A hospital orderly explores his bisexuality with an adorably geeky lab tech, but can their sparks lead to love outside the closet? When Ian Connolly installs a hookup app to explore his long-suppressed attraction to men, he doesn’t expect to connect with anyone he knows, especially not lab tech Callum Price. But from their first scorching encounter, he’s hooked.Callum hasn’t had the best luck … had the best luck with love, and he’s suffocating under a pile of responsibilities. But when he sees an opportunity to blow off steam with Ian, he takes it. The man is smoking hot, big all over, and sweet as pie.
Their chemistry is off the charts, but a relationship is more challenging. Callum remains stubbornly self-reliant, while Ian tries too hard to be his rock. But if Ian can be honest with his family about loving a man, maybe Callum can admit his own truth: He wants a man he can count on, a man just like Ian.
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Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.
Book six in the series, but they are all stand alone novels with pop ups from previous characters. All 4 and 5 stars reads from me, bar book one, which I STILL haven’t got to read yet!
Ian is only just, at his 38th year, finally finding it in himself to find himself. A hook up app seems the best option. Finding Callum answering his message was a surprise, but both men run with it.
I found myself fully engaged with both Ian and Callum. Ian, experimenting with his sexuality, and Callum, already fully embraced in his. Their chemistry is hot, and burns bright, even before they decide to date properly. Ian does tend to jump in with full force once he makes his mind up, and his mind is made up that he wants Callum.
Callum’s independent streak is a mile wide and causes some problems, he just needs to let Ian in. While Ian is still in the closest, though, Callum won’t utter those three little words Ian already said, not until he knows he has a future with Ian.
I loved that Callum waited for Ian, he could easily have gone off on one and forced the issue but he didn’t. Ian’s son forced the issue, in a spectacular way! Loved though, that after his blip, Liam comes around.
I read this in one sitting. I even took the kindle to the kitchen to make tea and feed the natives so I didn’t have to stop reading!
No idea who is next, or even if there IS a next book. I’ll read it, regardless.
The first book in this series is a cross over with another series, and I’d like, at some point, to go back and read those books too. I’ll add them to my pile, and maybe get round to them some time in 2025!
I love this series, I really do. They leave me with that warm and fuzzies feeling that lasts for days!
5 warm and fuzzies stars
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4 1/2 out of 5 stars
This is the 6th book in this series and I have enjoyed them all, though I think this story might be my new favorite.
Ian & Callum meet through a hook-up and waste no time in hooking up. Their relationship starts with just random encounters and Callum doesn’t expect it to go any further than that since Ian is so far in the closet.
The extras really made this book. Liam, Ian’s son, was a vital piece for Ian’s coming out. Doug, Callum’s ex-boyfriend/roommate, played a role in who Callum was. Both moms were great to get to know. And even Michelle, Ian’s ex-wife, made me smile at times in the book.
This story of coming out and finding yourself – even if you’re out of the closet – was told well and I really enjoyed getting to know these characters. I really loved Ian’s nickname for Callum. It was just about perfect.
*** I voluntarily read a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review ***
The new main characters in this book are just as interesting as the characters from previous books. Ian is a divorced dad of a teenager who has been in the closet for most of his life and has finally started to accept his bisexuality. He is an orderly in a hospital, and is content with his job. His ex-wife was not. People think he may not have ambition, but to be happy and content in your job is basically the dream, isn’t it? Adding good pay and conditions on top of that, it is nearly unrealistic.
Callum, on the other hand, is younger than Ian, and a lab technician. Unlike Ian, he is content but does want to advance. But living with his mother and his ex-boyfriend in a house that is in terrible condition, Callum has problems paying for courses that would allow him to advance. He also has good relationship with his boss and does not want to take the job from her.
The first real meeting of the two starts…well, in a hospital bathroom, doing things they definitely shouldn’t. They gradually slip in a relationship, but they both have their own hang-ups and problems.
This book was a bit different than the other ones. The complication here is not just a break-up. Callum is robbed by his ex’s friend and when they try to go to get the items back (something with password for cryptocurrencies about which I have absolutely no idea), things become dangerous! Of course we all know all ends well, but there is danger.
It is possibly my second favourite book from the series, pretty much sharing the space with Bedside Manner (and all time favourite is Urgent Care by the way!)
I would recommend this book just as much as the others. It doesn’t get too into the cryptocurriencies thingie – just enough to make sense of the story. And I loved the geeky side of Callum!
Orderly Affair is a fun mix of tropes. It’s a little bit May/December romance – one of my personal favorites, a somewhat opposites attract, and a whole lot of coming out of the closet romance. The love story side of this one took me me a bit to get into, but the characters were so interesting and that I enjoyed their story as they moved from casual hookup to something more. There is some angst, mostly revolving around Ian’s struggle to come out, but the witty dialogue and steamy fun between this absolutely adorable pair kept things from getting too heavy. All in all, this sweet and sexy tale is another great addition to the series and we even get a few peeks at past faves for an added bonus.
I love this series, the hospital setting is so well done and accurate without becoming overly technical. And this is another great addition.
I really enjoyed the way this plot developed, from the chance hook-up through coming out. The age difference was hot, especially with the added twist of Callum being closer to Ian’s son’s age. And absolutely adored getting a few cameos from past characters.
I’m almost afraid to know when/if this series will end, Jamison has done such a great job of keeping them connected, but fresh and unique.
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader’s copy.