I’m Not In Love By Mia Kerick
Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM
Released: June 13, 2022
Publisher: Self-Published
Series: Don’t Let Go, Book 1
Length: 264 Pages
Cover Design: Laura @Fiverr
I’m not in love…
I’m not in love…
I will never let myself fall in love with Tristan Wilder.
And maybe if I tell myself this a thousand times, I’ll believe it.
Having lost his parents to a tragic accident when he was nine-years old, wealthy hotel heir Remi (Julian Remington III) refuses to form intimate emotional bonds, fearing a repeat of the crushing loss that destroyed his childhood. This means no deep friendships, no heartfelt family ties, and God forbid should he ever fall in love… Well, it’s safe to say that will never happen.
However, as a senior at the top art college in Garner City—his last year of freedom before he’s required to take his place at the top of the Remington family empire—Remi freely explores sexual intimacy with “distractingly” beautiful men. And he does so with great enthusiasm—how better to distract himself from the temptation to experience tender human connection?
Remi’s plans for emotional isolation are shook up when he meets Tristan Wilder, a nude model for his life drawing class. Stunningly beautiful from head to toe—and inside his heart, as well—Tristan struggles to scrape together enough money to support his twin sister, Tara, and her three young children. Like Remi, “Uncle Tris” is unwilling to enter a romantic relationship—his responsibility to his family is all-consuming. As the men take a chance on casual friendship, Remi comes to admire Tristan’s devotion to his family. And with Remi’s surprisingly doting attention to Tara’s children, he works his way into Tristan’s heart.
Tristan is finally all in, but can commitment phobic Remi lower his walls enough to allow Tristan—and the entire Wilder family—into his heart?
Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003
This was my first book by Mia Kerick.
I enjoyed reading I’m Not in Love. It was a little slow in places for me but I’m happy I continued reading. The story is told in first person POV, alternating between Remi and Tristan.
I really wanted to knock some sense into Remi and tell him to grab Tristan with both hands and never let go. Since I’ve never personally experienced the kind of loss that Remi did, I can’t say whether or not his reaction to such loss was realistic or not so I cut him some slack.
Tristan was a wonderful character and I enjoyed learning about the difference aspects of being a life model. I admired his devotion to his family and how he handled himself in tricky situations while doing his job as a model.
I was glad to see a certain character get what was coming to him but I also admit that I thought there would be a little more drama involving him. I thought he would retaliate and was surprised that didn’t happen.
All in all, this was an enjoyable story and I would be happy to read more books by this author.
♥♥♥♥
O Factor: Scorcher
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Mia Kerick is the mother of four exceptional children–all named after saints–and five nonpedigreed cats–all named after the next best thing to saints, Boston Red Sox players. Her husband of twenty years has been told by many that he has the patience of Job, but don’t ask Mia about that, as it is a sensitive subject.
Mia focuses her stories on the emotional growth of troubled young men and their relationships, and she believes that sex has a place in a love story, but not until it is firmly established as a love story. As a teen, Mia filled spiral-bound notebooks with romantic tales of tortured heroes (most of whom happened to strongly resemble lead vocalists of 1980s big-hair bands) and stuffed them under her mattress for safekeeping. She is thankful to Dreamspinner Press for providing her with an alternate place to stash her stories.
Mia is proud of her involvement with the Human Rights Campaign and cheers for each and every victory made in the name of marital equality. Her only major regret: never having taken typing or computer class in school, destining her to a life consumed with two-fingered pecking and constant prayer to the Gods of Technology.
My themes I always write about:
Sweetness. Unconventional love, tortured/damaged heroes- only love can save them.
Mia Kerick focuses her stories on the emotional growth of troubled young men within the boundaries of blossoming, supportive relationships. She believes that sex has a place in a love story, but not until it is firmly established as a love story. And Mia’s stories are centered around a certain theme: even heroes can be sweet. Sweet, but not completely innocent.
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Thank you for sharing your review of I’m Not In Love, the author’s bio and book details, this sounds like a great story and I am looking forward to reading it myself
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Thank you so much for sharing my book on your blog and for great review!! (And Buttons is adorable)
Thank you for stopping by and the kind words about Buttons. He crossed over the rainbow bridge nearly three years ago and I miss him everyday but I am also comforted by the wonderful memories I have.
Great review! This sounds like a well written, character driven story! Glad you liked it! 🙂
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