Spanish Siesta

Flying into Love, Book 2

By: C F White

Narrated by: Piers Ryman

Matt Robinson just got dumped. Again. With his sister’s wedding on the horizon, he needs a plus-one.

Kieran Barker has been in love with his straight best friend for far too long. It’ll never happen. Having already been left behind when Matt went to university, Kieran can’t take more heartbreak.

So when Matt invites Kieran to spend a whole week with him on the island of Majorca, Kieran can’t let himself think there’s more to it than lads on tour. All he can do is play the field to take his mind off the hot, rugby-honed body of his oldest mate. Sexy men are in abundance in Magaluf, right? Matt only wants to cop off with the bridesmaid anyway.

But when Matt’s overprotectiveness about Kieran’s late-night escapades borders on jealousy, can he even dare to think that there’s more to their years of flirtations than simple bromance?

And can Matt really acknowledge his feelings when they’ll soon be returning to England, with him back to the university rugby team and 200 miles away from Kiera?

Spanish Siesta (Flying into Love, Book 2) is a contemporary friends-to-lovers, bisexual-awakening, forced-proximity MM romance featuring a hotheaded rugby fly-half struggling with his emotions and an out-and-proud wannabe dancer suffering from unrequited love.

©2022 C F White (P)2022 C F White

Fun light angst listen

Spanish Siesta is a really well done fun, low angst friends to lovers, biawakening romance. Matt and Kieran are childhood best friends and Kieran has been in love with Matt for years. Kieran has stayed in their hometown while Matt goes off to university and Kieran is trying to use their separation to put some space between them as he can’t watch Matt with women anymore. Matt is dumped days before he’s off to his sister’s destination, and desperate for a date he drags Kieran along. It’s always fun reading about a “straight” friend who is super overprotective and tries to block all interest in Kieran. It’s through this that he starts to realize maybe what he thought was protectiveness might actually be something more. Very enjoyable and looking forward to book 3 in the series. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this audiobook.

A Good Friends to Lovers Story

I love a good friends to lovers story and this one fit that description. Keiran & Matt have been in each other's lives since they were kids and although they both clearly cared deeply for each other, other people's influence and opinions kept their relationship to a platonic level. Fortunately for them, things finally get a chance to be as they should be. I thoroughly enjoyed following their story as they finally got to their HEA and it was even better when you add in the narration by Piers Ryman.

I received an ARC and this is my unbiased opinion

A great story to listen to!

I'm a big fan of this author. She has an amazing talent for developing characters without throwing you in the deep in but also not stringing you along - if that makes sense. I've fallen captive to CF White's storytelling skills once again with this book.

The characters are easy to like and empathize with. I felt the storyline progressed at a good pace that felt right for Matt and Kieran, particularly with their history, Matt's family, and where both young men are currently in their lives. I feel like this is a perfect choice for anyone who just likes a good story you can get lost in.

The narration is wonderful. I love Piers' accent. I normally listen to audiobooks at 1.5 because my mind just works fast due to ADHD (slower typically loses me), but with his accent, I do have to make sure I don't have it set above 1.3x speed, but that isn't a hardship. He does an incredible job with the narration and his accent adds to the story - it does not detract. I think no matter what speed you listen to him at, you will enjoy his narration of this book. This is a fantastic author/narrator combo and an easy grab when they come out with another one.

Getting a clue

Loved the setting of this one. It would have worked anywhere, but the setting in Majorca made it much more plausible that Matt would be able to let down his guard and examine his real feelings for Kieran. I enjoy stories where one of the MCs starts to object when the other goes out and meets other guys, supposedly because he's looking out for his welfare, safety, etc. and MC2 is so confused by the behavior of his supposedly straight friend which is clearly verging into controlling territory. It's very well done here as is the dawning realization that Kieran might actually get what he's dreamed about for so long. I've enjoyed Piers Ryman's performances before and I was looking forward to hearing how he would portray Matt's growing jealousy and possessive feelings toward Kieran. He did a wonderful job with that and also with letting us feel Kieran's hope as he starts to see where Matt might be going with their relationship.

Bestest Mates to Lovers

Bestest mates for like ...forever is what Matt and Kieran are. You feel their connection straightaway and Matt's discovery and Kieran's pining finally comes to a head on this "spanish siesta". So many surprises...some expected and some unexpected that kept this interesting and oh so entertaining. Piers Ryman narration was fantastic. He conveyed all the emotions and personalities of the characters in a way that had me engaged from start to finish. Little emotional...a little angst along with the right amount of steam and a very satisfying ending made this a fun listen. NICE!!