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I always like to sample male writers within the genre, I think they lend a different flavor to romance, and [a:Timothy Warren 3448127 Timothy Warren https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1605738261p2/3448127.jpg] doesn't disappoint. The way Alec and Demarco (his BFF) communicate and Alec's dealings with Mac, his soon to be ex have all the hallmarks of how actual gay men relate to each other. I was tempted to add it to my gay-fiction shelf but the story remains in romance territory.THE STORY: Alec lives in D.C. and writes a lighthearted column about the adventures of a certain strata of the gay community in and around the Dupont Circle. His own love life hits a snag and he heads to a rural cabin in Montana to ponder other avenues for his writing and get out of a stifling rut. City boy needs to be rescued and in comes Tyler, a local renaissance man who basically does everything, does it well, and is smoking hot to boot. Sparks spark and what's expected happens.I liked Alec and Tyler as a couple, things as far as the big L move a little fast IMO but you could see how they would've gotten there regardless of the constraints of a romance novel. It worked. Alec is a bit annoying, a bit of a cliched city boy, but he gets to the right place in due time. Tyler besides his state as a widower remains a bit opaque, kind of just there to be an ideal we can all root for but I wasn't too clear on who he was. The town of Melody (where the story takes place) and its denizens was a bit too whimsical for my tastes but might be the main attraction for others. Enjoyable.