Title: La Famiglia
Series: Men of Gilead
Author: Deanna Wadsworth
Genre: M/M Romance Novel
Release Date: 23 January 2018
Forrester Giordano comes from a huge, nosy Italian family, and with their homophobic jokes and slurs, he’s decided to stay in the closet. He finds respite in his bookstore in the quaint village of Gilead—where he has a huge crush on one of his customers, Kyle Benson.
Kyle is determined to live his dreams, and though life isn’t easy being deaf, one by one he’s making them come true. He’s scored a great job practicing law, bought a cute bungalow where he can finally have a big flower garden, and he has a dog he loves, Jasper. Now he just needs one thing to complete his happiness: a family of his own to make up for the one he never had.
Forrester and Kyle’s relationship starts off hot and heavy, and neither man can deny the depth of their connection. When Forrester’s little brother gets mixed up with their heroin-dealing cousin and his mother falls ill, Forrester has a decision to make—maybe the hardest of his life. For the first time, he’s found a man worth coming out for.
Unfortunately nothing ever goes according to plan with la famiglia.
This is the second book in the Men of Gilead series but can be read as a standalone.
In the village of Gilead, Forrester owns and runs a new
bookstore. Making a new life for himself in the village over from where his
huge boisterous Italian family lives, gives him a chance to breathe and be his
real self. Yes he is hiding something from his family but being witness to some
of the blatant homophobic comments at family get togethers, how could he ever reveal
he was gay?
A bright spot of his day is a new visitor to the shop who
Forrester has taken an instant lust for. After a couple of polite comments, the
day finally arrives when they pair realise they have more in common than they
thought. After a late night get together over pizza and books the attraction
they have for each other is undeniable.
Kyle also has issues from the past and can totally relate to
being an outcast so he understands Forrester’s reluctance to come clean to his
family. Being a deaf person who took a chance on new technology to help him
hear again, he feels less in the deaf community he was once so close with.
I really loved the feel of this book and the cute small
village. I also loved the Giordano family even with their misunderstood
commenting. But most of all I loved Forrester and Kyle, even though the romance
aspect was quick to be realised, the read was slow paced so things that
happened were understood.
Overall a nice m/m romance read and although I am becoming
bored of homophobic behaviour in books now, this one focused more on the actual
romance. This was nearly a four star read for me but have rounded up anyway.
Deanna Wadsworth might be a bestselling erotica author, but she leads a pretty vanilla life in Ohio with her wonderful husband and a couple adorable cocker spaniels. She has been spinning tales and penning stories since childhood, and her first erotic novella was published in 2010. She has served multiple board positions at her local RWA chapter and is the current President 2017 for Rainbow Romance Writers of America. When she isn’t writing books or brainstorming with friends, you can find her making people gorgeous in a beauty salon. She loves music and dancing, and can often be seen hanging out on the sandbar in the muddy Maumee River or chilling with her hubby and a cocktail in their basement bar. In between all that fun, Deanna cherishes the quiet times when she can let her wildly active imagination have the full run of her mind. Her fascination with people and the interworkings of their relationships have always inspired her to write romance with spice and love without boundaries.
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