The Hideaway Inn
May 2020 · Carina Press
4.7star
3 reviews
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“[A] brilliantly written LGBTQ+ take on the classic small-town romance.” —Booklist
High school wasn’t the right time or place for their relationship to grow, but now, fifteen years later, a chance encounter changes both of their lives forever.
No one in the charming river town of New Hope, Pennsylvania, needs to know that Vince Amato plans on flipping The Hideaway Inn to the highest bidder and returning to his luxury lifestyle in New York City. He needs to make his last remaining investment turn a profit . . . even if that means temporarily relocating to the quirky small town where he endured growing up. He’s spent years reinventing himself and won’t let his past dictate his future.
But on his way to New Hope, Vince gets stuck in the middle of nowhere and his past might be the only thing that can get him to his future. Specifically Tack O’Leary, the gorgeous, easygoing farm boy who broke his heart and who picks Vince up in his dilapidated truck.
Tack comes to the rescue not only with a ride but also by signing on to be the chef at The Hideaway for the summer. As Vince and Tack open their hearts to each other again, Vince learns that being true to himself doesn’t mean shutting down a second chance with Tack—it means starting over and letting love in.
“A gay romance as quaint and enchanting as its setting. Readers longing for an idyllic escape will appreciate this breezy contemporary.” —Publishers Weekly
High school wasn’t the right time or place for their relationship to grow, but now, fifteen years later, a chance encounter changes both of their lives forever.
No one in the charming river town of New Hope, Pennsylvania, needs to know that Vince Amato plans on flipping The Hideaway Inn to the highest bidder and returning to his luxury lifestyle in New York City. He needs to make his last remaining investment turn a profit . . . even if that means temporarily relocating to the quirky small town where he endured growing up. He’s spent years reinventing himself and won’t let his past dictate his future.
But on his way to New Hope, Vince gets stuck in the middle of nowhere and his past might be the only thing that can get him to his future. Specifically Tack O’Leary, the gorgeous, easygoing farm boy who broke his heart and who picks Vince up in his dilapidated truck.
Tack comes to the rescue not only with a ride but also by signing on to be the chef at The Hideaway for the summer. As Vince and Tack open their hearts to each other again, Vince learns that being true to himself doesn’t mean shutting down a second chance with Tack—it means starting over and letting love in.
“A gay romance as quaint and enchanting as its setting. Readers longing for an idyllic escape will appreciate this breezy contemporary.” —Publishers Weekly
Ratings and reviews
4.7
3 reviews
Becky Baldridge
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May 28, 2020
The Hideaway Inn is a second chance romance in a sense, but it's more another chance at being who they're meant to be. Sometimes it takes a bit of life lived to get there, and to me, that's what Vince and Tack needed. Both of these guys have some emotional work to do on this journey, and I gotta say that Vince was a hard one to like. He made me think of someone who has gone so far over the top of reinventing himself that even he doesn't quite know who he is anymore, and the result wasn't favorable. Nevertheless, Tack either saw something in the new and not so improved Vince or he saw the Vinny he remembered from high school. Whatever it was, this pair did start to grow on me little by little, and the more Stover pulled back the layers of Vince, the more I wanted to hug him - even when I wanted to shake the daylights out of him first. I'm going to stop there rather than give spoilers, but I'll add that I really like the town of New Hope and its colorful characters, and I hope to see more of it in the future. Tack and Vince's romance may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I ended up liking them both and enjoying their journey.
Edward Z
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February 9, 2021
This shouldn't count as gay romance. It's too good of a story and too well written. I'm thrilled to find something that brings such a genuine smile to my whole being.
About the author
Philip William Stover is a freelance journalist, his essays and reviews have appeared in Newsday, the Forward, the Tony Awards, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Houston Chronicle, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and other national publications. For many years he ghosted for an international best-selling womens fiction author. He has published multiple middle-grade novels for Simon & Schuster and was the American Theater critic for About.com.
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