The Nick/Angelo Series

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original printing
When studious loner Angelo receives a panicked, late-night phone call from his former best friend, he can't help but come to the rescue.  What went wrong with Nick's first taste of love, and what happens as the two discover they are destined for more than friendship?

The Nick/Angelo Novella Trilogy and Other Publications
  • After the First Taste of Love (Nick/Angelo #1). 2012.  OOP. (email about remainders). Reprint forthcoming.
  • "Chaos and Comfort": A Nick/Angelo Holiday Story. Coming Together for the Holidays. Ed. Alessia Brio. Forthcoming.
  • After the Familiar Taste of Home (Nick/Angelo #2), in progress.
  • After the Bitter Taste of Revenge (Nick/Angelo #3), TBA.


What reviewers have said about After the First Taste of Love:
  • The friendship between Angelo and Nick is brought out so well, with humor and quips, a kind of gentleness that’s wonderful to see.  I liked these two men, real with flaws and ghosts in their past. After the First Taste of Love is a good story I recommend to all who like friends-to-lovers stories and overcoming abuse. 4 stars. - Susan @ Top to Bottom Reviews
  • There are some books that shake a reader to their very core. This book was one of them for me. I hadn't read the blurb before starting it, simply knew that I liked the cover and that I wanted to try out a new author or, in this case, a pair of new authors. But Nick and Angelo snared me from the prologue. 4.5 stars - author Caitlin Ricci
  • I really enjoyed this story. It showed how love can be closer than you think, if only you have the courage to open your eyes to see it. Definitely Recommended. 4 stars - Tash @ Confessions from Romaholics
  • I am just so in love with the diversity in this book. Both MCs are of mixed race and man...that’s just a beautiful thing. Should You Read It? I really think you should; there is a lot to like in this one.  I am looking forward to more from the authors, and that cover is another win. 3.75 stars - Darien Moya @ Pants Off Reviews
  • What I really like is the intimacy Nick and Angelo have with each other, how they are able to reach a deepness in their relationship so soon and so fast thank to their past history. - Elisa, Reviews and Ramblings

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Character Profiles:

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Angelo del Valle: 6' and 160 lbs. of fit, "librarian" sexiness. Of Cuban/Korean heritage, only-child Angelo is completing his Master's degree in Education. Before Nick's return, he spent his spare time picking up closeted jocks (a.k.a. "Hulks") at local sports bars for casual sex.

Nikolai "Nick" Yosef Torres: 5'6" of hot, mischievous, Mexican-Jewish mess. An underachiever from a house full of female siblings and stray dogs, Nick left home for D.C. with his first love, a closeted congressman whose affection became abuse and drove Nick back home to Chicago . . . and Angelo.

Overheard . . .

Nick: I'll just sit here and play with my big old cock.
Angelo: It's not big and it's not old.
Nick: You did not just call my dick small.
Angelo: I thought I was pretty funny.
Nick: Fine, I'll just play with my gherkin.
Angelo: [laughing] And I'll play with my Blue Ribbon-   
   winning County Fair cucumber.
Nick: As long as it's not seedless.
Angelo: No, it's plenty seedy.
Nick: [laughing] That's wrong on so many levels.