Betrayed the night before his wedding by the supposed boy of his dreams, Ethan Robinson escapes the devastating fallout by going on his honeymoon alone to the other side of the world. Hard of hearing and still struggling with the repercussions of being late-deafened, traveling by himself leaves him feeling painfully isolated with his raw, broken heart.
Clay Kelly never expected to be starting life over in his forties. He got hitched young, but now his wife has divorced him and remarried, his kids are grown, and he’s left his rural Outback town. In a new career driving a tour bus on Australia’s East Coast, Clay reckons he's happy enough. He enjoys his cricket, a few beers, and a quiet life. If he's a bit lonely, it's not the end of the world.
Clay befriends Ethan, hoping he can cheer up the sad-eyed young man, and a crush on an unattainable straight guy is exactly the safe distraction Ethan needs. Yet as the days pass and their connection grows, long-repressed desires surface in Clay, and they are shocked to discover romance sparking. Clay is the sexy, rugged man of Ethan’s dreams, and as the clock counts down on their time together, neither wants this honeymoon to end.
Honeymoon for One is a gay romance by Keira Andrews featuring a May-December age difference, a slow burn of newfound friends to lovers, first-time m/m sex, and of course a happy ending.
We've got Clay
Typical Aussie bloke, mid 40s.
We've got Ethan
Little bit neurotic, has needed to grow up well before his age. Late 20s.
I loooove me a good may-december romance and this one was swoooon worthy!!
Ethan gets the shock of his life the day before his wedding and I actually really loved all the intricacies of every conversation revolving around that incident. It was much more in-depth and well thought out than any other book I'd read with the same trope.
Anyway, after that Ethan decides to go on his honeymoon by himself and watching his emotional turmoil was heartbreaking, but sooo good because we knew Clay was coming.
Clay is your typical laid back Aussie bloke. He cares fiercely for those he loves and doesn't let much in life faze him. He's the perfect ying to Ethan's neurotic yang. Although he doesn't know that yet because he's denied being gay for so long, so doesn't recognise the signs until they slap him in the dick. There was a tinsy bit of drama around his denial but nothing as bad as you might expect and I thought it was necessary for Clay to be able to move on.
The connection between these two is slow and powerful. You could feel how much each man needed the other, they're friendship was beautiful and they're relationship was full of such happiness and love. Oh and sex. Lots of yum sex.
Highly recommend this to anyone who wants a contemporary romance that's actually romantic.
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