Rating: 5
Steam: 3
PoV: dual, 1st person
Related to: Forestville Silver Foxes
Genre: contemporary romance, novella, MM
Tropes / tags: love later in life, one night stand to lovers, sexual discovery
“Can’t deny I love me some trouble…of a certain kind.”
His eyes widened, but then he treated me to a slow, thorough once-over. “Mmm, I’d be interested in your kind of trouble.”
I love Nora Phoenix’s Forestville world so much, and Winning the Dad was a total treat to read!
Jack and Sawyer had amazing chemistry and I got all giddy reading their first interaction: the flirting, the building tension, the banter – it was honestly everything I could have asked for in a first meet!
Jack hadn’t been attracted to another man before, but he barely hesitated before flirting and hooking up with Sawyer and I loved the combination of sweet and steamy between them. Even if was fast paced, there was enough build up and depth between them to make it feel realistic. They were great at communicating and both knew after that first night that they wanted more, and weren’t afraid to go after what they wanted, even if the situation was complicated.
Winning the Dad felt very complete and wholesome for a novella, and I enjoyed every moment of it. It was a fantastic read and a great little addition to the Forestville world!
“What we have… This is special. This is more. This is…this could be…love.”
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