Open Hearts by Megs Pritchard

Title: Open Hearts

Series: Sater's Creek Series

Author: Megs Pritchard

Genre: M/M Romance - Gay for You Romance

Release Date: June 17, 2019

When an unexpected attraction occurs, what do you do?

Tucker Ozark loved having a good time. He loved women and his hardware business. He had no plans to settle down and liked his life the way it was: uncomplicated.

Until he met Rory.

Rory Doyle, the new Deputy Sheriff of Sater’s Creek had a busy life. A single father to Keegan he was fortunate to love his job and have a loving and supportive family behind him. When he met Tucker, Rory couldn’t quite put his finger on what it was about him that gained his attention, but there was something.

A connection between them—a friendship that becomes more.

Neither of them had ever been interested in a man before. One thing was trying a new unexpected relationship. Dealing with the pitfalls that came with it, was another altogether.

When Tucker’s parents give him an ultimatum, he doesn’t know what to do. Risk losing his family or the one man who could end up meaning everything to him.

This is a gay for you, first time gay romance with some angst thrown in.

REVIEW

Rating: ☆☆☆

In some ways I liked this book and in others I was irritated by it.  It for a frustrating read.  So Tucker and Rory start off as friends but end exploring their sexuality together as they find themselves attracted to the either.  Neither has been in a relationship with another man before.  Alongside this are two contrasting families with Rory's being open, welcoming and loving and Tucker's being crude, judgemental and homophobic.  All of this promised a really engaging story that would be driven by the characters and them struggling to understand their feelings. 

Unfortunately this is the bit that let it down for me.  Yes they explored their sexuality in a very physical way that was definitely hot.  However, I don't feel that we got enough of the emotions that they were feeling or what they were actually thinking.  This is what I wanted more of along with impact of the different reactions of their families' on them.  

Rory is an incredibly sweet character with a gorgeous little boy.  I also wanted to see more of him because he was so cute and brought out a different side to Tucker that we wouldn't have seen otherwise.  

I feel torn on this one - if you're looking for a hot m/m read then this fits the bill, with plenty of chemistry between the characters and lots of dirty talking.  

 

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