Can the love they once shared be saved or has the pain of the past eclipsed it?It’s been twenty years since Kye McLeod left the quaint little mountain town of Spruce Lake, Maine to play professional hockey. He’s had his share of ups and downs, but his choice to hit the big city and not look back has paid off handsomely. The future hall-of-famer is now ready to retire and come out of that dark … retire and come out of that dark closet he’s been sequestered in since his first secretive kiss in high school with Davy Aguirre. Now that he’s heading home to keep an eye on his feisty grandfather, there might be the chance to rekindle the flame between him and Davy.
Kye quickly learns that the boy he left behind isn’t the man he’s now knocking heads with. He always imagined grown-up Davy—who now insists on being called David—would be beyond the pain that Kye’s youthful blunder caused him, but now he’s not so sure. When the wildlife conservation officer squares off with the ex-hockey captain their connection is incendiary and there are more than just fireworks. However, winning back the man he walked away from may not be as easy as he thought…
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Light reading with likable characters
The story line was great! I struggled to get past the fact that the author used terms like “cranked the engine” and “burning up all of my gas” when referring to a Tesla…Teslas don’t have engines, they have electric motors. You don’t “crank and engine” and you certainly don’t “burn up gas”. If these references were used to give the story a more “country boy” feel, it could have been done differently. The love story was great though!
I just really loved this book! It was a joyous read and I hated to see it end. The cast of characters were hilarious including the old man and the goose. I don’t think anyone can read this and not enjoy it!!
Witty, snarky, romantic; I loved it!
V.L. Locey has done it again. She’s written a book that is wonderfully snarky and witty and totally captivated me. Second chance stories are one of my favorite romance tropes so I was pretty sure that I would love this one just from reading the blurb; I wasn’t wrong.
Kye left his home in Maine to pursue his dream of playing professional hockey. When he left, he didn’t even say goodbye to his best friend and lover, Davy. When Kye returns home after 20 years away, he wants to pick things back up with Davy. Davy doesn’t want to have his heart broken all over again and he doesn’t trust that Kye is really back home to stay.
I really did love this story but I also have to say that I thought Kye was an idiot and I didn’t blame Davy for not wanting to trust him. But this is a romance, and it’s fiction, so I can forgive idiots a little more easily than I might in real life. Also, Kye does a pretty good job of groveling and showing remorse for what happened in the past.
Kye also needed to make amends with his grandfather, Dunny, and I think he did a pretty good job of that. Dunny has dementia issues and it takes a special person to be able to care for someone with this horrible illness.
The Colors of Love series is one of my favorites by V.L. Locey and I’m looking forward to more books in this series.
A copy of this book was provided to me but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author.
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Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.
And just like that, back up to 5 full stars AND it’s single point of view!
I LOVED this instalment of these hockey players, I really did.
Kye returns home after retiring from professional hockey with two things on his agenda.
Look after his grandad, Dunny.
And get his man back, David.
First one is fairly easily sorted but the second one? Not so much. David is, even after 20 years, angry with Kye. So angry for leaving him, but more so for not even coming home in all that time, not ONCE. David would have had a long distance relationship, but Kye was still in the closet and did not want to ruin his career. Leaving Davey all that time ago killed Kye, but now he is on a mission to get his man back. Will David as he likes to be called, want him, though?
Kye is very vocal about many things, but the biggest thing he has a say about is his regret for leaving David and not coming home. He needs David to understand, even after all this time, he LOVES David, deep within his soul and he just needs a chance to prove that.
There follows a delightful tale of a man on a mission, a woo-ing mission, to get his man back and Kye does it so beautifully! He can see David giving in, with the little twitches of a smile, the sparkle in his eye, the way he wants to go slow about kills Kye, but he knows he has to play David’s game if he really has any sort of chance.
Only Kye has a say, yes, I know, but his voice is strong, and fills in all the gaps that David NOT having a voice leaves. David manages to get his point across, though.
I didn’t find it as explicit as a couple of the others, but it’s not missed. This is more about the LOVE between these two men, rather than that sex.
Some difficult reading about the poachers and what David, as a wildlife conservation officer finds, but I think that probably is needed, to explain a lot of how David feels about his job and what he has to deal with on a day to day basis.
Also, Dunny, Kye’s grandfather, is ailing in body and mind, and that is also difficult reading, but extremely well written and absolutely needed.
Arn pops up, and I loved the little digs to Kye about the other couples in this series, I really did! Made me chuckle, what Arn comes out with! Kye had no clue what he was talking about, though, and it shows that there really is no link between the series bar Arn and the colour theme.
Who’s next? No idea, but please, keep these guys coming!
5 full and shiny stars
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When I started reading the book I did not expect it to be so filled with snark and wit! I loved all the humor in it and it made the story, a very well construed plot, all the more enjoyable.
Both MCs were really great and their personalities perfectly matched. A great book!
I’ve enjoyed this whole series so far, and this one was no different. With a great bunch of secondary characters, most notably Grandpa Dunny and Sampson the goose, it was humorous and witty, and had that wonderful small-town romance vibe. Kye though, I found him to be a little immature and pushy most of the time, and it felt like he wasn’t ever really taking responsibility for the past, or actually listening to Davy’s objections. It was realistic though, I will say that. And the work he put into trying to make a fresh start with Davy was really very sweet (and hilarious when it didn’t quite go according to plan). I really felt for Davy and how hurt he had been, and so I definitely wanted Kye to really work for it. But he did, and they got there, and they were so hot and sweet together. Kye obviously won me over too!
I enjoyed this story of Kye and Davy, first loves who were got their second chance twenty years later. There were several times I would have appreciated seeing things from Davy’s point of view, but it was interesting to see Kye’s thoughts and watch him finally start to grow up and embrace responsibility, and to appreciate how much pain he’d caused Davy by abandoning him all those years ago. His choices that seemed logical at the time should have been communicated to the man he’d never stopped loving. I always felt that Davy was the more obviously sympathetic character, and I was sometimes frustrated or annoyed with Kye on Davy’s behalf. Here’s the thing though. I still loved Kye! His interactions with his cranky grandfather Dunny were wonderful, and as annoyed as he got with both Dunny and Sampson the goose, Kye still wanted to make lives better. How could Davy resist this man who was now such a caretaker? These men were meant for each other, now more than ever before. This book made me laugh and cry. It made me happy and angry. I fell in love with Kye and Davy and their tiny town, and I highly recommend this wonderful read.
Kye and Davy
Yeah, I loved this read, it had so much. A great plot, awesome humor, real-life issues, hurt, witty mouths and undeniable love and attraction.
After twenty years Kye returns ‘home’ to take care of grandad Dunny for the summer until his dad will take over. His career as a hockey player in the NHL is done, over, ready. He’s satisfied looking back. That feeling was a short one because by thinking he could reconnect with his first and real love Davy, he feels it’s a miscalculation. Davy wants nothing to do with him and seems furious. Oh gosh, I love stories where hate turns into heat!
Kye is an annoying and adorable guy. He’s like a big teenager and irresistible. He has to prove to Davy he is in for the long go.
Davy has a hard time keeping him at distance, even with Kye being adorkable and irritatingly interferes with Davy’s work as Game Warden.
Kye eyewitnesses something illegal and he didn’t make friends, more the opposite!
Kye is clear what he wants and Davy knows he is (still) very attracted to Kye. Only the hurt is still there. He wants to take is slow. Kye agrees but only for Davy. That sounds alright, right? Only Kyle is pushy af and really very irresistible slash lovable.
Wonderfully written story, it has lovable characters you can only love, also with some good side stories.
Grandad Dunny has a wonderful part here just like Sampson.
Smoothly flowing sentences with many witty humorous moments, it was all so delightful.
This book…what can I say, it’s definitely a MUST read!! Oh my it’s hilarious, romantic, little angst, and has all the feels!!! You have to meet Dunny, Kye McLeod’s grandfather, he’s the best mixture of grumpy old man, proud grandpa and contrary with lots of love for his geese and his beloved Rose.
Kye is retiring from hockey and going to take care of his grandfather while his Dad heals from surgery. Hoping to see his first and only true love Davy, maybe rekindle what he lost when he left, hiding his sexuality to play hockey. But Davy isn’t so easily convinced Kye will stay, he left before.
This book is really fantastic, leaving for 20 years and now trying to make up for the hurt he caused, Kye is determined to show Davy he is staying in Spruce Lake, putting down roots. It’s not going to be easy for Kye but he’s determined! He shattered Davy’s heart once and Davy doesn’t want that again. But true love never dies, it just sometimes takes longer to have that happily ever after!
I’d give this book way more stars than 5 if they would allow it. It was fabulous, hilarious, sweet, sad and had everything you want in a romance!
Oh, sweet, overconfident Kye! Strutting into Spruce Lake after twenty years, convinced that Davy would just fall in his arms so they could have a happy and sweaty reunion! But, what do you know, David is not at all happy to see Kye is back, and he’s definitely not falling for his charms.
Do you think David’s rebuffs have in any way stopped Kye? Heck, no! That’s what I absolutely loved about him. He sees no obstacles, has no boundaries and there’s nothing he wouldn’t do to have his Davy back. Wounded pride and feelings caused by rejection, tumbles in the mud, mosquito and goose bites are just nuisances, not deterrents. He sees, he wants and he conquers. I applauded Davy for all the time he resisted, rightfully hurt, taking Kye’s confidence down some notches and making him work hard for another chance.
And let me tell you, Kye made me laugh all through the book. VL Locey wrote for him such an immensely humorous way of relating his woes, that I couldn’t stop laughing even he felt lost and directionless or his life was in danger. He’s endearing and cute trying to woo back Davy, charging like a bull, stubborn and relentless. Also so sweet, caring with Dunny, his grandpa. And heavens, Dunny! I adored the cantankerous, opinionated old man, with his flowery robes, always cussing and grumbling. Him and another special character, the goose Sampson, did their best to turn Kye’s life difficult and I promise there were moments I couldn’t see through the tears caused by laughter.
For me, Slow Dances Under an Orange Moon was a delightful romantic comedy. It does also treat some serious issues like hate and wildlife problems, there’s some danger thrown in the plotline, but the whole package is light-hearted, entertaining and sweet. LOVED, LOVED, LOVED IT!
I loved Kye and Davy together. Kye thought he could return home after twenty years and pick up right where he left off with Davy, but Davy wasn’t going to make it easy on him. Kye has to admit to everyone that he’s gay, which he felt he needed to hide until now because of his hockey career. I liked how supportive most of the town was and how they backed Kye and his plan to get Davy back.
Kye’s grandfather, Dunny, was an entertaining character. His love of the geese was funny and sweet at the same time. It was also clear he was proud of Kye and what he accomplished during his career.
Slow Dances Under An Orange Moon has a nice mix of humor, angst, and romance. While this is the fourth book in the series, it can definitely be read as a standalone. If you’re looking for a great second chance MM romance, look no further.
**I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy**