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Nice Work If You Can Get It: Gay Romance
For any sort of a future together they both have to come clean.
Vinnie is a loser in love and in life – even with his good looks and hot body. He’s unable to keep a job for more than a few weeks and his love-life is in tatters. His friends see him as just another piece of ass and their idea of helping is to help him into their beds. Only his arch nemesis, Zeb, won’t indulge Vinnie’s pity party. So why does Vinnie feel a strange attraction to the only man who won’t indulge him – a man with secrets and a bad reputation?
“I don’t need your fuckin’ sympathy, I need your help.” Vinnie suddenly heard himself, loud, shrill, shouting like a banshee. Horrified, he lowered his head in embarrassment as his friends stared wide-eyed at his outburst. Vinnie was the last person to ever lose his temper. He knew he had to make amends. “Look, I’m sorry, but I just lost another job.” There were groans from around the table.
“I just couldn’t seem to get the bloody orders right. Caused a near riot at the café.” He smiled at the memory of the shemozzle he caused but then frowned at its aftermath. He got a right pasting from his boss and an immediate severance pay that would scarcely buy him a six-pack of baked beans to tide him over until he moved on to his next humiliation.
His mates sighed.
Vinnie was annoyed. “I don’t do it deliberately.”
“Of course you don’t, sweetie,” Maurie said, patting his arm. “You can’t help it if guys come on to you just because you’re gorgeous.” Vinnie bristled at being patronized. He detested sarcasm even more. Lenny, who had never been one of Vinnie’s biggest fans, snickered across the table. Their animosity grew in proportion to the number of times Lenny had unsuccessfully propositioned him, usually when he was pissed as a newt and all handsy so that Vinnie felt like he was being attacked by a tentacled creature from the Black Lagoon. Lenny was never going to take ‘no’ for an answer. The others at the table were a lot more subtle but he noticed how his drinks always tasted stronger in the alcohol department as the night wore on, how they all argued over who was going to drive him home (and not to Vinnie’s apartment if he knew anything about their devious plans for his body). Even the devoted couple, Glenn and Adrian, had suggested quite openly that he join them for a threesome.
The only member of the group who seemed totally immune to what little charm he seemed to possess was the self-proclaimed kinky manslut, Zeb. They loathed each other. It had been mutual on their first meeting. They bickered and snarled and…
“If you’re so bloody useless why don’t you just stop faffing about and get down to that corner where all the twinks hang out. You can make good money on a busy night.” Zeb was totally not the caring type. He abhorred self-indulgence as much as he disliked Vinnie. It may have had something to do with the fact they were the two most attractive men in the circle of friends although Zeb was everything Vinnie wanted to confident, charismatic, sexually alluring, unafraid to grab life by the ass and fuck it into submission. He shuddered just thinking about being submissive to Zeb. Then he remembered the slur his nemesis had just muttered.
Vinnie raised his voice again. “Fuck you!” It felt good to use an obscenity every now and then although his face flushed at the naughtiness. He was such a loser.
“In your dreams, honey. You couldn’t cope. Besides, you’d keel over once you learned how kinky I am.”
The imputation of kink was a mystery that surrounded Zeb and he wore it like a cloak. It made him dangerous. Not one of his friends knew what his kink was although he alluded to it frequently, almost as if it were a badge of honor.
Vinnie is a loser in love and in life – even with his good looks and hot body. He’s unable to keep a job for more than a few weeks and his love-life is in tatters. His friends see him as just another piece of ass and their idea of helping is to help him into their beds. Only his arch nemesis, Zeb, won’t indulge Vinnie’s pity party. So why does Vinnie feel a strange attraction to the only man who won’t indulge him – a man with secrets and a bad reputation?
“I don’t need your fuckin’ sympathy, I need your help.” Vinnie suddenly heard himself, loud, shrill, shouting like a banshee. Horrified, he lowered his head in embarrassment as his friends stared wide-eyed at his outburst. Vinnie was the last person to ever lose his temper. He knew he had to make amends. “Look, I’m sorry, but I just lost another job.” There were groans from around the table.
“I just couldn’t seem to get the bloody orders right. Caused a near riot at the café.” He smiled at the memory of the shemozzle he caused but then frowned at its aftermath. He got a right pasting from his boss and an immediate severance pay that would scarcely buy him a six-pack of baked beans to tide him over until he moved on to his next humiliation.
His mates sighed.
Vinnie was annoyed. “I don’t do it deliberately.”
“Of course you don’t, sweetie,” Maurie said, patting his arm. “You can’t help it if guys come on to you just because you’re gorgeous.” Vinnie bristled at being patronized. He detested sarcasm even more. Lenny, who had never been one of Vinnie’s biggest fans, snickered across the table. Their animosity grew in proportion to the number of times Lenny had unsuccessfully propositioned him, usually when he was pissed as a newt and all handsy so that Vinnie felt like he was being attacked by a tentacled creature from the Black Lagoon. Lenny was never going to take ‘no’ for an answer. The others at the table were a lot more subtle but he noticed how his drinks always tasted stronger in the alcohol department as the night wore on, how they all argued over who was going to drive him home (and not to Vinnie’s apartment if he knew anything about their devious plans for his body). Even the devoted couple, Glenn and Adrian, had suggested quite openly that he join them for a threesome.
The only member of the group who seemed totally immune to what little charm he seemed to possess was the self-proclaimed kinky manslut, Zeb. They loathed each other. It had been mutual on their first meeting. They bickered and snarled and…
“If you’re so bloody useless why don’t you just stop faffing about and get down to that corner where all the twinks hang out. You can make good money on a busy night.” Zeb was totally not the caring type. He abhorred self-indulgence as much as he disliked Vinnie. It may have had something to do with the fact they were the two most attractive men in the circle of friends although Zeb was everything Vinnie wanted to confident, charismatic, sexually alluring, unafraid to grab life by the ass and fuck it into submission. He shuddered just thinking about being submissive to Zeb. Then he remembered the slur his nemesis had just muttered.
Vinnie raised his voice again. “Fuck you!” It felt good to use an obscenity every now and then although his face flushed at the naughtiness. He was such a loser.
“In your dreams, honey. You couldn’t cope. Besides, you’d keel over once you learned how kinky I am.”
The imputation of kink was a mystery that surrounded Zeb and he wore it like a cloak. It made him dangerous. Not one of his friends knew what his kink was although he alluded to it frequently, almost as if it were a badge of honor.
76 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 19, 2019
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Barry Lowe
190 books55 followersNaughty or nice? Sugar or Spice? Whatever way you like it, Barry Lowe writes M/M Romance and Erotica that’s as addictive and satisfying as your morning cup of coffee. If you like it short and sweet with a happy ending then saucy romance is for you. But if you like a stronger brew with fetish, cuckold relationships, taboo, and all things steamy then try the Erotica – but watch out for the heat!
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October 5, 2019
A lack of self-confidence can have all kinds of consequences – even for people as good-looking as Vinnie. Or maybe especially for those who are very handsome, because it is easy to focus on their looks rather than who they are as a person. This is the story of one such man who discovers that being wanted for the way he looks is not everything in life, and that the one man who seems to be standoffish and his enemy can actually be so much more.
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Please find my full review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
April 23, 2019
This is really quick read with an enemies to lovers theme. Vinnie and Zeb are wonderful characters with a great connection that grows throughout this book. It's sweet with some angst and a great cast of characters that really add to the overall story. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book.
April 18, 2019
4.5 Stars. 🌟💖 Vinnie's luck is about to change.
Ooh this is a great story as I read, the mystery of Zeb pulled me in. Zeb and Vinnie disliked each other as they'd met each Friday for drinks with the other guys. I tottally didnt like Lenny in this and was glad what happened to him later in the book. I loved the scenes of misunderstandings between them, Vinnie has it wrong.. Written in 3rd person which I absolutely love. Vinnie's confidence grows as his new job is just want he needs. A slow emmies friends to lovers story with great 🔥scenes. The ending is a goodie as with this book.
Vinnie has no luck with jobs or lovers. Out of work again the guys try to help. Zeb comes up with a perfect job.
Zeb is a mystery to his freinds, also an arse when they meet for friday drinks out in the group.
*I received an advanced reader's copy of the book and I'm volunteering my honest review.
Ooh this is a great story as I read, the mystery of Zeb pulled me in. Zeb and Vinnie disliked each other as they'd met each Friday for drinks with the other guys. I tottally didnt like Lenny in this and was glad what happened to him later in the book. I loved the scenes of misunderstandings between them, Vinnie has it wrong.. Written in 3rd person which I absolutely love. Vinnie's confidence grows as his new job is just want he needs. A slow emmies friends to lovers story with great 🔥scenes. The ending is a goodie as with this book.
Vinnie has no luck with jobs or lovers. Out of work again the guys try to help. Zeb comes up with a perfect job.
Zeb is a mystery to his freinds, also an arse when they meet for friday drinks out in the group.
*I received an advanced reader's copy of the book and I'm volunteering my honest review.
April 13, 2019
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT by Barry Lowe is an enemies to lovers m/m romance with a little taste of angst and a whole lot of sweet romance... and secrets. Vinnie and Zeb are great characters and their story is entertaining. I fell in love right along with them. I loved how their connection evolved as the story unfolded. Both were such great guys and I was rooting for them to figure it all out together. Those supporting characters though.. augh! Lenny was such a snake and the rest of the Friday night crew were the characters you feel slimy after reading about. But definitely added to the overall story. Great story-telling... I was fully engaged! I really enjoyed the whole experience.
I received an advanced reader's copy of the book and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review and recommendation .
I received an advanced reader's copy of the book and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review and recommendation .
April 20, 2019
sweet... nice... angsty.. plus secrets.. all these things mixed with emotions.. makes for a fun story to read. very good story and characters.
May 9, 2019
A very sweet, engaging tale of unexpected romance and self discovery. I raced through it in one sitting and was left very much wanting more. Another great read from Mr. Lowe.
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