The Pick Up (Up Red Creek, #1)by Allison Temple
Published by Riptide Publishing
eARC
LGBT, contemporary, romance
Kyle’s life is going backwards. He wanted to build a bigger life for himself than Red Creek could give him, but a family crisis has forced him to return to his hometown with his six-year-old daughter. Now he’s standing in the rain at his old elementary school, and his daughter’s teacher, Mr. Hathaway, is lecturing him about punctuality.
Adam Hathaway is not looking for love. He’s learned the hard way to keep his personal and professional life separate. But Kyle is struggling and needs a friend, and Adam wants to be that friend. He just needs to ignore his growing attraction to Kyle’s goofy charm, because acting on it would mean breaking all the rules that protect his heart.
Putting down roots in this town again is not Kyle’s plan. As soon as he can, he’s taking his daughter and her princess costumes and moving on. The more time he spends with Adam, though, the more he thinks the quiet teacher might give him a reason to stay. Now he just has to convince Adam to take a chance on a bigger future than either of them could have planned.
The Pick Up is not a fast paced story; instead, it's cute and slow burn romance where the main character's, Kyle and Adam, are introduced with time. It's easy to get to know both of them, their thoughts and situation, which is something I loved. Kyle particularly is so sweet, although a little bit headstrong and a little bit lost, because he recently lost his best friend and the mother of his child and now he has to take care of his young daughter as a single parent.
I love how family orientated the story was. Kyle's daughter Caroline and his father had a large part and even Adam's sister Rebecca had a quite big role. It was refreshing after picking up so many M/M romance which didn't involve the main character's families. I'd say this one had a nice balance of Kyle and Adam's romance, and the scenes where they spend time with their families. It was also nice to see how Adam got involved with Kyle's family, which was important as Kyle had a child and he was temporarily living with his father, who helped him take care of Caroline. I liked how Kyle and Adam took their time to get to know each other and to get over the initial dislike they had going on. It was a slow burn, but there's a great deal of cute chemistry.
The Pick Up is a cute, slow burn romance with its share of miscommunication and a bit of angst as Kyle tries to find his place in Red Creek. If you're up for a little bit slower romance that still gets your heart beating, then I'd definitely recommend The Pick Up for you.
I love how family orientated the story was. Kyle's daughter Caroline and his father had a large part and even Adam's sister Rebecca had a quite big role. It was refreshing after picking up so many M/M romance which didn't involve the main character's families. I'd say this one had a nice balance of Kyle and Adam's romance, and the scenes where they spend time with their families. It was also nice to see how Adam got involved with Kyle's family, which was important as Kyle had a child and he was temporarily living with his father, who helped him take care of Caroline. I liked how Kyle and Adam took their time to get to know each other and to get over the initial dislike they had going on. It was a slow burn, but there's a great deal of cute chemistry.
The Pick Up is a cute, slow burn romance with its share of miscommunication and a bit of angst as Kyle tries to find his place in Red Creek. If you're up for a little bit slower romance that still gets your heart beating, then I'd definitely recommend The Pick Up for you.
4 of 5 stars
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Thank you, Riptide Publishing, for giving me a chance to read and review The Pick Up!
(A copy of this ebook was provided in return for an honest review.)
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