What happens when a confirmed hook up app user falls for a man who is his polar opposite?
Carter Walsh will be alone on Valentine’s Day, and his plans include a candy sampler of hook ups.
But after learning about the Cupid Crawl—a bar crawl covering a half dozen bars, gay and straight—he changes his plans.
During the crawl, he runs into:
An ex-co-worker nemesis who resurrects—loudly—an … resurrects—loudly—an unfortunate nickname she bestowed upon him years before.
Several hot men eager for a quick hook up.
And one man absolutely not Carter’s type, but who manages to pique his interest and, possibly, steal his heart.
The Cupid Crawl is a funny, sweet, and steamy opposites attract, slight age gap story that takes place in the Williamsville Inn series world, and features characters from the stories “Snowflakes and Song Lyrics” by Hank Edwards and “Snowstorms and Second Chances” and “The Cupcake Conundrum” by Brigham Vaughn.
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MM opposites attract, slight age gap, contemporary romance. An easy to read page-turner, can be read as a stand-alone but I personally think maximum enjoyment will be achieved by reading the series. Valentine’s Day plans with a difference, Carter’s stuck to Grindr to meet men since his last relationship but decides to give the Cupid Crawl event a chance he doesn’t expect to meet a man Like Harry there or to be attracted to a man like Harry either. HEA, sweet, snarky, funny and passionate story.
When your on a pub crawl, do you need a checklist? Harry and Carter met at the beginning of the crawl. Their opening conversation is hilarious as heck! They have a series of encounters that are flirty, friendly and informative. Carter had a series of conversations with new people, some good, others not so much. Carter and Harry connected on a next level plane. Will they keep in contact? Did they exchange digits? Did Carter meet a lot of keepable friends? Nice story. Truly funny. Nice group of potential friends. Nice to hear how Will and Rex are doing. Great series! Well done. I received an ARC and am voluntarily leaving a review.
**ARC Review**
Ok…this was a fun read. That entire day of the Cupid Crawl was entertaining. I absolutely loved Carter and his shenanigans and his hope in one day finding what his best friend Will got…the love of his life. I really like this because Carter ultimately fell for someone that really wasn’t his “type” but someone who had other qualities that brought out his attractiveness. This book cemented me as a Hank Edwards fan and I’m glad I had an opportunity to give this book a go. If you like to laugh and love slow burn romance…this is the book for you.
Never judge a book by it’s cover!
Enticing, entertaining, fun, and full of the shenanigans you might expect from a pub crawl.
Carter was on a mission to meet new people. Some turned out well, others were a bust.
Carter’s been single for a while. Harry isn’t usually the kind of guy that Carter would be attracted to. After meeting Harry at the beginning of this bar crawl, he is obviously disinterested.
Grindr was his go-to but never really fulfilled what he needs. Continuing the life of hook-ups has lost it’s shine.
Took Carter a while to reach his realization of Harry being a good guy. The romance wasn’t instantaneous. Self-created obstacles were in the way. Eventually, Carter and Harry arrived at their well deserved HEA.
**I received this ARC via Gay Romance Reviews for my honest feedback.**
Carter is lamenting his singleness. He usually spends his time with his best friend Will but he’s recently married. With Will being out of town this year, He decides to go on a three-day Grindr hook up and attends the Cupid Crawl. There he runs into an ex-coworker who calls him “Carter the farter” and things just worse from there. I did like how this was an insta love, but the love grew over time. I really liked Harry. Carter was little hard to swallow at times, but overall I did enjoy the story. I’m voluntarily reviewing from an advanced copy that I received.
I’ve become a huge fan of Hanks and I’m loving the Williamsville stories, complex characters and would hope that some of the characters will get their own story. Lots of humour, sarcasm and fun. Carter and Harry were a surprise and definite heat with lots of kisses. I couldn’t get enough.
I voluntarily reviewed an arc of this book for my honest opinions of which I’m under no obligation to do so. I absolutely recommend this book.
I was so excited to finally get to reads Carter’s story! I absolutely adored him in Snowflakes and Song Lyrics due to the witty and fun banter between him and Will. Their friendship is something I think everyone strives for at least once in their life. I really enjoyed the bar crawl and I found it to be a pretty unique story. I love Harry and Carter together and it was nice hearing about the struggles not just the good side of things. If you like seeing previous characters like I do you’ll also enjoy that about this book.
It’s as if this author knew the way to my heart was through sarcasm, wit, and easy, fun banter, then served it all up in this wonderful book. Hank Edwards had my strict attention from the moment Carter uttered his first bout of sarcasm, and he kept it until the book ended. I read it in one sitting. No putting it aside for another book or even a quick game of solitaire. I was in a sarcasm trance, and Carter was the hypnotist.
This is Carter’s story and is only told in his POV. The story finds our hero making plans for his first Valentine’s spent without his best friend, Will. Will is married now, so Carter was on his own. His go-to plan? Grindr. It’s one that he’s familiar with, so he is going with it. That is until a coworker told him about a little event called The Cupid Crawl. That’s the moment, although he had no idea, that his life was about to change course.
This book is one man’s journey to allowing himself to have what he’s always really wanted, and to find the courage to go after it. His biggest hurdle was himself. This book is written in a way that makes you feel like you’re along for the ride as well. The flow of the story was consistent and didn’t have any parts that I was even tempted to skim over. The quick wit and easy banter made it easy to sit and just get lost in the story. Even the unexpected, little dark angel was a fun highlight to the story. She was like the little comedic relief to an already funny bit. Which was awesome. I would want her as a friend in real life. And Oh. My. God. Can we talk about THAT KISS in the shuttle? The heat level was a solid 5. Hank Edwards wrote that kiss in a way YOU will feel it. You will reread that section, too. Trust me. Holy moly.
This is book 4 is the series. Hank Edwards wrote books 3 and 4, and Brigham Vaughn wrote books 1 and 2. This book can be read as a standalone, because it gives you enough of the backstory so you don’t feel lost for long. That said, the books overlap each other, timewise. You will also meet a couple of characters that are in another book, that you don’t get the backstory on. Since the Williamsville Inn is the common factor in all four books, it will enhance your reading experience if you read the series in order. I recommend reading book 3 at the very least. Hank Edwards is an author who is new to me, but I have a sneaky suspicion this won’t be the last book of his I read.
*** Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie for my reading pleasure, a review wasn’t a requirement. ***
After a bad break-up a few several months back, Carter relied on anonymous hookups to have at least his physical needs taken care off. It saddened me, though, to notice that he used those hookups as an unconscious defense mechanism against getting hurt again. He proved it at the beginning of the Cupid Crawl, when he didn’t even try to talk to the other people there, instead spending his time separated from them and looking for yet another fleeting experience.
For various reasons, the first stops of The Cupid Crawl were embarrassing and disappointing for Carter. But they showed me his snark and dry humor, his hopes and most of all, his fears and insecurities. He felt alone and invisible, even in the middle of laughing, joyful people, which put in stark relief, at least to him, the reasons he didn’t belong there or why he’d have been better off by himself. Yet someone DID see him, a man Carter really saw, really appreciated, later on.
A connection, a spark if interest, someone to trust again and to build a future with. Carter didn’t expect it to happen during The Cupid Crawl, and I almost lost faith that he would allow himself to. But he did, and I cheered so much when Harry turned out to be the perfect man for him.
Recommended.