Heat and sweet is the perfect combo

First off, make sure that you are wearing your ear buds or alone while listening to this cause the heat is off the chart. As Teddy tries to recover from yet another heartbreak and disappointment, he leans on the friendship of Barrett. Barrett is trying on the vanilla life since he can never seem to find the right boy for him. Then Teddy happens. As these two figure out where they are going, if it's friendship or more they want, you will find yourself fanning yourself. Can't wait for more!

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Loved it

I've had the pleasure of reading this book and listening was even better. I highly recommend this book.

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Excellent Must Listen

If you are into Daddy kink at all, and really even if you just want a sweet romantic slow burn, this is the book for you. You immediately connect to Teddy due to the opening scene, and when Barrett is introduced and you see his big kind heart, you just know these two are meant for each other. Their story is sad, sweet and in the end, a strong loving bond. The narrator was excellent, I had never heard him before which always makes me nervous since I don't know if I will enjoy them. I was very pleased. Easily differences between character voices, the steamy scenes were done with excellent inflection and he really puts forth the emotion behind the voice which brought me to tears. I have never read any books by these authors but since this had excellent reviews I went for it. I'm so so glad I did.

Good

Good story, tho at some points it did feel a bit long. A new for me narrator did a good job making this an enjoyable experience.

I love me some Teddy and Bear, great narrator!

I read this book when it first came out and just really enjoyed it! It's super sweet, pretty light on the Daddy kink really, but is probably perfect for people just diving into that kink or interested in something sweet with minimal angst. Teddy has had a rough life, he’s been abandoned by loved ones before, and now his two boyfriends unexpectedly break up with him. Teddy is staying with his friend, when Barrett steps in and offers him a place to stay. Barrett is almost 20 years older than Teddy, and has tried to stay away from kink after a bad breakup. He sees the possibility of something with Teddy, although he does fight it at first. At first they both want friendship, but it’s so clear they’re crazy for the other. I loved these two together, how perfect they were for each other and how they healed by being such a great couple together. It’s a very sweet story, and a bit of a slow burn. For people wanting more hardcore kink or daddy lifestyle, this might be a bit too sweet for you, especially with how quickly Teddy jumps into the lifestyle. But if you want a sweet story with minimal angst, definitely give this one a try. I also really enjoyed the narrator. This is the first book I have listened to from him, and I thought his voices and mannerisms for Teddy and Barrett were great, and I loved Dylan and all of his "OH MY GOD"s. Look forward to hopefully hearing more from this narrator!

Ah, love!

I really enjoy age-gap stories in which the older character is seen to work hard at acting his age while struggling against impulses over which he eventually loses control when love happens. This story doesn't disappoint in that regard. Barrett Reid at forty-two has decided that he'd rather spend his time in vanilla hookups than try to find a new boy, since he'd clearly, as far as he could tell, not done a good job with his last lover who dumped him because of his supposed poor skills as a Daddy. Enter Theodore "Teddy" Mason, twenty-four, freshly dumped by his two boyfriends, who wanted their jobs and social acceptance more than they did him, and one of whom also wanted him as a toyboy for himself, but not as part of something long term. Each man is not into starting anything new, though for very different reasons. And yet, they are drawn together almost inexorably, and the love that grows between them is sweet to watch as it develops. I don't really know anything about the differences between a Daddy and a Dom, except perhaps that Doms hurt their subs while Daddies don't -- I think -- but I really like Barrett. He's such a caring man, so mature and yet so vulnerable, needing Teddy to help him realize what he truly is and how good he is at meeting Teddy's needs. Teddy is okay, don't get me wrong, though I found him too innocent and almost childish at times, especially with all that Daddying, which I found too much. I'm just drawn more to the older characters in May/December relationships, probably because I'm older myself and can relate. This narrator is new to me and I do love his deep voice...it does great things with Barrett's tones, and still manages to make Teddy sound youthful. Even his evoking of Dylan, Jason and Tony are well done; To be able to move between so many characters with what sounds like relative ease is great. The only problem I have with his performance is the many awkward pauses and, once in a while, the lack of necessary pauses between sentences in the reading...they were often too long and inexplicable and quite disconcerting, adding nothing to the reading. Additionally -- though this isn't the narrator's issue -- I found the story itself to be too long. It felt more drawn out than it needed to be, which often made me huff in impatience. I love slow-burn stories, but this seemed a bit over the top to me, what with the repetition of points from one lover's perspective to the other as though I hadn't just read the events...pretty annoying, to be frank.

Great Start to this Series

I received an ARC of this audio for my honest review. This is a story about Teddy who was in a threesome until one night when his housemates/boyfriends tell him that they want to be a couple and Barrett a much older dominant man. When Barrett goes into a coffee shop with his best friend he overhears about Teddy's predicament on needing to find a place. He offers the apartment over his garage to Teddy and their friendship blossoms. Jack Dale does a great job on the narration of this story. Can't wait to read/hear the next book in the series.

Teddy & His Bear

I really wasn't expecting to feel so many emotions during this book especially right at the beginning. But right from the start you will really feel for and fall for Teddy. He's just such a sweet cute character, and I thought his behavior & personality traits fit the story line really well. I appreciated the dynamic the two guys had together Barrett was the perfect Daddy for Teddy. This book was mostly just light and fun and super adorably cute. Audiobook - Jack Dale was a new narrator for me. But I really enjoyed this audiobook and felt like he really gave us what was needed for the voices of Teddy and Barrett.

A sweet story about finding love again...

Teddy & His Bear is the first audiobook in the Oh My! series penned by the writing duo of Andi James and Lila Wilde and narrated by Jack Dale. This is an M/M romance with an age-play kink to it between Teddy, who is twenty-four, and Barrett, who is forty-two. After being dumped by his two boyfriends--no, not in two separate relationships but as part of a throuple--Teddy finds himself brokenhearted and at a loss. Barrett knows what it's like to be abandoned by the person he loved most, what with his ex leaving him years ago. When Barrett offers Teddy the garage apartment at his home, the two find themselves becoming closer, but is this the beginning of nothing more than a special friendship or could it be something far more? However, Barrett refuses to even entertain the idea of Teddy being a potential "boy", but will he change his mind when he finds out that Teddy would love nothing more than to have Barrett be his "Daddy"? This was a good story, one that developed in a manner that had the two main characters truly setting firmer groundwork for the relationship that was to follow. It also allowed me to get to know Barrett and Teddy much better. I loved Barrett's protective and nurturing nature. He truly did seem to be an ideal partner for Teddy. On the other hand, the younger man was sweet and equally protective of Barrett, but there were moments where Teddy did seem to have far more naivete than I would expect for someone his age. It was almost as if he was in "boy" mode all the time. Still, I was happily entertained by the story that Andi James and Lila Wilde put together, and it served as a good starting point for the Oh My! series. Jack Dale is a new-to-me narrator, but I was impressed with his effort on this audiobook, creating enough nuances to distinguish one character from another while also setting the tone for the story. I'm giving Teddy & His Bear four stars. ♥

Loved it!

I adored this sweet story from a pair of debut authors! They did an excellent job fleshing out these characters and making them believable and kept the plot nicely paced. The narrator is also new to me and I thought he did a super nice job with this book!