Reviewer's Rating:
4
4.0Overall score
I enjoyed reading this one.
Burning Fall By EJ Smyth
Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM
Released: August 26, 2018
Publisher: Unapologetic Romances
Series: Frankfurt Hot Seasons, Book 1
Cover Design: EJ Smyth
Opposites attract, but can they ever work together?
Damien is an ambitious young lawyer. After moving to Germany, he doesn’t expect to feel quite so out of his element. Apart from hating his job, a rumor spreads that he is a homophobe.
To redeem himself, he is put in charge of the firm’s signature event Burning Fall. He has no choice but to hire Yannik, a gorgeous yet unconventional event manager.
But from their first disastrous meeting, everything possible goes wrong.
Can the two men find a way to work together, or will Damien’s career, Yannik’s future, and the most important client event of the year go down in flames?
Find out in this steamy and fun short novel, the first book in Frankfurt Hot Seasons.
31,443 words
Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003
I enjoyed reading this one.
Burning Fall is the first novella I’ve read by EJ Smyth. I read a short story and loved it so I wanted to give a longer story a try and I enjoyed this very much.
It’s a great opposites-attract story. Damien’s introduction to Yannik doesn’t go too well. Yannik is late for their appointment and Damien doesn’t feel like he’s dressed appropriately for a meeting in an office. After that rocky introduction they finally settle down to work together on a project and can’t ignore the attraction they feel for each other. Their relationship has several ups and downs but the story wasn’t overly angsty
I enjoyed that this story was set in Germany, where the author lives. The author’s description of the various locations in the book were great. I’ll admit to being just a tad overwhelmed by all of the German names, and wishing I knew how to pronounce them, but it didn’t really diminish my overall enjoyment of the book. I really enjoy learning about new places and I suspect that I won’t be so overwhelmed (that’s probably too strong of a term) when I read the next in the series.
While Burning Fall is the first in the Frankfurt Hot Seasons series there is no cliffhanger and I suspect that each of the stories are going to standalone. I’m looking forward to reading the next book.
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Hi there! My name is EJ Smyth, I live in Frankfurt, Germany and I’m passionate about romance. Not luffy-duffy romance, but stories with other elements mixed in. Paranormal romance, romantic thrillers, gay romance, if it’s got two difficult characters finding each other, I’m on board!
I write at my living room table, usually covered with folded laundry because I couldn’t be bothered to tidy before sitting down. And my kids are teenagers, so not much help there either . I do love having them around and I’ve gotten used to writing with a background noise of Grand Theft Auto and teenage histrionics. Maybe that’s why I prefer writing action scenes over descriptive settings! Except for the 18+ scenes which I have to write in a separate room, because, well, embarrassing…
I’m currently working on a series of short stories Keith is Awesome about a young man exploring his sexuality. Not something I’ve ever written before but the research alone was quite a bit of fun Check out my Pinterest account to see my inspiration. I love to talk to my readers, online and offline, so please feel free to drop me a line!
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