After a horrendous accident that leaves Danny burned and disfigured, he loses everything that means anything to him.Ostracized and alone, he leaves home and moves to a small town with the hopes of starting over. Despite a new shot at life, Danny’s confidence is shattered and when a tempting new neighbor moves in, Danny can’t do more than quietly watch him— unable to utter a single word.The magic … word.
The magic of New Year’s Eve has other plans though, and Danny gets a night of sexy recklessness at a masquerade party.
After the night in the arms of a sexy stranger, Danny goes about his life thinking he can at least enjoy the memories if his one-night stand. Until he finds out that the stranger who rocked his world is the same sultry and captivating neighbor he’s been crushing on for a long time.
As Cole and Danny actually start to build a relationship, Danny has to decide if he comes clean about the night of passion they had without either of them knowing, only . . . he’s terrified Cole may not care for him the same.
In the end, all Danny wants is for Cole to want him for who he really is and not the man he pretended to be in the mask.
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A great romantic MM novella that is well written with a great plot. The characters are realistic with amazing chemistry. I enjoyed the well flowing story line. Who knew a masquerade party and one hot hook up with a stranger would end up with the love of their lives. Even though this story may be on the shorter side, it does not run short on emotions. You will experience through Danny and Cole’s eyes, friendship, insecurities, attraction, longing, deceit, anger, distrust, jealousy, apologies, regrets, and a happy ending.
Cole and Danny have lived across the hall from each other for three years and haven’t even said hi to each other. One day Danny”s mail gets mix up with Cole’s and when Cole take the mail to Danny he realizes that he wants to get to know Danny better. When they start dating Danny has a secret that can tear them apart. I really enjoyed this book.
Here’s looking at you with beautiful eyes. Danny has been crushing on a neighbor in his apartment complex for the past 3 years. He perceives that the neighbor doesn’t look at him directly, or notice him. Danny was horribly disfigured and recognizes that people either look at him in horror, or avoid looking at him. Cole lives across the hall from Danny. Cole didn’t notice the scars until Melanie pointed them out. He thought Danny was cute around them. They start getting to know each other and realize they have a lot in common and enjoy each other’s company. Will Danny ever reveal himself? Will Cole ever guess? Will they talk about the accident? These guys are both adorable. Very nice character development. Vivian and Melanie are interesting. It would be nice to read about them. Well done! I received an ARC from Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. Nice cover art!
An enjoyable, romantic MM novella with a well-developed, interesting plot that has some heart-wrenching moments. The characters have good chemistry & portray realistic emotional feelings throughout the story-line.
There is: a lonely, disfigured young man (Danny) decides to attend a masquerade party & hooks up with a one-night-stand only to discover that it is his next door neighbor (Cole), some drama, memories, friendship, memories, insecurities, anticipation, attraction, longings, mild deceit, discovery, anger, distrust, misunderstandings jealousy, apologies, regrets, compromises, contentment, some steam & a satisfying ending.
I absolutely loved this story. Danny and Cole being aware of each other by being neighbors for three years and not getting to know each other was sad but that New Year’s party changed all that. Even though it was masquerade party and they didn’t know who each other were they were still drawn together. Their chemistry was intense and HOT. With Danny finding out Cole was he’s mystery man without telling Cole was disappointing but understandable because of his insecurities. This put a strain on their developing relationship. It was great seeing how they worked through it and had a lovely HEA at the end. This book was so good I wouldn’t had mind a cliffhanger at the end just to keep reading on for another chapter of the two guys lives. I’m totally a A.L. Miller fan now…:)
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A lovely romance! Danny has some issues to overcome, but with patience Cole helps him. A fairly quick read but engaging nonetheless.
Fun enjoyable read with interesting characters. I enjoyed Danny and Cole’s relationship it was nice to see how Cole helped get Danny out of his shell through the novel. Overall a quick fun holiday read.
Definitely a fun holiday read. This is a story that will pull at your heartstrings. An accident happens that left Danny with fascial scars and only one friend so he follows the friend when she moves out of their hometown. Now three years later he has made another friend but still is extremely self conscious about his scarring that is until Cole his hot and sexy neighbor of three years speaks to him seemingly without noticing the scars. They then hook up at a masquerade party unbeknownst to either of them but Danny finds out first and doesn’t let Cole know about his alter ego. Could that oversight cost him his budding relationship with Cole? Will Danny let his insecurities stand in his way of the first relationship that he has been in since the accident?