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Building Love : (An Oak Hill Romance) Kindle Edition

by Elaine Ashford (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.7 out of 5 stars 68
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Can a small town capture this cosmopolitan's heart?

"He's cute, sure, but is that enough?"

Flipping old houses is just a hobby for computer programmer Andre Grignot, but that doesn't mean he's going to neglect the details. When his latest purchase needs a perfect set of built-in shelves, he calls in a real expert: master carpenter Devin Wallace. Between his good looks and his perfect work, Andre's ready to fall head over heels. The only trouble is that he's still technically this guy's boss!

"I'm ready to settle down, but is he?"

Devin's just a small-town boy with steady hands and a good eye, which makes it hard not to notice that his new employer is seriously hot. Soon sparks are flying, and Devin's thinking long-term, but is this romance just a flash in the pan? Andre seems to have taken to life in Oak Hill, and Devin can't help hoping that he wants to stay, but he's been burned before by summer boys who never stay.

"Our lives have been so different, can we really find a place in the middle to come together?"

When Devin finds out about Andre's plan to sell the Oak Hill house and move on, his heart comes close to cracking. Can these two find a place that's all their own, or was it never meant to be forever?

Building Love is a standalone gay romance novel with a HEA and no cliffhangers.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XVLSNRX
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (March 25, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 25, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3569 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 260 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 out of 5 stars 68

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3.7 out of 5 stars
3.7 out of 5
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KC
4.0 out of 5 stars Upstate NY
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2020
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House flipping computer jock and his woodworking contractor: their tale . Characters are done finely, good complex plot, brilliant setting. Story weaves to a fun satisfying resolution. Worth the read.

As I am a gatherer of books, I collect books and ebooks from a variety of sources: Goodreads wins, Bookhub, BookFunnel, emails from authors and publishers, and others. I do lose track of their sources. But, as a reader, I feel I should give an honest, unencumbered review for all I read.
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M M M
5.0 out of 5 stars great
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2017
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Simply delightful, great story
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HrhSophia
3.0 out of 5 stars Slow to get going
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2017
The story was really really slow to get interesting, the relationship plodded along. I did like Andre and Devin though so I persevered.
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She Who Shall Remain Nameless
2.0 out of 5 stars Ugh! Devin deserves someone so much better than Andre!
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2020
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I really wanted to like this book more than I did as I loved that Devin was a carpenter in a small town. Unfortunately, I desperately wanted him to dump Andre for good and find a decent man. I seriously HATED Andre! He was flighty, irresponsible, and self centered. He knew that Devin wanted something long term and permanent, but he still intended to leave and hadn’t shared this with him. It was really just a glorified d—- and dash on his part. I felt no connection other than the physical between them. Devin was absolutely lovely. He deserved someone so much better. This was my first book by this author and unfortunately my last.
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Elysian Fields
4.0 out of 5 stars Building a New Forever
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2017
This was an amazing story from Elaine. In her previous stories her male characters have been in college and have had relationships based on this phase of their lives. In this story we (the readers) are introduced to male characters that are in a later stage of their lives and the story benefits from this. The story is well written, flows wonderfully, and has an amazing cast of characters. I really enjoyed the development of the men and how they are exploring their new relationship. Elaine had always been a good author but this book is by far her best.
Building Love is the story of a man who moves every few years to a new city to flip a house that he desires and then moves on. He is not able to settle down and works just so that he can afford to re-build old houses (this being his true passion). When he moves to a new town he meets a wonderful woodworker and they develop a relationship.
I loved that the story was over around a year, not instant anything, and that each of the lead males had their own issues with this new love. I also really loved Mac, great addition. The story was cleanly written, well done, flowed beautiful and was full of wonderful emotions. I immediately connected to the characters and was rooting for them the entire time. I truly believe that this is Elaine’s best work and any reader will enjoy their time in this world. It just lightened my heart and satisfied my craving for love. I received an ARC and am leaving a voluntary review.
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Madhatt
5.0 out of 5 stars Will love be enough for a free spirit to put down roots?
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2017
When leaf in the wind Andre meets toughly rooted Devin sparks fly and love blooms. What happens when the wind blows again, will Andre put down roots or float away? Andre blows into Devin's small town with the intention of flipping a house and flying away again, he never planned on meeting Devin. Devin agrees to do some custom carpentry for Andre, however he felt a connection too strong to ignore and thought Andre felt the same. Last minute bushiness trips and undisclosed plans put a strain on the new relationship. Sweet story with great characters (even if they are not that great at communication)
**I voluntarily chose to review a copy of this book and I have not been compensated in any way**
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4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful standalone Gay Romance from Elaine Ashford!
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2017
Building Love by Elaine Ashford is a standalone gay romance. I was intrigued to find a standalone book with more mature characters from Elaine as I have previously only read her sports themed YA books.

The story take place in a small Minnesotan town called Oak Hill. One of the main characters moves there to flip an old mansion as he really likes the wooden window frames on the kitchen window. He then hires the other main character to build him wooden bookshelves and they just can't keep their hands to themselves and start sleeping together.

Their relationship is going strong when suddenly it's called to test with a sudden job offer from out of town firm. The other can't imagine moving anywhere from the town he has lived his whole live in and the other hasn't stayed in one place for more than couple of years in his life..

Finally love wins and there is a cute kitten in the book as well! Who could say no to that? <3

What I liked about the book is the storyline itself. It moves along wonderfully and there is just right amount of sex involved to make it a hot read! I also liked that once the MCs get together their life is not just perfect all of a sudden but they face obstacles but somehow manage to conquere them and move on even stronger than before.

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I was given an Arc of the book in return of the honest review.
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Sarah
4.0 out of 5 stars I'm always amazed at how well developed and full the stories in ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2017
I'm always excited to see a new Elaine Ashford book. I'm always amazed at how well developed and full the stories in her novellas are, so I was excited to see another longer, novel length offering from her. I jumped at the chance to read an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The chemistry between the MCs was great, and the initial get-together scene was so well done. Towels dropping, sudden heat, holy moses. I absolutely adored Devin, but I had a harder time relating to Andre. He seemed a little self-centred. Both guys had problems understanding each other's work lives but Andre in particular seemed to have really unrealistic expectations about what was possible. I was also really bothered by the fact that he never mentioned his plans to move away within a year or two, and in their big blow up, didn't seem to understand that he'd basically been leading Devin on with that major omission.

Despite that, this was an entertaining read with a pretty satisfying resolution. I loved the small-town setting and as much as I love this author's new adult books, I tend to gravitate more to characters with a little more life experience so that was very appealing too.
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