Yasashii Koi ga Sodatsu Made
A gentle lover of bonsai trees falls for a beautiful man who works in the same building. When he finds out his new friend cares for his own special bonsai garden, it seems a fated connection. This sweet story was even more enjoyable when the author retraced the MCs connection from the others point of view.
Ashita Asatte Sorekara Itsuka
These MCs were very sweet, especially the younger seme. He was remarkably mature and patient dealing with the insecurities of the uke and then the hassle of the uke’s ex interfering on their relationship.
Goriyou wa keikakutekini
Such a cute story. Starts out with a money lender collecting debts from the son of a father who borrowed when his business collapsed. Only the son is poor, even when working 2 jobs his home is a dump so the moneylender offers sex for repayment. What starts out as dub con becomes love as these guys spend more time together.
Warai Hitsuji to Naki Ookami
OB-GYN Hino had bad luck maintaining relationships. His ex’s found him clingy, a little high maintenance, and perhaps a touch too clean focused. But Hino wanted to fall in love and when he broke up this time, he decided to do things a little differently and to go out on a rainy day (he believed bad things always happened to him on rainy days). When his eyes fell upon a lone drinker at the bar he was instantly drawn to the beautiful man. Widower and lawyer, Masaaki was commemorating the anniversary of his wife’s death when a friendly bundle of positive energy sat beside him and changed his life forever. The story of these guys was simply wonderful, despite Hino-san starting out as a bit of an opportunist. Masaaki was such a decent and good man, he was totally irresistible. And Hino was a real sweetheart when he opened up. Their story was really very loving and romantic with moments of pure sweetness like holding hands with positive energy, cuddles on the couch and warm hugs. Definitely a favourite for me.
Timing (Hena & Mary Calmes)
Based on a novel by Mary Calmes: Stefan Joss just can’t win. Not only does he have to go to Texas in the middle of summer to be the man of honor in his best friend Charlotte’s wedding, but he’s expected to negotiate a million-dollar business deal at the same time. Worst of all, he’s thrown for a loop when he arrives to see the one man Charlotte promised wouldn’t be there: her brother, Rand Holloway. Stefan and Rand have been mortal enemies since the day they met, so Stefan is shocked when a temporary cease-fire sees the usual hostility replaced by instant chemistry. Though leery of the unexpected feelings, Stefan is swayed by a sincere revelation from Rand, and he decides to give Rand a chance. But their budding romance is threatened when Stefan’s business deal goes wrong: the owner of the last ranch he needs to secure for the company is murdered. Stefan’s in for the surprise of his life as he finds himself in danger as well. A lovely, enjoyable read with really likeable characters. At times, the obvious effort to be diversity inclusive and bash conservatives was a bit irritating (it’s just my personal dislike for politicisation of romance) but when the story let the characters be authentic it was lovely.
The End Kara Hajimaru Junai