Book Reviews

Book Blurb

Nat Horn is almost living the dream. His part as a werewolf extra on the hit show Wolf’s Landing has somehow turned into a regular role. Beautiful rising star Solari Praveen has taken an interest in him. He’s even making enough money to think about getting out of Bluewater Bay someday. Except his retired dad’s dependence on pain medications seems to be getting worse, and Nat’s the only one around to take care of him.

When Nat learns that Solari’s interest isn’t romantic, his disappointment is surprisingly short-lived, because in getting to know her, he also got to know her assistant, Rafael. And Rafael turns out to be the kind of friend—and potential boyfriend—Nat never dared to dream about.

Distracted by his astonishing new life, new friends, and new possibilities, Nat lets his guard down, and suddenly his life goes careening out of control. Racked by guilt, he tries to push his new friends away, but the bonds he’s formed are already too strong. In fact, they’re strong enough to pull him forward, into the future he’s been longing for—but to get there, he’ll have to let go of the past.

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The Bluewater Bay stories can be read in any order -- jump in wherever you'd like!

 

Book Review

I love returning to the world of 'Bluewater Bay'. Because each installment is written by a different author, I think I get more enjoyment of the series than I would if I was reading only one voice. In this sixteenth novel, the author returns me to a story line featuring a native of Bluewater Bay, a plot that I always enjoy far more than ones that are about the Hollywood stars.

Rafael is born and bred Southern California and Hollywood. He took the job being an assistant to the stars just so he could be close to his idol, director Anna Maxwell. That is Rafael's goal - to be a director - and he's convinced that the camera loves Nat and there's more to him than meets the eye. Oh, there's more alright. There's a desire to make enough money so he and his dad can live somewhere that isn't falling apart. There's anger that his sister never came home after his dad's logging accident. There's frustration at his dad's prescription pill abuse. And there's a dreamer inside of him just dying to get loose.

The slow evolution of Rafael and Nat from wary coworkers, to friends, to lovers, and then to acknowledging their feelings was beautifully written. I felt as if I was right there with them experiencing it all. I hurt for Nat and his insecurities, his guilt and shame over his occasional feelings of not wanting to have to be the responsible one, regardless that it was a perfectly human way to feel, and Nat's shy acceptance that he was worthy of love. Rafael was a lovely combination of sweet and aggressive, bossy and yielding, while at the same time managing to show Nat that he may come from Hollywood but his love is true and strong.

A marvelous book by a new-to-me author that I enjoyed immensely. I really liked the way the author handled the ending as it showed a true understanding of people, relationships, and family dynamics. Thank you, Ally, I look forward to reading more from you.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook and print
Length	Novel, 204 pages/53600 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	19-December-2016
Price	$4.99 ebook, $16.99 paperback, $21.98 bundle
Buy Link	http://riptidepublishing.com/titles/no-small-parts