Release Blitz ~ Whiskey Kisses by Anna Martin (Review + Giveaway)
Length: 19,000 words
Blurb
In a small town about an hours' drive outside Dublin, there’s a whiskey distillery.
Jim has worked in the distillery as its business manager since he returned to his home town after getting his degree. Whiskey is a slow business and rural life is quiet, but Jim takes it in his stride. That is, until the handsome and mysterious Mr Aiden Rooney moves into a room above the local pub and sets off a flurry of gossip.
Aiden’s an artist, and his devil-may-care attitude is a revelation to Jim. But he still lives in a small town in rural Ireland, and he’s not even sure if he wants to be out and proud. The choices they make could change everything, if only Jim dares to follow his heart.
4 Stars!
Jim works at a whiskey distillery in his hometown, where he returned after getting his degree. He is well in the closet, unsure if he can actually come out to his family. When he meets the mysterious Aiden, who Jim's sister has a crush on, he can't help feeling attracted to him, though. Aiden reciprocates Jim's feelings, but is Jim ready to come out for Aiden?
Okay, so before getting to what I liked, I have to say what I didn't like. Unfortunately, the start of the book didn't quite work for me. There were too many descriptions of the small town Jim lived in and his family. It was a little too much for my taste, actually.
I really liked Jim and Aiden and I thought they fit well together. Their relationship was very easy, despite Jim not wanting to come out at first. There wasn't any unnecessary angst and they were very sweet together.
While I like my books to have fewer details, this was a very enjoyable short read, sweet and tender, with just a touch of angst. Perfect for a rainy afternoon! Recommendable!
*** Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie for my reading pleasure, a review wasn't a requirement. ***
Apart from being physically dependent on her laptop, Anna is enthusiastic about writing and producing local grassroots theatre (especially at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where she can be found every summer), visiting friends who live in other countries, Marvel Comics, learning new things, and Ben & Jerry’s New York Super Fudge Chunk.
Although her most recent work is in the LGBT Adult Fiction genre, in the past Anna has worked on a variety of different projects including short stories, drabbles, flash fiction, fan fiction, plays for both children and adults, and poetry. She has written novels in the Teen/ Young Adult genre, Romance, and Fantasy novels.
Anna is, by her own admission, almost unhealthily obsessed with books. The library she has amassed is both large and diverse; "My favourite books," she says, "are The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood." She also several well-read copies of Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park books and re-reads the Harry Potter novels with almost startling regularity.
Anna claims her entire career is due to the love, support, pre-reading and creative ass-kicking provided by her closest friend Jennifer. Jennifer refuses to accept any responsibility for anything Anna has written.
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