Friday, April 17, 2015

The Marrying Kind by Jay Northcote Blog tour with review


Title: The Marrying Kind
Series: Owen & Nathan – part 2
Author: Jay Northcote
Genre: contemporary m/m romance
Length: 35,000 words approx
Release date: Friday 17th April 2015
Publisher: self-published (Jaybird Press)
Editor: Sue Adams
Cover artist: Garrett Leigh

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Series info:

The Marrying Kind is a sequel to The Dating Game. It continues Owen and Nathan's story, so I recommend you read The Dating Game first. I have no firm plans for more stories about Owen and Nathan. The Marrying Kind has a definite happy ending, so please consider their story complete for now.

Blurb:

Nathan wants to put a ring on it, but is Owen the marrying kind?

Two years on from their first date, Owen and Nathan are living together and life is good—except they’re not on the same page about marriage.

A traditionalist at heart, Nathan wants it all: the wedding, the vows, and a pair of matching rings. Owen, on the other hand, believes marriage is old-fashioned and unnecessary. They don’t need a wedding to prove their commitment to each other. Love should be enough on its own.

All it takes is one moment of weakness on a night out to force the issue. Owen finds himself engaged after a half-drunk proposal, and Nathan’s enthusiasm sweeps him along. But as the big day approaches, the mounting tension finally combusts.

If he’s going to save their relationship, Owen will need to decide once and for all if he’s truly the marrying kind.

Excerpt:

Nathan glanced surreptitiously at Owen sitting beside him as Jack and Simon spoke their vows. Jack’s voice was quiet but sure, and Simon’s rang out clearly over the assembled crowd.

Owen’s gaze was fixed on the couple, and his eyes were suspiciously bright. As Nathan watched, Owen cleared his throat and wiped what Nathan assumed was a tear out of the corner of his eye.

Nathan suppressed a smile and turned his attention back to the groom and groom. So much for Owen’s protests that he didn’t see the point in weddings and that they were outdated, pointless events that were stupid even for straight couples unless they were religious. Even if he didn’t believe in the principle of marriage—gay or otherwise—it was nice to see he wasn’t totally immune to the emotion of the occasion. Nathan was going to enjoy taking the piss out of Owen later. But in the meantime, he reached for Owen’s hand and squeezed. Owen squeezed back.

Nathan’s eyes were moist too by the time they’d finished. The part where the celebrant said “I now pronounce you husband and husband” really set him off. Simon looked so utterly radiant after he and Jack finally stopped kissing and turned to face the wedding guests, hand in hand. Jack was flushed and awkward compared to Simon. He obviously wasn’t happy being the centre of attention, unlike his new husband, but his smile was genuine and the joy rolled off both of them, touching everyone in the room.

Nathan sighed. Owen’s hand was still in his. Their fingers were tangled together casually—just like their lives. They’d been in a relationship for over two years now, living together for half of that, and Nathan had never been happier. But looking at Simon and Jack, he wanted more. He wanted that. But he was afraid to ask Owen, because he was pretty sure what his answer would be, and it wouldn’t be the one Nathan hoped for.

Review:

I received this ARC for an honest review.
When I read the Dating Game i fell in love with Nathan and Owen and I gave this book a solid 5 stars.  However I always wanted more.  Jay Northcote is a writer who always leaves you wanting more and I once asked her why this is, her reply to me was that she always wants the reader to take the story their own way in their head.
So when I saw this sequel I actually screamed in delight.
Nathan and Owen are happy in their relationship they have been together now about a year and are living together in total bliss, life couldn’t get any better, this is Owens take on it.  Nathan wants the dream, to marry the man of his dreams and have the marriage that his parents have.  Owen ‘s sees marriage slightly different, his dad cheating on his mum and leaving her to bring up him and his siblings struggling day to day.
At a wedding of their close friends the subject is again brought up and Owen makes it very clear what he thinks of marriage, so Nathan agrees to keep his thoughts to himself.
On a drunken night out Owen proposes to Nathan, who is left completely shocked.  He decides to not to mention it and see how Owen feels when he is sober.
Owen wakes the next day and rather than completely crushing Nathan decides to go along with it because after all he does love Nathan.
With the wedding plans in full swing and the tornado which is Owens adorable mum Owen is finding it harder and harder to keep his thoughts to himself.
One argument and the truth comes spilling out just before Nathan is due to go hiking with his brother, Nathan leaves for his trip leaving Owen wondering if he has just made the biggest mistake of his life.
I truly loved this books and it had the right amount of angst and the bedroom action was on fire.



Author Bio:

Jay lives just outside Bristol in the West of England, with her husband, two children, and two cats.
She comes from a family of writers, but she always used to believe that the gene for fiction writing had passed her by. She spent years only ever writing emails, articles, or website content. One day, she decided to try and write a short story–just to see if she could–and found it rather addictive. She hasn’t stopped writing since.


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