A Soft Touch

An Age-Gap MM Romance

By: Laura Lascarso

Narrated by: James C. Jones

Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's summary

Roman Reynolds needs a housekeeper and Ezra Powell is arguably the best. Despite their rocky start, Ezra is determined to set Roman’s house to rights without any distractions, if only the man would keep his shirt on and stop looking so damn handsome all the time.

An ex-NFL player and confirmed bachelor, Roman has been on a long losing streak when it comes to men. When his best friend (and notorious prankster) says he’s got someone who’s perfect for him, Roman knows it’s too good to be true. But then Ezra comes along with his shy smiles and thoughtful gestures and Roman’s hardened heart finally begins to thaw. Both men have been hurt before, both are a little shy when it comes to love, but when the opportunity to form a deep and lasting connection arises, will they be bold enough to take it?

A Soft Touch is a sweet and steamy 73K MM romance novel with low angst, lots of cuddles, and a bona fide happy ending. Content warning for ableism.

©2021 Laura Lascarso (P)2021 Laura Lascarso

MM Sweet Romance

Sweet, fun read! Everyone should have an Ezra in their lives. He is so refreshing. He was just such an endearing character. I loved that Roman loved Ezra as much as he did, because if I felt like he didn't, I would not have liked this book as much. Roman was such a great character as well. And Jay was hilarious. I just so much enjoyed Roman and Ezra together and how Roman was quick to work through any issues that Ezra had and was able to work through those with Ezra having enough time to process everything and make his decisions on his timeline. This was just such a great read and we got to see in the future a bit. No angst, just a sweet love story. James C. Jones on the narration was new to me, and I thought he did well.

Received Audio ARC and this is my honest review.

Fantastic story

I adored this one. I loved how respectful and patient Roman was with Ezra. It was so well written and just as touching the second time around. This was my first book with the narrator and he did a fantastic job. Loved this!

Loved it!

I enjoyed the book and was so excited to learn it was going to audio. I had to get it as soon as it came out. Roman and Ezra are wonderful and the narrator did an amazing job.

Honest Review

I won a free download for this book through a Facebook authors group. The preview for the story said older/ younger, and it was but not quite the focus. I'm all for stories of those who are Neuro divergent, however I believe a bit more research could have been done for the character. Some parts were spot on, and others very iffy. I have raised two sons on the spectrum so it was hard to figure out the dynamics a bit. if you didn't take that into account the relationship and progression were well thought out. Narration was very well done. overall a cute story. worth a credit.

good listen

I enjoyed this story. The charters were wonderful. The storyline was fantastic. It kept me excited about the book and what was coming next. James did a good job with the narration of the story.

Nice listen

I really enjoyed the ebook version of this and the audio was no exception! The narrator was a new one for me and did a nice job at bringing this story to life. Nice job!

A sweet, low angst romance with diversity

I previously read this book (I read 99% of books before listening to them), so I already knew I enjoyed the story. It's cute, light hearted, funny and has some good diverse representation with a black main character. as well as a neurodivergent character. I don't have personal experience with neurodivergency in any way, but as far as I can tell, the subject was handled respectfully, and it wasn't made into a gimmick, and the author didn't fall into the trap of making a diverse trait into the characters entire personality, which is a huge plus. Both Ezra and Roman had complex personalities, and weren't defined by just one part of them.

The only part of the book I'm on the fence about, and I really mean that, is the dirty talk. It's somehow both very cute and very awkward to listen to. Some of it makes sense for the characters, but at other times it was a little cringe-worthy. That's just my personal opinion though. It didn't detract fom my enjoyment.

It was the first time I've listened to this narrator, and I liked it a lot. I will definitely listen to him again, and I'm sure I'll listen to this book again, too.

Excellent Story and Narration!

I loved this book! Ezra was adorable! He made me smile and want to give him a hug. Roman was a wonderful man. He was so sweet and supportive of Ezra. He embraced his disability and seemed to love him more for all his quirks and idiosyncrasies. The description of the bleu cheese incident was hilarious. I just really found this to be a “feel good” book that I enjoyed from beginning to end. I also loved Jay and would like to see him get a book of his own. The narrator was new to me. He did a fantastic job. His smooth, deep voice really enhanced the story. I will definitely be searching for other books with his narration. I received a copy of this book from Gay Romance Reviews and this is my honest opinion.

Really Sweet

The story: I enjoyed this story. Super sweet, sexy with some cheesy moments. Ezra was definitely great character. I love his bluntness and the author captured his autism really well. I love how patient, lovely and some what protective Roman is. There was a great flow to the relationship. I was not a fan of the uniform manipulation.

The narration: The narrators voice was sort of sexy but there was time that the small background noise, swallowing or lip-smacking like his mouth was drying up was distracting. Also the voice used for Wendy (Ezra's mother) reminded me of John Reilly from the movie Step Brothers 😂

Just Okay

The story was okay. Kind of corny dialogue. Sometimes overly sweet. But it was still okay.

The performance would have been 5 stars. There were a couple points where I could hear the narrator take a drink and swallow. Or where he was like running out of breath and took a deeper breath than usual. Nothing enough to take me completely out of it.