Seb's Summer

Maine Men, Book 3

By: K.C. Wells

Narrated by: John Solo

Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

Steamy summer nights with a hot older man aren’t the smooth sailing Seb expects.

A mysterious older guy

Seb Williams has one plan for the hot, sultry nights of his summer vacation - to get laid. What isn’t on the agenda? Running his uncle’s fishing business. Seb has no choice but to help his family. So it’s goodbye, Ogunquit’s gay bars and hook-ups.

And it’s hello, Cape Porpoise, a quaint, quiet fishing harbor. A small town that promises to be boring AF until he meets Marcus Gilbert. His summer prospects start to look promising. Silver fox - hell yeah. Hot bod? Check. Slow, sultry gaze? Oh yes!

Only one problem. Marcus Gilbert plays hard to get.

A hot distraction

Cape Porpoise is exactly how Marcus remembers it from long-past childhood, and just what he needs. A sabbatical to get his life back on track and work on his book. Peaceful surroundings. The calm of the ocean.

Perfect - until Marcus’ boat is well and truly rocked by a hot, younger guy.

Marcus can’t ignore the lure of Seb’s lean frame and gorgeous eyes. One night can’t hurt, right?

Except one night leads to another, and another.

It’s just a summer fling - until it isn’t, and the pair are suddenly in uncharted waters.

Because now, Marcus’ past threatens to tear apart their future.

©2021 K.C. Wells (P)2021 K.C. Wells

Genius

This book works in a sobering discussion on a real world dilemma in a way that grabbed my attention and really made me think. The author completely invests readers in character development through most of the book before dropping that bombshell. It’s powerful when you fell like it’s someone you know.

Loving this series.

I read the first book a while ago. Then kind of forgot about it. Not moving on to the next book. Found the series and remembered reading the first book and saw it was on Audible and had to pull it in. Not realizing that there were several books that had been written. So glad I saw this series again. Have been listening non stop since the beginning. Seb & Marcus story was so touching. With the way Seb has been portray in the other stories it was so nice to see his story come to light. Marcus story was heart breaking but good to show how he worked his way to a happy ending.

Excellent!

Really enjoyed this one from KC Wells! It was lovely with compelling main characters and a solid plot. I loved the setting of this excellent age gap story! John Solo does a nice job narrating.

Love Seb & Marcus

Seb's Summer (audio) by K.C. Wells was given to me in exchange for an honest review. Seb, a school teacher, was looking forward to the summer when he is roped into taking care of his uncle's fishing company after his uncle gets hurt. Marcus, a copywriter, needed a place to recharge his batteries so he decided to go to his parents' summer house in Cape Porpoise. Marcus wasn’t looking for anything especially love but when Seb burst into his life bold as you please, neither of them expected to fall in love.This was a great book that changes your perspective and finds that when you need something the most it shows up in the most unexpected places. John Solo was wonderful as the narrator who had his work cut out for him with the whole of Marcus’ family and worked his magic perfectly.

Excellent

A fabulous story with love and heart. The voice reading this drew me in making it even better.

Unexpected

Sometimes life can throw you a curve and have to take the opportunity to look at what might be out there. Seb isn’t happy and Marcus is cautions but together there is the chance for something more and different. It was great to see these men develop a relationship but to also see that sometimes you have to examine things you feel are the truth and look at things a new way. This was a great trip.
I listened to the audio version and enjoyed it very much.

Suspense 😳

A great story as always from K.C. Wells, full of emotions, steamy as well as funny, heartwarming as well as heartbreaking at times...plus a secret I couldn't figure out, one of the MC held me in suspense for a long time 🤪

Life

Book 3 in the Maine Men Series, and I've enjoyed every moment and every word of it.
I really enjoyed reading Seb and Marcus' story. The chemistry between them was and is undeniable.

I was hooked from the day I read the blurb of Book one. KC does a great job outlining personal issues and struggles and that draws readers in. it makes one think about the world we live in. Life is not perfect and it is what we make it.

Thank you KC Wells, keep up the good work and I'm looking forward for what is next.
Thank you John Solo for narrating this author's beautiful words.
(Oct 17, 2021, reviewed date)

Seb's Summer

You never know where life will take you. Both Seb and Marcus are in Cape Porpoise but for different reasons. When their worlds collide sparks fly but are the two just passing the time or could it deepen into something worth fighting for?

I enjoyed Marcus and Seb. The two are good together and it was nice to see their relationship grow. Seb is a good man and lets Marcus decide what that relationship will be. He doesn’t push and they grow naturally but Marcus is hiding a secret, one that threatens everything. Can their attraction turn into something that will withstand this secret? This is a sweet sexy story that will pull on your heart and have you believing in love. Narrator John Solo does a good job of bringing out the emotions of these characters and I was quickly immersed in their story.

Amazing listen!

This is such a heartwarming amazing story. I love Seb and Marcus! Their story is definitely a story that gets your emotions and thoughts going. Such a beautiful story. Then John Solo does an amazing job being this story to life. I love all the voices he does and how he pulls me even more into the story. Such an amazing listen!

I found it really hard to finish

I don't like the view on drugs described in this book. As there is such an emphasis on this opinion, it made it hard to finish the book.

The best in the series so far!

I am a huge fan of the author and of John Solo so any book written by Ms Wells and read by Mr Solo is a must read (and heard) for me. Beautifully written this book is about accepting and forgiving the errors of the past of others and specially of ourselves to find love and happiness. Full of emotional dialogues, beautiful sweet moments and a little bit of angsty situations to help our hearts to settle before a perfect final, in my opinion this book is the best in the series so far, and the most intense and emotional in the best way possible. Of course, for a book so good, having a great narrator like Mr Solo is just the cherry on top. Mr Solo have a wonderful talent and made a display of it in a magnificent performance. I can't wait to read and heard the next book that now have a huge challenge to beat. Wonderful!

3rd in the Maine Men series

4 stars

This is the 3rd in the 'Maine Men' series, you could easily read it as a standalone and still enjoy it I think. I have read both previous books, Finn's Fantasy and Ben's Boss and I wanted Seb's story since I met him first in Finn's book. I knew there was more to him than he seemed at first.

There will be no spoilers here, Marcus' secret is safe with me until you read it yourself. This book also has a lot more heat than the previous two, that's of course not a bad thing or any kind of criticism. Heat is good, I like heat.

I liked both guys, Seb I'd been introduced to before and knew I wanted to know more about him and I could just feel his frustration at being coerced into helping his uncle - I later realised it was more about his uncle than his mum, because wow. I also really wanted to find out Marcus' story, the author did a great job keeping us in suspense before revealing why he'd ended up in Cape Porpoise after leaving New York.

The two of them together were great, instant chemistry yet not insta-love (which I hate), they had a little time to develop their relationship and really build something which neither had managed to have before. Marcus' family is great fun too, and I liked meeting them all. I'm glad we will get Marcus' nephew Jake's story because I really need to know, dammit.

I liked this better than Ben's Boss, but my favourite is still Finn's Fantasy. Seb is very close second though and now I need to know about Levi, so much.

As for the narration, it took me a while to get into it, but I think that's more me as I've been listening to one other narrator a lot lately but once I got adjusted, I really liked the voice acting. It was easy to tell the characters apart when they were in the same chapter and he really brought Seb and Marcus to life.

Seb and Marcus

Seb is a High School teacher, out on Summer break, when his Uncle is injured and needs his help with the Lobster boat, so Seb heads to help where he runs into a man at the Supermarket that catches his eye. Marcus is staying at the family holiday house, taking a break from his stressful life in New York. They start as friends and soon blossoms.

Steamy & intense with sweet summer sighs

This is an intense love story that's genuinely sweet and steamy as hell. Seb, a teacher whose summer has been ruined by having to help out in a family business, meets that person who means enough that he's willing just to pursue friendship if it'll keep him around. That is until the guy's meddling sister turns up!

Although you don't have to have read the first two to enjoy this , I think they give a sense of who Seb is seen as by his friends. This book gently peels away those layers to the sweet and sensitive guy behind the persona.

The sheets (and other items of furniture) might be burning up but the way the relationship develops with each man risking his heart is what really makes it. There are moments so intense you can't put it down and by the end you'll be fighting for a happy ending for each of these lonely men.

The narrator enables you to forget he's there as you lose yourself in the voice of each character.

Well worth a listen.

I received a free copy of this book from the author and provided an honest review in return.

Wonderful series and a great book

We meet Seb, a school teacher, on summer holidays with plans to hang out with his friends and have some summer fun, getting laid. But, unfortunately, his mother and family have other ideas.

Marcus has escaped from the city, his job and his life in general, heading to his families summer home. What he doesn't need is any distraction from a hot fisherman.

I love these two characters and the summer fling. The way the author has set up the characters and Cape Porpoise helps you visualise the story's surroundings. The back story for Marcus is so well described, and you get all the heart feels for this character, so well written.

Even though this book is part of the Maine Men series, each book, in my opinion, can be read alone.

A well-written book about men, love and second chances in life: Great Narration from John Solo again. I speed up the narration to 1.50. but this is usual for me, and I find most people read too slow for me.


Seb's Summer
Maine Men, Book 3
By: K.C. Wells
Narrated by: John Solo
Series: Maine Men, Book 3
Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins

❤❤❤❤❤ Overall
🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧 Narration
📚📚📚📚📚 Story
Read at 1.50 speed on Audible

I received this audiobook for free from the author at my request, and my review is my opinion and an honest review.

A Beautiful Performance by Solo

The Manie Men series is narrated by John Solo, and you can read any of the novels in this series as a standalone. There's a large cast of characters in this story, and Mr. Solo provides a unique voice for each of them. I always get a kick out of his female characters, and he totally nails Marcus' mom and sister! John Solo does a fantastic job with the more emotional scenes in Seb's Summer, and this is a beautiful performance.
 
K.C. Wells is taking us through a whole range of storylines in her Maine Men series. While some of the novels are a little lighter than others, so far they’ve all been wonderfully entertaining, filled with humor, friendship, and romance. Each novel has a life lesson, or some kernel of wisdom embedded in the story, and so it is with Seb’s Summer.
 
I don’t want to give anything away, because the way Ms. Wells reveals Marcus’ story is artfully done. (I wouldn’t want to rob anyone of the experience of discovering what led Marcus to reach the point in his life where he needed to escape to Maine.) This man’s journey is emotional and powerful, and extremely relevant in today’s world.
 
Seb has his own journey to make, and up till now we’ve known him as a fun loving guy who’s a bit of a party-animal. He’s watched some of his buddies find their happily-ever-afters, and made no secret that he’d like to find his own! It’s absolutely charming the way he sets his sights on Marcus, and then proceeds to reel him in (that’s a pun based on Seb’s summer job lol).
 
With important messages about relevant issues, and her characteristic humor and wit, K.C. Wells’ Seb’s Summer is not to be missed.

Another great book in this series; I loved it!

I loved this book when I read it back in August and I knew that the only thing that could make me love it more would be to hear John Solo perform the audiobook. 😊 John really is one of my favorite audiobook performers and did a fantastic job, once again, with Seb’s Summer.

Seb really did not want to spend his summer working as a lobsterman in the tiny town of Cape Porpoise while his uncle recuperated from an injury. He figured there would be nothing to keep him interested and that his summer would be filled with boring and back-breaking work. Boy was he wrong.

Marcus Gilbert is in Cape Porpoise to get away from his hectic life in New York City. There are hints along the way in the story but it is pretty far into it before we find out what is really going on. There is no trigger warning for the story because it would be a big spoiler.

Both Marcus and Seb have been players with no serious thoughts of having a real relationship but that changes so much over the course of the summer. Yes, they have a lot of hot and sexy time together but they also spend time just being together and enjoying each other’s company.

K.C. Wells really knows how to write a hot story but this was about so much more than what Seb and Marcus get up to between the sheets. It’s about Marcus’s large and welcoming family and also about the secret he’s keeping. We also get to visit with Seb’s found family of friends and their significant others.

I’ve loved all of the books in this series and I’m really looking forward to reading the next one.

A copy of this audiobook was provided to me at my request but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author.

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