Title: Strange Bedfellows
Author: Cardeno C. and Ron Herczig (Narrator)
Publisher: The Romance Authors, LLC
Release Date: July 22, 2015
Genre(s): M/M Contemporary Romance
Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
Reviewed by: Belen
Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
Blurb:

Can the billionaire son of a Democratic president build a family with the congressman son of a Republican senator? Forget politics, love makes strange bedfellows.

As the sole offspring of the Democratic United States president and his political operative wife, Trevor Moga was raised in an environment driven by the election cycle. During childhood, he fantasized about living in a made-for-television family, and as an adult, he rejected all things politics and built a highly successful career as far from his parents as possible.

Newly elected congressman Ford Hollingsworth is Republican royalty. The grandson of a revered governor and son of a respected senator, he was bred to value faith, family, and the goal of seeing a Hollingsworth in the White House.

When Trevor and Ford meet, sparks fly and a strong friendship is formed. But can the billionaire son of a Democratic president build a family with the congressman son of a Republican senator? Forget politics, love makes strange bedfellows.

A beautifully romantic, sexy fairy tale with scorching hot sexy times and terrific dirty talk!

37 year old Bradford “Ford” Hollingsworth III has just started his first term as a Republican congressman, following in his grandfather and father’s (a long time Senator and past presidential hopeful) esteemed political footsteps. Ford has spent most of his life trying to ignore the inner voice that tells him he’ll never be happy with a woman because it would mean walking away from his family and his aspirations, but with each passing year it’s becoming impossible. On one of the rare occasions when he can’t handle the stress of life as an up-an-coming politician he picks up an anonymous bar hookup. But once the afterglow of a truly spectacular blowjob fades, and the lights come on, Ford is horrified to find his “anonymous” hookup is none other than Trevor Moga.

42 year old Trevor Moga is the only child of the current sitting President of the United States and his politically savvy wife. Trevor’s childhood was spent filled with warnings about always being careful of his actions lest he land his parents in an above-the-fold article and family time being spent focused solely on the next election has soured Trevor on all things political. As an adult he has mostly eschewed politics and anything having to do with the world his parents live in.

Just as a side note, I loved Trevor’s mother, and couldn’t help but picture Emily Gilmore every time the First Lady had page time.

Of course Trevor is aware of Ford, mostly from when Ford’s father would trot the family out for political press opportunities, and has always been drawn to the softness in Ford’s expression and his genuineness, so when Trevor is given the opportunity to take Ford home, he does. After convincing Ford he has no agenda and they can just enjoy the night together with no strings or repercussions, Trevor determines to enjoy the time they have together, thinking it will only be for a single night.

Though neither expects to see each other again, Trevor can’t get Ford, and the night they spent together, off his mind so Trevor seeks Ford out for another meeting. They begin to see each other whenever they can, in secret (of course), over the next seven months. It’s helpful that Trevor is exceedingly rich, owns his own Gulfstream plane, and can afford the opulent, discreet hotels in which they meet.

Of course, neither expects to fall in love either, but they do. Seeing their relationship develop is so sweet and hot and wonderful. This is absolutely a sort of fairy tale, in the best possible sense, where all the obstacles are overcome, the lovers are able to be together, and the world is righted through the sheer will of their desire to be together. It’s a fairy tale all right, and I ate it up with a spoon!

There is just something about this story – Ford’s struggle to not disappoint his family, his constituents or Trevor…Ford’s desire to be with Trevor, his struggle with self discovery and wanting to be honest with everyone about who he loves…Trevor’s desire and pursuit of Ford…Trevor’s defense of Ford by helping Ford’s father…Trevor’s realization that though his parents have an unconventional marriage, it doesn’t mean they love each other less – these were all points that made what could have been a too-sweet romance a genuinely lovely story that has stayed with me long after I put it down.

Ron Herczig is a new narrator for me and boy, he makes the sexy times absolutely scorching!

Note: Herczig uses a kind of lazy drawl tone that might not be for everyone and his character voices are close in tone. Definitely check out the audio sample for this first.

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