REVIEW: Welcoming the Recluse by Nora Phoenix (Forestville Silver Foxes #7)

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WELCOMING THE RECLUSE

Forestville Silver Foxes - Book Seven

by Nora Pheonix

Release Date: May 28, 2026

Review

Oh my gosh, I’m so in love with Mac’s story and what brought him to the mountain.


A quiet man, who keeps to himself and only comes to town for necessities. Afraid of his PTSD he’s removed himself from those he loves.


Arek is a wonderful partner. The way he builds a friendship with Mac, and the patience he shows in giving Mac the space to rejoin the world, and accept love.  It’s so beautiful.  


And Arek’s children are absolutely wonderful.  They have such amazing personalities, and I adore the way they took to Mac, and helped bring life and love back to his life too.

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Synopsis

I’m a man on a mission to stay as far away from everyone else as possible. I have too much damage as a veteran, and this is the only way to keep those I love safe—especially Boden, my teenage son, whom I haven’t seen in years.


I find a quiet spot on top of a mountain where no one bothers me. Until Arek shows up, the local doctor and a single dad to teenage twins. I help him with an emergency, but something happens. There’s a spark, a connection between us I’ve never felt before.


We become friends, and slowly but surely, he’s the reason I come down the mountain. Even though I’ve never been attracted to a man, I’m very much into Arek, and our friendship grows into more.


But the past never stays in the past, and if I want a future with Arek, I’ll have to deal with the mistakes I’ve made. Can I repair what I broke, or is it too late to find healing?


Welcoming the Recluse is a super slow burn, friends-to-lovers MM romance set in a small town, featuring two older single dads, a bi awakening, and all the hurt/comfort. This is book 7 in the Forestville Silver Foxes series but can be read as a standalone. Please mind the content warnings in the front of the book. 

About Nora Phoenix


Would you like the long or the short version of my bio?


The short? You got it.


I write steamy gay romance books, and I love it. I also love reading books. Books are everything.


How was that?


A little more detail? Gotcha.


I started writing my first stories when I was a teen…on a freaking typewriter. I still have these, and they’re adorably romantic. And bad, haha. Fear of failing kept me from following my dream to become a romance author, so you can imagine how proud and ecstatic I am that I finally overcame my fears and self doubt and did it. I adore my genre because I love writing and reading about flawed, strong men who are just a tad broken..but find their happy ever after anyway.


My favorite books to read are pretty much all MM/gay romances as long as it has a happy end. Kink is a plus… Aside from that, I also read a lot of nonfiction and not just books on writing. Popular psychology is a favorite topic of mine and so are self help and sociology.


Hobbies? Ain’t nobody got time for that. Just kidding. I love traveling, spending time near the ocean, and hiking. But I love books more.


Where to find them:


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