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One Small Thing (One Thing #1)
by
Piper Vaughn (Goodreads Author),
M.J. O'Shea (Goodreads Author)
“Daddy” is not a title Rue Murray wanted, but he never thought he’d have sex with a woman either. Now he’s the unwitting father of a newborn named Alice. Between bartending and cosmetology school, Rue doesn’t have time for babies, but he can’t give her up. What Rue needs is a babysitter, and he’s running out of options. He’s on the verge of quitting school to watch Alice h...more
ebook, 214 pages
Published
May 4th 2012
by Dreamspinner Press
(first published May 3rd 2012)
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
m/m romance, first time m/m
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**Mild Spoilers
Funny and fresh. Warm and fulfilling. Surprisingly sexy.
Dual POV
THE STORY:
A baby changes everything. In this initially light-hearted and humorously written story, a young gay man has to figure out how to bartend, go to beauty school and make sure his daughter has the best possible care.
THE CHARACTERS:
Rue, is a young "club boy" who decides to keep his baby. His decision creates havoc in his already hectic life, but caused me to instantly like him. His humor and outlook made...more
**Mild Spoilers
Funny and fresh. Warm and fulfilling. Surprisingly sexy.
Dual POV
THE STORY:
A baby changes everything. In this initially light-hearted and humorously written story, a young gay man has to figure out how to bartend, go to beauty school and make sure his daughter has the best possible care.
THE CHARACTERS:
Rue, is a young "club boy" who decides to keep his baby. His decision creates havoc in his already hectic life, but caused me to instantly like him. His humor and outlook made...more
*This review contains mild spoilers*
One Small Thing was a sweet and undemanding story.
I usually steer away from books that feature babies or small kids, mostly because I don't exactly have a close relationship with them in real life. They mind their business and I mind mine. So I normally wouldn't pick this up but I recently read a couple of stories by Piper Vaughn (Wanting and An Oral Fixation) and liked them so I thought I'd give it a try. I didn't regret it.
Rue, the jazzy twink who works as a...more
One Small Thing was a sweet and undemanding story.
I usually steer away from books that feature babies or small kids, mostly because I don't exactly have a close relationship with them in real life. They mind their business and I mind mine. So I normally wouldn't pick this up but I recently read a couple of stories by Piper Vaughn (Wanting and An Oral Fixation) and liked them so I thought I'd give it a try. I didn't regret it.
Rue, the jazzy twink who works as a...more
Rue is bar tending to earn money while attending cosmetology school, when he gets a visit from Natalie ,a woman he spent one drunken night with, telling him he is going to be a daddy. Erik is a sci fi writer and a Star Wars fanatic who is on the verge of becoming a total recluse. To supplement his income , Erik agrees to watch baby Alice for Rue. Rue , Erik and baby Alice are just getting settled into a routine and maybe the start of a life together , when Rue gets the job offer of his dreams, a...more
What a really great story! I love books that make me smile and this one did that and more.
Rue’s little 'oops' one night with Natalie brings him a sweet baby named Alice. My heart went out to Rue, stepping up and taking Alice when Natalie didn’t want her it was a huge life altering commitment for someone so young and someone who had plans for his life that didn’t include a child. Rue doesn’t want to leave school it’s what will make life better for him and Alice so he finds himself in need of som...more
12/10/2011: I feel weird about giving ratings to books I beta read. How do others deal with this?!
6/29/2012: On the plus side, I have a really bad memory, so it was like reading the book for the first time and I feel ok about rating it. :)
Anyway, this was a great m/m romance about a guy, working as a bartender while he goes to cosmetology school to be a stylist, who finds out that his singular "girl-speriment" has left him a father. If only his shut-in writer neighbor would take care of his infa...more
6/29/2012: On the plus side, I have a really bad memory, so it was like reading the book for the first time and I feel ok about rating it. :)
Anyway, this was a great m/m romance about a guy, working as a bartender while he goes to cosmetology school to be a stylist, who finds out that his singular "girl-speriment" has left him a father. If only his shut-in writer neighbor would take care of his infa...more
I suppose to believe that somebody as gay as Rue would actually get somebody pregnant is a bit hard to swallow but once you get past that and accept it as a bit of poetic license then you'll hopefully do as I did and just sit back and enjoy this fab story that is pure entertainment with endearing quirky characters, humour, emotion and a baby who is uber cute but doesn't steal the show or make it a sickly sweet concoction. Erik and Rue are complete opposites but when they are together the book sp...more
Sweet and Simple
I had to sleep on my rating for this one to really get a feel for what I thought of the story. One thing was for certain; this book is sweet, sweet and cute.
The recipe for cotton candy and fluffy clouds
One sarcastic, happy, flamboyant and toppy twink named Rue
One adorable geek with a stutter, some OCD and a problem with crowds named Erik
One sweet, charming best friend named Dusty aka Uncle Dustpan
One little newborn girl named Alice, unexpected but completely loved
Rue is a barten...more
I had to sleep on my rating for this one to really get a feel for what I thought of the story. One thing was for certain; this book is sweet, sweet and cute.
The recipe for cotton candy and fluffy clouds
One sarcastic, happy, flamboyant and toppy twink named Rue
One adorable geek with a stutter, some OCD and a problem with crowds named Erik
One sweet, charming best friend named Dusty aka Uncle Dustpan
One little newborn girl named Alice, unexpected but completely loved
Rue is a barten...more
4.5 stars
I've been thinking recently about how life is for characters in the m/m books I read. Mostly fall into either end of the spectrum. They're either rich, or at least high middle class that they don't have to think twice to buy stuff, or very poor and they have to resort to sell their bodies to survive. Not many books deal with lower middle class that are shown to struggle with the every day challenges coming from financial constraints (Serena Yates' series on working class is an exceptio...more
I've been thinking recently about how life is for characters in the m/m books I read. Mostly fall into either end of the spectrum. They're either rich, or at least high middle class that they don't have to think twice to buy stuff, or very poor and they have to resort to sell their bodies to survive. Not many books deal with lower middle class that are shown to struggle with the every day challenges coming from financial constraints (Serena Yates' series on working class is an exceptio...more
LOVE THE COVER!!!
4+ stars. Heart-warming and really sweet m/m romance with very likable and sympathetic characters. I really enjoyed it.
The story, briefly.
Rue and Erik are neighbors, despite never having seen each other for the six months Erik has lived there. Erik's a recluse, you see, who has something of a social disorder wherein he dislikes leaving his familiar surroundings and interacting with people. However, his royalty checks are slowly getting smaller and smaller, so when Rue stops by, desperate for a b...more
The story, briefly.
Rue and Erik are neighbors, despite never having seen each other for the six months Erik has lived there. Erik's a recluse, you see, who has something of a social disorder wherein he dislikes leaving his familiar surroundings and interacting with people. However, his royalty checks are slowly getting smaller and smaller, so when Rue stops by, desperate for a b...more
Excellent book. Seriously one of the best I have read in a long while.
Rue (who is gay) decides when he's drunk one night to have sex with a girl. She ends up pregnant and tells Rue that she will put the baby up for adoption unless he wants it. He decides on the spot that he will raise his child. The child turns out to be Alice. I love books with kids in them. Granted, Alice is a baby and doesn't exactly contribute much (herself) to the story but it is because of her that Rue meets his reclusive...more
Rue (who is gay) decides when he's drunk one night to have sex with a girl. She ends up pregnant and tells Rue that she will put the baby up for adoption unless he wants it. He decides on the spot that he will raise his child. The child turns out to be Alice. I love books with kids in them. Granted, Alice is a baby and doesn't exactly contribute much (herself) to the story but it is because of her that Rue meets his reclusive...more
*Edited Review*
DNF after 49%. Absolutely sugary-fluffy sweet and bordering on painfully boring. The MCs' voices don't help matters either. The narrative style is dull--and something about it feels off. I've read fanfics that were better told than this book. And that's not only because there's no story arc/arc of suspense worth mentioning, so far at least.
Usually, I like 1st person-narrative. But here we deal with 2 first-person narrators and whenever the POV is switching we get to read a full r...more
DNF after 49%. Absolutely sugary-fluffy sweet and bordering on painfully boring. The MCs' voices don't help matters either. The narrative style is dull--and something about it feels off. I've read fanfics that were better told than this book. And that's not only because there's no story arc/arc of suspense worth mentioning, so far at least.
Usually, I like 1st person-narrative. But here we deal with 2 first-person narrators and whenever the POV is switching we get to read a full r...more
3 stars
light contemporary
little angst . . . good read
what i liked . . . .
*the characters!
*rue is great. yes, many of the flamboyant stereotypes here, but done well. i like the gender bending fluidity of this character. well, i like characters that are comfortable with themselves . . .and he is great! i like how he embraces fatherhood, with all its challenges. yes, it is a little ideal here, we never see him really frazzled. but perhaps he is one of the lucky parents who gets an easy kid????
*dust...more
light contemporary
little angst . . . good read
what i liked . . . .
*the characters!
*rue is great. yes, many of the flamboyant stereotypes here, but done well. i like the gender bending fluidity of this character. well, i like characters that are comfortable with themselves . . .and he is great! i like how he embraces fatherhood, with all its challenges. yes, it is a little ideal here, we never see him really frazzled. but perhaps he is one of the lucky parents who gets an easy kid????
*dust...more
Aww... I wuved this! Such a sweet story, but not lightweight at all. Erik and Rue felt like real people to me and they had to deal with a number of life-changing and serious issues too. Lots of character growth for both men, which I love to see.
My five-star rating is not an "OMG" type of rating, rather an "I could read stories like this all day long, please keep them coming" kind of rating. Great read, highly recommend.
My five-star rating is not an "OMG" type of rating, rather an "I could read stories like this all day long, please keep them coming" kind of rating. Great read, highly recommend.
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What a lovely book!
I really enjoyed this story, loved the characters, Rue was so sassy :D so adorable, sweet and loved his positive attitude towards everything! and SASSY!
Erik at first was way too shy for me, it got me exasperated at times but I loved loved loved seen him grow and change into this amazing friend, lover and protector *dreamy sigh*
Honestly? I wish there was a sequel for this guys! I'd love to see them raising Alice together, anyway, great great book!! specially if you been readi...more
I really enjoyed this story, loved the characters, Rue was so sassy :D so adorable, sweet and loved his positive attitude towards everything! and SASSY!
Erik at first was way too shy for me, it got me exasperated at times but I loved loved loved seen him grow and change into this amazing friend, lover and protector *dreamy sigh*
Honestly? I wish there was a sequel for this guys! I'd love to see them raising Alice together, anyway, great great book!! specially if you been readi...more
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5 Stars
I wish I could give “infinity” stars. I feel like a kid, “I love you infinity much, mom!” This book is that good.
It is a beautiful story about just how perfect love is, even if the people who are doing the loving are so not perfect. It reminds me that sometimes we try to be very arrogant about our concepts and ideals. But, who are we really, to define for another. We all have our own paradigm’s to deal with. For me, this story was refreshing, uplifting, a reminder that love isn’t perfect...more
I wish I could give “infinity” stars. I feel like a kid, “I love you infinity much, mom!” This book is that good.
It is a beautiful story about just how perfect love is, even if the people who are doing the loving are so not perfect. It reminds me that sometimes we try to be very arrogant about our concepts and ideals. But, who are we really, to define for another. We all have our own paradigm’s to deal with. For me, this story was refreshing, uplifting, a reminder that love isn’t perfect...more
I don’t normally gravitate toward books in which the story revolves around babies and/or children, not because I don’t like kids but because I have three of them; so while I can commiserate—been there, smelled that—there isn’t that sense of the unknown I look to escape into when I read. But what’s a girl to do when one of her favorite writing duos decides to go there? I jump onboard and enjoy the ride.
Rue Murray is maybe one of the unlikelier candidates for fatherhood, at least in the traditiona...more
Rue Murray is maybe one of the unlikelier candidates for fatherhood, at least in the traditiona...more
This was adorable. I don't read a lot of baby stories but this was so sweet. I enjoyed the gentle build-up and it was just a wonderful little comfort read.
I just got reading this for a second time, and it was as wonderful this time as it was the first.
Now I am off to read Dusty's story!
Now I am off to read Dusty's story!
4.5 stars.
This one surprised me. Not sure what I was expecting because I usually don't get thrilled with kids thrown in the mix but this one worked...Alice didn't overshadow the guys, she was what made them a family.
Erik and Rue (love that name) are perfect for each other. They both compliment the other even though they are as different as night and day. The flirty, outgoing club boy and the "weirdo" hermit who doesn't like to be touched and suffers panic attacks when any kind of change occurs i...more
This one surprised me. Not sure what I was expecting because I usually don't get thrilled with kids thrown in the mix but this one worked...Alice didn't overshadow the guys, she was what made them a family.
Erik and Rue (love that name) are perfect for each other. They both compliment the other even though they are as different as night and day. The flirty, outgoing club boy and the "weirdo" hermit who doesn't like to be touched and suffers panic attacks when any kind of change occurs i...more
5 Satisfying Stars! Beautiful heart-warming LOVE story! This one definitely lived up to the hype.
The first few pages into this book I thought I was going to read about "Club Kids" and didn't think the read was for me, but I kept at it and boy am I glad I did. Rue does work in a dance club and is somewhat flamboyant, but he's also hard-working, devoted, loving and when life dealt him an unexpected hand, he was up to the challenge! Without a moment of hesitation…yes, he wanted his baby! He embrac...more
The first few pages into this book I thought I was going to read about "Club Kids" and didn't think the read was for me, but I kept at it and boy am I glad I did. Rue does work in a dance club and is somewhat flamboyant, but he's also hard-working, devoted, loving and when life dealt him an unexpected hand, he was up to the challenge! Without a moment of hesitation…yes, he wanted his baby! He embrac...more
I loved this story a LOT!
I really love stories that involve babies and the sweetest man! Rue! What a sweetheart from the start!
Shaking his way at the bar, flirting with the regulars at the Tom Tom Club where Rue works, his life was pretty good, up until Natalie's voice startled him out of his funk.
She was his one time, "really drunk and wanting to see if he preferred woman" night stand... Nope, not even a little bit.
But Natalie had a shock of her own from that night 3 months ago. She's pregnan...more
I really love stories that involve babies and the sweetest man! Rue! What a sweetheart from the start!
Shaking his way at the bar, flirting with the regulars at the Tom Tom Club where Rue works, his life was pretty good, up until Natalie's voice startled him out of his funk.
She was his one time, "really drunk and wanting to see if he preferred woman" night stand... Nope, not even a little bit.
But Natalie had a shock of her own from that night 3 months ago. She's pregnan...more
Such a happy book!
Rue, a flamboyant bartender and hairdresser wannabe, has a one night stand with a girl to confirm he is gay. According to his best friend Dusty there was no doubt but...
The girl turns up 3 months later pregnant with his baby.
What Rue was not expecting was to fall head over heels in love with a girl, his daughter Alice.
But between work and school he can't always look after her baby girl.
Erik, his neighbour, is a very shy, nerd, Star Wars fan and struggling writer.
Who is willing...more
Rue, a flamboyant bartender and hairdresser wannabe, has a one night stand with a girl to confirm he is gay. According to his best friend Dusty there was no doubt but...
The girl turns up 3 months later pregnant with his baby.
What Rue was not expecting was to fall head over heels in love with a girl, his daughter Alice.
But between work and school he can't always look after her baby girl.
Erik, his neighbour, is a very shy, nerd, Star Wars fan and struggling writer.
Who is willing...more
4 Lovable, Huggable Stars~
Okay~The Cover is Simply Beautiful.If I was to be really honest with myself, I would admit that the only reason I was drawn to the book was because of those gorgeous pink converse~
Honestly~Pink & Converse~is IMO a statement of inocence and sweetness~ and this book is just that sweet MC's sweet plot intermiginlgy the innocence of a baby.
I do not care for baby stories~ but this one has a Diva Dad in it and I have a weakness for Diva's...and I was not disappointed at...more
Okay~The Cover is Simply Beautiful.If I was to be really honest with myself, I would admit that the only reason I was drawn to the book was because of those gorgeous pink converse~
Honestly~Pink & Converse~is IMO a statement of inocence and sweetness~ and this book is just that sweet MC's sweet plot intermiginlgy the innocence of a baby.
I do not care for baby stories~ but this one has a Diva Dad in it and I have a weakness for Diva's...and I was not disappointed at...more
The idea of a single, gay man who works in a nightclub wanting to keep his unexpected baby, may sound farfetched, but it's not for Rue in 'One Small Thing' by Piper Vaughn and M.J. O'Shea. Rue was raised by unloving parents and doesn't want that for his child. He sees the possibility to make a difference and he accepts responsibility for his child with the conviction of doing whatever it takes to make it work.
Rue is an absolutely wonderful man. He's good hearted, nurturing, and responsible. He's...more
Rue is an absolutely wonderful man. He's good hearted, nurturing, and responsible. He's...more
One of my favorite books ever! It was so funny and smart and real. The characters were real and diverse and interesting. The story was well-written, the writing compelling. Once I started reading, I didn't want to stop. It was open, honest, and wonderful. I really felt like I was in the story, that I was part of their lives and I knew, and loved, these characters. Both Rue and Erik are now in my top 10 characters of all time.
I loved the baby in this story. I'm not a huge fan of babies, but I lo...more
I loved the baby in this story. I'm not a huge fan of babies, but I lo...more
It must be said, this story is not for everyone. It centers on a gay romance with descriptive sexual relationships.
I enjoyed the story of Rufus "Rue" Murray, a single gay man trying to pay his way through cosmetology school by bartending at the local gay club. In a moment of self reflection and doubt he slept with a woman, only to find she is pregnant. She offers him a chance at fatherhood, something he never thought or knew he would want. Knowing he'll need all the help he can get he turns to...more
I enjoyed the story of Rufus "Rue" Murray, a single gay man trying to pay his way through cosmetology school by bartending at the local gay club. In a moment of self reflection and doubt he slept with a woman, only to find she is pregnant. She offers him a chance at fatherhood, something he never thought or knew he would want. Knowing he'll need all the help he can get he turns to...more
3.75
A pleasing read :-) I liked both characters and their vulnerabilities, especially Erik's social anxiety. I felt that the relationship developed at a really good pace (slowly, calmly, realistically) and the sex scenes were good, never gratuitous. The conflict, when it does come, is difficult to read about, but it prompted me to put myself in Erik's shoes, that of a person suffering from anxiety. I like reading about introverts and other types who aren't terribly social creatures.
Pushing the...more
A pleasing read :-) I liked both characters and their vulnerabilities, especially Erik's social anxiety. I felt that the relationship developed at a really good pace (slowly, calmly, realistically) and the sex scenes were good, never gratuitous. The conflict, when it does come, is difficult to read about, but it prompted me to put myself in Erik's shoes, that of a person suffering from anxiety. I like reading about introverts and other types who aren't terribly social creatures.
Pushing the...more
I did not enjoy this book.
Rue is every gay stereotype, including a few I wasn't sure truly existed, rolled up into one ultra-flamboyant ball. This would not bother me so much except for the fact that when you take the only two friends he comes into the book with into account, Rue (who should be the exception) becomes the rule. You would think that a man who is so stereotypically gay would be aware of his sexuality, but no. Rue had decided that a drunken romp with a woman was a good idea, and he...more
Rue is every gay stereotype, including a few I wasn't sure truly existed, rolled up into one ultra-flamboyant ball. This would not bother me so much except for the fact that when you take the only two friends he comes into the book with into account, Rue (who should be the exception) becomes the rule. You would think that a man who is so stereotypically gay would be aware of his sexuality, but no. Rue had decided that a drunken romp with a woman was a good idea, and he...more
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Piper Vaughn wrote her first love story at eleven and never looked back. Since then, she’s known that writing in some form was exactly what she wanted to do. A reader at the core, Piper loves nothing more than getting lost in a great book—fantasy, young adult, romance, she loves them all (and has a two thousand book library to prove it!). She grew up in Chicago, in an ethnically diverse neighborho...more
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“Toddlers were running the place like some miniature version of Lord of the Flies, complete with weapons made from blocks and tinker toys. One of them came at me, charging my knees and the pink pod that held my precious baby. I screamed and made a run for the front door, flip-flops sticking to squelchy dried puddles of juice. I let out a relieved sigh when we were outside breathing fresh air. The near-deafening roar of the highway was a lark song compared to the screeching we’d just escaped.”
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“No one else should see him like that, ever. Not my Rue. And he was mine, as much as I was his. I knew that now, just from the way he looked at me after I kissed him. Everything I felt for him, every ounce of yearning and desire and need, had shone out of his eyes as he stared up at me. And I knew right then, I knew… he belonged to me.”
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