Sweet Something
MM Small-Town Romance (Wood Hollow Stories, Book 2)
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Sweet Something
Narrated by:
Nick J. Russo
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Narrated by:
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Nick J. Russo
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Lane Hayes
The baker, the grumpy lumberjack, and a new dad journey…
Dexter
The donut business is booming in Wood Hollow, along with my flag football program. Now I'm ready to take on a new challenge—parenthood. See, I've always wanted to be a dad and it's finally happening. Wood Hollow is the perfect place to raise a child. It's quiet, safe, and the folks here are friendly.
One glaring exception is the grumpy lumberjack…who ends up being besties with my surrogate. What are the odds?
Yeah…this will be interesting.
Viggo
I'm a logger. I like wood. That's it. Maybe that makes me a solitary person, but so what?
Unfortunately, I can't ignore the handsome donut man's new dad-to-be situation. Not when it concerns an old family friend.
Look, I don't want to be involved, but I have no choice. And if that means I'll have to step outside of my comfort zone and do people-y things to make sure Dexter is a going to be a good dad, so be it.
It doesn't mean I like Dexter. He's accidentally funny, kind of sweet, very hot, and—
Okay, fine.
Maybe I like him too much.
Sweet Something is an MM bisexual, grumpy/sunshine, small-town romance featuring Wood Hollow's hottest baker and the grumpy lumberjack with a big heart.
©2026 Lane Hayes (P)2026 Lane Hayes
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Dexter’s got a good life. He’s gotten over his disappointments and has set up a thriving donut business in Wood Hollow. He has friends, his found family, his employees, and everything he could ask for. Except the one thing he wants most in the world – a baby.
Viggo’s set in his ways. He works in the mill, crafts wooden birdhouses and other projects, and pretty much keeps to himself. He’s a Swedish transplant who’s made a good life for himself. Little does he know things are about to get upended.
When Dexter’s surrogate turns out to be Viggo’s bestie, things get…interesting. Suddenly the men are seeing way more of each other. Then they’re finding excuses to spend time together because man, is the other one hot. But it’s all before the baby comes. No real feelings involved…right?
Yeah, just keep telling yourselves that. Because as the due date nears, and things get real, sometimes honesty is the best policy.
I loved this story. Two very different guys with two very different life experiences. Suddenly thrown together by a twist of fate. How each one deals with the situation is very different, but I certainly enjoyed the ride! I had a great time listening and can’t wait for the next book.
I tip my hat to Nick J. Russo with his Swedish accent and even Swedish words. Nick’s always super talented and he delivered on this performance. Highly recommend.
The lumberjack and the baker
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Grumpy/Sunshine
Single father romance
Opposites attract
Minor adversaries to new friends to lovers
Small town
I enjoy this world that the author created and the nosy townsfolk. There are side characters that are previous MCs but the book can be read as a standalone.
One side character that was almost like a 3rd MC is the surrogate who pops up a ton throughout her entire pregnancy and when she isn't there she is talked about. I usually hate when there is someone else playing a huge part. Alot of times I don't like them and they get in the way of romance/relationship development but luckily I found this character to be delightful and the couple had plenty of time alone to bond and she helped nudge these 2 stubborn men along their journey.
Dexter is a divorced man who moved away from a big city and a family of rich snobs to a little town where everyone knows everyone's business. He wants to have a baby on his own terms so he hires a surrogate in another city. He is in contact with the woman but doesn't want to exchange details and thought if he hired someone in another city that it would help keep distance. In today's world with so many adoptions/surrogacies going wrong I thought that was smart. After he accidentally let's slip his towns name, she says her bestie lives there and she planned to spend alot of her pregnancy with him. So much for wanting disntance lol.
I really enjoyed this story alot, just as much as I loved book one. I probably would have rated it 5 stars if it wasn't for Dexter's mother and the fact that I will never understand why grown men put up with controlling mothers. She could have not been included and it would have been no loss to the plot and been even more enjoyable.
Dexter was a good character but this trait made me not love him as much as I would have otherwise. I loved Viggo. He is the epitome of a grumpy bear that is super sweet and would do anything for anyone. He does have a grumpy mountain man appearance but I think the cover pic makes him look alot more scary than he is actually described as. They made a great couple. Seemingly a opposites attract situation but they bond by their mutual love of football and their mutual care about the pregnancy. It was a very sweet story with a little bit of angst and a little bit of steam throughout it.
I am looking forward to reading the next book.
The narrator did a fantastic job. He kept a good reading pace/flow and expressed all the emotions wonderfully bringing the story to life. He gave all the characters including the side characters their own distinct voice making it easy to follow the story. I don't know Sweedish but I think he gave Viggo a good accent as well as the Sweedish surrogate. The only thing I found a bit confusing is there are at least 2 times where Viggo says he worked hard to get rid of his accent and the book also says the surrogate has a barely there accent even though their accents were very accentuated, so I wonder if there was some mis communication in direction but I preferred the inclusions of the accents either way.
A baker, a grumpy but sweet lumberjack and a baby on the way. 4.5 stars
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I love how they stumble their way into a relationship without realising, and how neither expected it but both needed it.
They both have past trauma, there is a little bit of miscommunication but no drama, and plenty of denial and pining.
I enjoyed the audiobook of this, the narrator does well to capture Dexter's charm, fears, and determination, alongside Viggo's passion and care. I love the Swedish accent for Viggo too!
Sweet mm romance
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Dex is the owner of the local donut shop, and while very successful, he has decided to start building the family he has always wanted via surrogacy instead waiting around to find the perfect partner.
Viggo, is a worker at the local wood mill, and also the pseudo-cousin of the woman who is Dex’s surrogate.
Dex doesn’t want anyone in his small town finding out about the surrogacy when it’s super early, and rightly so bc this town is full of gossips. But unfortunately his surrogate does tell Viggo and despite not naming names, he figures it out.
This begins a slow transition from wary acquaintances to friends to romantic interests, that really works well for the pacing of the story & the characters personalities.
And as always Nick J Russo does a great job narrating this whole town of kooky characters.
A very unexpected meet cute
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Narration: Great performance as always from this narrator.
So sweet
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