Left on St. Truth-be-Well by Amy Lane

Review of Left on St. Truth-be-Well
By Christy
on Feb 23, 2014 07:02
Amy Lane is an auto-buy author for me. I don't need to read the description or even look at the cost. When she has a new release, I am buying it to devour and almost always her books are re-reads for me. So you can imagine how excited I was when I heard about Left on St. Truth-Be-Well. I got a handful of pages into the story when I laughed so hard I snorted water out of my nose. As grossed out as you may be about that visual, I do have to say that it's not usually my response to this author's work. She is the Queen of Angst for a reason. But anyone who follows her blog knows she has a wickedly funny sense of humor and it was great to see it in action.
Carson O'Shaughnessy is stuck at the Bates Parrot Hotel in St. Aubrey's tracking down his boss's nephew. Carson is about as Irish as they come and at his waiter job in Chicago he has tons of regulars who love his shtick. I fell for him immediately 'cause I love a man who makes me laugh. He's a native Chicagoan, he works in a bar and isn't nearly as confident as he tries to come across. Enter Dale, the totally hot waiter/surfer who strikes up a conversation with Carson his first morning in town. Dale is gorgeous, very laid-back, and his brother is a local cop. Huh. Dale is a member of the surfer cult. You know, the \"it's not a social circle it's our religion.\" He's a Zen master with an attitude that just calms Carson down. I can't begin to tell you the giggles I got visualizing these two oh so different men together. But they have one thing in common - they are both lonely.
So here's these two kind of different (but not so much after they get to know each other) guys who are trying to figure out who killed the guy left in the hotel. The hotel is the grossest thing I've ever heard of and I am so grateful I've never had to stay in a place like that! Carson and Dale are trying to solve the murder while also dealing with a smoking hot attraction to one another. And, boy, do they tear up the sheets! The thing is, though, this author may be able to write lighthearted fare but she'll always sneak a little healing angst into the picture and that's what Carson and Dale give to each other.
I loved this book. Maybe I'm just biased where this author is concerned but this is a funny, funny story with wonderful main characters, some bizarre secondary characters, a whole lot of birds, hot sex, and a great ending. Who could resist that? Read it. I'm pretty sure you'll love it.
Tip: Amy Lane published a blog about where the idea for this story came about and it's really fun to read it and see how the author wrote the story: http://www.greenshill.com/1/post/2013/07/the-story-behind-the-story-of-left-on-st-truth-be-well.html

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- Review of Left on St. Truth-be-Well
- By Marinieves
  on Jan 15, 2015 06:01
- Carson and Dale were honestly made for each other. Carson meets Dale in Florida looking for his boss's nephew.
  The motel and room are horrible ... Worst when they find a dead body.
  Trying to find Stassy proves easy but solving the mystery almost proves disastrous.
  Great story.
- Review of Left on St. Truth-be-Well
- By Christy
  on Feb 23, 2014 07:02
- Amy Lane is an auto-buy author for me. I don't need to read the description or even look at the cost. When she has a new release, I am buying it to devour and almost always her books are re-reads for me. So you can imagine how excited I was when I heard about Left on St. Truth-Be-Well. I got a handful of pages into the story when I laughed so hard I snorted water out of my nose. As grossed out as you may be about that visual, I do have to say that it's not usually my response to this author's work. She is the Queen of Angst for a reason. But anyone who follows her blog knows she has a wickedly funny sense of humor and it was great to see it in action.
  Carson O'Shaughnessy is stuck at the Bates Parrot Hotel in St. Aubrey's tracking down his boss's nephew. Carson is about as Irish as they come and at his waiter job in Chicago he has tons of regulars who love his shtick. I fell for him immediately 'cause I love a man who makes me laugh. He's a native Chicagoan, he works in a bar and isn't nearly as confident as he tries to come across. Enter Dale, the totally hot waiter/surfer who strikes up a conversation with Carson his first morning in town. Dale is gorgeous, very laid-back, and his brother is a local cop. Huh. Dale is a member of the surfer cult. You know, the \"it's not a social circle it's our religion.\" He's a Zen master with an attitude that just calms Carson down. I can't begin to tell you the giggles I got visualizing these two oh so different men together. But they have one thing in common - they are both lonely.
  So here's these two kind of different (but not so much after they get to know each other) guys who are trying to figure out who killed the guy left in the hotel. The hotel is the grossest thing I've ever heard of and I am so grateful I've never had to stay in a place like that! Carson and Dale are trying to solve the murder while also dealing with a smoking hot attraction to one another. And, boy, do they tear up the sheets! The thing is, though, this author may be able to write lighthearted fare but she'll always sneak a little healing angst into the picture and that's what Carson and Dale give to each other.
  I loved this book. Maybe I'm just biased where this author is concerned but this is a funny, funny story with wonderful main characters, some bizarre secondary characters, a whole lot of birds, hot sex, and a great ending. Who could resist that? Read it. I'm pretty sure you'll love it.
  Tip: Amy Lane published a blog about where the idea for this story came about and it's really fun to read it and see how the author wrote the story: http://www.greenshill.com/1/post/2013/07/the-story-behind-the-story-of-left-on-st-truth-be-well.html

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