A Glass of Red LGBTQ Multicultural Romance
Dreamspinner Press
April 27, 2021
180
When nerdy art student Noah Andrews turned his love of wine into a way to make money during grad school, he didn’t anticipate it would lead to a summer gig cataloguing the cellars at an aging Tuscan estate.
He definitely didn’t expect to be rooming with the hunky contractor fixing up the villa.
Ostensibly, Christian Caravalli is in Italy helping his grandfather run his restoration business. In reality, he’s avoiding his parents’ divorce and the fact that he has no direction in life. When Noah lands in his lap, his summer gets a lot more interesting.
Noah’s attracted to Christian, but the man tests his boundaries. He can’t cook, he walks around half-dressed, and Noah’s bathroom, which was supposed to be ready when he arrived, is still a shambles. But what Christian lacks in direction, he makes up for in heart, and when they start capitalizing on each other’s strengths instead of focusing on their differences, the attraction blooms into more.
Unfortunately, this summer fling has an expiration date. Neither Christian nor Noah can afford to stay in the villa forever. Will their love grow into something lasting, or is it destined to be only a sweet memory?
Reviewed by Linda Tonis
Member of the Paranormal Romance Guild Review Team
Noah Andrews is an art student studying art history working as a waiter and learning as much as he can about wine which is his hobby and one, he is every bit as interested in as art history. When he is offered a job to inventory the wine cellar at a villa in Tuscany, he jumps at it since it includes room, board and money when he is done.
He will be sharing the villa with an elderly gentleman who will be responsible for overseeing the construction part of the job only when he enters the villa it is not an elderly gentleman greeting him it is a young sexy man who has taken over for his grandfather who got injured.
Christian Caravalli has come to Tuscany to stay with his grandfather while his parents, who he lives with, are in the process of getting divorced. Christian was born and raised in Miami but with his parents’ divorce he has nothing to keep him there and when his grandfather gives the job, he contracts for his grandson Christian accepts, of course the fact that his grandfather threatened to hit him with his cane helped make the decision easy.
When Christian and Noah see each other, both are surprised and excited and wondering if there is a chance of more than just two guys working together and sharing a villa. Although the two men are interested in each other neither one of them is willing to make a move, both afraid that if it didn’t work out or if one of them was insulted by having the other make an advance it would make for a very uncomfortable two months living under the same roof.
Well after a while nature took its course and they both connected with each other. The only downside when the summer is over Noah will be returning to New York and Christian is still undecided about where he will end up, Miami or Tuscany.
As their relationship grows another problem rears its head Noah has gotten a grant so his return to New York is no longer a possibility; it is a definite course of action he can’t turn down. As they realize that this relationship is stronger than either could have expected it is almost time for goodbye. Whether or not Noah and Christian get their HEA is something you will have to find out for yourself and you will find yourself rushing to the end to find out if they get it since they are both wonderful characters you can’t help rooting for.