😊 I found myself really enjoying this building romance set on a Florida barrier island with some angst due to past tragedy and a present dilemma in the form of Geoff's harsh boss who is no stranger to Michael😕. The ending build-up to the confrontational climax was particularly compelling and the epilogue was a lovely, easy end full of positivity and promise. The 🔥sizzle is there from the start, but the story is just as much about their emotional connection. The age gap and Michael's fear of losing another important person in his life provide some bumps in an otherwise pretty smoothly-running romance.
Simone's writing style is good and she includes good though not exhaustive backstory with a sizable but not too overwhelming crew of secondary friends and workmates.
This is the second novel I've read by Kay Simone. The first, Untouchable, co-written with Ruthie Luhnow, was much longer, with oodles more angst. Though I think I preferred Untouchable and its heavily damaged lead characters, Out of the Blue is a good story with leads that would be great to have in your friend group in real life. Tatted Geoff was my favorite, but both guys had their great qualities, including a humble discounting of their own attractiveness and readiness to laugh at themselves.
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