Pressure Head (The Plumbers Mate #1)

Posted on 01 June 2017 by J.L. Merrow

Some secrets are better left hidden.To most of the world, Tom Paretski is just a plumber with a cheeky attitude and a dodgy hip, souvenir of a schoolboy accident The local police keep his number on file for a different reason his sixth sense for finding hidden things.When he s called in to help locate the body of a missing woman up on Nomansland Common, he unexpectedly encounters someone who resurrects a host of complicated emotions Phil Morrison, Tom s old school crush, now a private investigator working the same case And the former bully partly responsible for Tom s injury.The shocks keep coming Phil is now openly gay, and shows unmistakable signs of interest Tom s attraction to the big, blond investigator hasn t changed in fact, he s even desirable all grown up But is Phil s interest genuine, or does he only want to use Tom s talent As the pile of complicated evidence surrounding the woman s murder grows higher, so does the heat between Tom and Phil But opening himself to this degree exposes Tom s heart in a way he s not sure he s ready for while the murderer s trigger finger is getting increasingly twitchy Warning Contains a flirtatious plumber with hidden talents, a cashmere clad private investigator with hidden depths, and an English village chock full of colourful characters with plenty to hide. Free Download [ Pressure Head (The Plumbers Mate #1) ] Author [ J.L. Merrow ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr A bitter indictment of Britain s uniquely vicious history of homophobia and the inevitable results thereof cunningly disguised as a cozy, cuttingly funny, hedgerow piercing murder mystery with romantic m m elements and a publican tour.Also, two cats named Merlin and Arthur Obviously.The shame of the UK in this regard is well documented as is ours But I find it especially poignant given the remarkable maturity and leftward leanings of the current political milieu.They re pretty good about this A bitter indictment of Britain s uniquely vicious history of homophobia and the inevitable results thereof cunningly disguised as a cozy, cuttingly funny, hedgerow piercing murder mystery with romantic m m elements and a publican tour.Also, two cats named Merlin and Arthur Obviously.The shame of the UK in this regard is well documented as is ours But I find it especially poig...Course, you might get on all right with him He s one of your lot, not that you d know it to look at him What a plumber I asked innocently Piss off And he s not a bloody psychic either He s queer, all right And if I catch you two canoodling on police time, I m taking pictures and bunging them on the Internet I ll try and control my raging homo desires, I said as dryly as I couldAfter reading and loving Muscling Through I was looking forward to another very good story written byCourse, you might get on all right with him He s one of your lot, not that you d know it to look... Midsomer Murders with M M sex, yay I m late to the party with this book, so everyone else has already covered my main points.I could have done with a tiny bitsex, actually Specifically it was the end scene that didn t live up to my expectations as Anna says, if this is 1 in a series then it s great as it is, but if it s a standalone then it was unsatisfying to get no view spoiler L word, and no final sex scene hide spoiler EDIT yes, apparently there s going to be a book 2, so Midsomer Murders with M M sex, yay I m late to the party with this book, so everyone else has already covered my main points.I could have done with a tiny bitsex, actually Specifically it was the end scene that didn t live up to my expectations as Anna says, if this is 1 in a series then it s great as it is, but if it s a standalone then it was unsatisfying to get no view spoiler L word, and no final sex scene hide spoiler EDIT yes, apparently there s going to be a book 2, so yay As Daniel discusses, the first person POV is horribly mangled in the drun...3.5 starsI rate the story slightly lower than few friends of mine for a purely personal reason As an ESL, I grew up with American English thanks to the TV shows and movies I watched Other variety of English is a bit difficult for me to follow Unfortunately, this was the most British book from J.L Merrow to date, and I was having a difficult time to thoroughly enjoy it because I couldn t understand the lingo It doesn t reflect the quality of the writing, in any way I reduce ratings for ma 3.5 starsI rate the story slightly lower than few friends of mine for a purely personal reason As an ESL, I grew up with American English thanks to the TV shows and movies I watched Other variety of English is a bit difficult for me to follow Unfortunately, this was the most British book from J.L Merrow to date, and I was having a difficult time to thoroughly enjoy it because...I want a plumber like Tom Paretski The ones I ve dealt with so far were either trying to rip me off or grope my ass Or both And they never call me love I want a PI like Phil Morrison Because he s got class, he knows how to dress, and he cares about his clients He s not half bad to look at, either.And I need to readof J.L Merrow s work Few other m m authors manage to have such irresistible narrating characters without sacrificing the story or the plot or the side characters Recomm I want a plumber like Tom Paretski The...Review posted at The Armchair Reader.4.25 starsYay for another novel by JL Merrow She s one of my favorite authors, and as I told a friend recently, I m almost nervous when I start reading each successively published novel because I ve loved them all so much there s bound to be one that disappoints me Thankfully, that wasn t the case here and I ended really really thoroughly enjoying this latest offering by a really wonderful author.Tom Paretski is a plumber with a secret he s got a knack Review posted at The Armchair Reader.4.25 starsYay for another novel by JL Merrow She s one of my favorite authors, and as I told a friend recently, I m almost nervous when I...When Tom is called upon to help find the body of a missing girl he runs into an old high school crush who is also his high school bully, Phil Morrison Tom is surprised by the sudden blast from his not too fond past, but then absolutely shocked when he is told that Phil is now openly gay The reunion of the two old high school classmates is not a friendly one and Tom can t wait to find this girl and escape from Phil But Phil is a private investigator and has been hired by the missing girl s fam When Tom is called upon to help find the body of a missing girl he runs into an old high school crush who is also his high school bully, Phil Morrison Tom is surprised by the sudden blast from his not too fond past, but then absolutely shocked when he is told that Phil is now openly gay The reunion of the two old high school classmates is not a fri...What do you get when you have a plumber as your MC and a grizzly private investigator engaging in an enemies to lovers romance that s set in a quaint and sleepy English Village of the Damned where including a cat and all kinds of shenanigans are afoot that result in a million and one or maybe just three questions about whodunit view spoiler YES hide spoiler view spoiler YES hide spoiler view spoiler MAYBEAh, come on Do you think I m g What do you get when you have a plumber as your MC and a grizzly private investigator engaging in an enemies to lovers romance ...Wow So good.This book is so fun I mean, really, really fun.And fast paced J.L Merrow has a huge fan in Natasha Snow, that s for sure.This is the old enemies to lovers trope, which I love, and it s done so tastefully well She avoids a lot of other tropes in her writing, straying from relationship norms that I find in a lot of M M romance novels.I love Tom I love that he s not your typical gorgeous character in romance novels although he is gorgeous I think it s quite hilarious that he s Wow So good.This book is so fun I mean, really, really fun.And fast paced J.L Merrow has a huge fan in Natasha Snow, that s for sure.This is the old enemies to lovers trope, which I love, and it s done so tastefully well She avoids a lot of other tropes in her writing, straying from relationship norms that I find in a lot of M M romance novels.I love Tom I love that he s not your typical gorgeous character in romance novels although he is gorgeous I think it s quite hilarious that he s always kind of dirty, doesn t seem to do laundry, and has a blue collar job I find it refreshing Plus, he s absolutely hilarious.And who...I loved this book.The characters were not only believable but fun Tom was a lovable little guy He kept me chuckling with his thoughts and verbal responses Phil wastricky to understand He was frustrating at times and deserved a smack or two, but I did feel the chemistry between them even when Phil was being a right plonker I would of liked a littlebackground on Phil, as I felt there wasto his life than we learned.The murder mystery was intriguing and left me guessing till t I loved this book.The characters were not only believable but fun Tom was a lovable little guy He kept me chuckling with his thoughts and verbal responses Phil wastricky to understand He was frustrating at times and deserved a smack or two, but I did feel the chemistry between them even when Phil was being a right plonker I would of liked a littlebackground on Phil, as I felt there wasto his life than we learned.The murder mystery was intriguing and left me guessing till the end The cast of characters were all entertaining and realistic not a know it all or prettily perfect dainty female amongst them.lol.The focus on story and not sex was another win for me Another book to add to my favourite shelf Although being a Britt and living near St Albans I guess I could be a little bias lol ETA Just as much fun second time around I really love Tom and Phil ETA Still a funny read, with plenty of intrigue One of the best bits for me is that t...

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01 June 2017

J.L. Merrow