Such a fun story; Duane and Sullivan are so good together.
Love is a Walk in the Park By V.L. Locey and Stephanie Locey
Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM
Released: April 24, 2019
Publisher: Self-Published
Length: 50,000 approx.
Cover Design: Meredith Russell
Sullivan Haines knows exactly what he wants out of life. Fame as a Broadway dancer and to find the man of his dreams. Sadly, his love life is a dismal mess, his roommate is PMS personified, and working at a dingy dance studio teaching old people how to tango and foxtrot is not exactly the bright lights. Actually, life in the Big Apple is pretty rotten, until he and his dog run into tall, dark, and oh-so-handsome Duane Hart in the park. Their pooches hit it right off, but can the two men find romance along the park’s winding paths?
Duane Hart hasn’t had a lot go right in his life. His girlfriend recently broke up with him, taking everything that wasn’t nailed down or in his roommate’s name. Well, everything except the Yorkshire terrier that he didn’t want to get in the first place, and that she now refuses to take back. However, when he meets a handsome stranger and his pit bull in the dog park, will the blooming heat in his chest be able to convince him to start dating again? Or will fate prove love isn’t a walk in the park, after all?
Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003
Such a fun story; Duane and Sullivan are so good together.
I LOVED this book! It’s really different from other books I’ve read by V.L. Locey. I don’t know if it’s her or her daughter, Stephanie, who is responsible for all of the humor and lightness in this story but they have produced one that was so much fun to read that I couldn’t put it down.
Sullivan is an over-the-top, flamboyantly marvelous, gay man and he loves who he is. He’s a dancer/dance teacher and has a YouTube channel where he posts video clips of himself. He has a dog named Princess Pizazz Periwinkle (Pizzy) and he takes her to the dog park for exercise.
Duane had to drop out of college for financial reasons and his girlfriend has recently left him taking all of his stuff but leaving her dog behind. Tiberius (Tibby) is a cute little guy and Duane is soon being a good doggy-daddy. When these two meet each other at the dog park Duane is a bit overwhelmed by Sullivan’s strong personality.
The bantering back and forth between them is just so much fun to read. I don’t often compare one book to another but I put Love is a Walk in the Park right up there with Femme by Marshall Thornton – another fantastic book that I also love. So, if you’ve ever read that book, you’ll know what I’m trying to convey about this story.
There is one scene in the book that some might find troubling. Sullivan is sexually assaulted (no rape) by the owner of the dance studio where he teaches. It’s not a gratuitous scene and is integral to the rest of the story.
I also enjoyed the secondary characters of Ronan, who is Duane’s friend and housemate, and Aliyah who is Sullivan’s friend and housemate. They both provide their own entertainment value to the story.
Love is a Walk in the Park is going on my list of favorites for 2019.
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O Factor: Spicy
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USA Today Bestselling Author V.L. Locey – Penning LGBT hockey romance that skates into sinful pleasures.
V.L. Locey loves worn jeans, yoga, belly laughs, walking, reading and writing lusty tales, Greek mythology, Torchwood and Dr. Who, the New York Rangers, comic books, and coffee. (Not necessarily in that order.) She shares her life with her husband, her daughter, one dog, two cats, a pair of geese, far too many chickens, and two steers.
When not writing spicy romances, she enjoys spending her day with her menagerie in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania with a cup of fresh java in one hand and a steamy romance novel in the other.
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Stephanie Locey loves video games, bad jokes, and kind people. She works full-time at a low-paying job and strives to not do that anymore. When not writing or working, she can be found playing fantasy RPGs, petting cats, and planning for adventures.

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