Meat Cute

Written by Imogen Markwell-Tweed

Narrated by Ray Jericho

It’s Thanksgiving in the Bible Belt and Danny is working the deli aisle at the local superstore.

There’s a joke there, he’s just too tired to find it.

Danny’s twenty-five, listless, bored, and vegetarian. He hates his job at the market, but he’s got no other plan and no real desire to find a plan, so, he’ll just keep shaving turkey and making pasta salads.

Callum, on the other hand, is made almost exclusively out of plans. He has three planners, a color coordinated Google Calendar, and a three, five, and ten year plan — that are all on track, by the way.

When Callum is fired unexpectedly from his high corporate job, he has no choice but to return to his hometown for the holidays. Tasked with making the Thanksgiving meal, and having never made anything more complicated than a reservation, Callum has a hell of a time grocery shopping — not made any easier by the surly twenty-something that refuses to answer his questions on how to stuff a turkey.

When Danny’s parents mistake Callum for his boyfriend, Danny and Callum are faced with an option: clear up the humiliating misconception, or let it play out so that they both look a little less pathetic for the holidays.

Callum has handled board meetings, screaming CEOs, and a rigorous 50 hour work week on top of his Master’s program. Danny has handled belligerent customers, PETA activists, and an underpaid, overbearing manager. Neither of them are prepared for each other.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryant Street Shorts
• Release date: Jun 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9781094435251

Imogen Markwell-Tweed

Imogen Markwell-Tweed is a queer romance writer and editor based in St. Louis. When she's not writing or hanging out with her dog, IMT can be found putting her media degrees to use by binge-watching trashy television. All of her stories promise queer protagonists, healthy relationships, and happily ever afters. @unrealimogen on Twitter and Instagram.

Reviews for Meat Cute

[Todd Perkins · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

The voice actor can’t be human. I gave up a few minutes after listening to the robotic delivery and constant mispronunciations.

[judy griffin · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

It took only a few moments of listening to size up this writer. Marked this author off my list for good.

[Jennifer Greenlees · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed this book! Ray Jericho did a really good job performing this story! I thoroughly enjoyed his narration.

I liked Danny and Callum, both apart and together! I'm so glad they wound up together!

I read this book on June 24th, 2022.

[rose · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

dull, boring, uninteresting, poor quality , gave up after 10 mins, not worth bothering with

[Courtnei Brown · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It would be five stars if there was a spicy scene… like my chest was hurting and everything and all those almost there scenes for NOTHING to happen??? I feel cheated.

[Phobos · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Was this cute? Yes. Was this erotica? No. That tag had me totally confused.