REVIEW: Kai's Healing Smiles by Vivi Anne Hunt

- September 13, 2022

KAI’S HEALING SMILES

by Vivi Anne Hunt

Release Date: September 13, 2022

Review

This is an easy and sweet read. Even a little sappy, written with lovely prose. If you are looking for a soft-hearted book to while away a few hours then this is the perfect one.

Silas has been a living zombie for three years since his wife died until he meets a sunshiny sweet Kai at the coffee shop. Day in and day out he comes in to get a glimpse of the smiles Kai brings to his life. Slowly he realizes he’s ready to live again, feel again, and love again. A Kai, this sweet boy, is the one he wants by his side.

Grief isn’t always an easy path though, so there are some bumps along the way. And life isn't always sunshiney for sweet Kai. But if they learn to lean on each other, they can have everything.

Kai and Silas are surrounded by some wonderful friends who support and tease in equal measure, and I’m thinking I’d love to see a few of them get their HEA too.

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Synopsis

Silas is mourning the loss of his wife. Every day, he is going through the motions and barely managing to keep the excruciating pain from overtaking his life. There is precisely one ray of sunshine in his days — Kai — the smiley, awkward barista at Starbucks. For some reason, Silas finds comfort being around Kai and soaks up as much light as this sweet boy could give him.

For the short time Kai has worked at Starbucks, he has secretly watched one man from afar, hoping that one day he would notice him back. He looks all mature, business-like, and always sad. One day Kai finally gets the chance to speak to him. And this is where their story begins.

Will Silas be able to let go of the past and start fresh? And will Kai be able to heal the gloomy man with his smiles?

Tropes: age gap, hurt comfort, Daddy/boy kink

Content warnings: mature sexual content and language

Trigger warnings: sexual assault, grief

About Vivi Anne Hunt

Vivi Anne Hunt writes steamy m/m romance books about men who love and protect each other fiercely. She’s a big fan of age difference and hurt/comfort, so you will often find those elements in her books.

As a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, she advocates for more diverse representation in books. As a proud self-published author, she supports the indie author community however she can.

Vivi lives with her cat and her bossy muse.

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