Pinot and Pineapple Lumps By Jay Hogan
Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM
Tropes: Hurt/comfort, PTSD, Age-gap
Released: March 18, 2021
Publisher: Southern Lights Publishing
Series: Southern Lights, Book 4
Length: 334 pages
Cover Design: Reese Dante
Penn from Adelaide. That’s all I knew.
We shared a single kiss over a year ago, and I can still remember every toe-curling second of it. He thought I was too young for him. I thought he was running scared. But that kiss was the first time I’d felt alive in a long time, and I’ve been chasing the feeling ever since—doing my research, a lot of research, a lot of men. Something my protective older brother isn’t too happy about.
I’ve been through more than most guys my age, and I still bear the scars. My head’s not always my best friend, but I’m building a life, PTSD be damned. I can’t turn back the clock, and I’m not sure I want to.
Except maybe to that moment when Penn kissed me. I mean, the odds of us ever meeting again were slim to none, right?
Yeah, about that.
But this time I’m ready. I’m a year older, an ocean of therapy wiser, and I know exactly what I want.
Possible Triggers: One of the main characters in this book lives with PTSD as a result of a fire and within the story there are flashbacks and descriptions of triggering events. There are also themes of loss and grief.
Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003
Another fantastic book from Jay Hogan.
Pinot & Pineapple Lumps is a wonderful story with flawed characters with realistic problems. It’s also a very hot and romantic love story. Pay attention to the author’s trigger warnings in the book’s blurb as there are things in this story that could definitely be hard for some readers.
I loved how this story started out with a super-hot kiss between two strangers but then became more of a slow-burn romance when Kurt and Penn meet up a little over a year later. The instant attraction they had before still exists but Penn is now involved with someone, albeit not super seriously.
There’s so much to love about this book. The in-depth story with believable characters and the richly descriptive writing kept me glued to my ereader until I finished the story. It’s book 4 in the Southern Light series but can easily be read as a standalone story. I haven’t read the first 3 books but now I really want to.
The book is filled with witty banter between the MCs but it’s also filled with things that can break your heart. Like the other two books I’ve read by Jay Hogan, it made me laugh and cry – the best indicator for me of a book that really touched my heart.
I don’t always read the back-matter in a book but I’m really glad I did for this one. I read books because it’s something that I love to do. I take the time to write reviews because I love to support authors. It’s really gratifying, and flattering, to find out that one of my reviews is quoted by an author. Thank you for that, Jay Hogan.
♥♥♥♥♥
O Factor: Scorcher
Available to borrow with Kindle Unlimited.
I am a New Zealand author writing in m/m romance, and romantic suspense. I have traveled extensively and lived in the US, Canada, France, Australia and South Korea. In a past life I have been an Intensive Care Nurse, Counselor, and a Nursing Lecturer.
I’m a cat aficionado especially of Maine Coons, and an avid dog lover (but don’t tell the cat). I love to cook, pretty damn good, love to sing, pretty damn average, and as for loving full-time writing, absolutely… depending of course on the day, the word count, the deadline, how obliging my characters are, the ambient temperature in the Western Sahara, whether Jupiter is rising, the size of the ozone hole over New Zealand and how much coffee I’ve had.
Welcome to my world.
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