Wildfire

In Vino Veritas

By: Garrett Leigh, Heart Eyes Press LGBTQ

Narrated by: Tim Paige, Dan Calley

A gorgeous new sexual awakening romance with sizzling first times, snarky British banter, and off-the-charts chemistry.

Life doesn’t always pan out as you expect. When it explodes in my face, literally, an old friend offers me a place to heal and a job renovating the kitchen of Burlington’s coolest wine bar.

V&V is a chill fest. Living above it should be a blast. But I’m not built to be a social butterfly. Not anymore. I’m a damaged man.

And I’m not its target clientele.

At least, I think I’m not until I come face-to-face with the most beautiful human I’ve ever seen. Joss is the new chef and my roommate. He has hair like spun gold, and it’s as pretty as the rest of him. Crystal blue eyes. Megawatt smile.

I can’t stop staring. Or thinking about him. He chases my nightmares away. And when he spots my crush a mile off, his solution to our chemical attraction blows my mind.

An experiment of sorts. Science. Is this sexual exploration or sex education?

Either way, Joss is only here for the summer. He’s leaving.

I can’t fall in love with him.

I can’t.

Shame my foolish heart never got the memo.

Wildfire is a heartfelt MM friends-to-lovers hurt/comfort romance in the True North world, with a brooding lumbersexual, a wild-hearted chef, sweet angst, and all the Vermont food. Content warning: contains mentions of depression, ADHD, suicidal ideation, and PTSD recovery.

©2022 Garrett Leigh (P)2022 Heart Eyes Press

love story involving real people and problems.

well written, and acted story. I love the intersection of two "damaged souls" who understand, accept and complement each other. I love how sweet, understanding and accepting all the characters are.

Loved these two

This is one of my favorite authors. I enjoyed this sweet love story and watching their story develop. Much love for the excellent narrators as well. As I do with most reviews of Garrett Leigh books I mention that my favorite & many-times-read of her books is "Misfits", should anyone be looking for more from this author.

sweetest Love story

I really enjoyed this book so much. It was so sweet and the Dan and Tim narrated this book so so good. I highly recommend this book to everyone. I love books that have a struggle but no break-ups. So.may books find happiness then break up and we havento wait till the end for the make up but this book had some struggles but always moving forward to the HEA

It’s ok

It’s ok but I loved Unmanageable wayyyy more. Probably rearrading it soon. I love this series thou. 😌

Roll with it....

Both narrators have this shit down locked , And Garrett leigh wrote this story , need i say no more

wow just wow

always have been a fan of garret Leigh's writing but combined with the narration of Dan Calley and Tim Paige this book was beyond expectations! truly beautiful and perfect don't hesitate and just read or listen whichever way you prefer you won't regret this beautiful ride

Very enjoyable

Another great entry in the Vino and Veritas series. A little bit predictable but that was perfectly fine not Angsty and delivered a good story. Two excellent narrators really seal the deal.

Good start to the companion series

I’ve only dipped my toe into the Vino & Veritas/In Vino Veritas world, but Sarina Bowen and this collection of authors and narrators is quite the dream team, so I decided to start back at the beginning and read/listen in order.

I liked this story. I enjoyed snippets of humor and the writing overall. It was a pleasant enough way to spend a few hours. Garrett Leigh managed to write damaged/struggling characters without the book being too angst-filled and heavy. That’s a skill.

Most of my comments are about the narration. I’ve not heard a lot of Dan Calley before this. I don’t know if it was a choice he made for this character or if it is just his narration style, but the slightly frenetic, sometimes harried pacing I think did an excellent job conveying the rapidly shifting, not always linear thoughts of an ADHD mind. While it was at times almost too much for me to listen to, I thought it was perfect for the character. I thought, if this is tiring for me, imagine living it all day every day, never being able to make it slow down or stop. That must be exhausting. I can handle being in this person’s mind and experiencing his thoughts for a time. I love that books can do that - give us a glimpse into lives, minds, experiences different from our own. Seeing the world through their eyes can make us more tolerant and understanding of real people in our real lives.

Yeah, there were accent discrepancies and fluctuations between the two narrators, but the good parts of this narration far outweighed the negatives for me.

Low Angst. Great story.

This is the kind of book I love. Well developed characters and story line. Great writing. Great narration. Sexy. Lots of feels.

Definitely worth the credit.

😍 For my baby Joss

I am actually in love with joss and all his flaws. He is so grounded an down to earth and it makes for a beautiful character. I just cannot express how much I feel for him. Same with Kai I loved him down to the tips of his toes . They fill a hole in my heart that I try to fill with romance novels. It’s too bad I have to wait to listen to this again because now everything I’ve listened to since this has left me a little disappointed because they don’t fill my heart the way this one does. I know I am hyping this up a little too much but I can’t help it. This story won’t be for everyone but It does it for me.