Review: Marshall's Park Books 1-4
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 10, 2013
The Marshall's Park Series is an old-fashioned monthly serial.  The kind that leaves you breathlessly awaiting the next installment.  I think the last time I got hooked on a series like this was Stephen King's The Green Mile.  That was a number of years ago!Marshall's Park is a local zoo which is famous for it's mascot "Monty the Meerkat".  A role that Finn Thomas lovingly plays.  Until the day he gets arrested.Aiden Reid is a spoiled rich kid turned single dad.  He lives with his Aunt Patti while raising his daughter Kaylee mostly on his own.  This is how we meet them in the first installment,  Monty Gets Arrested.During a day at the zoo, Aiden loses sight of Kaylee.  Finn finds her, takes care of the booboo on her knee and tries to help her find her daddy.  When Aiden sees this, he assumes that Finn/Monty is trying to kidnap is daughter and physically assaults him.  Finn is hauled off to jail because Aiden doesn't believe that he works at the park.Of course, this problem is easily sorted out and Finn spends the next month (and the second installment, Monty's First Date,) getting to know Kaylee and Aiden on "play dates".  The mutual attraction between Finn and Aiden has been growing.  Now it is time for a real date.  Aiden forgets he is taking antibiotics, has too much wine and loosens up just a bit.In the third part of the story, Monty Meets The Ex, we find Finn and Aiden struggling to find "adult" time (wink, wink, nudge, nudge).  With the help of a friend's brother, Finn is able to surprise Aiden with a weekend away at the coast.  Of course, with these guys, nothing can go smoothly.  They run into Aiden's ex boyfriend.  While their relationship is pretty new and untested, Finn and Aiden are able to get past the awkwardness.This book was a little longer than the first two.  It is also the first time we get to read any sex scenes.  As usual with Lisa Worrall, the scenes are hot enough to burn up the page.In the fourth installment Meeting Monty's Parents, Aiden is not looking forward to it.  His experience with his own family hasn't been good and he has never met a boyfriend's family before.  Of course, they love Aiden and Kaylee as much as we do!  What's not to love?The slow-blossoming love between these two men is sweet.  The complications that come in the form of an arrest, a daughter, an Aunt, an ex and an entire family at once are all overcome with a healthy dose of laughter.  I can't wait to see what they get up to next!  I'm sure if you start reading, you won't be able to wait for the next one either.  Highly recommended.