Book description
M/M novella with subthemes of bdsm, older man/younger man and
multicultural (American/English) by Elizabeth Coldwell.
Alfie Crane accepts a lift from Boston to San Francisco from fellow
college student Brad as he's too broke to take the bus. When they
argue, he finds himself being thrown out of the car with only his
wallet and the clothes he stands up in. After walking for miles, he
reaches the tiny town of Paradise, Nebraska. He is desperate for help,
and is taken in by diner owner Ray Rendell, who's looking for a new
bus boy. Ray has always hidden his true sexuality, afraid of the
reaction of family and townsfolk alike, but he's strongly attracted to
the cute young Englishman. Romance begins to blossom between the two
as Alfie settles in to the slow, easy pace of small-town life. When
Ray is threatened in a hold-up, Alfie realises just how much the older
man means to him. But can they really find paradise together?
I thoroughly enjoyed this enchanting little book. The plot flowed
easily from one scene to the next, the story was compressed but
believable, and the characters were realistic with backstories. Note
to self and others: read more books by Elizabeth Coldwell!
5 Gold Crowns!
Elizabeth Coldwell joined Xcite Books in 2011. Formerly the editor
of the UK edition of Forum magazine and co-founder of the Guild of
Erotic Writers, she has been writing erotic fiction for over twenty
years and her work has been widely published in the UK and US. She
enjoys writing across the spectrum of erotica genres, from m/m space
opera to girl/girl messy fun, vanilla to BDSM, paranormal to contemporary.
