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Interlude: First Noel by Tal Bauer
5.0
Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.
They gazed into each other’s eyes as they kept dancing, their foreheads resting together, and traded soft kisses in between smiles and gentle giggles.
I started this one nearly immediately after Enemies of the State, and finished it really fast. It’s a smaller book, but gives a lovely insight into what it was like for Jack and Ethan to be in a long distance relationship for a while. It was a little heartbreaking to see how lonely Ethan was in particular, but equally lovely to see how supportive of each other they were. I love these MCs so much already, and I’m worried about the angst coming up in the second book. Oh well. I will survive.
“I want to be with you,” Jack whispered. “Really with you, Ethan. Like this isn’t a scandal. I want you by my side in those photos I just had to take. I don’t want you hanging out in the corners. I don’t want you to be my dirty little secret.”
This was also such a great setup for book two, and I can’t wait to get started. I don’t think Tal could every write something I wouldn’t love. The way he tells a story is like no one else I know about. I adore everything I read by this author.
Once, Ethan had seen a movie that spoke about four great kisses in the history of the world. Step aside, he thought. This is the kiss of the ages.
⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️
⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
President
Secret service agent
Suspense
Political thriller
Ex military
Size difference
Long distance relationship
Media chaos
Loneliness
Book 1.5
⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Explicit sexual content
MC shunned at work
Sexuality assumed/policed
Mentions of parent death (cancer, off page, past)
Dead body/murder victim detailed
Vomiting
Mentions of terrorism
References to islamic extremism
Mentions of terrorist groups
Mentions of human/sexual trafficking
Mentions of murdered women
Homophobic language
Homophobia
⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
OM/OW drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual POV
Genre: Romantic suspense, M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Versatile (no switching on page)
MCs age: 41 and 45
Pages: 201
They gazed into each other’s eyes as they kept dancing, their foreheads resting together, and traded soft kisses in between smiles and gentle giggles.
I started this one nearly immediately after Enemies of the State, and finished it really fast. It’s a smaller book, but gives a lovely insight into what it was like for Jack and Ethan to be in a long distance relationship for a while. It was a little heartbreaking to see how lonely Ethan was in particular, but equally lovely to see how supportive of each other they were. I love these MCs so much already, and I’m worried about the angst coming up in the second book. Oh well. I will survive.
“I want to be with you,” Jack whispered. “Really with you, Ethan. Like this isn’t a scandal. I want you by my side in those photos I just had to take. I don’t want you hanging out in the corners. I don’t want you to be my dirty little secret.”
This was also such a great setup for book two, and I can’t wait to get started. I don’t think Tal could every write something I wouldn’t love. The way he tells a story is like no one else I know about. I adore everything I read by this author.
Once, Ethan had seen a movie that spoke about four great kisses in the history of the world. Step aside, he thought. This is the kiss of the ages.
⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️
⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
President
Secret service agent
Suspense
Political thriller
Ex military
Size difference
Long distance relationship
Media chaos
Loneliness
Book 1.5
⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Explicit sexual content
MC shunned at work
Sexuality assumed/policed
Mentions of parent death (cancer, off page, past)
Dead body/murder victim detailed
Vomiting
Mentions of terrorism
References to islamic extremism
Mentions of terrorist groups
Mentions of human/sexual trafficking
Mentions of murdered women
Homophobic language
Homophobia
⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
OM/OW drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual POV
Genre: Romantic suspense, M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Versatile (no switching on page)
MCs age: 41 and 45
Pages: 201