S.E.X. Review~ The Wishing Tree by RJ Scott

It takes an impossible Christmas wish for Bailey to find forever love with his brother’s best friend.

Turning twenty-five and still a virgin, Bailey has barely dated, let alone acted on the private fantasies featuring his brother’s best friend, newly retired hockey star, Kai. All he wants is for Kai to love him, but after a summer when Kai’s anger drove them apart, love doesn’t seem possible at all.

When Kai goes home to Wishing Tree, he knows he owes everyone an apology, not least of all to the man he loves. He’s convinced he can be the man Bailey deserves, and he needs to show Bailey how much he’s changed.

The only problem? Bailey has secrets he’s scared will drive Kai away, and Kai is running out of time to convince Bailey that falling in love starts with a wish, and can end up in forever.

The Wishing Tree is a standalone small-town Christmas MM romance with perfect snow, twinkling lights, a first real kiss, a shy virgin with a silken kink, a retired hockey player, and all the Christmas feels.

This reader is an RJ Scott junkie, and read everything she puts out, but The Wishing Tree was not my favorite book. While I enjoyed the premise of the storyline- make a wish and hope it comes true- lots of characters who meddle, and mean well, a town full of cheer that would bring a smile to anyone’s face. Yes, just my cup of coffee. Unfortunately, Kai and Bailey were not the men for me.

I did not understand Bailey’s pining for Kai after a painful rejection nor Kai coming to his senses some time later. I thought there were a lot of excuses on both their parts which led le to not like them. In fact, I liked the secondary characters more. Bailey and Kai had an air of immaturity which never grew.

Now, having said that…..a testament to Ms. Scott and her ability to write characters that get me so riled up, I’m writing a review praising her. Ms. Scott is a wonderful writer who sucks you in, good, bad, or indifferent-exactly what happened as I read the book.

Never will I not read an RJ Scott, because whether you like the book or not, there is always an emotional response.

Frisky but Nothing too Kinky

A three and a half handcuff review

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