Title: ⟫ Bedside Manners (Living Situations Book 2)
Author: ⟫ Ella Fenn
Blurb: ⟫ A freak windstorm. A life-changing accident. An unlikely helping hand.
After years spent suffering under the weight of his father’s expectations, Max Castillo-Grant is celebrating his shiny new law degree by drinking, partying, and bed-hopping around Seattle. Max isn’t stupid—he knows the good times never last—but if the world’s going to bring him low, he might as well enjoy the high.
Six years ago, a broken heart and a deep loss turned Ben Greer bitter and reclusive. Formerly the life of the party, he quit his job, rejected his friends, and hid from the world. Now, he spends his days alone, working on occasional custom carpentry commissions, with only his dog, Judith, for company.
Two severe weather events conspire to leave Ben in need of a full-time caretaker for his injuries, and Max in need of a respectable job.
Despite a rocky start, Ben is begrudgingly won over by Max’s good humor, and the two form a lasting connection. But emotional wounds leave deep scars, and both Ben and Max are damaged. Can they find a way to heal hurts that go far beyond the physical before it’s too late?
The second book in the Living Situations series, Bedside Manners is a gay romance featuring an age gap, light BDSM, and 4-6 terrible puns about woodworking. If you like steamy situations, hurt/comfort, and grumpy mountain men, then you’ll love Ella Fenn’s latest novel.
Pick up Bedside Manners and let Ben and Max sweep you off your feet today!
Review: ⟫ Ben and Max didn’t sweep me off my feet.
What they did do was give me an absolutely delightful story about two men, forced together through less than ideal circumstances, learning about each other and about themselves and falling in love in the process.
Ben was the quintessential grumpy mountain man and the imagery was gorgeous – I could picture him quite clearly in my mind and I could well understand Max’s attraction. And Max was a sweet, caring, lovely man who just needed help to get out from under his father’s machinations and come into his own. The way they communicated – even when things got difficult – and their story unfolded, you were rooting for them.
There was very little in the way of drama between them (more than enough in the background), but it certainly wasn’t a case of it all being easy. Ben almost died and was suffering from PTSD and Max is feeling the stranglehold his father has on his life.
I really enjoyed this – it was peaceful, lovely, a little bit sexy, but more than anything it just gave me the feels. There’s no other way to describe it – them getting their happy ever after felt well earned, and I needed that. We also got to see Colin and Simon from the first book which was really nice. Very enjoyable and recommended.
I received an ARC from the author.
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