Bitter Taffy

By Amy Lane

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Release Date Jul 29, 2015
Type Novels
Pages 314
ISBN-13 978-1-63476-287-8
SKU 6688

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By Amy Lane

A Candy Man Book

Rico Gonzalves-Macias didn't expect to fall in love during his internship in New York—and he didn’t expect the boss’s son to out them both and get him fired either. When he returns to Sacramento stunned and heartbroken, he finds his cousin, Adam, and Adam's boyfriend, Finn, haven't just been house-sitting—they've made his once sterile apartment into a home.

When Adam gets him a job interview with the adorable, magnetic, practically perfect Derek Huston, Rico feels especially out of his depth. Derek makes it no secret that he wants Rico, but Rico is just starting to figure out that he’s a beginner at the really important stuff and doesn’t want to jump into anything with both feet.

Derek is a both-feet kind of guy. But he’s also made mistakes of his own and doesn’t want to pressure Rico into anything. Together they work to find a compromise between instant attraction and long-lasting love, and while they’re working, Rico gets a primer in why family isn’t always a bad idea. He needs to believe Derek can be his family before Derek’s formidable patience runs out—because even a practically perfect boyfriend is capable of being hurt.

Bonus Novella:
Candy Man
Prequel to Bitter Taffy

Adam Macias has been thrown a few curve balls in his life, but losing his VA grant because his car broke down and he missed a class was the one that struck him out. One relative away from homelessness, he's taking the bus to Sacramento, where his cousin has offered a house-sitting job and a new start. He has one goal, and that's to get his life back on track. Friends, pets, lovers? Need not apply.

Finn Stewart takes one look at Adam as he's applying to Candy Heaven and decides he's much too fascinating to leave alone. Finn is bright and shiny—and has never been hurt. Adam is wary of his attention from the very beginning—Finn is dangerous to every sort of peace Adam is forging, and Adam may just be too damaged to let him in at all.

But Finn is tenacious, and Adam's new boss, Darrin, doesn't take bullshit for an answer. Adam is going to have to ask himself which is harder—letting Finn in or living without him? With the holidays approaching it seems like an easy question, but Adam knows from experience that life is seldom simple, and the world seldom cooperates with hope, faith, or the plans of cats and men.

Cover Artist: Paul Richmond

Series Candy Man , Award-Winning Books

Genres Contemporary Romance / Gay

Review of Bitter Taffy
By Christy
on Oct 15, 2015 07:10
I was looking around tonight trying to decide what to read. We've all been there, right? This one is too intense, this one you just don't feel it, and this one isn't enough of a story for right now, and on and on and on. I realized what I needed was the second book in a series that I knew would be heartwarming, gentle, sweet, funny, maybe a smidge of angst, and a beautiful happy ever after. I needed 'Bitter Taffy' by Amy Lane. I know she wrote it as a gift for her Mary, but I'm very grateful that I got to read it, too.
And then Derek did a terrible thing. All of that confidence, all of that goodwill, all of that force of moving forwardit all got balled up and thrown into Dereks best smile.
He was beautiful.
Oh my God, Rico whispered to himself.
Even if Rico had been a horrible person, which he totally wasn't, I would have loved him anyway because of the way he tried to protect Adam when they were kids. Adam's mom never had a problem letting Adam know he wasn't wanted, and their grandmother was just as bad, if not worse. Rico did the best he could to give Adam the love he never got. And for that, I adored Rico. Just my luck it turns out, he's a pretty amazing guy, all around.
Derek iswell, he's a good guy. In the way that he's honest, and kind, and funny, and loyal, and hardworking, and just a once-in-a-lifetime kind of man. He's confident, with a touch of vulnerability that Rico can't help but fall for. He's sexy and funny, and sometimes tilts at windmills. Derek is everything Rico could ever want, but never truly believed he'd have.
Derek bit his lip. I just I get the feeling you and Adamyou didnt have much of that when you were kids. I just I wanted to give it to you, that was all.
Ricos breath caught. It was so simple, and so very profound, and so generous, and so Impossible.
Thank you again, Amy, for giving me a beautiful, warm, rich, love story that made me believe, all over again.

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- Review of Bitter Taffy
- By Christy
  on Oct 15, 2015 07:10
- I was looking around tonight trying to decide what to read. We've all been there, right? This one is too intense, this one you just don't feel it, and this one isn't enough of a story for right now, and on and on and on. I realized what I needed was the second book in a series that I knew would be heartwarming, gentle, sweet, funny, maybe a smidge of angst, and a beautiful happy ever after. I needed 'Bitter Taffy' by Amy Lane. I know she wrote it as a gift for her Mary, but I'm very grateful that I got to read it, too.
  And then Derek did a terrible thing. All of that confidence, all of that goodwill, all of that force of moving forwardit all got balled up and thrown into Dereks best smile.
  He was beautiful.
  Oh my God, Rico whispered to himself.
  Even if Rico had been a horrible person, which he totally wasn't, I would have loved him anyway because of the way he tried to protect Adam when they were kids. Adam's mom never had a problem letting Adam know he wasn't wanted, and their grandmother was just as bad, if not worse. Rico did the best he could to give Adam the love he never got. And for that, I adored Rico. Just my luck it turns out, he's a pretty amazing guy, all around.
  Derek iswell, he's a good guy. In the way that he's honest, and kind, and funny, and loyal, and hardworking, and just a once-in-a-lifetime kind of man. He's confident, with a touch of vulnerability that Rico can't help but fall for. He's sexy and funny, and sometimes tilts at windmills. Derek is everything Rico could ever want, but never truly believed he'd have.
  Derek bit his lip. I just I get the feeling you and Adamyou didnt have much of that when you were kids. I just I wanted to give it to you, that was all.
  Ricos breath caught. It was so simple, and so very profound, and so generous, and so Impossible.
  Thank you again, Amy, for giving me a beautiful, warm, rich, love story that made me believe, all over again.
- Review of Bitter Taffy
- By Diverse Reader
  on Aug 4, 2015 10:08
- Candy Man was outstanding. Adam and Finn were breathtaking and of course who doesnt love Darrin??? To see them all again with the awesome addition of Rico (Adams cousin) and Derek, was so great! Bitter Taffy is worthy of some boner inducing chocolate truffles! Chapter one started with a bang, I held my breath, I heard my heart shatter for Rico, and when I knew he was going back to his cousin; I knew it was going to be okay. Adam and Rico need love, family, understanding, and each other. Broken and sad Rico is no match for Derek and his persistence and I loved loved loved how persistent he was. Rico and Derek are a perfect pair and they made me laugh, cry, and fan myself quite a bit!
  Amy Lane has written another wonderful story and you need it in your life.

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