REIVEW: The One He Brought Home by Skye Kilaen (First Dates After Forty #2)

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THE ONE HE BROUGHT HOME

First Dates After Forty - Book Two

by Skye Kilaen

Release Date: September 20, 2024

Review

There’s something about being over 40 and knowing yourself. And being able to be clear about your needs and wants. Sometimes that’s just from age, sometimes that’s from learning from bad experiences.  Noah and Orlando have learned from both.  But that means when these two cuties meet at the shelter they are able to start their dating without to much awkwardness and to many foot in mouth.


It’s a sweet story about acceptance and doggy cuddles!

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Synopsis

Orlando has a thriving accounting practice and more rescue dogs than any reasonable person probably should. He doesn’t need gregarious animal shelter volunteer Noah making puppy dog eyes at him about leaving a sad little canine behind.

He probably doesn’t need Noah asking him on a date, either. Allosexuals are usually more trouble than they’re worth.

The problem is, puppy dog eyes demonstrably work on Orlando, or he wouldn’t be hip deep in rescue dogs. Also, unlike most people, Noah seems to have at least a couple of clues about asexuality.

Hrmph. Maybe it’s worth taking a chance after all?

The One He Brought Home is a kisses-only first date short story with middle-aged main characters, grilled cheese sandwiches, and a Happy for Now ending for a tattooed panromantic asexual guy and an allosexual gay man with pink hair.

Content warnings are available in the story's front matter and on the author's website.

About Skye Kilaen

Skye Kilaen is a bi author who writes contemporary & science fiction romance that is sometimes polyamorous, focusing on sapphic stories, queer M+F, and bi and pan main characters.

She also loves comics, Godzilla, and Mothra. She currently lives in Austin, Texas because it has so many libraries and breakfast tacos.

Where to find them:


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