He Won't Send Roses edition by Barry Lowe Literature Fiction eBooks
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What’s a rose when compared to the flowering of real love?
It’s Valentine’s Day, the busiest day of the year for Christopher, mild-mannered owner of Petals to the Metal, the florist shop on the dangerous side of the city’s tracks. With a mountain of deliveries to make and no sign of his casual driver, Christopher knows he is about to die when a loud motorbike pulls up outside and a behemoth of man, heavily tattooed and muscled like a steroid freak, strides through the entrance. Will Christopher die by bullet, knife, or beating? When the stranger turns on the charm, Christopher realizes he may actually die of desire.
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Just when I thought the day couldn’t get any worse, the door to my florist shop opened and I knew I was going to die stabbed, strangled, knifed, or shot. At that precise moment I wasn’t sure which method he’d use, I only knew I was taking the last few breaths of my short and miserable life.
Why, oh why, hadn’t I taken those self-protection courses the Gay Center ran on five consecutive Friday nights? Why? Because I’m too chicken shit, that’s why. I was afraid of being laughed at by the gay men who attended the courses. That’s what I told my friends when they encouraged me to be more pro-active. Pro-active? That sounded more like an ingredient you’d find in yoghurt to me. In private, I admitted to myself that the reason I wouldn’t go to classes was a fear of failure, but also a fear that I’d be so turned on by the instructors and the other macho men in attendance I’d be crippled with desire.
But even now, confronted with my own grisly demise, I wasn’t about to break out into a chorus of that Edith Piaf classic, “Je ne regrette rien” because, in fact, I regretted just about everything in my fucking life. If I was one of the Seven Dwarfs, my name would be Timid.
Thirty years old and afraid of my own shadow. Qualified for nothing, although I’d taken my uncle’s florist shop, Petals to the Metal, from near bankruptcy to a thriving business. I don’t have a head for big business; my life comes in smaller portions. I don’t really have a body for small business either. Those long hours on your feet, fighting with pushy sales people, screaming about missing deliveries, trying to keep an eye on the shady shop assistants – mainly drunks and drug addicts – the sort of people who respected my uncle but who see me as an easy mark.
I knew he was trouble the moment he entered the shop. I was preparing the Valentine’s Day floral tributes, cursing that the delivery man or woman was running late, totally alone as it was still too early in the morning even for my caffeine regulars. I was too trusting; I should have locked the door, not that the glass panels in the entrance would keep out a determined thief – or killer.
The door had one of those old-fashioned bells that jangled to let me know when someone came in. Looking up I was confronted with my worst nightmare. A giant of a man, a bandana wrapped around his forehead, otherwise dressed only in tight leather pants and biker boots. He was pierced and inked. He was a formidable fucker and my knees buckled. He glanced around the shop as if to scope out the enemy. I stood up from where I had been sorting dozens of red roses as I consulted my order list, and backed up against the counter keeping my hands where he could see them.
He eyed me up and down, his lips curling in a smirk that said he knew I was no threat. My life may be a little on the dull and uneventful side, but there was no way I wanted to die for the miserable few bucks in the till at the hands of some junkie who just wanted enough for his next fix. Shit, to save my neck I was prepared to go to the nearest ATM and take out as much as he needed. “Just take the cash and go,” I squeaked in a voice so terrified it barely carried. “There’s not much but it’s all yours. Don’t hurt me, just take it and go.”
He Won't Send Roses edition by Barry Lowe Literature Fiction eBooks
Ugh, I hate giving bad reviews but this book was just so...ugh. The premise of the book is amazing, the beginning with the parents (horrible people), the scary church "fixing" the gay, the escape, the awesome Uncle, and then the death of the Uncle. Such an amazing outline of what could have been a wonderful novel. Unfortunately it gets hurried along and summarized in 20-30 pages.Then "Ryder" apprears. The first meeting was hilarious (I'll give you that). He shows up, saves the day, then goes missing for weeks. The main character moons after him (after what 7 hours together), then Ryder returns asking for trust, asking to move in!! So, of course the answer is yes, yes, yes. Off to the upstairs apartment we go to have wonderful sex! They both come down from the apartment to the shop to find "Ryder's" Aunt there and what does she call "Ryder"? JOEY. His name is JOEY! So, that trust thing is off to a great start. Ugh. Then when asked by main character (already forgot his name) why he doesn't go by Joey, the man has the audacity to reply, "Does this body look like it belongs to a Joey?" Are you kidding me? Oh, I got so hot by working out, I change what people call me even though that's not EVEN MY NAME.
Sorry but the romance part was so annoying that I had to warn others. It just isn't worth the price, it wouldn't be worth it at .99.
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He Won't Send Roses edition by Barry Lowe Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
The story focused more on the main character's backstory and only a minute on the meet and love. Very disappointing. I would give it minus 5 stars if that was an option.
The story was way too short but real cute. It is dumb how you have to put a certain number of words to post a comment.
Different kind of book but an excellent read! I really love the characters in this book. It is romantic & funny book. I would recommend it to people.
I liked it. At first i thought the story was going off in one direction but then it changed pace in the middle of book and it went in an entirely different direction almost. The characters are mysterious in their own special ways. Loved how it completely surprised me with who ended up on top. Literally.
Ugh, I hate giving bad reviews but this book was just so...ugh. The premise of the book is amazing, the beginning with the parents (horrible people), the scary church "fixing" the gay, the escape, the awesome Uncle, and then the death of the Uncle. Such an amazing outline of what could have been a wonderful novel. Unfortunately it gets hurried along and summarized in 20-30 pages.
Then "Ryder" apprears. The first meeting was hilarious (I'll give you that). He shows up, saves the day, then goes missing for weeks. The main character moons after him (after what 7 hours together), then Ryder returns asking for trust, asking to move in!! So, of course the answer is yes, yes, yes. Off to the upstairs apartment we go to have wonderful sex! They both come down from the apartment to the shop to find "Ryder's" Aunt there and what does she call "Ryder"? JOEY. His name is JOEY! So, that trust thing is off to a great start. Ugh. Then when asked by main character (already forgot his name) why he doesn't go by Joey, the man has the audacity to reply, "Does this body look like it belongs to a Joey?" Are you kidding me? Oh, I got so hot by working out, I change what people call me even though that's not EVEN MY NAME.
Sorry but the romance part was so annoying that I had to warn others. It just isn't worth the price, it wouldn't be worth it at .99.
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