Loved catching up with the guys!

This is the fourth in a series, and really, it’s the much needed sequel to book 3. If you remember, from my review of book 3, it was a long book that left our MCs in a solid HEA but it wasn’t as satisfying an HEA as our other heroes had gotten. Well, this is their satisfying happy ending.

They are still, obviously, working through some of their sh*t, but for the most part they’re dedicated to their upcoming marriage. Baz is still insecure about how Eli will take on his family and Eli is worried about how he will take on Baz’s family, too.

But – they DON’T TALK TO EACH OTHER! That was the most frustrating thing. Even their friends (old and new) tell them over and over to sit the eff down and talk! But, they finally manage to figure things out, though I think a nice long talk would have done them wonders.

There’s a lot of stuff that happens in Vegas that would really only happen in a much longer stretch of time – but hey – they are all filthy rich – so I suppose a lot of it might have happened…

In any case, it ends up being pretty darn picture perfect and wonderful in a way that I wouldn’t have expected it to be. The boys have some (for them) pretty tame sensual times, but it’s so very loving at this point.

It was nice meeting a new throuple and I’m wondering if they’ll ever have their own story told – they were pretty fascinating! (Update – I just realized – DOH – that this is the throuple from Special Delivery! Now I know what I’ll be reading next!)

This has to be read in order, or at least as a sequel to book 3, but definitely it’s best read in order of the whole series.

Fans of the series will love this and I can recommend it highly.

Audio

Iggy Toma has narrated all the books in this series and he does another fantastic job here. He’s so good at emotion and pacing and giving everyone a subtly different voice so that it’s always clear who is who without any over the top weird accents. I really liked his take on Randy! Highly recommended as a way to enjoy this book.

5 of 5 stars

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yes! an awesome compilation

I couldn't believe that our guys were going to Vegas, and the surprises and characters waiting for them were an awesome tribute. I love this universe Heidi has created. And, as always, Iggy Toma is the perfect narrator for Heidis stories. Thank you!!!

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Perfection. Is what I wanted Lonely Hearts to be.

This short could absolutely be enjoyed as a stand-alone - will be more enjoyed as book for in the Love Lessons Series, and will be most enjoyed by those who have read both the Love Lessons and Special Delivery series up to here. It revisits a number of characters from both series in a fantastic way.

I like the handling of both Elijah and Baz's issue's and that we see. I actually love that we get some insight into the struggles that all of the couples might still be facing - and the happiness and hope that are instilled by the simple knowledge that they are facing those struggles together, in all of their unique and sometimes messed up ways.

I want to be invited to Vegas for the anniversary party. I'll bring party favors and a red light. :)

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Cash grab

So, full transparency - this is only moderately terrible, but the fact that the author chose to drag out book three to 450 pages and then toss out this novella at the same price is ridiculous. The only reason - and I mean the only reason I listened to this title is because I had paid for it on sale, didn’t use a credit. There were so many directions this series could have gone that would have produced tighter, better stories. Instead these titles are literally drowned in syrup.

Iggy does a fine job voicing what seems to be hundreds of characters crammed in the short book. Had it been a lesser narrator I might have tried to return it.

The story. Or rather, the non story. Up until now, I considered Kiera Andrew’s book two of the Amish trilogy to be the pinnacle of cash grab, but Heidi has surpassed her and taken the title. Of the four books in this series, book 2 was by far the best, this title the worst. What’s sad is that it didn’t have to be this way.

Heidi can write, often the story flows nicely, the characters interesting. But she gets mired in pop culture references and acts as if recounting plots of movies or tv shows counts as storytelling. It is one thing to pepper in contemporary touchstones, but she goes overboard in the extreme in these last two books. The whole Japanese series overtakes book three and sadly rears it’s head again in book four.

Let’s also mention there are too many characters! This book becomes a herd. They meet so many people in Vegas and still talk about all the people at home. All. Of. Them. With only moderate restraint, this story should have been the natural end of book three. I found myself hitting the advance 30 seconds over and over.

Then the final mention - it’s such a preposterous premise. The time line is so rushed, the people they meet and what they do together is too much. I am always willing to suspend disbelief, but this veers to schmaltz. I do not recommend this title at all.

Elijah and Baz

Nothing short of fantastic for this followup to Baz and Elijah's book Lonely Hearts. This was pure joy to read. Seeing these two reach their happily ever after made me smile, laugh, and cry. It was great to see the guys from the Special Delivery series brought in along with all of Baz and Elijah's posse of close friends. I loved that Baz finally got behind the wheel. My favorite part, aside from the whole wedding, was that they each realized that being together wasn't going to make their painful pasts magically disappear but that together they would overcome it and anything else life threw at them.
I'm anxiously awaiting the next book. Bring it on!
Highly recommended author and series

Audiobook: Iggy is fantastic!

Sweet Story, Toma is Fantastic

Sweet, with lots of closure - a must for fans of this series as well as fans of the Special Delivery series... almost makes me itch for a re-read of both series.

Audio by Iggy Toma. Do I really need to say anything more? He was great.

Did not like the narrator

The story is great but the narrator’s vocal choices ruined it for me... especially the voice he picked for the character of Randy, who sounded more like a villain than a lovable rogue.

A Quick (too quick) Read

Overall I did enjoy this story. However there were pieces missing that is need to make the story flow better. Instead of relaxing and enjoying this story, I keep having to go back to find where threads were missed by me only to find they weren’t there. Too many characters muddied it as well. Iggy Toma manages to make this loose mess entertaining as well as can be.

Short but nice continuation

Short Stay pretty much starts off where Lonely Hearts ends. Newly engaged couple Elijah and Baz are spending the holidays at Baz’s family home and poor Elijah is slowly going crazy with self doubt. Baz sees this and decides to take Elijah and their friends Walter and Kelly and head to Vegas. There they meet the crew from the Special Delivery series and Elijah and Baz get their HEA! I loved seeing the two series merge. It was interesting seeing Randy as a sort of father/role model figure. You can always expect steamy scenes in Heidi’s books and this doesn’t disappoint! Iggy Toma is the perfect narrator for these books. His voice is just yum!

unexpected awesomeness!

I loved this story and narration a lot! I was pleasantly surprised by the revisitation (4 lack of a better word)of my favorite characters ...Can t wait 2 listen 2 more of the same!!