Due to her fantastic story telling ability Barbara Elsborg has gifted us with another brilliantly written book. With a perfect balance of all the necessary elements - strong main characters, an engaging complex plot, romance, suspense, action and adventure - I was kept turning the pages desperately wanting to find out what happens next.

Circumstances bring the jaded, introverted Delaney (37) and the ever smiling Tag (24) together and sets them on a path that happens to include evil villains, circumspect colleagues, the unexpected gift of a plush toy and eventually a well deserved and hard earned HEA for these two wonderful characters. The intriguing side characters all play their part in keeping things very interesting and I enjoyed every moment of this original book which at times had my heart hurting but left me smiling at the end. Highly recommended.

John leaves his past behind to start over in the town of Hope and to follow his dream of having a bakery. All is going well with the perfect location in the old Mill but the loneliness he feels won’t dissipate. Simon is a ghost who never crossed over and he once lived in the Mill. He is the absolute sweetest, kindest being and soon helps John in the smallest but most meaningful of ways.

Their relationship is certainly unconventional to begin with but over time circumstances allow them to finally be together and, especially in Simon’s case, get a longed for HEA.

This is an enjoyable sweet low angst read with bakery treats, the penultimate bread and two lovely main characters who certainly deserve their happiness.

Circumstances bring Tristan and Leo together and Tristan does not make a very good first impression!
He is very experienced and very brazen whilst Leo is responsible, sensible, somewhat awkward and doing his best to be the “respectable” gay that he parents demand.

Leo also happens to inherit the run down house that Tristan lives in ensuring that they interact more and more leading to a physical attraction that’s undeniable. A one time hot hook up is not enough for these two wonderful men and before long Tristan gets to experience “dating” for the first time. Dating morphs into a HEA where there’s only a dash of angst due to Leo’s demanding parents but he soon stands up to them and what fun that was. I couldn’t stop smiling and giggling throughout that whole scene as Tristan played into his slightly deviated from the norm “Bad Boyfriend” persona.

I found this to be a fun, engaging read that had me laughing and smiling. I also loved finding out what Tristan had been studying for all these years and what a surprise that was!

Fantastic!

Jack and Sebastian find themselves on another quest, this time they have to locate a missing artefact but no one knows what it looks like. There’s numerous obstacles to overcome in this adventure and more of Sebastian’s ex hookups for Jack to contend with - his glowering is really on point! The usual snark and banter between these wonderful men is continued and once again it had me laughing out loud and the entire encounter with the orcs had me giggling. Jack and Sebastian still struggle with actual communication but they do eventually make declarations to each other. It will be interesting to see how the bombshell regarding Sebastian that was dropped on Jack at the end will affect their relationship.

This is once again a very enjoyable and engaging read with a terrific cast of main and secondary characters. Plenty of action and adventure to keep my interest and a bombshell of an ending that has me desperate for the next in the series.