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dermkat 's review for:
Once Upon You and Me
by Timothy Janovsky
This ARC was very sweet, a little bit steamy, and an overall lovely read. It's got queer rep (gay and bi), fat rep, disability rep (one MC has ADHD, as does the other's sister, and one MC's parent has MS), age gap (13 years), and fairytale references galore. Ethan lives at and runs the Storybook Endings Resort, originally created for his daughter with his now ex-wife, Amy. She now lives in California, working on building her empire of resorts, and Samara lives with her full time. Her personal assistant Taylor comes up to the original location in the Catskills a week before Samara's big sweet sixteen party to get everything ready, and the two men are immediately attracted and drawn to one another. They end up having to share a cottage, eventually give in to their attraction, and enjoy all their time together, not just in the bedroom. But when it comes time for the party, their secret becomes a problem. I thought the way the conflict was handled in this book was gentle but assertive, with each character figuring out (or being told/encouraged) what they needed for themselves, in order to end up back together. I've enjoyed this author's books before and this was no exception, so thank you to Afterglow by Harlequin for this ARC! It comes out Apr 29/25.