Matt Sullivan knows he met someone special the night he spots the sexy man on the dance floor. However, he doesn’t know his life is about to change forever. First of all, Matt is straight. Okay, maybe not, but he doesn’t think falling in love and spending the rest of his life with a hotheaded, unapologetically fabulous diva is an option.Aaron Mendez is confident, smart, and very comfortable in … comfortable in his skin. He knows what he wants and isn’t afraid to go for it. And though he might have reservations about falling for someone newly out of the closet, no one has ever looked at Aaron the way Matt does.
Navigating a relationship has its challenges, but both Matt and Aaron are willing to deal with difficult parents, holiday blues, and learning curves. They know their happy ever after is worth fighting for and that true love is better than good.
*No/low angst, sexy fun! This collection of short stories follows the lives of Matt and Aaron from my first novel, Better Than Good. The end of one chapter is the beginning of a whole new story from ordinary everyday life to an engagement, a wedding, and more. This collection is dedicated to Matt and Aaron fans and those who believe that the real love story happens after the first “I love you”.
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Matt and Aaron and their amazing love story. A love story Pur Sang.
Matt is crazy in love, he even said the L word and doesn’t mind Aaron can’t say it yet.
Aaron is a sparkling personality, wearing lipgloss, eyeliner, and lace. Matt is the serious and more balanced one.
Aaron is the assistant to the editor in chief of a fashion magazine. Matt graduated and can call himself a lawyer. But looking at Aaron he knows what’s the most important in his life.
Matt meets Aaron’s family. He is reluctant to tell his own mother he has a boyfriend.
His mother is nagging him about girls, quite exhausting. When he finally has the nerves to tell them, it was like his family decided to ignore it.
This book is a collection of short stories about Aaron and Matt but it felt more like one large story. Every part merged smoothly into the other.
We can follow them about six to seven years, moving in together, decorating, finishing the study, starting new jobs, a first Pride, important parties, holidays. We can see them grow and getting steady. Their bond is unbreakable.
Dang they are everything together. They love each other so intensely and strongly it was a bit mind-blowing. With their vibrant passionate love life, not one sexual action is repetitive and that was a whole lot of awesomeness!
They are two engaging guys, lovable, with a lot of kindness. Both transparent and know what they want and stand for. So beautiful to watch their togetherness.
The natural way they behave around each other and grow together was absolutely fabulously done.
Is was an awesomely enjoyable story, somewhat easygoing because of the way they fit so wonderfully.
The only negative thing in this story was a very annoying family member who I wanted to strangle, shake hard, and even smash in the face.
Matt is the one who tells 95% of this story and what a wonderful voice he has. How he sees his man, as a Puerto Rican American spitfire with a wicked sense of humor and a lust for life, speaks of deep love!
I was mesmerized by this story, their love so strong, so honest, so sensual, so much joy. It was everything! They made me shed many emotional tears, they’re simply the best.
The story was well build-up, with an engagingly writing style. It was all thoroughly captivating and had two delightful heartwarming characters both excellently developed. I wanted to embrace them and squeeze them hard.
What I enjoyed the most was the certainty of their love, no exes, no intrusive colleagues, no horrible family members could tear them apart.
I could read this without being afraid something unrepairable would happen, nothing of that all, it felt so safe. I could fully relax and sit comfortably, read and enjoy this wonderful story.
All the love for this journey!
Highly recommended!
Loved This! I’m in tears, at least there happy tears. I shed a lot of them reading this. I loved Matt & Aaron years ago when I read Better Than Good & I love them even more now. It was great to read about their story through the years, beautiful!! I’m hoping there’s going to be another story for Matt & Aaron the book was called Better Than Beginnings & it ended beautifully but there’s got to be more by the way it ended, it’s like their story isn’t quite over yet. A Must read!!
I love Matty and Aaron!
Better Than Beginnings is such a special treat. I just recently read Better Than Good for the first time and fell in love with Matty and Aaron. In a way I’m glad that I hadn’t read it back when it was first published. Why? Because I almost never re-read books so Matty and Aaron’s story was still fresh in my mind when I began reading Better Than Beginnings.
It has been so great to read more about them and their lives together after the end of Better Than Good. We finally learn how it goes for Matt when he comes out to his family; how the two of them get along after moving in together and so many other wonderful scenes that continued their beautiful love story.
This collection is exactly the kind of thing I would love to have for any book with characters that I couldn’t get enough of. While I had copies of many of these from Lane’s website, I actually never read any of them because I hadn’t read Better Than Good yet. I’m so glad that she gathered all of these into one organized book so that they are in the correct reading order.
Thank you for this gift, Lane.
A copy of this book was provided to me but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author.
***Reviewed for Xtreme-Delusions dot com***
Matt saw Aaron across a crowded dance floor and instantly knew this was the one he was going to have a future with. But that does not mean that everything is rosy and will run smoothly, especially when your family will not come to the understanding that Aaron is not just your friend or roommate. With each short story in this novel the reader gets a glimpse on the hurdles they need to overcome to getting their HEA. From birthdays to holidays, from engagements to weddings this was page after page of connection and true love. The reader falls in love with Matt and Aaron all over again. A must read.
This book is a must have for anyone who is, just as me, a huge fan of the Better than stories series. In each short story we learned what happened with Matty and Aaron and how, as in any relationship, the forever is not one moment but the recollection of many of them so witnessing how they constructed theirs one day at a time is heartwarming. An additional bonus is all the familiar faces that kept appearing like Jay and Peter, Curt and Jack, Paul and Seth and discovering a little bit of their happy endings. Wonderful reading!!
I received this book as an ARC and this is my honest opinion.
I’ve only recently read this series, in fact I finished Book 4 the same day I started this so all the characters were fresh in my mind. I honestly don’t think it would have mattered though, Aaron and Matty’s story is one you won’t be forgetting in a hurry, they are just so wonderful together. This collection gives you a little insight into their lives after their book, be prepared and have some tissues ready as there are times when you’re going to get a little teary (at least I did) and also a couple of times I wanted to throw the kindle at the wall! All in all, a marvellous collection of shorts and I’m just a bit gutted it’s all over.
Better Than Beginnings is a compilation for Matt and Aaron. Their story is special with a love that is what we all dream! In this book you get to see them moving in together, sharing with family and friends and getting their HEA. I would definitely recommend this book!!!
Fabulous!! Absolutely fabulous book!! I’ve always loved the stories of Matt and Aaron from the very beginning, reading this just makes my heart full! Their story is special, their love is what we all dream of and Lane Hayes captured it perfectly!
From moving in together, sharing with family and friends which is not always easy, making big decisions, to engagements, wedding planning and the big day!! This was one of the best books to read, I laughed, I cried, I smiled so big, it’s a fantastic journey everyone should enjoy!! *10* and I want to give more stars!