
Charlie Novak really brought all the heat into this MMM story, and I loved it! While it might not have added a ton of information about Orlando or his men, I still had a great time reading their story. It’s a perfect read if you’re looking for a sweet high steam, low angst MMM read!
I turned and headed for the stairs, shaking my head fondly. In the last two months, I’d gone from being the one in charge to being at the mercy of two beautiful men.
Jude was never going to let me live this down.
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