Really Cute People
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
A little domestic bliss never hurt anyone…right?
Charlie Dee is headed for burnout. They’ve been burned before, both by their bio family and the now-defunct queer collective they once called home. So when they’re asked to take a work trip outside the city, they jump at the chance. Sure, it’s additional work with no additional pay, but it’s also an excuse to get out of town—and out of their own head.
That dream is shattered when Charlie opens the door to their supposedly private rental. There’s a bird on the loose, circling the living room as it’s chased by a cat, who is chased by a small child. The girl’s parents, Hayden and Buffy, only manage to add to the chaos. They promise to leave first thing in the morning, but when a massive snowstorm rolls in, this overnight trip becomes a weeklong affair.
Reluctantly charmed by this unfiltered—if forced—look at a loving, healthy family, Charlie begins to develop feelings for both Hayden and Buffy. And they both seem to be flirting back. But when a potential promotion lures Charlie back to the city, all three will have to decide where they go from here—and what it means to truly feel at home.
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Harwood-Jones (The Haunting of Adrian Yates) amps up the warm fuzzies in this wonderfully queer triad romance. Toronto mental health professional Charlie Dee (who is nonbinary) is still recovering from the dissolution of their co-op living situation when work sends them to check out a potential client referral partnership in Ontario. New Airbnb hosts Buffy (a cis woman), who works as a queer rights activist and has been Charlie's celebrity crush for some time, and her husband, Hayden (a trans man), have gotten their schedules confused and are still home when Charlie arrives. Then a surprise snowstorm keeps the three of them, together with Hayden and Buffy's high-energy five-year old daughter, in close quarters for a week. Hayden and Buffy both crush on Charlie, and, after some initial confusion, Charlie is delighted to discover that their flirting is sincere and aboveboard within the couple's polyamorous arrangement. Though the setup feels a bit contrived, once Charlie's temporary integration into Buffy and Hayden's life is well established, it's easy for readers to fall into the high-fun, low-drama vibe. The sex pulls together too late, but once it arrives, the bedroom dynamic feels spontaneous, playful, and hot. Poly romance lovers will find Harwood's tone hits just right.
