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Moore Romance #1
A Chance for Moore
"I need you to teach me how to be gay."
Logan Moore is finally ready to come out of the closet. His days of playing football are far behind him, he has graduated from the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), and his bakery Moore Delicious is finally in the black. Although he spends more time talking to his cats than he does people, he technically has time for a social life now that he has hired two new employees. In short, Logan is completely out of excuses to stay in the closet, where it is warm and cozy and he never has to worry about how to dress, what to say, or who is watching. So he turns to his older brother’s friend for guidance. And if that friend just happens to be his long-time crush and if one thing might lead to another… well, that would just be icing on the cake.
Chance Blevins is a math geek through-and-through, who is more than happy to spend his nights curled up with his dog Luna. With a few toxic relationships in his past, Chance contents himself with friends-with-benefits and fantasies involving his best friend’s very straight soon-to-be brother-in-law, Logan. Because of a verbal slip the day they met and a teasingly-demanded vow of secrecy, he believes that Logan actually works for the C.I.A., making him even farther out of his league. When Logan comes to him for help with what he can only assume is a cover identity, he is more than happy to oblige.
The spy-confusion is soon cleared up (with much embarrassment by all involved) and the two men are ecstatic to discover their feelings are mutual, but several hurdles stand between them and Happily-Ever-After. Logan is still terrified of being out, Chance is convinced that theirs could only ever be a “starter relationship” for Logan, and a stalker is lashing out at Chance.
A Chance for Moore , the first in the Moore Romance series, is a 70,000-word, standalone, first-time gay, friends-to-lovers, MM romance with a HEA (Happily-Ever-After) ending and no cliff-hangers.
It contains steamy, explicit love scenes that are intended for mature readers only, as well as a gratuitous car chase, obscene bachelorette party pastries, grown men dressing their “furbabies” in ridiculous hats, and truly terrible math-based innuendo.
Logan Moore is finally ready to come out of the closet. His days of playing football are far behind him, he has graduated from the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), and his bakery Moore Delicious is finally in the black. Although he spends more time talking to his cats than he does people, he technically has time for a social life now that he has hired two new employees. In short, Logan is completely out of excuses to stay in the closet, where it is warm and cozy and he never has to worry about how to dress, what to say, or who is watching. So he turns to his older brother’s friend for guidance. And if that friend just happens to be his long-time crush and if one thing might lead to another… well, that would just be icing on the cake.
Chance Blevins is a math geek through-and-through, who is more than happy to spend his nights curled up with his dog Luna. With a few toxic relationships in his past, Chance contents himself with friends-with-benefits and fantasies involving his best friend’s very straight soon-to-be brother-in-law, Logan. Because of a verbal slip the day they met and a teasingly-demanded vow of secrecy, he believes that Logan actually works for the C.I.A., making him even farther out of his league. When Logan comes to him for help with what he can only assume is a cover identity, he is more than happy to oblige.
The spy-confusion is soon cleared up (with much embarrassment by all involved) and the two men are ecstatic to discover their feelings are mutual, but several hurdles stand between them and Happily-Ever-After. Logan is still terrified of being out, Chance is convinced that theirs could only ever be a “starter relationship” for Logan, and a stalker is lashing out at Chance.
A Chance for Moore , the first in the Moore Romance series, is a 70,000-word, standalone, first-time gay, friends-to-lovers, MM romance with a HEA (Happily-Ever-After) ending and no cliff-hangers.
It contains steamy, explicit love scenes that are intended for mature readers only, as well as a gratuitous car chase, obscene bachelorette party pastries, grown men dressing their “furbabies” in ridiculous hats, and truly terrible math-based innuendo.
307 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 2016
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Alex Miska
9 books73 followersAlex Miska is a certifiable math geek who spends her days (and nights) dreaming of quirky, sexily-intelligent men falling in love. She is a former math teacher to students with learning disabilities and disability advocate. Nestled in a small house in the woods, Alex is the doting parent of a preternaturally-happy, fluffy, white dog and his somewhat gloomy older brother, as well as the solicitous servant of two highly-opinionated Siamese cats.
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October 22, 2017
New to me narrator Sean Lenhart performs this story wonderfully. He has good character voices, nice timing, a delightfully emotive narration - it all worked together to make this, on the whole, a very pleasant listen.
There are some great points to the story - the characters are likable, the sex is hot, the humor is funny and on point. Unfortunately, while the narration was very entertaining and there is a very sweet HEA - they just couldn't make up for the numerous flaws in the story.
The story is burdened with one completely nonsensical plot line, one terribly underdeveloped plot line, and another plot line that wasn't well explained, and it all combined to make this at times a very frustrating listen.
Some are things that would normally be ignored while reading a book because you can skim ahead, but that's virtually impossible to do with an audiobook and still know what's happening, so you have to listen to it all, which can exacerbate some areas that wouldn't normally chafe because they'd be skimmed when visually reading.
This really needed some cleanup editing to deal with the convoluted plot lines and its glut of manufactured and unnecessary angst, while missing a plum opportunity to increase angst naturally through the stalker storyline.
Ultimately, this could have been a total "nope" for me but it was saved through the humor and the narration. Sean Lenhart certainly delivered a good performance and kept me listening until the end.
However, if you like humor, lots of hot sex, and don't mind a bit of illogical storytelling, then your mileage may absolutely vary.
Story - 2 Stars
Narration - 4 Stars
Audio copy of A Chance for Moore (Moore Romance #1) provided by the authors in exchange of an honest review.
This review has been cross-posted at Gay Book Reviews.
November 21, 2016
This is cute, kinda, but honestly, the angst was a little unbelievable, and the romance was lukewarm, at best. Technically, it's not terrible, but there were a few continuity problems, and I lost count of how many times I was informed that Julian was a brown belt in Jiu Jitsu. It was either three or four. And like, I only need to be told once that a peripheral character has a certain skill. Really.
There were some surprisingly funny bits, but there were also things like... Chance nicknaming every sneering preppy guy Biff (he does it to two separate passing characters and it was confusing as hell because I couldn't figure out if it was the same guy). There are, for some reason, 31 candles on Chance's 30th birthday cake, at one point the term "least sneakiest" was used, Chance's "face cupped my cheek"... And Chance was kind of a tool.
Alex Miska has decent potential, but dear lord, this needs editing.
There were some surprisingly funny bits, but there were also things like... Chance nicknaming every sneering preppy guy Biff (he does it to two separate passing characters and it was confusing as hell because I couldn't figure out if it was the same guy). There are, for some reason, 31 candles on Chance's 30th birthday cake, at one point the term "least sneakiest" was used, Chance's "face cupped my cheek"... And Chance was kind of a tool.
Alex Miska has decent potential, but dear lord, this needs editing.
April 15, 2025
At the point where Chance says 'We have so much in common' I realized I know nothing about these guys. They are completely bland and interchangeable. Later Chance got issues, so that was one characteristic. But the issue was so immature and drawn out and over the top, it made my toes curl. I got to 80% because the narrator was good. The sound quality was choppy: not every chapter had noise reduction.
February 9, 2018
Audiobook reviewSuch a sweet and fun read. I didn't have any high hopes going into this book but I absolutely adored it and the family - not forgetting the adorable pets. I'm jumping straight into book 2!
Sean Lenhart did a fantastic job narrating this story, truly the perfect fit and one I am going to be looking out for in the future.
June 29, 2017
I am so disappointed in this book. After reading and really liking #2.9 of the series that I received from insta-feeble I jumped right onto Amazon and purchased both book #1 and #2. Sadly in just the first 19% of this book I encountered multiple errors ( typos and timeline) as well as the ridiculous "member" and other mf historical romance wording. SMH.... Such a waste of time and money. So disappointed that I returned both books.
May 19, 2020
Audio- OH My Gawd.. I absolutely Loved the Audio for this one. LOL. It was soo good. I've never listened to this narrator before and with the first few minutes I really wasn't sure how I was going to feel about him and his voice. But... OMG it was soo good, I really enjoyed it, Sean had so many different voices and he did such a good job with them and giving the Characters; Character.
Book - This is one of my Favorite Series. So when I saw it was on Audio I had to snag it with my credit. Chance is so funny, coming into the story he thinks that Logan is in the CIA (hehe, the Culinary Institute of America) and thinks he has to keep Logan's secret lol. Logan is a football player turned Baker, who "needs help being gay and coming out" LOL. They have both liked each other for years and not known about the other one liking them. Seriously?!? This book really is so funny. And then you add in the Animals the two MC's have it gets even better. I could read these books (and now listen to them) over and over.
Book - This is one of my Favorite Series. So when I saw it was on Audio I had to snag it with my credit. Chance is so funny, coming into the story he thinks that Logan is in the CIA (hehe, the Culinary Institute of America) and thinks he has to keep Logan's secret lol. Logan is a football player turned Baker, who "needs help being gay and coming out" LOL. They have both liked each other for years and not known about the other one liking them. Seriously?!? This book really is so funny. And then you add in the Animals the two MC's have it gets even better. I could read these books (and now listen to them) over and over.
November 11, 2016
This was a great story. I have no complaints. I enjoyed the stalker mystery. I enjoyed the love story between Logan and Chance. They were definitely the most uncoordinated people when it came to falling in love. I'm still shocked Chance thought Logan was a spy for almost half a decade. I can't wait until the next book.
November 20, 2017
3.5 Stars
A CHANCE FOR MOORE is such a cute and funny feel-good friends to lovers story with one of the MCs not being out yet – as a jock Logan thought it best to keep that information hidden. I can’t really say what appeals to me so much about that kind of character – or a total gay for you story – but they totally do. This was a huge part of the reason why I couldn’t pass up the chance to listen to the audio book.
The story.
Five years ago, an injury ended Logan’s sports career and he decided to register at the CIA – Culinary Institute of America – instead. Around that time, he also meets Chance through a family friend and feels incredibly drawn to him, but, being not out yet, he decides to keep his feeling hidden. What he doesn’t know is that Chance feels the same about him, but in his belief of Logan being straight isn’t pursuing it either.
When they meet again years later, Logan essentially ambushes him when asking him to teach him “to be gay”. Of course he jumps at the chance, still having feelings for the man, but without immediately cleaning the air about it, so that heaps of misunderstandings are bound to happen... Add to that that Chance has practically been abandoned by his family when he told them he was gay then it’s understandable that trust does not come easily for him and he is always expecting the worst…
My opinion.
It was funny and frustrating in equal measure to see them dance around each other without finding the courage to finally, finally speak their minds, but I have to admit at some point it was more maddening than anything else. I loved them going through countless gay stereotypes though, without either of them really feeling it – like it’s mandatory to have done that to be a proper gay man. And the CIA misunderstanding just further added to the humorous part of the story. It is a sweet and easy-flowing story with a bit of cheesiness and danger thrown into the mix. I’m definitely down for a revisit of the Moore family in future books.
The narrator.
Sean Lenhart provides the audio book with wonderful extra layers, bringing out the fun and emotion in the story and not only reading but acting out things like laughing and crying – I liked that very much. His voice is smooth and pleasant – well, except when he is voicing Amelia: Yes, it has been said that her voice is high-pitched, but his voice for her was annoying and a bit over-the-top. Same goes for some other parts of his narration – while I love animated and performed audio books, it sometimes was a bit too much. Still, I know I will definitely be giving him another chance, because I overall truly enjoyed his work.
A CHANCE FOR MOORE is such a cute and funny feel-good friends to lovers story with one of the MCs not being out yet – as a jock Logan thought it best to keep that information hidden. I can’t really say what appeals to me so much about that kind of character – or a total gay for you story – but they totally do. This was a huge part of the reason why I couldn’t pass up the chance to listen to the audio book.
The story.
Five years ago, an injury ended Logan’s sports career and he decided to register at the CIA – Culinary Institute of America – instead. Around that time, he also meets Chance through a family friend and feels incredibly drawn to him, but, being not out yet, he decides to keep his feeling hidden. What he doesn’t know is that Chance feels the same about him, but in his belief of Logan being straight isn’t pursuing it either.
When they meet again years later, Logan essentially ambushes him when asking him to teach him “to be gay”. Of course he jumps at the chance, still having feelings for the man, but without immediately cleaning the air about it, so that heaps of misunderstandings are bound to happen... Add to that that Chance has practically been abandoned by his family when he told them he was gay then it’s understandable that trust does not come easily for him and he is always expecting the worst…
My opinion.
It was funny and frustrating in equal measure to see them dance around each other without finding the courage to finally, finally speak their minds, but I have to admit at some point it was more maddening than anything else. I loved them going through countless gay stereotypes though, without either of them really feeling it – like it’s mandatory to have done that to be a proper gay man. And the CIA misunderstanding just further added to the humorous part of the story. It is a sweet and easy-flowing story with a bit of cheesiness and danger thrown into the mix. I’m definitely down for a revisit of the Moore family in future books.
The narrator.
Sean Lenhart provides the audio book with wonderful extra layers, bringing out the fun and emotion in the story and not only reading but acting out things like laughing and crying – I liked that very much. His voice is smooth and pleasant – well, except when he is voicing Amelia: Yes, it has been said that her voice is high-pitched, but his voice for her was annoying and a bit over-the-top. Same goes for some other parts of his narration – while I love animated and performed audio books, it sometimes was a bit too much. Still, I know I will definitely be giving him another chance, because I overall truly enjoyed his work.
May 24, 2020
Sometimes I like a book surprisingly so much that I give it 5 stars regardless! This is the case with A Chance for Moore. It was a 4* book in writing, but I enjoyed it immensely! The snarky humor kept me laughing throughout. And I love both characters and their sweet ways with each other.
I wasn't sure I was going to like the narrator, Sean Lenhart because of his accent, but it didn't take more than 2 chapters for me to forget about it and enjoy the heck out of his performance instead. He is a full-on actor-narrator! I LOVE his style!! He made this audiobook SO worth it!
I wasn't sure I was going to like the narrator, Sean Lenhart because of his accent, but it didn't take more than 2 chapters for me to forget about it and enjoy the heck out of his performance instead. He is a full-on actor-narrator! I LOVE his style!! He made this audiobook SO worth it!
could-not-finish
June 2, 2017Wooden writing from an author who feels the need to explain everything about a character as soon as he is introduced to the reader. Plus there were inconsistencies on page 3 that did not bode well for the rest of the book (MC2 doesn't know which of the brothers MC1 is, but MC2 was "practically adopted" by MC1's parents?).
February 4, 2017
This is the story of Logan and Chance. Logan Moore is a baker. Chance Blevins is an actuary. Logan is in the closet. Only his friend Amelia knows that he is gay. Chance is out and proud. Chance's honorary sister is Dani, who is Logan's brother's (Greg) fiancee. Chance has been adopted by the Moore family. He was raised by his Nana because his parents did not want him. Logan went to college on a football scholarship, but was injured before he could finish. He then went to culinary school for baking, although Chance thinks he is a spy and works for the CIA. Logan has had a crush on Chance since the day he met him. He's not ready, though. He wants to be an "adult" before he pursues Chance. Once he gets his bakery up and running and in the black, he asks Chance to teach him how to be gay. I thought this was a little ridiculous and seemed a little too convenient with the whole spy thing. Anyway, Chance has had a crush on Logan since the day they met. He has trust issues since his parents didn't want him and because of his past relationships - one that was abusive and one that was a closet case. He doesn't believe that anyone would ever want to have a relationship with him, so when he and Logan get together, he doesn't see it as a possible forever relationship. He thinks he is just a starter boyfriend for Logan. However, that is far from the truth in Logan's case. He wants Chance forever. Mistakes are made on both sides - Logan with his closet and Chance with his trust issues. It turns out well with a happy ending. This story is in past tense and third person point of view with the attachment switching between Logan and Chance in different sections. I found some of the dialogue hard to follow, having to reread in order to tell who was speaking. The other issue that I had was with the capital letters. They were okay on some of the stuff that one might make into a proper event or situation, but it was way overdone. However, I really liked the story.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 14, 2016
4.5 stars
Well I enjoyed this read. It started out a little slow for my liking, but I stuck it out and I'm happy that I did. Chance and Logan had a wonderful relationship but insecurities kept getting in the way, Logan did some stupid things, but Chance's insecurities were over the top and he's lucky Logan had the patience of a saint. Throw in a stalker as a side story. Overall a good read.
Well I enjoyed this read. It started out a little slow for my liking, but I stuck it out and I'm happy that I did. Chance and Logan had a wonderful relationship but insecurities kept getting in the way, Logan did some stupid things, but Chance's insecurities were over the top and he's lucky Logan had the patience of a saint. Throw in a stalker as a side story. Overall a good read.
December 30, 2016
Ok... this was just too convoluted and cute for words! Cute guys... cute animals... cute kids... cute friends and family!!! Just CUTE!!! Don't get me wrong... it did have it's ups and downs... and it's totally off the wall moments! Can we say C.I.A.? *snort* LOL!!!
I am looking forward to moving on to the second book of this series... expecting more "cuteness"!!!
I am looking forward to moving on to the second book of this series... expecting more "cuteness"!!!
February 17, 2017
I really liked this. It was a quick easy read and the MC's and their friends were nicely developed.
My only criticism would be that sometimes it was difficult to determine which character was actually talking and I had to go back and re-read.
Would recommend if you love pets!
My only criticism would be that sometimes it was difficult to determine which character was actually talking and I had to go back and re-read.
Would recommend if you love pets!
November 1, 2017
Friends to lover: cute meet-up, solid narration, hit-or-miss story - an audio review
This book had a lot of promise. A cute meet-up, friends and family with humour, and two wonderful men.
Logan has known he was gay for a long time, but as a jock, it was in his best interest to stay quiet. An injury ends his career and he opts to register at the Culinary Institute of America (the CIA).
Just before starting school, Logan is helping a friend of the family move. He meets Chance and although he is drawn and attracted to the other man, he suppresses that desire and heads off to school.
Five years later, Logan asks Chance to ‘teach him to be gay’, Chance jumps at the opportunity because he has also been crushing on Logan since they met years earlier. The sentiment is returned and a quick discussion could clear this up, but that rarely happens. Instead, we get to watch Logan try to navigate the stereotypes which is ironic because his brother Julian is gay.
Things begin to fall apart at this point. There are funny scenes with Logan, Chance, and Chance’s two best friends, but the two underlying issues keep being thrust to the front.
Logan isn’t out to his family.
Chance’s parents abandoned him when he came out and has tired of relationships with closeted men.
The misunderstanding about the CIA and the person who seems dedicated to keeping Logan and Chance apart are underlying threads. There is a lot going on in this book and it doesn’t always seem coherent. There are so many instances when a five-minute conversation would resolve almost everything. Instead, both men – but Chance especially – always goes to the worst possibility. It is understandable he is so negative about himself, but he is constantly believing the worst of himself and others and it takes a toll.
Also, the point-of-view in the book is skewed. The first chapter is in Logan’s point-of-view, then the next several chapters are in Chance’s. It is uneven and sometimes I had to pause and think about whose point-of-view I was in. The book had a number of different plots going on and I wasn’t always able to keep up.
Which brings me to Sean Lenhart. He was fun to listen to, but I had a bit of trouble discerning the two main characters. Also, there are a lot of group scenes and it can easy to get lost.
In the end, though, I got a wonderful happy ending and enjoyed the book. There will be more Moore books and I look forward to listening to them.
This book had a lot of promise. A cute meet-up, friends and family with humour, and two wonderful men.
Logan has known he was gay for a long time, but as a jock, it was in his best interest to stay quiet. An injury ends his career and he opts to register at the Culinary Institute of America (the CIA).
Just before starting school, Logan is helping a friend of the family move. He meets Chance and although he is drawn and attracted to the other man, he suppresses that desire and heads off to school.
Five years later, Logan asks Chance to ‘teach him to be gay’, Chance jumps at the opportunity because he has also been crushing on Logan since they met years earlier. The sentiment is returned and a quick discussion could clear this up, but that rarely happens. Instead, we get to watch Logan try to navigate the stereotypes which is ironic because his brother Julian is gay.
Things begin to fall apart at this point. There are funny scenes with Logan, Chance, and Chance’s two best friends, but the two underlying issues keep being thrust to the front.
Logan isn’t out to his family.
Chance’s parents abandoned him when he came out and has tired of relationships with closeted men.
The misunderstanding about the CIA and the person who seems dedicated to keeping Logan and Chance apart are underlying threads. There is a lot going on in this book and it doesn’t always seem coherent. There are so many instances when a five-minute conversation would resolve almost everything. Instead, both men – but Chance especially – always goes to the worst possibility. It is understandable he is so negative about himself, but he is constantly believing the worst of himself and others and it takes a toll.
Also, the point-of-view in the book is skewed. The first chapter is in Logan’s point-of-view, then the next several chapters are in Chance’s. It is uneven and sometimes I had to pause and think about whose point-of-view I was in. The book had a number of different plots going on and I wasn’t always able to keep up.
Which brings me to Sean Lenhart. He was fun to listen to, but I had a bit of trouble discerning the two main characters. Also, there are a lot of group scenes and it can easy to get lost.
In the end, though, I got a wonderful happy ending and enjoyed the book. There will be more Moore books and I look forward to listening to them.
October 12, 2019
Thank god it's over! I hate leaving books unfinished, but this annoyed me so much in the end... Occasions like this tend to trigger my rant mode, so be warned - this will include spoilers!
The first half is a cute and funny read. And then, when everything is working out, instead of just a happy ending Chance starts inventing drama where there really is none. He conjures it up from thin air until everyone believes there were some terrible faults in the relationship that never actually happened. Obviously I read a different story from what Chance lived through. He even breaks up with Logan in what he thinks is a preemptive strike and convinces himself and everyone else, even Logan, that it happened the other way round! I READ this, it's not effing true!! I guess that is the same logic that made Logan the one who owed the big romantic makeup gesture in the end.
I am feeling so sorry for Logan. He deserved so much better than his first love being a selfabsorbed manipulative asshole preying on his soft heart.
Probably all his shortcomings were meant to be excused by some terrible past experience but that secret is never actually disclosed in the story and not part of his thought process while he behaves like an ass.
For some reason it seems to be considered a happy end though. This point is driven home relentlessly because after the happy end, there is like three more chapters AND an epiloge, making it even more happy and cutesy and they are happy now and tomorrow and forever and even FIVE YEARS from now, in case you didn't get it! Ugh.
The first half is a cute and funny read. And then, when everything is working out, instead of just a happy ending Chance starts inventing drama where there really is none. He conjures it up from thin air until everyone believes there were some terrible faults in the relationship that never actually happened. Obviously I read a different story from what Chance lived through. He even breaks up with Logan in what he thinks is a preemptive strike and convinces himself and everyone else, even Logan, that it happened the other way round! I READ this, it's not effing true!! I guess that is the same logic that made Logan the one who owed the big romantic makeup gesture in the end.
I am feeling so sorry for Logan. He deserved so much better than his first love being a selfabsorbed manipulative asshole preying on his soft heart.
Probably all his shortcomings were meant to be excused by some terrible past experience but that secret is never actually disclosed in the story and not part of his thought process while he behaves like an ass.
For some reason it seems to be considered a happy end though. This point is driven home relentlessly because after the happy end, there is like three more chapters AND an epiloge, making it even more happy and cutesy and they are happy now and tomorrow and forever and even FIVE YEARS from now, in case you didn't get it! Ugh.
December 3, 2017
his book is very sweet and funny, despite the sporadic presence of a twisted stalker and characters in need of therapy. Logan has been getting ready to come out to his family for years, especially since the first time he met his brother's girlfriend's best friend Chance. And Chance has been crushing on Logan for just as long, despite believing that Logan is straight. The two men have since been pushed together over and over throughout the intervening years. When Logan finally comes out to Chance and asks the other man to help him learn how to be gay, Chance doesn't stand a chance of resisting him.
There are three obstacles to a happliy ever after for these men: a stalker who seems to be angry that Chance is dating Logan; Chance himself, with his procrastination regarding telling his family that he is in a relationship with Chance (who his family already loves); and Chance, with his conviction that he will never be in a long-lasting relationship and his fear of being left behind.
I love the Moore family, the group of friends, and Chance's Nana. There is so much love in this story, between all the different characters. Between Chance's attempts at cooking, Logan's gay club attire, penis cakes, crocheted pet garb, and all the shenanigans the various characters get into, there are many smiles and laughs to be had.
I'm excited to begin the second book in the series.
There are three obstacles to a happliy ever after for these men: a stalker who seems to be angry that Chance is dating Logan; Chance himself, with his procrastination regarding telling his family that he is in a relationship with Chance (who his family already loves); and Chance, with his conviction that he will never be in a long-lasting relationship and his fear of being left behind.
I love the Moore family, the group of friends, and Chance's Nana. There is so much love in this story, between all the different characters. Between Chance's attempts at cooking, Logan's gay club attire, penis cakes, crocheted pet garb, and all the shenanigans the various characters get into, there are many smiles and laughs to be had.
I'm excited to begin the second book in the series.
December 29, 2017
There’s nothing wrong with this book
Except that I HATE Chance. He’s a pric—jerk (Amazon doesn’t get the NEED for strong language). Chance ruined everything in his relationship with Logan, and I’m sure there’s all sorts of people out there making excuses for him, but he recognized his own failures and still did it anyway. Logan wasn’t perfect, but Chance wouldn’t even let him get a word in edgewise so he could figure out what he did wrong. I hated Chance and even though there was a happy ending, I will never like him for Logan. Logan deserves a better man.
Ok, now that I’m done talking about characters in a fiction book like they’re real, I will say that objectively this book was well written. The author obviously started this project with a good grasp on story-writing and didn’t devolve into a blithering mess by the end of the book (so many books start out strong and then go weak by the end). That being said, I will try to read Julian and Xander’s book. liked Xander and Julian is just the right kind of personality I like in mm romances.
Except that I HATE Chance. He’s a pric—jerk (Amazon doesn’t get the NEED for strong language). Chance ruined everything in his relationship with Logan, and I’m sure there’s all sorts of people out there making excuses for him, but he recognized his own failures and still did it anyway. Logan wasn’t perfect, but Chance wouldn’t even let him get a word in edgewise so he could figure out what he did wrong. I hated Chance and even though there was a happy ending, I will never like him for Logan. Logan deserves a better man.
Ok, now that I’m done talking about characters in a fiction book like they’re real, I will say that objectively this book was well written. The author obviously started this project with a good grasp on story-writing and didn’t devolve into a blithering mess by the end of the book (so many books start out strong and then go weak by the end). That being said, I will try to read Julian and Xander’s book. liked Xander and Julian is just the right kind of personality I like in mm romances.
December 4, 2017
Contemporary M/M romance with a twenty-something coming out of the closet while wooing his longtime crush.
Logan Moore graduated from Culinary Institute of America (CIA) and opened his bakery, Moore Delicious a few years ago so he is finally settling into his adult life so he feels secure with coming out of the closet with his family with the help of his longtime crush, Chance Blevins who is like family already. Chance helps as much as he can while trying not to fall into love with Logan because Chance has a LOT of hang ups and self esteem issues. They fall in love but are hampered by a weird violent stalker trying to break them up.
HEA in the end, but not before a lot of drama and almost break-ups. This was ok, but nothing really original in the story.
260 pages but felt more like 100 regular sized pages and kindle freebie
2 stars
Logan Moore graduated from Culinary Institute of America (CIA) and opened his bakery, Moore Delicious a few years ago so he is finally settling into his adult life so he feels secure with coming out of the closet with his family with the help of his longtime crush, Chance Blevins who is like family already. Chance helps as much as he can while trying not to fall into love with Logan because Chance has a LOT of hang ups and self esteem issues. They fall in love but are hampered by a weird violent stalker trying to break them up.
HEA in the end, but not before a lot of drama and almost break-ups. This was ok, but nothing really original in the story.
260 pages but felt more like 100 regular sized pages and kindle freebie
2 stars
January 30, 2017
I really liked the first half of this book. It was funny and sweet. I love both Logan and Chance.
I was less a fan of the second half of the book. They both really seemed to struggle with communication and this seemed to continually cause more and more problems. I find it frustrating when it seems like the only reason characters are together is because they aren't talking and there is no clear reason why they aren't talking other than it causes drama. This was explained and made better in the last quarter of the book, when I though the book got better again, but I wished the character perspectives were set up better to explain why the problems were happening when they were actually happening.
Otherwise well worth the read!
I was less a fan of the second half of the book. They both really seemed to struggle with communication and this seemed to continually cause more and more problems. I find it frustrating when it seems like the only reason characters are together is because they aren't talking and there is no clear reason why they aren't talking other than it causes drama. This was explained and made better in the last quarter of the book, when I though the book got better again, but I wished the character perspectives were set up better to explain why the problems were happening when they were actually happening.
Otherwise well worth the read!
December 17, 2016
I liked this story, but I had a few problems with it. Both Chance and Logan were great characters. They started off really cute together from their first meeting, their crushes on each other and teaching Logan how to “be gay”. There was a lot of humor in the story and I liked the banter between the guys and their friends. What frustrated me was the unnecessary secrecy of the relationship from the family and the lack of communication between the Chance and Logan. Chance seemed to have a completely different view of the relationship than Logan and it took too long for them to sort it out. Other than that it was a sweet story and I would read more from this author. 3.5 stars
October 15, 2017
This was a very sweet, enjoyable book. The narrator, Sean Lenhart, was a little over the top and the voice he does for Amelia is a bit annoying. After awhile you kind of get used to the overly dramatic narration and can start really getting into the story. The story is well written, has a good amount of light hearted humor, a sweet romance and a little bit of mortal danger. The CIA mixup is really cute. I will be looking forward to the next book in the series, but hopefully with a different narrator or a slightly toned down performance from this narrator.
I received a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
I received a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
November 9, 2018
Logan has spent years playing football until an injury ruled him out of any further games. So he turned to his other love, baking. He is an amazing baker and the rest of his extended family love his cakes, pastries, cupcakes, etc. Chance is the best friend of Logan’s older brother’s wife. As such he is already an unofficial member of the Moore family so he is understandably hesitant to start anything with Logan as he fears losing this loving family.
I absolutely love this series, I love the Mathletes - Chance, Xander and Trip, I love all the zany animals, Logan’s Siamese cats are so well written and described.
I absolutely love this series, I love the Mathletes - Chance, Xander and Trip, I love all the zany animals, Logan’s Siamese cats are so well written and described.
February 21, 2019
I really wanted to like this book, but I just found the two MCs super frustrating. It also felt like we didn't really get to know them. The book hints at Chance's past and why he would be so relationship weary, but little detail was offered so it was hard to be sympathetic - it just felt like he was manufacturing obstacles. There was also no real explanation as to why Logan stayed in the closet so long into their relationship and why he wanted to keep their relationship quiet. His family was super supportive so again it felt like they were just manufacturing obstacles. It all felt fairly superficial.
May 4, 2017
This was such a delightful book. Fun, flirty and sweet but with a good balance of angst and drama - not enough to make you ugly cry but so that you were rooting for the characters.
Logan and Chance were good together and apart, the scenes where they interacted with their friends alone were just as good as the couple-y parts.
A thoroughly enjoyable read, I'm absolutely smitten with the whole gang and can't wait to read more about them.
Logan and Chance were good together and apart, the scenes where they interacted with their friends alone were just as good as the couple-y parts.
A thoroughly enjoyable read, I'm absolutely smitten with the whole gang and can't wait to read more about them.
October 23, 2017
Overall this was a good book. I never really got to the point where I liked Chance because I felt like his treatment of Logan was wrong and he never really apologized or accepted his part in their problems. The big gesture from Logan at the end was very sweet and I'm glad that Chance pulled his head out of where ever it was at that point but I just never felt the real chemistry between the two and had to make myself finish. The epilogue seemed to be from way out in left field but was sweet.
November 4, 2017
I really enjoyed this story. It has humor, suspense, drama, and romance that kept me hooked. I really like all of the characters but the main characters, Logan and Chance are spectacular. They are adorable together and have lots of passion. They have a slow build because of misunderstandings and no communication but it leads to a really sweet HEA.
Looking forward to the stories of the other characters. Would love to get the story of Julian and Xander.
Looking forward to the stories of the other characters. Would love to get the story of Julian and Xander.
January 1, 2018
Two gay guys try to start a relationship. One is out and the other one isn’t out. Insecurities on both sides cause misunderstandings. For two guys who like each other, it seemed as if their relationship had too much drama.
Typos: homophone errors, British spelling of saber, Marine and Google not capitalized, numerals not spelled out, abbreviations used, missing period, comma should have been semicolon, apostrophe in wrong place.
Typos: homophone errors, British spelling of saber, Marine and Google not capitalized, numerals not spelled out, abbreviations used, missing period, comma should have been semicolon, apostrophe in wrong place.
April 6, 2018
I wanted to like this book, I think there were things that could have been really great but the delivery just fell short for me, the story line definitely had potential. I didn’t care for the writing style, sometimes it was hard to tell who the hell was talking, and other times random characters would pop up with little explanation. I thought the leads were immature at times, small things turned into huge roadblocks in the relationship.
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