About Daddy, Daddy and Me
by Sean Michael
203 pages / 51000 words
ISBN: 978-1-61040-726-7
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When Jeff agreed to be the sperm donor to his best friend Beth, he never
expected a tragedy to leave his newborn and three year old motherless.
That's exactly what's happened, though, and it's totally thrown his life
into chaos: his lover has left him, his house isn't anywhere near childproof
and his boss feels the restaurant has been patient enough with the time off.
Donny has always known he wanted to be in childcare, and he just finished
his degree in early childhood education. He didn't count on people being
less than thrilled to hire him when they find out that not only is he a male
nanny, but a gay one at that. Job hunting has been frustrating to say the
least, so when he knocks on Jeff's door and is greeted by the sounds of
things breaking and a pair of screaming children, he thinks, just maybe, he
can begin this particular interview with a trial by fire.
Becoming the nanny to Jeff's children just might be a dream come true for
Danny, and exactly what Jeff needs, but are either one of them ready to
really be a family?
Review
Alexa Snow, author of Sleeping Stone, writes: When Donald Gleason shows
up at an interview for a nanny position at Jeff Roberts' house, he isn't
expecting the unusual encounter that takes place, from screaming children to
the good-looking, bleeding man hopping on one foot. Even if he hadn't
anticipated the chaos, Donny has to admit that this is the family he's been
looking for, and he's happy to move in and help them get their lives under
control. But Jeff's recent ex is still lingering at the edges of the
picture, and Donny has a harder time than he'd imagined keeping his hands
off Jeff. It's all a lot more complicated than he'd bargained for…
All of the characters in this book are wonderfully three-dimensional; even
the small children are well-developed characters in their own right, with
believable dialogue and behavior. There are plenty of hot, erotic scenes as
the two men become romantically involved, and that's not all there is to
their relationship -- the author takes time to create connections between
them, to let the reader follow along as Jeff and Donny become first friends
and then something more. It's a very organic, natural development that's a
joy to read. Through good times and bad, Jeff and Donny work together to
build a home for the children they're raising. This story is by turns
domestic, funny, sexy, and tender. As a whole, it's ideal for readers who
enjoy a straightforward, contemporary, charming gay romance. Solidly
recommended.
Sample
Donny got off the bus and headed right like his GPS was telling him to. 3479 Blueberry Lane. Blueberry. He smiled again and shook his head. When he'd first seen the ad, he'd thought it was a joke.
It wasn't, though, and so he was going to give it his best shot. Since graduating with his degree in early childhood care, though, even his best shot hadn't been good enough. He was a man after all.
And a gay one at that.
He'd been interviewed for more jobs than he cared to count and the only silver lining he could find was that at least he was now an expert at being interviewed.
When he got to 3479 Blueberry Lane he'd expected it to look like a clone of its neighbors. It wasn't, though. This one looked like someone had taken the time to do some planning before it had been built. It was beautiful. He couldn't see anything in the fenced off backyard, but the flower beds weren't quite as neat and tidy as most on the block and there was a little shovel and a pail sitting in the dirt. Of course, kids would do that to your lawn, leave you with no time to care about what was actually growing in the beds.
He made sure he was all tucked in and that he didn't have anything stuck in his teeth before heading up the walk and knocking on the door. There was a bell, but if there were little kids there was always the chance they were sleeping and he didn't figure it would endear him to anyone if he woke the wee ones up.
"Just a second!"
Someone inside screamed. "No! No! No! Daddy Jeff! NO!"
Then there was a crash, followed by a wail from an infant.
Good Lord.
He hesitated for no more than half a second before he tried the door; they clearly needed help in there.