Ray of Sunshine

Whelp, I found another short story/novella by Casey Cox so... Here's "Ray of Sunshine."

["Sometimes, what you need after a storm is a ray of sunshine…

Moving back to his hometown of Sunshine at the age of thirty-seven was never in Ray's plans. Neither was raising his beautiful twin girls alone. But after cancer stole his husband and surviving in the big city on a single wage became too expensive, Ray was left with no other choice.

Juggling a bruising divorce, sick parents, and a punishing career as the director of an aged care facility, Paul's life feels like it's been drained of all goodness. He's overworked, over-stressed and lonely. So damn lonely.

Until Ray returns.

Having his best friend back in his life not only brings a smile to Paul's face for the first time in years—it also unlocks something within him. A heart-shaped box that he's kept under lock and key his entire life.

Can Paul find the courage to take a chance and make the boy from his past the man of his future?"]

I enjoyed this book. Who wouldn't love a best-friends-to-lovers story? There was just a bunch of skipping around and random time jumps that, to me, seemed to serve the purpose of extending the length of the novella and nothing more. It could have been shorter and still served the same purpose, but with more fluff and less awkward angst (and not in a wow-what-do-we-do-now way).

#rayofsunshine #caseycox #books #queerbooks #queererotica #bodicerippers #bookstagram #bookphotography #ilovebooks