Not That Complicated (Not That #1)
Isabel Murray
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
4.15
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 48 ratings · 296 pages · Published: 04 Apr 2022
Hard pass.
Ray’s just a thirtysomething graphic designer with a broken heart who doesn’t much like his life right now.
And he’s already having nightmares about the whole thing, come on. He’d rather not think about it. (Also, the police were kinda mean, and now everyone thinks he’s a serial killer.)
Luckily for Ray, the last man in the world he should be interested in has distraction on his mind, and it seems like all Ray can think about is Adam Blake. Adam is everywhere Ray turns. He is too young for Ray, too cool for him, too beautiful for him…and for some bewildering reason, Adam is always there for him when Ray needs him the most.
But Ray’s not falling for it. He’s not falling for Adam. Definitely not. Because Ray and Adam have a complicated history, and starting something would be a terrible idea.
Not That Complicated is a 74k-word romantic comedy that just so happens to also have some dead guys in it. There are very few details on the correct investigative procedure—not that Ray wants to know—and you can forget about any big reveal to wrap up the case. Ray is tangentially involved in the whole gross business at best, and that suits him fine. This is a romance. Which means there is flirting, awkwardness, some surprising discoveries in the bedroom, awkwardness, misunderstandings, more awkwardness, and the kind of love that changes your life forever.
Wait. No. Ray is not falling in love…
Right?
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Tagged as:
- gay romance 9
- funny 8
- contemporary 8
- age gap 7
- enemies to lovers 5
- mystery 5
- small town 5
- slow burn 3
- grumpy/cold hero 3
- height difference 3
- queer romance 3
- suspense 2
- other man/woman 2
- forced proximity 2
- hurt/comfort 2
- first person pov 2
- caretaking 2
- grumpy & sunshine 2
- nerdy hero 2
- sunny/happy hero 2
- angst 1
- male pov 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- mental illness 4
- death / grief 1
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The 'Not That' series
4.11 · 83 ratings
m-m · sunny hero · humor · queer · first-person-pov · contemporary · small town · hurt-comfort · age difference · england · explicit-open-door · mystery · cold hero · grumpy sunshine · male-pov
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