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Book Blurb

Flirtatious Rhys loves nothing better than chatting up handsome strangers on the job—until quirky Jareth, a player with unique moves, captivates him with absolute silence.

Server and bartender at Rook’s, a restaurant rumoured to be lucky for lovers, Rhys enjoys his life to the fullest. A playful social butterfly, he revels in flirtation and flights of fancy. Though he’s never been one for settling down, after seeing so many happy couples in action he’s started to wonder if it’s about time.

Then Rhys meets Jareth. Or, more properly, Jareth meets Rhys, jumping the terrace fence at Rook’s when they’re closed and there’s no crowd to be lost in. Quirky and compelling, Jareth catches the loquacious Rhys' attention with deliberate, absolute silence. No matter how Rhys may tempt him, Jareth refuses to speak a word—but there are other ways to get his point across, and Jareth has no problem making his intentions and desires for Rhys crystal clear.

Communicating with the captivating charmer is a challenge, but Rhys is having the time of his life playing the quiet game. He might even—much to his surprise—have started falling for Jareth, a man who makes his own luck when it comes to love.

 

Book Review

'The Quiet Game' is an utterly entertaining, very funny book with an interesting message, especially in todays' very loud, very cluttered world. It is a story with a slight mystery, and I found myself pulled into it right alongside Rhys, the main character who tells the story. The fact that one of the main characters, and Rhys's romantic interest, at that, doesn’t even speak as they get acquainted required some very clever writing to make it work, and I think Willa Okati succeeded very well.

Rhys is a waiter and bartender at a well-known restaurant, an incurable flirt, and likes manipulating people into giving him what he wants. He looks at his two friends who run the restaurant, and sort of wants what they have, but cannot imagine being happy with the same man year after year. Commitment-phobic to the extreme, he skips through life with a smile on his face and never really goes deeper than necessary.

Jareth is a man of no words at all, but he manages to attract Rhys's attention. His behavior Is extremely intriguing, after all, who goes through life without speaking? Not because he can’t – but because he chooses not to? I followed the unfolding mystery with rapt attention, laughed out loud several times, and hoped, just like Rhys, that Jareth would finally, finally open his mouth and speak.

If you like unusual and very creative stories that turn the "traditional" beginning of a romance almost on its head, if you enjoy reading about two men who enact a beautiful dance of seduction before a very passionate consummation, and if you're looking for a read that will keep you entertained, the you will probably like this short novella.

 

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 59 pages/19045 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	13-September-2013
Price	$3.50 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.pride-publishing.com/book/the-quiet-game