Step by Step

Jamie and Guy 4,5 stars

Jamie almost twenty one and Guy in his late thirties
They meet under exceptionally circumstances. Jamie broke.... lost one of his three jobs, three months rent arrears has no idea how to go on and how finish his law study.

Guy on the other hand has it all.
Guy has a purpose in life... when he was young and broke he met Stephen who take care of him. He will past this gesture on. So.....there he sees Jamie and overheard his conversation on his mobile telling his father everything is oke.....only his face tells another story...he doesn't know what to do.

Then this man with a very kind smile ask Jamie if he want to talk about his problems....he has a ear for him...and there he goes.... telling a total stranger about his problems.
Guy offers a helping hand and Jamie accept this. No problems with Guy being gay and Jamie....not...

Living with Guy is easy because he is the nicest man he ever met....and the hottest
After he is overhearing a passionate night with a Guy and another man Jamie is aware of his growing feelings toward Guy. He doesn't know that Guy has also feelings for him....

On his twenty first birthday in a bar with to much shots...he ask Guy for a kiss and what he gets surpasses his expectations....
Guy kind and considerate as he is, takes care of Jamie and his feelings....
The passion reach the sky!!

Sweet and considerate read. Very thoughtful....very kind and lovely.
The side stories with friends/family has a good part but both man are the main and that is where this is all about. Their very natural growing love and passion for each other...

I loved it!! This story guarantees a HEA !!

~ ARC received from Divine Magazine given by Publisher ~

Guy is lonely, and all he wants is companionship. He can get a sexual release at the bar. He has sold off his companies, has more money than he needs and wants to help someone like Stephen once helped him. He never pushes Jamie for more.

I like that it wasn't insta love or insta love but two men starting out as friends and then finding more. I t happened over four months but did feel longer. I liked watching the relationship grow.

There were a few tiny things I wish I had more of and that was Guy and Stephen's relationship as Guy did say he had moved out at one point. I would love to read their story. Then there was the mention of another man in Guy's like and Derek that seemed he may be a huge conflict and that turned into a tiny blip. I would have liked to seen more conflict there.
Having said that. I loved the story. I loved the gay for you, the coming out and the May/December. I think this is a beautifully done, heartwarming romance. The romance aspects were very detailed and amazing! If you like a good romance with some hot man-sex, I think you will enjoy this.

KC has wrote a story that starts out as a man trying to pay forward a kindness done for him many years ago.
Jaime is a 20 year old college student who is about to be evicted from his apartment and working 3 jobs to try to make enough money to stay in school.
One day he is sitting in the library trying to figure out his next move when he meets Guy.
Guy is a 38 year man who overhears Jaime's conversation on the phone and wants to help.
Someone helped Guy many years ago when he was a young man who had just got divorced and had children he needed to support and really no way to do that. Fast forward years later and Guy is in a time in his life when he is ready to pay it forward. He picks Jaime. He takes Jaime under his wing and helps him support himself while going to be a lawyer. Jaime is straight and Guy is gay but that doesn't stop the friendship from growing at first. Both men were great characters to read. I wish this story could actually be from real life. Everyone could use their own knight in shining armor once in a lifetime. After a while Jaime is seeing Guy in a different light and is attracted to him. Guy is having feeling for Jaime as well. I loved the fact that both men had great friends that they could talk to about their feeling and give advise on how to proceed. Once Jaime decides he wants more from Guy, he just goes for it. Their is about a 18 year age difference between them and I didnt find it weird at all. They really didnt have a father/son relationship , Guy was his mentor. Jaime didnt jump into bed with Guy, they took their time and got to know each other better before going that far. Once they got together the chemistry was hot and I enjoyed Guy teaching Jaime about gay sex. They was no angst in the story but more conflicts within both of their families. Jaime and Guy were committed to each other and were a great couple. John and Cole who are Guy's best friends and Jamie's friend Ryan, were secondary characters that I would love see get their own HEA. Hopefully KC will give us more of this group of friends. The HEA was fun to read. Jaime and Guy get their happily ever after. Received an ARC for an honest review. Reviewed by Jodi for Alpha Book Club.

Love is a gift you can only keep by giving it away. The best way to repay kindness is not to pay it back but to pay it forward. We have all heard and used these statements at one time or another in our lives. In Step by Step K. C. Wells brings these two statements to life.

Jaime, a 20-year-old, straight, college student with perfect grades and a solid life plan wakes up one day to find his entire life has fallen down a huge, black financial rabbit hole. Just as he decides his dreams are about to come to a tragic end he meets Guy. Guy is a 38-year-old gay man who has been repeatedly blessed. He comes upon Jaime, in the library, and overhears his conversation outlining his plight. He sees an opportunity to pay forward the good fortune he was once blessed with in a similar situation and makes an offer to Jaime, destined to change both of their lives. The variables in this dynamic are many. May/ December, gay/straight, and everyone is not exactly happy about this Guy’s solution to Jaime’s problems.

The title, Step by Step, aptly defines the growth and development of Guy and Jamie’s relationship and discovery of who they are deep inside that special place where the heart keeps it’s innermost and deepest desires. This is a sweet steady moving story with main and supporting characters that are well developed both individually and in their relationship to each other. You find yourself so drawn in to the storyline that you are amazed when you see the word “Epilogue”. The story is well developed and moves steadily to a conclusion that leaves you asking – When is book 2? Once you pick up Step by Step you won’t put it down until you’ve read it all.

A free copy of this book was provided to me by the author in exchange for a fair and honest review.