Come Cuddle Me

Title: Come Cuddle Me
Author: Missy Welsh
Cover Artist: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Allure
Buy Link: Amazon
Genre: Contemporary M/M
Length: Amber Kiss (7k words)
Rating: 2 stars out of 5

A Guest Review by jeayci

Review Summary: A stereotypical het romance disguised as m/m.

Blurb: During a bout of loneliness, Tucker naively posted a half-naked photo of himself on Pronblr and requested that someone come cuddle him for the night. He really did mean cuddling, but he didn’t intend for his friends to reblog his request since it also had his address attached.

Now Tucker has Bill, his hairy, gorgeous, and straight older neighbor, pissed at him for being so stupid while a parade of strangers answer Tucker’s plea…whether he wants their attention or not. Tucker desperately needs someone to save him from himself, and Bill might just be that guy…

Review: I love Missy Welsh and I thought the premise of this book sounded sweet, so I was intrigued. Unfortunately, it didn’t live up to my expectations. Instead, it was basically the stereotypical story I’ve always hated to read in het romance. Stupid, helpless, weak character (nope, not describing the heroine, the character in question is a young twink) rescued by big, strong, manly he-man. He-Man rescues Twinky from a Fate Worse Than Death, afterwards they have the hottest, bestest sex ever, and then they live happily ever after.

There’s not really much more to say about this story. Tucker was so obviously looking for someone, anyone, and Bill happened along. It’s less clear what Bill saw in Tucker, other than a hot young ass. That would be sufficient for a night, maybe even three, but supposedly Bill wants a long-term relationship too, and I just couldn’t figure out why. They spend one night together and suddenly they’re planning a future together.

I know it’s a short story, but that’s not really a good excuse. I’ve read other shorts by this author that I thought were solid, complete stories. And I loved, loved My Summer of Wes and have been eagerly awaiting the sequel. Unfortunately, this story had very little in common with those. Unless you want to read a traditional het romance disguised as m/m, I’d recommend skipping this one.