Wedding Favors

Written by Anne Tenino

Narrated by Nick J. Russo

Lucas Wilder’s best friend is a traitor. First, Audrey moved back to their hick-infested hometown, Bluewater Bay, and now she’s marrying a local. His own brother, in fact. And as her man of honor, Lucas gets coerced into returning for an extended stay. Although, between his unfaithful ex-boyfriend and his artist’s block, going home isn’t the worst thing that could happen. Even if the best man is Gabriel Savage, Lucas’s first crush, first hookup, and first heartbreak.

The only reason Gabe hasn’t been waiting for Lucas to return to Bluewater Bay is because he never thought it’d happen. Not that it matters now that Lucas is back—Gabe’s still a logger who’s never been anywhere (Canada doesn’t count), and Lucas is now a famous sculptor who’s been everywhere twice. Plus, there’s that shared past.

When Audrey asks Lucas to make her wedding favors, the only place to set up a kiln is at Gabe’s tree farm. Soon, they pick up where they left off twelve years before, then blow past it, discovering why neither of them forgot the other. Now they have to choose how much of their history they’ll repeat, and what future they’ll make together.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Riptide Publishing
• Release date: Apr 13, 2017
• ISBN: 9781626497757

Anne Tenino

Anne Tenino began writing for her own entertainment in third grade, but life intervened, and she didn't get around to submitting anything to a publisher until the week of her 40th birthday. While spending most of the last three years recovering from Lyme Disease, Anne started writing for herself again. The Lyme Disease had led to the demise of her "real" job, and the laptop was right there, next to the bed... In the long, rainy, Pacific Northwest winter, writing is sometimes a mood-saver.Anne's husband is adorably confused by her love of reading and writing about man lurve, but he's always been a supportive sort. Just don't ask him to read it. Her two school-aged daughters think it's cool Mom's a writer, but aren't clear on why they can't tell Gramma about it.When not writing, Anne likes to read, travel, cook, and shirk housework.You can see what Anne is up to by checking out her (sadly neglected) blog at http://annetenino.wordpress.com.Available Works"18% Gray", Dreamspinner Press"Happy Birthday to Me", Dreamspinner Press"Whitetail Rock", annetenino.wordpress.com

Reviews for Wedding Favors

[Kim Tate · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I loved the characters of Lucas and Gabe. I also really liked the way Gabe treated Lucas throughout most of the novel. He cared about him, but he gave Lucas the space to be himself. I wished the ending was a bit more satisfying. It felt a little abrupt or rushed.

[steven jefferies · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great story, characters easy to fall in love with, worth a listen x

[tldegray-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Let's discuss how I adore the Bluewater Bay series. It's m/m romance set in a small Pacific Northwest town where a genre TV show based on a book series films. The characters are a great mix of cast, crew, and townie (including a few loggers). This is a town I'd like to visit, and it's definitely a TV show I'd watch and series I would read. The books are on the whole funny and sweet, with realistic problems and solutions.

Lucas and Audrey both left Bluewater Bay after high school graduation and never looked back. Until Audrey fell in love with his brother and started planning her Bluewater Bay wedding and forced Lucas to be part of it. Going back to Bluewater Bay means facing his parents and facing his high school crush, the man who dumped him without a word. (See Lights, Camera, Cupid for this backstory.) But Lucas is a wonderful friend and Audrey is determined so off he goes to face his past.

Lucas is so damn stubborn, I adore him. But Gabe, is equally stubborn, Audrey is a meddler, and Bluewater Bay seems to make people fall in love.

This was sweet and funny and just as wonderful as all the Bluewater Bay books.

[I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.]