I honestly only downloaded this because it was free - but, as I've discovered with many free Kindle books, it was actually surprisingly good.
The story opens on the main character, Wendell, who's sat at the beach people-watching as he contemplates his currently-out-of-work situation. It isn't for lack of trying or lack of interviews, but it appears that because Wendall is deaf, that companies don't want to employ him. (Incidentally, Deaf is capitalised almost whenever it is written, which I found to be quite odd. I wasn't certain if it should have gained Proper Noun status, as if it was a title - however, the book is set in America, and this could be perfectly normal over there).
Caleb owns a chocolate shop, and is looking for a new member of staff, unlike previous interviews, Caleb adapts to Wendall and conducts the interview using the written word and offers him the position. Caleb even starts to learn sign language to make things easier, and makes the chocolate shop deaf-friendly.
Wendell and Caleb both have a passion for chocolate, and other passions start to simmer when there is an accident with some apparatus that ends up with Wendell covered in melted chocolate!
The two do end up together, and the sex is quite sweet with more affection than lust. it is very gentle and loving - rather than hot and steamy. However, anything other than what was written would have seemed highly out of character and highly inappropriate for Caleb and Wendell.
If you're looking for lust and barely-controlled passion, then this isn't the book for you. If you're after a nice little short story, with a little bit of gentle loving, with a quickly moving plot and a little twist at the end, then this book is for you.
All in all, a nice little read and a lovely way to spend an hour of my time. I'll be looking for other things this author has written.
Give it a go - its certainly value for money!
