The Gargoyle and the Romance Writer Monsters Hollow Book 2
Fantasy Romance, Gay Romance LGBTQ Fiction
Rainbow Dreams Press LLC
April 30, 2024
Kindle
395
Amazon
Welcome to Monsters Hollow, where love knows no bounds—even in a town full of monsters!
A quirky romance writer in hiding. A sexy gargoyle lover turned bodyguard. And a stalker that just won’t quit...
Ryder Thomas (aka Ryder St. James)
I assumed writing swoony romance novels about humans and Otherkind might attract some unsavory attention. But I never imagined I’d have an obsessive fan stalking me. Fortunately, my BFF Max has an in with a town he assures me can keep me safe.
As a former foster kid, I’m pretty resilient, but this situation is messing with my sleep and I’m on deadline for my next book!
About the only thing that can help at times like this is some regular mind-blowing… release. Trust me, solo methods just aren’t enough and hooking up with randos isn't my style. I need someone safe who can reliably rock my world in the bedroom and maybe help me with my research as a bonus!
Enter the hunky Scottish gargoyle who’s been flirting with me ever since I arrived to hide out in Mystic Hollow. We come up with an ideal no-strings and no-feelings arrangement until I leave town for my next book tour.
After all, romance is just a fantasy I write about in my books--right?
Vash DarkWing
From the moment I met Ryder, I wanted to know more about the bonnie, brave man who speaks his mind. With no filter.
When he proposes a few weeks of mutually beneficial shagging before his book tour starts, I immediately jump on the chance to, well, jump him. Just a bit of fun and maybe friendship.
Hell’s bells, but Ryder slips past all my defenses and wins my affections without even trying! Now, I’ll do whatever it takes to keep the man I love safe. Even if it means putting my heart as well as my life on the line.
Reviewed by Linda Tonis
Member of the Paranormal Romance Guild Review Team
This series does not have to be read in order even though the characters from book one play an important role in this one. This is Ryder Thomas aka Ryder St. James and Vash DarkWing’s story which began in book one.
Ryder is an author of Otherkind and human romance and is very successful. He is a man with limited social skills and whatever comes into his mind comes right out of his mouth. He grew up in the foster care system knowing no love or kindness other than his best friend Max. He believes love is a fantasy not a reality and not something he will ever experience.
He moved to Mystic Hollow on the advice of Max since he has a stalker and Mystic Hollow is a sanctuary haven town for Otherkind. While in the town only those pure of heart can enter so until Ryder must leave on his book tour, he is safe. Vash DarkWing’s security company has been hired as security for the book tour and Ryder finds himself feeling safe around him. Ryder doesn’t like to be touched except by Max but when Vash touches him, he doesn’t seem to mind.
Vash has feelings for Ryder even though he is difficult to understand. He carries a notebook around and is always writing in it no matter where he is or what he is doing. He is stubborn and says whatever he feels sometimes embarrassing those around him. Vash is aware of Ryder’s shortcomings i.e. having limited vision in his right eye and always standing on his left side so Ryder can see him.
Since Vash is a gargoyle Ryder accepts his touch because his skin is dry, cleanliness is very important to Ryder. Ryder needs sex to relax him, so he comes up with a proposition for Vash, they will have sex with rules, no attachments, no friendship just sex every night. He also has rules regarding what they do or don’t do. Vash is happy to go along with whatever Ryder wants if it winds up with them naked in bed.
As Vash’s feeling for Ryder grows his fear about his stalker also increases so he decides to be with Ryder during his tour. The stalker has found where Ryder is hiding and sends messages by couriers since he can’t enter the town. His letters are getting more violent and scary, and the tour is coming up.
It was fun watching as Vash and Ryder, both clueless when it comes to love, try to figure out their feelings for each other. As I said before this series does not have to be read in order, but it would be a shame to miss out on Max’s story in book one.
There is a whole lot of sex, verbal and physical.