Reviewer's Rating:
5
5.0Overall score
Boy do I love this series.
Twice Shy By Sally Malcolm
Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM
Released: November 1, 2019
Length: 88,000 words approx.November 1, 2019
Publisher: Self-Published
Series: New Milton, Book 3
Cover Design: Sally Malcolm
The last thing Joel Morgan wants is to fall in love again. Scarred by his failed marriage, Joel’s determined to keep his life emotionally stable—which means taking a job teaching fourth grade, fixing up his house on weekends, and avoiding absolutely all romantic entanglements. And he’s doing great.
Until he meets sweet but struggling single dad, Ollie Snow.
Following the tragic death of his sister and her husband two years earlier, Ollie became the legal guardian of their two young sons—much to the horror of the boys’ conservative grandparents. They think Ollie’s too young and too gay to raise their grandsons. So to prove them wrong, Ollie’s determined to parent the boys without anyone’s help.
Until he meets reserved but caring teacher, Joel Morgan.
As the only two men in the school’s Parent-Teacher Association, Joel and Ollie are thrown together over a series of fundraising events and somewhere between the Beach Fun Run and the Christmas Market they fall in love. But Ollie has another reason for moving to New Milton—a reason he’s keeping close to his chest—and Joel’s wounded heart won’t trust a man with secrets. Dare they hope for a future together, or will their past hurts keep them apart forever?
Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003
Boy do I love this series.
Who can resist a young, single dad? I can’t and Twice Shy has a wonderful single dad by the name of Oliver Snow. While Twice Shy is the third book in the New Milton series it can be read as a standalone. Characters from the previous books in the series do appear but not in such a way that you will feel lost if you haven’t read them. They are also great stories, though, and I highly recommend them.Oliver is in his early 20’s when he takes custody of his sister’s two young boys after she and her husband die in a tragic accident. Joel Morgan had a breakdown after his marriage failed. He has no desire to start a new relationship. The book’s blurb really spells out all of the details so take a look at it.
This is a story that grabbed me from the beginning and had me holding on tight. The only thing that kept me from reading it straight through in one sitting was real life. Sometimes it kind of sucks to have to do adult things. 😊
Oliver really wants a life partner; someone he can share the highs and lows of family living. Those are things that Joel wanted as well until his dreams were dashed when his wife left him. I could really feel the love between Ollie and Joel in the words that Sally Malcolm wrote. But I could also feel the fear that Joel had of being outed as bi-sexual and the hurt that Ollie felt every time that Joel would shy away from any casual touches when they weren’t alone.
I thought it was great how the story was written around events that the PTA held throughout the year. Ollie wants to be involved with his nephew’s school so he joins up and is the only male parent at meetings with Joel being the only other male in the group.
This book really got all of my emotions engaged and my tears flowed readily in the last few chapters – both sad and happy ones. Twice Shy has a beautiful HEA and I really hope that Sally Malcolm continues writing MM romances; more New Milton stories would be welcomed by me. ❤
♥♥♥♥♥
O Factor: Spicy
Available to borrow with Kindle Unlimited.
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Sally Malcolm was bitten by the male/male romance bug in 2016 and hasn’t looked back.
Perfect Day was her first published male/male romance, with the follow-up (Between the Lines) out later in 2018 and a dozen other ideas bubbling away on the back burner. Her stories are emotional, sweetly angsty, and always have happy endings.
Sally also writes tie-in novels for the hit TV shows Stargate: SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. To date she’s penned nine novels and novellas, and four audio dramas.
She lives in South West London with her American husband, two lovely children, and two lazy cats.
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