Title: ⟫ Heart2Heart – A Charity Anthology (Collection) Volume #6
Authors: ⟫ Various
Blurb: ⟫ Once upon a time, a bunch of authors wondered... what would happen if Heart2Heart, the dating app responsible for pairing up the quirkiest, most perfect couples, brought people together by asking the questions they never knew they needed answered?
From learning each other’s secret zombie survival skills, to disputing the greatest starship captain ever, to confessing their feelings about Cornish pasties, the characters in these fourteen brand new stories inspired by reader suggestions will learn that no matter how random the question… love is always the answer.
And, as always, all proceeds from this anthology will benefit LGBTQ+ charities to ensure that love in all its incarnations will be celebrated and protected every day of the year!
Stories included in this collection are:
Heist of Hearts, by Alice Winters
Keeping Him in Cornwall, by Con Riley
Hate 2 Love U, by Daryl Banner
Love Down Under, by Eden Finley
Rock, Paper, Scissors, by Kate Hawthorne
Dog Days, by Kelly Fox
The London Chance, by Lane Hayes
My Darcy, by Lily Morton
A Drag Made in Heaven, by Max Walker
Connection, by Nicole Dykes
Worst. Date. Ever., by Onley James
Down the Mountain, by Rachel Ember
The Anti-Wingman, by Saxon James
The Choice, by Sloane Kennedy
Review: ⟫ This is the second review for this anthology – the original one was an ARC where I received only some of the stories.
Heist of Hearts, by Alice Winters
A bit of a comedy caper masquerading as a date. Reece is fast-talking and wise-cracking whilst Daryl is quietly supportive in a gentle giant kind of way. Not much in the way of romance and flashbacks explain their relationship. Sweet and funny, ⟫ 3.5
Keeping Him In Cornwall by Con Riley
This was sweet and relaxing to read. ⟫ 3.5
Dog Days by Kelly Fox
I haven’t read anything by Kelly Fox before but will be having a look at their back catalogue after this. This was a sexy, funny and touching read. The descriptions of characters – particularly Dame Judi – were evocative and I really enjoyed the story. ⟫ 4.5
Love Down Under by Eden Finley
This one made me laugh a lot! I have a great appreciation for snarky banter and sarcasm and this story had both of those in spades. The relationship between the leads was nicely done and I very much enjoyed their happily ever after. ⟫ 4.5
Hate 2 Love U, by Daryl Banner
Another nice, easy read. ⟫ 3.5
The London Chance by Lane Hayes
I didn’t connect to this one at all – in fact, I think it may be the only story in the anthology that I didn’t finish.
A Drag Made in Heaven, by Max Walker
A simple, sweet read ⟫ 3
Connection, by Nicole Dykes
Instagrammer meets tattoo artist on island paradise and they have a fling that turns into more. Sweet with some hot parts, but despite the title I felt it was a little ‘light’. Still enjoyed reading it though. ⟫ 3.5
Worst. Date. Ever., by Onley James
My favourite story in the anthology and could very easily fit into Onley’s Necessary Evils verse. A hitman uses a blind date as an alibi and everything goes – well, not
wrong -- from there, but it definitely takes a turn! Laugh out loud funny interspersed with hotter than sin read and extremely satisfying read! ⟫ 5
The Choice, by Sloane Kennedy
Thought provoking story about the risks inherent in being your true self around people. I really liked the relationship between the two leads and would be interested in reading this if it was a full length novel rather than having to fit into an anthology. ⟫ 4
Overall, happy to keep my 4.5 rating for the whole anthology and pleased to have found a few new authors to follow.
