TITLE: The Pretenders of Copper County
SERIES: The Copper County Series #1
AUTHOR: May Archer
GENRE: Gay Contemporary Romance
TROPES: Mistaken Identity, Virgin, Small Town
Grumpy/Sunshine, Fake Husbands
RELEASE DATE: September 24, 2024
BLURB.
It was supposed to be a straightforward protection job. Remove the target from Vermont, get him to the safehouse, keep him there until his mafia uncle testifies, get back in my employer’s good graces.
Boom, done. Easy.
But it turns out things get complicated real fast when your target is an adorkable, accident-prone cutie with a shockingly low sense of self-preservation, zero clue that he’s related to the Fromadgio crime boss, and 100% too much inclination to chat happily with strangers.
When Chris compromises our safehouse (and accidentally starts a “lowkey, unavoidable” bar fight), our only option is to go undercover… pretending to be campground hosts in Copper County, New York.
Make that married campground hosts. (Long story.)
Now I’m hiding out with a guy who’s obsessed with action-adventure shows and hand-knit sweaters, and whose most fearsome talent is arranging charcuterie boards, all of which is far less helpful in a gunfight than you might think.
And worst of all… the sweet little virgin I rescued is growing on me.
Somehow I find myself listening to his happy chatter when I should be watching the woods, trying to figure out how his mind works when I should be getting us out of this predicament, and appreciating the way he looks in my shirts when I should be focused on getting my career back on track.
But when the Fromadgios’ enemies finally find us, protecting Chris is no longer just a job. I’ll do anything to protect what’s mine… and there’s nothing pretend about it.
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MY REVIEW.
5 Stars from Tiffany!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The First, but Not the Last.
The Pretenders of Copper County is my first read by May Archer and won’t be my last. What a cute cast of characters we are introduced to, along with page after page of laughs.
Chris was instantly my favorite. While he’s the nephew of a notorious mobster, he’s so kind and sweet, nothing you’d expect from a mob family member. Quirky Chris sees the best in everybody and everything, including the handsome man the pulls up next to him on the curb to “pick him up.” However, young innocent Chris was quickly in for the ride of his life.
Reed was also a likeable character, but the polar opposite of Chris. Send to protect Chris until his uncle’s trial, Reed can’t believe a man like this exists, let alone having to stay by his side for weeks on end. The guy doesn’t stop talking or acting oddly for one second. While he thought his last job was bad, this one is worse.
Reed has Chris under his watch for protection, the entire time Chris thinks they are on some sort of a date. Even when explained to him flat out, Chris can’t comprehend what is going on and keeps making the situation difficult for Reed and funny for readers.
“…the longer I spent with Chris, the more shocked I was that he’d existed this long without constant supervision.”
Everyone in the small town of Copper County of course Chris, which makes it even harder for Reed to keep their secret. One slip up could cost them everything and as much as he grows to trust Chris, he still has that feeling.
The book wis well written and it was my pleasure to meet Chris and Reed. Two very down to earth men that deserve love. Along with our main characters, there are a few quirky personalities that pop out of Copper County that round out this story well. The Pretenders of Copper County reads as a stand alone with a cute epilogue to wrap things up.
COMING SOON.
Releasing November 19
AUTHOR BIO.
May is an M/M author who lives in Boston. She spends her days raising three incredibly sarcastic children, alternating eating Jax and Tostitos, planning beach vacations, avoiding the gym, reading M/M romance, and occasionally writing it.
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