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Perfect Day Kindle Edition

by Sally Malcolm (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 219 ratings
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“Perfect Day is the sort of book you finish with a heartfelt sigh of satisfaction and a dreamy smile.” —All About Romance

When Joshua Newton, son of Long Island’s elite, fell in love with ambitious young actor Finn Callaghan, his world finally made sense. With every stolen moment, soft touch and breathless kiss, they fell deeper in love.

Finn was his future…until Joshua made the worst mistake of his life and let his family’s disapproval tear them apart.

Eight years later, Finn has returned to the seaside town where it all began. He’s on the brink of stardom, a far cry from the poor mechanic who spent one gorgeous summer falling in love on the beach.

The last thing he wants is a second chance with the man who broke his heart. Finn has spent a long time forgetting Joshua Newton—he certainly doesn’t plan to forgive him.

Drawn together yet kept apart by their history, old feelings soon begin to stir. Back in the place where their romance began, Joshua and Finn finally come to realize the truth: love stays. Even when you don’t want it to, even when you try to deny it, love stays.

One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. It’s a promise!

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"A beautifully told second-chance-at-love story that tugs at the heartstrings..." -- All About Romance (DIK review) "Sweet and sexy...excellent comfort reading" -- SBTB "When I read romance, I want to be moved. I want highs and lows and ultimately, soaring joy--and this delivered in spades." -- JOANNA CHAMBERS, author of the ENLIGHTENMENT series. "...thoroughly enjoyable, emotionally enthralling, and damn entertaining" -- Love Bytes Reviews "...clever characterisation, a central MM relationship to root for, and elegant, evocative writing. A gem of a book." -- DAL MACLEAN, author of BITTER LEGACY, 2017 Lambda Literary Award finalist. "A sweet romantic story between two men who deserved every bit of happiness they received... I highly recommend it." -- Joyfully Jay

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07CBNSP2N
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Carina Press (August 13, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 13, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1003 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 239 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 219 ratings

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Sally Malcolm

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Sally Malcolm was bitten by the male/male romance bug in 2016 and hasn’t looked back. Her stories are emotional, sweetly angsty, and always have happy endings.

She also writes tie-in novels for the hit TV shows STARGATE: SG-1 and STARGATE ATLANTIS. To date she’s penned nine STARGATE novels and novellas, and four audio dramas.

Sally lives in South West London with her American husband, two lovely children, and two lazy cats.

To connect with Sally, follow her on Twitter @Sally_Malcolm, find her on Facebook @SallyMalcolm.author, or sign up to her mailing list at sallymalcolm.com

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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Bo
5.0 out of 5 stars Read the Blurb Then Jump Right In
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2018
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OK, folks, confession time: I am not a Jane Austen fan and don't remember many of her books, but if "Persuasion" was the plot basis for this one, it's something I will read (or watch). That's because this first book in a series is wonderfully plotted with terrific characters and a simmering love story that keeps you tuning the pages through the night.

The preface is brilliant--Joshua and Finn as teens making love on the beach, promising their devotion to each other forever. Then reality sets in and eight years later the plot is well afoot.

Joshua is a very difficult person to figure out--but he has been disinherited by the richest man in town, his father, who has finally died and left him nothing but the headaches of an estate of which he owns nothing. Finn has put a bag over his head when it comes to thinking about Joshua on his way to major television stardom.

How they come together in the oddball southern Long Island town of New Milton is basically due to the fact that somehow Finn's brother wants to buy the house where Joshua grew up, and that means that Finn is likely to come back to town.

Ooops!

That's all I'm going to tell you other than the concept of a town like New Milton being down on its heels in a location like the South Shore is totally incongruous but it works because the people are there to make it seem real, and Ms. Malcolm does a super job of setting us up for sequels.

This is a wonderfully delicate but eventually extremely erotic and hot series that looks like it will help make Sally Malcolm a go-to reader for many.
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Claire
4.0 out of 5 stars M/M modern day retelling of Persuasion
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2018
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This was a lovely gem of a story with just the right amount of angst (there was plenty) and emotion. Like in Persuasion, the two main characters don't get as much "together" time on the page as one would like, but there is plenty of impact when they do. It was a very pleasant little fantasy. I doubt very much that two men would in fact act like this (specially Joshua) but there was enough of a story to forge through that and I enjoyed reading a different type of retelling of a classic that I've read countless times. I will definitely read Ms. Malcolm's next book.
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Mary B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, well-written. Delightful m/m romance.
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2020
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This delightful story is so well-written, so well-characterized -- the lovers, Josh and Finn, will stay with you long after you finish the last sentence. Read this if you need a jolt of lyrical, sweet romance, if you want time in a world where love overcomes pain, where forgiveness triumphs, where second chances blossom into a deep and lasting happiness. I just loved this book It is my fervent hope that Sally Malcolm keeps writing romance for a long, long time.
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Misanthropic
3.0 out of 5 stars Let’s throw in a little bi-erasure too
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2022
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Finn was an unmitigated douchenozzle and Josh was a martyr but he added pathos to the storyline. Unrealistic plot devices. I’m just jaded & cynical I guess.
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T. Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars Good!
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2019
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I enjoyed this second chance romance quite a lot. The initial breakup is good in that failure to communicate is very common. This is also a slow burn. There's a lot of hurt to get past, and a lot of new data to finally learn/reveal. It's mostly well done, and the supporting cast is very good too. Many people like a meandering slow ending. I don't, I was bored by most of the epilogue. You can't please everyone. :)
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Eric Juarez
5.0 out of 5 stars Cute! Beautiful! Love!
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2021
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This was a beautiful story been Joshua and Finn... there were some beautiful lines in the story about love everlasting. I couldn’t put it down I needed to know what happens next. There were moments when the story was an emotional rollercoaster. Loved it! 5 stars! Recommend to readers. I wish for more! I have a few more books with this authors name on it that I need to read. Looking forward to it!
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Carle
5.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes love comes back
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2018
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This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. Two young people in love, a homophobic means spirited father. Loss and pain and stubborness... Then semi-accidentally finding each other back after years of regrets and fantasies about each other. They finally find each other again and realize they had never stopped loving each other!

An emotional wonderful rollercoaster ride. This book made me laugh and it made me cry tears for the stupidity and happy tears when they woke up! This is definitely a reread book! Enjoy. I did.
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suzunh
4.0 out of 5 stars Very sweet book
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2018
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I’m a tough grader btw. The characters are well done and I liked them. The story flows good and makes sense. The things that hang them up would hang us up. Of course it’s a little more dramatic but it’s a romance novel so 💁🏻‍♀️
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foodycat
5.0 out of 5 stars M/M retelling of Persuasion
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2023
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4 1/2. It took me a shamefully long time to realise that this was a take on Persuasion. Do not even ask at what point the penny dropped. It's not like it hides it. But I think it's actually a sign in its favour because it's done so seamlessly - some "modern retellings" feel quite forced and try too hard to be clever but this hits the plot points and a lot of the emotional tenor of the original while actually making sense as a contemporary.
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Tini
5.0 out of 5 stars A worthy re-telling!
Reviewed in Germany on September 19, 2018
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This was awesome!! I always had a soft spot for Persuasion and I think the re-telling was so good! It works so well as m/m since it makes the story much more believable (that Josh thinks Finn would regret their relationship as an actor).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Reviewed in Australia on April 30, 2019
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I really enjoyed this modern, mm take on Persuasion. The first two thirds of the novel are achingly angsty and perfect and while the last third didn't hit quite the same highs for me it was still very satisfying. Highly recommended.
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AP
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful retelling of Jane Austin's Persuasion.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2018
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As a huge fan of Jane Austin's Persuasion I'm pleased to say this really works! Sally Malcolm's 'Perfect Day' is a close, clever, modern retell. It's extremely romantic with plenty of angst and satisfying reward. I love this book. Quite honestly, I couldn't put it down.
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Becky L
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Persuasion update!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 11, 2018
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Persuasion has always been one of my fave Austin novels, and this reimagining of it is simply sublime. Perfect Day is full of the longing, unending yearning and pure love that epitomises the original but with an m/m contemporary cast, and I absolutely loved it.
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