A gorgeous man, a sexy fireman, and a crazed gunman walked into a Drag Queen restaurant on a busy Sunday morning.It sounded like a joke until… emotions.
He was rugged boots and a red fireman helmet, who kept more than fire gear in his closet.
Most days, I was glitter stilettos and red lipstick, and the only thing in my closet was a couple hundred pairs of fabulous shoes.
I was ready for love, to shout it from the rooftop, he still needed a safety net.
Together we created a flaming hot romance…
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A Fun+Emotional Read, Deep Characters with their Troubles, Flaws & Strength. I love A Good M/M story and this? FABULOUS! There’s Suspense, Dangers, Lots Of Fun, Brewing Love and Finding-your-true-Self!
DEVOURED the Story in 5hrs! Loved Every Character (Except Kevin & Eddie, I hate’em!)
ARC Won In a Giveaway, Lucky To read this!
#My 1st By Danielle, I loved the Bond All the Characters have. Totally Gonna Read the rest of the series ASAP.
Alex “Ringo”, Drag Queen + Owner of ‘Banana’ Restaurant, is a proud Gay man. Loved by many (Me included!), He has The Happy-Go-Lucky Attitude. He struggled a lot for where he’s today. *Teary Eyes* I’m so proud of him!
He’s got A Vulnerable side that Only Cooper sees..
Cooper Dash, Firefighter+Paramedic, is Secretly Gay (& Virgin). Due to Many Reasons, he hasn’t come out. This was one of the major thing he was struggling with, in the story: To own up to who he is, & Be Proud of it. (Yup, Alex was a big help here!)
As Shown By the Blurb, The story has a very Heart-racing Start. Alex was shot in his Restaurant & Cooper was the one who came to save him.
Even Though the two 1st meet here, Gazes Collide & something just Clicks for them.
Afterward, As Alex Heals (Thank God, he’s OK!), Coop Stayed. In hospital, Talks+Shares. Then, At His home, He takes Care of Alex.
It was all so Sweet, and both grow closer as Days Pass. Love Blooms.
This Book highly Deals with The struggles LGTB Community faces. My heart hurts for them, I’m Proud too, for what they overcome.
I hope they also have Friends who Love+Support them, A Family who accepts them. Like here.
There’s: Alex’s Adorable Funniness, Coop’s Charming Protectiveness, Shooter’s Mystery, Fun with Friends, Alex healing, Trouble Sharing, Family meet, Many Firsts *wink*, Tensions, Pride Month’s Festivities.. Throughout Danger Grows: A Weird Mail, Fire..
All along, We see Cooper’s Struggles.. Then, Him Slowly but Surely Coming Out of his Shell. (I so Loved him here!)
WHOA what a killer twist towards the end! (Who’s the Shooter? Why? Wtf?!)..
I loved the ending, The Epilogue was Gorgeous! #CuteBaby
A Beautiful Life they Fought for, A HEA they Deserved. Alex+Cooper’s Everlasting Love!
P.s. I loved how Fun+Supporting Ringo’s Friends were!
P.p.s. Admittedly, I Smile/Giggle every time I read/Remember this Book’s Title. That Slippery Banana part *Giggle*.
Fabulous from start to finish, you kept me gripped with a true love story touching on real issues faced by the LGBT community with a beautiful happy ever after.
5 Stars.
“Ringo, Slippery Banana” (Iron Orchids Book 7) by Danielle Norman is a terrific read. I loved Ringo and Dash’s story. This was a fantastic addition to this series. This story had romance, passion, twists, close friends, humor, entertaining characters, and more. I always enjoy catching up with this entertaining and interesting cast of characters. Highly recommend it to all fans of MM romance, friends, humor, and series.
Oh its finally time for the fabulous Ringo to get his story and what better person for him then a sexy as sin paramedic!
As always with Danielle’s books she grabs you straight away and keeps you hooked until you finish it. Bringing fun, steam, suspense and entertainment. This book was everything I wanted and more.
The flamboyant and fabulous Ringo deserves nothing but the best and what could be better then a knight in a Paramedic uniform. When Ringo is shot by a nasty, prejudiced evil man, is saved by Copper, aka Dash and the connection between them is instant. Dash sees something in Ringo that calls to him and forces him to face what he has been trying to hide.
As always Danielle has tackled some tough subjects but she has done it with class.
I can’t wait to see what we are brought next.
Go bananas for Ringo!
My favourite drag queen and owner of the fabulous Bananas finally gets his story told. If you’ve red any of the Iron Or hiss books from Danielle Norman, you’ll know that Ringo steals the show. In true Danielle fashion you will want to laugh, cry, and possibly through your kindle from frustration or anger while trying to figure out who is after Ringo and those around him. Never fear though because the Orchids are there with their usual original brand of love and support.
After meeting Ringo in other Iron Orchids book. I was hoping that Ringo would get his own book and now he does. And i love it
This book will tell you some of Ringo past and some of how he got to where he is now. This book will make you laugh.
When Ringo, Slippery Banana was announced I was elated. This is the first MM title from Danielle Norman. It is more of a contemporary insta love novella. Which was everything that I wanted for this book. We have meet Ringo aka Alex. though several of the Iron Orchard books and now he finally finds his ever after. Being the fabulous personality, he is he falls a victim of the hate and bigotry that I still exists in this world. His savior is Cooper Dash a paramedic who is enamored of the live outside the box personality that is Ringo. While Dash hasn’t fully figured out who he is, this love exists. Can Ringo help Dash become the man they both deserve?
Ringo deserves a hot fireman!
Ringo has been part of my Danielle Norman journey and I absolutely adore him.
This story brings to the fore how as humans we are so intolerant and how that can lead to hatred and violence.
I loved the interaction with the Iron Orchids and Bananas crew. Laughs and fells aplenty in this read.
Leave it to this author to serve up one heck of a read with this new book; it will just capture your heart. Ever since Ringo was introduced, real name Alex, I have been waiting for his story. The book is fast paced and takes readers down a memory lane of classics mixed with some relevant topics in the media of today and blends them seamlessly, in an understated way, to get the point across. Dash is an EMT and the paramedic sent when there is an incident at Bananas, Ringo’s club. As soon as Dash sees Ringo, there is a charge in the atmosphere and the two are completely enthralled. Each man has a different take on life that stems from their individual upbringing which makes for interesting dynamics playing out through the storyline. Overall, it is a story of love and the realization that regardless of who you are and where you come from, you are accepted and loved. This is one book that will resonate with you after completion. I volunteered to read a copy of this book.
If you have kept up with the series at all, you know Alex, AKA Ringo, is a flashy Drag Queen and that it was going to take a hum-dinger of a storyline to tell his tale. Well Ms. Norman did not disappoint this reader. If it’s at all possible I think I fell in love with Ringo even more after reading “Ringo, Slippery Banana”.
Ringo is and always be a larger than life character so when he is shot by a homophobic it stands to reason it would set off a huge whirlwind effect. But what he didn’t expect was the gorgeous Fireman/EMT, Cooper Dash, that came to his aid. Cooper felt an obvious connection with Ringo at first glance. The problem: Cooper is gay but not out yet. How can a closet gay man ever get close to a loud, proud and over the top man like Ringo? Especially when someone is out there trying to hurt Ringo and anything or anyone close to him.
This is an outstanding, funny, sexy and suspenseful M/M romance that this reader Highly Recommends grabbing up ASAP – you won’t forget it.
2 Thumbs Up and 5+ Stars!
Ringo, Slippery Banana (Iron Orchids #8) by Danielle Norman is a great addition to the Iron Orchids series. We finally get Ringo’s story. Ringo(Alex) is the fabulous and flamboyant drag queen who is the owner of Bananas which happens to be one of the places that the girls hang out in.
Ringo ends up having a really bad day at work where he ends up meeting (not by choice) Dash, the paramedic. Instant connection and sparks. Theirs is a journey that I loved being taken on. Be prepared to laugh, cry and go on an emotional rollercoaster ride. What a wonderful experience this was.
My Rating: 4.4 stars *******
Great book! Danielle always seems to draw you in. If you have read any of the other books in the series, then you know Ringo and probably want to know all about the person who just lives his life the way he wants to and is normally super happy and makes everyone around happy. Dash is a paramedic who is called to Ringos business where they are doing their normal Sunday show. Why was Dash called there? Who is Dash to Ringo? Go read the book! Make sure you gave time because you won’t be able to put it down until you find out what happens!
Let me start off by saying I 1 click Danielle’s books without even know what they are about. I have not EVER been disappointed. This book is no exception. I loved so many different things about this book but at the top of the list was seeing the range of reactions to having a child come out. Ringo/Alex & Dash had extremely different reactions from their friends and families, and had to find a point where they were each comfortable with themselves. I also loved that we see different sides from each of them. Ringo’s larger than life stage persona was worlds different from the true self he was able to be with Dash.
I loved this one so much. Ringo, Slippery Banana will just steal your heart and make you giggle the whole read. Ringo aka Alex is one of my favorites in the Iron Orchids series and I jumped up and down when I heard he was getting his own book. Getting to know Ringo and seeing how close he is with his self made family just made my heart so happy. It is his chance with love and the challenges he still faces by small minded people. This is one beautiful story of coming out, acceptance, love and of course a little danger a long the way. This lovable drag queen Ringo deserves the best and then enters Cooper. You feel the connection between these two men is felt from the beginning. I love Cooper. He is just so real and you feel his struggle with coming out and the pressures still in society. Love is love and you can’t help who you love or how hard you love. Alex and Cooper love so hard and it is so beautiful. I really couldn’t get enough of this one. This is that special book that steals your heart.
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it was amazing
I loved Ringo’s story! It was incredible! It was an amazing and well written story!
I loved Ringo and Dash! They were great together! They had great chemistry and loved each other unconditionally. I really enjoyed hearing from the Iron Orchids and their spouses. I loved how they stood by Ringo. Danielle did a great job telling their story with delicacy. I couldn’t stop reading it! Danielle has given us another fantastic Iron Orchids book!
Ringo’s book was everything I had hoped it would be. We got to know Ringo throughout many of the different Iron Orchids books. He has been a fabulous, hilarious, and beloved character. His story was full of so many different emotions and you will feel everyone right along with Ringo. Ringo met his match in a paramedic who responded to something that happened at Bananas. Dash was drawn naturally to Ringo. Their journey was one where they not only had to worry about the outside threat to Ringo but where Dash also had to figure out how to be brave enough to admit to those around him that he was gay. You will be left cheering them on throughout the book. It is a must-read for sure. You will not be able to put this book down.
I read this book in one day! Loved every page!
5 Star review of Ringo, Slippery Banana (Iron Orchids #8) by Danielle Norman
Ringo, aka Alex is a drag queen and owner of Slippery Banana. For those of you have read other books in this series you have heard about him and his fantastic club before. For those of you who are new you can read this as a stand alone.
This book was everything I hoped for and so much more. It was well written with characters whose stories you cannot help but become invested in. From the first to the last chapter I was absolutely hooked, even if Ms.Norman had me in tears on several occasions.
This was an emotional read, at times painful but underlying all of it was a story about looking deep inside yourself, accepting what you find and being proud of who you are. There were some outrageously funny, laugh out moments as well.
What can I say about the man that ultimately saved Ringo’s life? Cooper aka Dash is a knight in shining armor but he is a man with who struggles to come to terms with his true self, hiding if you will. The struggles that both Ringo and Dash faced within this story were heart breaking, even more so as I know many people in real life who have struggled with the same issues.
I loved how Ringo helped Dash see who he really was and in giving him his love, he was able to help him admit what was truly in his heart and I loved how protective Dash was of Ringo and the family they made.
This book is ALL about love, of finding your soul mate, of family who accept you and friends who love you and accept you even when your own family rejects your true self.
Never have I wanted a couple to get the happily ever after that they deserved more than Ringo and Dash.
Congratulations Danielle Norman, what an emotional, truly beautifully written, thought provoking love story that I highly recommend. LOVE IS LOVE.
Let me start by saying: if you have an issue with non-“traditional” relationships … move along, this isn’t the book for you.
Ringo has been an awesome side character pretty much since the beginning of the Iron Orchids series. And us loyal readers have loved him from afar for ages. In this work we get to love him close up.
Getting to know Ringo (and his real name) on a deeper level than the Queen he is was so very worth the wait. Ringo is a bigger than life personality, someone we all need in our life. We learn more about what brought him to where he is in his life.
Dash is the perfect counterpoint to Ringo’s personality. He’s the quiet calm of a library to Ringo’s fireworks and brass band personality. Dash is still trying to figure out his life and how to be who he is and still be who he is. How to be all the sides of himself … and we can all identify with that. We all have sides we only show at certain times or with certain people.
It’s a learning process for all of us to get comfortable with showing all sides of ourselves. And for far too many in this world it’s still an eminently dangerous place to be, for no other reason than stupidity and hate.
Ringo and Dash are beautiful together. And I’m so very very happy we got a deeper look into the man, the Queen, the legend.
Amazing.
I have to be honest and say with this being MM I wasn’t really sure what to expect as its not something I generally read however I devoured it, it was incredible. I loved the storyline and the glimpses of the other characters from the previous books. It was so well written and left me desperately wanting more. I highly recommend this even if its not your usual type of read.