Baker enthusiast, Spencer Matthews has been a bit lonely since moving back to his hometown. He has a circle of casual friends but no real close mates until he gets the chance to know his brother's best friend a bit better - and then he finds himself getting feelings.

Chemistry teacher, Noah Hawthorn has had a crush on his best friend's older brother since they were kids. But Spencer Matthews is straight. So he knows better than to fall for him. Even though the more he gets to know him, the deeper he finds himself falling.

This was a low angst, contemporary romance. There's lots of sugary sweet fluff and plenty of steaminess. Noah and Spencer are cute together and their relationship is easy going and full of happy moments, laughter and love.

Spencer was a great character and I loved his carefree happy nature. He was very much a golden retriever sunshine type. I loved the idea that he'd painted all the rooms in his house bright bold colours and his how was a whole rainbow. I honestly want pictures. Noah wasn't quite as sunshine bright but he was still a pretty positive guy with only a few physical hangups and the sorts of insecurities most people have.

The inclusion of the found family/friendship group was great. They were all supportive and caring of each other and I love the Heather Bay setting. I'm looking forward to Theo and Laurie's book.

Overall this was an easy read with lots of feel good moments, lots of steam and sunshine. It wasn't perfect but it was perfectly enjoyable. 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 stars. ( )

Spencer was an ultimate fluffball of cuteness, and I loved how he rolled with the realization of his bisexuality. This worked best when it was Noah and Spencer falling for each other; I didn’t care as much about football or school issues, but honestly there probably needed to be more story since these two were all in once they were able to get together. ( )