Review: Cherry Pie by Samantha Kane

31 January of 2016 by ButtonsMom2003

Reviewer's Rating: 5

5.0Overall score

First in a series destined to be a hit!

Cherry Pie By Samantha Kane

Contemporary Romance (GLBTQ MM)

Released September 16, 2015

Samhain Publishing, Ltd.

Series: Mercury Rising, Book 1

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

You can go home again—if you can get a foot in the door.

A year after packing and moving from L.A. to Mercury, North Carolina, John Ford still hasn’t adjusted to the heat. Or to life without his long-time partner. As he fixes up the old house he bought, the quiet becomes his only companion, and he’s content with that—until a deep-voiced stranger plants himself under a tree across the street.

Eight years ago, Connor Meecham left someone behind in that house—himself. Now he’s back to find the man he used to be, before drugs and prison sent his life careening off the tracks. But it’s not his mother’s face peering through the window any more. It’s a man who seems as lost as Conn himself.

When John learns what the house—and the dying town—mean to Conn, he finds himself opening the door to his heart. Just a crack. But it’s enough to get mixed up in a world of emotions as complicated as the recipe for the perfect cherry pie. Where one misstep can turn something sweet and juicy into one hot mess.

Warning: Contains a guitar-wielding, brooding Southern boy and a reclusive millionaire with a weakness for cherry pie and hot coffee. Excessive porch sittin’ and lemonade included.

First in a series destined to be a hit!

I really love Samantha Kane’s books and have read all of her Brother’s in Arms series. I wasn’t sure to expect from this book since it is an M/M story rather than an M/M/F story like the BIA books.Cherry Pie tells a story where the characters develop their feelings slowly over a period of time. Connor was the town’s high school football star but suffers a career ending injury in college. He becomes addicted to painkillers and his life spirals downward; he ends up in jail. He turns his life around and comes back to his home town to visit his old home and deal with his memories.

John is a wealthy entrepreneur who has purchased Connor’s home after Connor’s mother passed away. John’s former boyfriend passed away and John moves from L.A. to Mercury N.C .He’s having trouble coming to grips with things he found out after the boyfriend died.

This is a nice love story with some very hot scenes between Connor and John. If you’ve enjoyed other books by Samantha Kane I think you’ll like this one. Don’t be put off by the fact that it’s an M/M love story. I’ve found that in most respects a well written love story is enjoyable no matter what the gender of the lead characters. This book has an HEA and there will be more in the series.