Loving Jay

De: Renae Kaye

Narrado por: Dave Gillies

One thing Liam Turner knows for sure is that he's not gay - after all, his father makes it very clear he’ll allow no son of his to be gay. And Liam believes it, until a chance meeting with James "Jay" Bell turns Liam’s world upside-down. Jay is vivacious and unabashedly gay - from the tips of his bleached hair to the ends of his polished nails. With a flair for fashion, overreaction, and an inability to cork his verbal diarrhea, drama queen Jay must have a screw loose.

An accident as a teenager left Liam with a limp and a fear of driving. He can’t play football anymore either, and that makes him feel like less of a man. But that’s no reason to question his sexuality... unless the accident broke something else inside him. When being with Jay causes Liam’s protective instincts to emerge, Liam starts to believe all he's known in life has been a convenient lie. From intolerance to confrontations, Liam must learn to overcome his fears - and his father - before he can accept his sexuality and truly love Jay.

©2014 Renae Kaye (P)2014 Dreamspinner Press

This is a great little love story

What did you love best about Loving Jay?

The fun descriptions of how J behaved and his personality. The way he and Liam interact and the protectiveness awakened in Liam are too fun.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Loving Jay?

The bashing of J and Liams' reaction were very touching. The you tube video bit caused tears in my eyes.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favorite scene was when Liam comforted J in the kitchen after his grandma passed.

Who was the most memorable character of Loving Jay and why?

Jay himself was the most memorable character. He is a fun person who would be great to have around.

Any additional comments?

In the past I have returned a book read by this narrator. He was awful on that one. Here he is very good. If you too have heard his reading of Tigerland and been put off him, give this book a chance. Where that one had little differentiation between the different characters this one is easy to tell which character is talking.

Jay and his Knight in Shinning Armor!

Oh this story was so dang on adorable! Liam was so sweetly clueless and Jay was of course fabulous. A great feel good read!

Great book

I've been waiting to experience this book for months and am happy to report that it was well worth the wait and I will be happy to listen to it again in the future.

Very Sweet and Light Hearted

What made the experience of listening to Loving Jay the most enjoyable?

I loved the narrators accent.

What did you like best about this story?

Jay is an amazing character, his so called "verbal diarrhea" is hilarious and endearing. I also love that this book takes place in Australia, it is a different setting from most of the other books that I have listened too.

Which scene was your favorite?

All of the scenes when Liam try's to get Jay to quiet down from his nonstop rants. Very sweet.

Very genuine, very sweet!

This book caught me off guard with how much I loved it. It's very sweet, and genuine. I loved the characters and how each one had a distinct, clear voice in the story.
One of my favorite things about the whole book was Jay's character. In many LGBT romance novels, the love interest is described to be "anything but the stereotype". They write the boy to be "normal" and not in the gay scene. But what I loved about Jay's character was that he was realistic. Sure, there are a number of gay men who hate on us effeminate boys ("Str8 for similar, not into fems, sorry it's my preference") but we still exist and people still love us. Reading this was extremely refreshing and I absolutely loved every second of it.
I also loved how realistic the build up was. Nothing felt like it was over the top. Liam's internal struggle didn't drag on to the point where I wanted to stop reading like in other stories I've read. His character made me think of my own boyfriend, and it just made the story all that more heartwarming to me.
Renae Kaye, I bow down to you. You are a goddess among us, and I look forward to reading more of your amazing stories.
Sending love from Las Vegas, Nevada!
xx