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The Romantical Adventures of Whit & Eddie #4
In the Still of the Night
Howdy! I'm Eddie Smith and this is the story of my fourth romantical adventure with my new husband, Whit Hall.
We just moved. Again... I know...
We bought a house that's in the middle of Daytona Beach, as a matter of fact. It's over a hundred years old but, as far as I can tell, there aren't any ghosts, so that's good.
Also, Whit and I both love the place.
There's been a weird glitch, though.
Seems like the contractor Whit hired to install a smart home system used a guy in Romania to do all the programming and, um, we woke up one morning and the heater was on. It's late August in Daytona Beach and that's not cool... so to speak. Someone also cleaned out the contractor's bank account and that really sucks.
Did I mention there's a hurricane heading our way? Well, there is. And it's looking like a monster. My intuition says we can stay put even though the city will probably want us to evacuate.
But we never do anything the way we're supposed to, so... we may be in for a wild and windy ride!
We'll be fine. Or, at least, I think we will. Whit had the contractor install two generators. So that's good.
Ooh! Gotta go. Whit wants to put all the outdoor furniture in the garage before it gets too windy here on the beachside.
I'll keep you posted on how things go down with Dorian...
That's the name of hurricane, by the way, not my friend in Orlando. That's Darío... He and his husband are doing great, also by the way.
OK! Gotta run!
As always, I can't wait to find out what happens next!
456 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 14, 2019
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About the author
Frank W. Butterfield
123 books106 followersFrank W. Butterfield, not an assumed name, loves old movies, wise-cracking smart guys with hearts of gold, and writing for fun.
Although he worships San Francisco, he lives at the beach on another coast.
Born on a windy day in November of 1966, he was elected President of his high school Spanish Club in the spring of 1983.
After moving across these United States like a rapid-fire pinball, he currently makes his home in a hurricane-proof apartment with superior water pressure that was built in 1926.
While he hasn't met any dolphins personally, that invitation is always open.
Although he worships San Francisco, he lives at the beach on another coast.
Born on a windy day in November of 1966, he was elected President of his high school Spanish Club in the spring of 1983.
After moving across these United States like a rapid-fire pinball, he currently makes his home in a hurricane-proof apartment with superior water pressure that was built in 1926.
While he hasn't met any dolphins personally, that invitation is always open.
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November 10, 2019
I Love This Series!
Another great edition to this growing series. I am in love with Eddie and how much realism his character brings to these stories. He is funny and sweet and caring but still makes mistakes and has flaws and can feel inadequate at times. He is relatable and I love cheering him on in his successes just as much as I root for him to grow from his mistakes. I am excited to see where this series goes as the characters continue on in the footsteps of Nick and Carter and Bob and Mario. This series is still full of mystery and suspense (as are all the books this author has penned) and at its heart is a great love story. My favorite book so far!
Another great edition to this growing series. I am in love with Eddie and how much realism his character brings to these stories. He is funny and sweet and caring but still makes mistakes and has flaws and can feel inadequate at times. He is relatable and I love cheering him on in his successes just as much as I root for him to grow from his mistakes. I am excited to see where this series goes as the characters continue on in the footsteps of Nick and Carter and Bob and Mario. This series is still full of mystery and suspense (as are all the books this author has penned) and at its heart is a great love story. My favorite book so far!
November 17, 2020
In the Still of the Night (Romantical Adventures of Whit & Eddie #4)
Frank W. Butterfield
Published by the author, 2019
Five stars
Well, this is awkward. I seem to have lost track of number four of the “Romantical Adventures of Whit and Eddie” in my long backlog, and skipped right over it. No wonder books 5 and 6 in the series seemed a little off. In fact, reviewing my notes, I missed book 5, too, which left me scratching my head with book 6. It is a testament to Frank Butterfield’s warm, comforting storytelling that messing up this badly not once but twice didn’t leave me completely disoriented—only slightly.
A lot happens in this sort of crucial volume in Frank Butterfield’s Daytona Beach spin-off from the Nick & Carter mystery books. The year is 2019, and Whit Hall and Eddie Smith, recently married, are moving into a new house in Daytona Beach. But things are getting weird. Are hackers trying to break into their state-of-the-art home security system? Does this have anything to do with Whit’s Ukrainian birth parents? Why does Billy Carmichael, a high-school chum of Whit’s, suddenly appear at their front door, flashing his FBI credentials while also waxing nostalgic over his long-ago friendship with Whit?
Whit and Eddie are still beset with personal emotional issues, which of course makes them like Nick and Carter—they’re still working out the kinks in their whirlwind courtship and marriage. They are both strong personalities, and not only do they have to deal with their families, they have to deal with Nick and Carter—something that made me rather envious. (And it says something about my pandemic state of mind that I’m envying fictious gay men who have the long-dead spirits of other gay men hanging around and offering them comfort and sometimes snarky advice).
Unlike Nick and Carter, who make me think of my parents in the 1940s, these men are substantially younger than I am, Whit in fact young enough to be my child. They bring a present-day immediacy to the story, while also adding a sort of “meta” level of awareness to the history of Nick and Carter—because Eddie has been reading the dictated notes that Nick left behind, which are clearly the basis for all those 30-plus books I read.
Also, this book delves into exactly what happened at the end of Nick and Carter’s lives, something that has only been alluded to in passing in other places in Frank Butterfield’s oeuvre. Some unexpected big news and an unscheduled trip to San Francisco as hurricane Dorian bears down on Daytona make this for an action- and emotion-packed installment.
OK, I’m caught up, and now I can read book 7. Sheesh.
Frank W. Butterfield
Published by the author, 2019
Five stars
Well, this is awkward. I seem to have lost track of number four of the “Romantical Adventures of Whit and Eddie” in my long backlog, and skipped right over it. No wonder books 5 and 6 in the series seemed a little off. In fact, reviewing my notes, I missed book 5, too, which left me scratching my head with book 6. It is a testament to Frank Butterfield’s warm, comforting storytelling that messing up this badly not once but twice didn’t leave me completely disoriented—only slightly.
A lot happens in this sort of crucial volume in Frank Butterfield’s Daytona Beach spin-off from the Nick & Carter mystery books. The year is 2019, and Whit Hall and Eddie Smith, recently married, are moving into a new house in Daytona Beach. But things are getting weird. Are hackers trying to break into their state-of-the-art home security system? Does this have anything to do with Whit’s Ukrainian birth parents? Why does Billy Carmichael, a high-school chum of Whit’s, suddenly appear at their front door, flashing his FBI credentials while also waxing nostalgic over his long-ago friendship with Whit?
Whit and Eddie are still beset with personal emotional issues, which of course makes them like Nick and Carter—they’re still working out the kinks in their whirlwind courtship and marriage. They are both strong personalities, and not only do they have to deal with their families, they have to deal with Nick and Carter—something that made me rather envious. (And it says something about my pandemic state of mind that I’m envying fictious gay men who have the long-dead spirits of other gay men hanging around and offering them comfort and sometimes snarky advice).
Unlike Nick and Carter, who make me think of my parents in the 1940s, these men are substantially younger than I am, Whit in fact young enough to be my child. They bring a present-day immediacy to the story, while also adding a sort of “meta” level of awareness to the history of Nick and Carter—because Eddie has been reading the dictated notes that Nick left behind, which are clearly the basis for all those 30-plus books I read.
Also, this book delves into exactly what happened at the end of Nick and Carter’s lives, something that has only been alluded to in passing in other places in Frank Butterfield’s oeuvre. Some unexpected big news and an unscheduled trip to San Francisco as hurricane Dorian bears down on Daytona make this for an action- and emotion-packed installment.
OK, I’m caught up, and now I can read book 7. Sheesh.
October 23, 2019
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Whit and Eddie move house. Again. Whit's father and (birth)mother visit Daytona Beach - as does Dorian. Set in early September 2019 this is a very recent book. WilliamsJones undergoes some changes - and Whit and Eddie are in the middle of it.
Another in this easy-to-read series that manages to deliver some history along the way. Whit is still having problems with his stepmother but may be making some progress. Some explanation for the impending change in the 'main' series from Mysteries to Adventures - and how Nick and Carter died.
As always - splendid stuff.
Whit and Eddie move house. Again. Whit's father and (birth)mother visit Daytona Beach - as does Dorian. Set in early September 2019 this is a very recent book. WilliamsJones undergoes some changes - and Whit and Eddie are in the middle of it.
Another in this easy-to-read series that manages to deliver some history along the way. Whit is still having problems with his stepmother but may be making some progress. Some explanation for the impending change in the 'main' series from Mysteries to Adventures - and how Nick and Carter died.
As always - splendid stuff.
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