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Love in the Clouds by Sarah Hadley Brook
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
*~~*ARC kindly provided by the author to me in exchange for an honest review *~~*
Love in the Clouds was an adorable best friends to lovers story and I liked how the tension was build, how we saw through both guy’s eyes how their feelings changed – and how actually both felt the same right from the start.
What I didn’t knew – and which was a nice surprise – was the depth of the story with the subplot of Rafael’s student, a shy girl named Daisy. I was impressed how well this fit to the overall setting and it was something which wasn’t mentioned.
In fact I thought about the way how the events in the blurb were displayed and through the subplot we saw different sides by Rafael but also Dustin.
I snickered several times when the guys were totally oblivious about their feelings and how their other friends make remarks like: “Aren’t you two married yet?” or “You guys are attached from the hip. When is the wedding?” XD It’s adorable how deep they are in denial the first time. No way is the best friend allowed to be seen as hot or attractive, but their feelings can’t lie. 😀
Due to their connection the two are very close to each other but they talk about insecurities too and that’s one thing I also liked about the book. They are aware of their feelings for each other at some point, acknowledge it in secret but the fear that the easiness is missing when they become a couple is a little obstacle, same as Dustin’s experience with a former boyfriend.
Both guys are well fleshed out and I liked how we see a character who’s caring about his students, one who can’t look away when he sees something terrible; also is he interesting with his hidden dominance; Dustin, his friend, has more layers than you maybe expect in first place and you can agree with Rafael that he’s adorable when he’s into his “I’m a pilot, I know how to fly that thing”-mode. 😀
4 out of 5 stars for this. 🙂
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RELEASE BLITZ
Title: Love in the Clouds
Author: Sarah Hadley Brook
Genre: M/M Romance, Contemporary
Release Date: September 1, 2018
Publisher: JMS Books
Length: 54,094 words
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Blurb
Rafael Patino has a great life in Rain Valley. He’s a teacher at the high school, has a great group of friends, and enjoys the occasional baseball game. Other than the sporadic call from his drunken mother, he’s pretty content.
He’s also been in love with his best friend Dustin for nearly a decade. Years of keeping those feelings under control are put to the test when they begin a summer project together.
Dustin Vance builds furniture for a living, has just earned his pilot’s license, and has an amazing best friend. When he buys a 1976 Cessna Skyhawk, he asks Rafael to help restore it, then travel with him to Wisconsin for the largest aviation convention in the world.
As they spend their days working on the plane, they begin to spend their nights together. Will they find love in the clouds, or will they stall out before they even take off?
Excerpt
A cool breeze blew past him as he walked into the night. Rafael texted Dustin before he pulled out of the parking lot, letting him know he was leaving and asking about Mac’s phone number. But since Dustin was probably sound asleep, he’d likely have to get that number after sunup.
As he turned onto his street, he saw a vehicle in his drive—Dustin’s Honda. His best friend had a key, so was probably inside.
He eventually found Dustin sprawled on his sofa, sound asleep, his arm crooked over his head. Rafael felt drawn to him like a magnet, but being too damned tired to fight his urges, he let himself look. Dustin’s T-shirt had ridden up, showing a stripe of pale skin, and Rafael imagined it soft and silky. His fingers itched to slip under the hem. He stared a little too long, though, and by the time he dragged up his gaze to
Dustin’s face, he found his friend staring back at him, smirking.
“You want to take a picture of…something?” he drawled teasingly.
Heat flooded Rafael’s cheeks and he forced a chuckle. “Whatever.”
Dustin rose and hugged him hard, as if just remembering what had happened. “God, I’m so sorry, Raf. Is the girl going to be okay?”
Rafael nodded, but wrapped Dustin in his arms, his head falling on the man’s shoulder. They stayed like that for a while. With anyone else, Rafael might have been embarrassed that he was fighting the urge to cry. Dustin held him tight and shared his strength. It crept into Rafael, shored him up. Helped him get past the image of Daisy huddled in that hospital bed. At least for a while.
When he finally pulled away, Dustin kept his arms around him and Rafael was too exhausted to read anything into it.
“Why are you here?”
“Because I know you, Raf. I know you care about your students—you open your heart to everyone. But I also know you’ve been particularly worried about this girl. I just didn’t want you coming home to an empty house.”
Rafael’s heart cracked more and he felt raw, open, and vulnerable. The world had reared its ugly head and shown its hideousness. He also felt lonely. Bone tired and so lonely. And he didn’t want to be lonely. At least not for the night. He swallowed hard. “Will you…stay?”
Dustin nodded, no hint of hesitation in his blue-green eyes. “Is there anything else I can do?”
Tour participants
September 1 – Gay Book Reviews, Amy’s MM Romance Reviews,
September 3 – Mikku-chan
September 4 – Joyfully Jay
September 5 – Open Mind For A Different View
September 6 – Love Bytes
September 7 – Book Lovers 4Ever, Katie’s Book Corner Reviews, Love Unchained Book Review, Making It Happen, Xtreme Delusuions, Gay Media Reviews, Wicked Reads
September 8 – The Novel Approach
September 10 – Diverse Reader
Author bio – Sarah Hadley Brook
Sarah Hadley Brook lives smack-dab in the middle of the Heartland and is the mother of two wonderful young men, as well as two cats. During the day, she works in the nonprofit world, but reserves evenings for her hobby-turned-passion of writing, letting the characters she conjures in her mind take the lead and show her where the story will go. When not working or writing, she can be found reading, working on dollhouses, trying her hand at new recipes, or watching old movies and musicals. In her ideal world, Christmas would come at least twice a year, Rock Hudson and Doris Day would have costarred in more than three movies, and chocolate would be a daily necessity. She dreams of traveling to Scotland some day and visiting the places her ancestors lived. Sarah believes in “Happily Ever After” and strives to ensure her characters find their own happiness in love and life.
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Mikku-chan 
Thank you for the wonderful review! I love that you “got” my guys! I had the most fun writing them. I was having a hard day at the day job and when I saw this, you just made my whole day!
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