~Mindy Lynn~'s Reviews > At Attention

Two years ago Apollo lost his husband, Neal in an accident. Now he's alone and raising their young twin daughters by following a strict schedule. He has help from his mother and sometimes from his mothers-in-law. He's set in his ways and has no plans for love or relationships. Dylan is young but serious. When he was younger he had a crush on Apollo that never really went away even when he was crushed when Apollo got married. It's been eight years since he and Apollo have laid eyes on each other. Oh, and he's also Apollo's best friends (Dustin) younger brother. Dylan is in town for the summer working at a kids camp. His brother thinks he's the perfect solution for Apollo's problem of needing someone to look after his girls since his mother (who is the live in nanny) will soon be leaving for her vacation. Apollo is of course against this idea from the start. He remembers Dylan as a young scrawny nosey pimply boy who had a crush on him. He never imagined when Dylan walked in to his home that it would be the same young guy he was ogling at the grocery store. That makes him want to say no even more because he knows that having Dylan in his space will only disrupt his tight schedule and there is no room for the kind of distractions this young sexy Dylan will cause. But in the end he gives in and sparks start flying.

The relationship was a rough road of ups and downs and it took it's sweet time getting to it's final destination. I was frustrated a lot with Apollo. I understood his grief and that grief has no time limit, but he could have gone at it in a different way in how he treated Dylan a lot of the times. There was a lot of hot and cold going on. Dylan was a saint when it came to being understanding and patient. He loved Apollo and was willing to wait.

I wasn't sure if I was going to enjoy this one. I was afraid that Apollo being a widower would leave the book being heavy most of the time and it was. But the difference in this book than other's I have read with this same trope was that we had a character like Dylan to lighten the mood and to bring Apollo out of his inner turmoil. Another bright spot was Apollo's adorable twin girls. The book wasn't kid heavy, but it had just the right amount of kid and romance.

It's a sweet story of second chances at love and family. I think the next book is going to be even better. I can't wait for Maddox's and Ben's book!

Happy reading dolls! xx