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I was in the middle of my divorce when Adam messaged me. I believe his exact words were, “Hi. I think you’re my dad’s brother. Would you like to get to know me?”

My brother and I had never been close, so I’d only met his adopted son a few times when he was very young. Instinct told me to ignore the message, and I did. For a few days. It took an exhausting fight with my soon-to-be ex-wife and half a bottle of whiskey for me to change my mind.

Adam first became “sort of my nephew.” Next, he became the guy who helped me find an apartment in the building next to his. He was a sweet, cheerful young man doing his best to raise his four-year-old daughter, which led to him becoming the guy who wanted to help me patch up my relationship with my own daughter.

Then one night as I got ready for bed, I looked across the alleyway to the next building, where I saw him getting ready for bed too.

I couldn’t look away to save my life.

It was the night he also became the guy in the window.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 5, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 210 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1705635415
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1705635414
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.48 x 8 inches

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Romance Across the Spectrum.

I’m often awkwardly silent or, if the topic interests me, a chronic rambler. In other words, I can discuss writing forever and ever. Fiction, in particular. The love story—while a huge draw and constantly present—is secondary for me, because there’s so much more to writing romance fiction than just making two (or more) people fall in love and have hot sex.

There’s a world to build, characters to develop, interests to create, and a topic or two to research thoroughly.

Every book is a challenge for me, an opportunity to learn something new, and a puzzle to piece together. I want my characters to come to life, and the only way I know to do that is to give them substance—passions, history, goals, quirks, and strong opinions—and to let them evolve.

I want my men and women to be relatable. That means allowing room for everyday problems and, for lack of a better word, flaws. My characters will never be perfect.

Wait…this was supposed to be about me, not my writing.

I'm a writey person who loves to write. Always wanderlusting, twitterpating, kinking, cooking, baking, and geeking. There’s time for hockey and family, too. But mostly, I just love to write.

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Customers find this romance book captivating and well-written, with a beautifully woven emotional narrative. The book features plenty of steamy moments and receives positive feedback for its characters, with one customer noting how easy it is to connect with them. Moreover, customers appreciate the story's focus on family, with one review highlighting how it explores various aspects of life and relationships.

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39 customers mention "Readability"39 positive0 negative

Customers find the book captivating and fun to read, with one mentioning it held their attention from start to finish.

"...But, every time I had it was just as heartwarming and exhilarating as the first time...." Read more

"...and Adam took me on an emotional journey that was heartfelt and also fun. Their banter and just overall friendship was so enjoyable...." Read more

"...I won't say more, but really, this is a worthwhile read. I loved it to bits! Highly recommended! °Standalone..." Read more

"...Something about it just made me feel good. The two leads were certainly likeable, and their chemistry jumped off the pages...." Read more

30 customers mention "Romance"30 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in the book, appreciating how it beautifully weaves together emotional elements, with one customer highlighting the love story between Everett and Adam.

"...One message that is expressed in this book is that love is a beautiful thing and can be found very unexpectedly from the most unlikely source...." Read more

"...But in the long run, all that matters is the beautiful story being told." Read more

"What a sweet feel-good story. Everett and Adam were a delicious mix of wholesome, sexy, and dirty...." Read more

"...Two, the story narrative components of divorce, falling in love with a man, two separate children, fallout from history of family drama, and a host..." Read more

17 customers mention "Steamy content"17 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the steamy content of the book, with one customer noting the hot chemistry and another mentioning the taboo element that adds to the intensity.

"Oh my gosh, this book was so, so good. I really enjoyed this hot, steamy number more than I expected to...." Read more

"...his sexuality with Adam, there are no boundaries and the taboo element adds to the hotness...." Read more

"The Guy in the Window is HOT AF. There is absolutely no way to sugar coat it...." Read more

"...The sex scenes were very hot and definitely caters to a certain kind of kink🔥🔥🔥..." Read more

14 customers mention "Angst level"14 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's emotional content, noting it has the right amount of emotion and is both heartwarming and believable.

"...extremely easy to connect with the characters and experience their every emotion along with them...." Read more

"Everett and Adam took me on an emotional journey that was heartfelt and also fun. Their banter and just overall friendship was so enjoyable...." Read more

"...have liked to seen Ev’s coming out to his buddies, but this is a low angst, fun story of two men unwittingly falling in love. Pure enjoyment...." Read more

"...This makes her stories more real, more relatable. With her latest, she makes it ache a little before lifting it back up...." Read more

11 customers mention "Character development"11 positive0 negative

Customers love the characters in the book, with one mentioning they are extremely easy to connect with.

"...It was extremely easy to connect with the characters and experience their every emotion along with them...." Read more

"...But I really loved how the story moved along. The interaction between the characters was so sweet and constantly building and growing...." Read more

"...What I enjoyed about this story is how both characters defined their own family and were no longer going to settle...." Read more

"...I love the older/younger, because it’s written so well. Every character is terrific, especially the realness in the guys and their..." Read more

10 customers mention "Sexiness"10 positive0 negative

Customers find the book sexy, with Bella being particularly adorable.

"...This was a beautiful, relatively slow burn story of a young (but not juvenile) man who, out of the blue, gets in touch with, who he regards as the..." Read more

"...Everett and Adam were a delicious mix of wholesome, sexy, and dirty. I wish the story was longer because I didn’t want it to end...." Read more

"...This is GFY, first times, and hot sexiness, in addition to the blending of family and friends...." Read more

"...These two are sexy, sweet and so tentative about their boundaries until they can't fight it anymore. I wish they had more time to "fight" it...." Read more

7 customers mention "Family history"7 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's exploration of family relationships, with one review noting how it delves into various aspects of life and connections, while another highlights its portrayal of both biological and chosen family bonds.

"...falling in love with a man, two separate children, fallout from history of family drama, and a host of other plot beats -- that really in theory..." Read more

"...I loved the camaraderie shown. Ben is a down-on-his-luck single father who is barely holding on after job troubles and too much loss...." Read more

"...Adam is so thoughtful and committed to raising his young daughter...." Read more

"...is GFY, first times, and hot sexiness, in addition to the blending of family and friends...." Read more

7 customers mention "Writing style"7 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, finding it well-crafted and easy to read, with one customer noting the author's good job with inner dialogue.

"...Extremely good work Cara Dee, you are an amazing writer." Read more

"...did round this up to three stars simply because she did a good job with the inner dialogue, not suffocating the story, As well as, due to it being..." Read more

"...I love the older/younger, because it’s written so well...." Read more

"...Eventually I relaxed into it and I enjoyed the ride. It's easy reading. It has some excellent kink...." Read more

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LaTasha S.
Heartwarming and Exhilarating
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2023
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This book was very well written and a pleasant read. It was extremely easy to connect with the characters and experience their every emotion along with them. I will admit I've read this book more than one time, heck more than two for that matter. But, every time I had it was just as heartwarming and exhilarating as the first time. I will recommend that you read this book if you haven't already. You will not regret it. One message that is expressed in this book is that love is a beautiful thing and can be found very unexpectedly from the most unlikely source. Everyone needs a healthy intimate connection with someone. Someone who will see the gem under the wreck and help it shine. Extremely good work Cara Dee, you are an amazing writer.

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Adam and Everett
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2023
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Everett and Adam took me on an emotional journey that was heartfelt and also fun. Their banter and just overall friendship was so enjoyable. Watching Everett beginning to live his life after a divorce was like watching a drowning man come up for air. The relationships with the daughters were vastly different but equally heartwarming. Cara Dee had once again created characters that I began caring about almost instantly. My only tiny issue is that Adam's reason for reaching out after so many years was never quite clear. But in the long run, all that matters is the beautiful story being told.

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Jean
Steamy & delicious!
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2019
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Oh my gosh, this book was so, so good.
I really enjoyed this hot, steamy number more than I expected to.
Not that I don't have faith in this author; on the contrary, I have read and loved several of her books.
I just wasn't sure where the story might go...
My first thought was about the child, as I often find kids in this type of story to be annoying and superfluous.
Not so, here. This little girl is a delight!
Secondly I love the GFY type theme, but get so bored with the over-used "I'm married to a woman, but I experimented back in college so maybe I'm Bi" trope.
I was immensely relieved that Cara did not go there with this one.
This was a beautiful, relatively slow burn story of a young (but not juvenile) man who, out of the blue, gets in touch with, who he regards as the only family member he has left. Even though he is several years estranged.
This lands right in the middle of a chaotic and stressful period in the older man's life, and because of this they almost do not connect at all.

I was particularly endeared to Adam, as at times he displays admirable maturity and level headed traits.
It is so common in age gap tales for the younger to be portrayed as clueless and childish.

I won't say more, but really, this is a worthwhile read.
I loved it to bits!
Highly recommended!

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°heat level around 4 flames
°no cheating whatsoever
°dirty talk, but no unjustified profanity
°mm romance
°no homophobic slurs

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*Sigh*
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2019
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What a sweet feel-good story. Everett and Adam were a delicious mix of wholesome, sexy, and dirty. I wish the story was longer because I didn’t want it to end. I loved how Ev absolutely OWNED his growing feelings for Adam. Bella was absolutely adorable, and the way Grace meshed in the family by the end was perfect. This might be my favorite CD book, and I’ve certainly enjoyed a lot of them. Something about it just made me feel good. The two leads were certainly likeable, and their chemistry jumped off the pages. I would have liked to seen Ev’s coming out to his buddies, but this is a low angst, fun story of two men unwittingly falling in love. Pure enjoyment. (And the cover?? Love it)

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Intriguing concept, then RUSHED. Hallow.
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2024
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I don't normally write reviews, but I feel like this meets constructive feedback.

Positive: One, the taboo nature of it is extremely intriguing. Two, the story narrative components of divorce, falling in love with a man, two separate children, fallout from history of family drama, and a host of other plot beats -- that really in theory -- enrich a story and create authentic struggle for two people to be together.

Where it deeply filtered:

Stories must wrench out every piece of emotion introduced into the narrative, to make it worth being written in the first place. All of these obstacles and life problems that everyone faces, really were there on a silver platter. A love story with necessary struggles. unfortunately, Cara, did not treat any of these components with true development. In addition, the plot beats of the relationship were often skipped and or recap in fall chapter. Then doing it off screen.

A big no-no in writing, is to leave answered questions or entire pot lines untouched. The reason, Everett and Adam even met is because Adam the adopted son of Everett's brother, had had a big fallout with their family, and thus, it gave them something relatable and also set up a potential challenge and plot point. But it was never touched with any significance.

Being married to a woman for 25 years, and then being attracted to your adopted nephew, though you've never knew him, it is still a challenge that needs to be dealt with. One, that you're all of a sudden attracted to a man, which is great, but try and tell the story without making it even a blip in the plot. You can't. But is exactly what Cara did. There was no hesitation, even with sex , there was no learning stage. And the significant moments of their sex life was also skipped around a lot. Leaving about two full sex scenes. And then a couple cutaways.

This is ill-advised, because their sex life is incredibly important to their story. Big component, was an ex-wife and a teenage daughter. The buildup of certain events like the teenage daughter finding out about her dad now being in a same-sex relationship, was done off page. 😳

You can see I'm trying to form a picture of how rushed, and shallow the story ended up being. It's a shame, because this was structured well and set up to be an interesting narrative. And unfortunately fell off very quickly. Very disappointing.

I did round this up to three stars simply because she did a good job with the inner dialogue, not suffocating the story, As well as, due to it being well written, it's just not narratively written well...

🌶️ 2.5/5
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Brown One
Sweet and sexy
Reviewed in Canada on December 17, 2021
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I had this book in the queue for a while, not too sure I’d be into it. Finally, the sexy close-up on the cover drew me in and I couldn’t put it down! I loved the main characters, together and separate. Adam was super sexy and fun. All the characters were believable and had depth. Adam and Ev getting to know each other was natural and organic. I especially liked how the 2 guys didn’t know how to cross the line of getting together, but that it wasn’t drawn out with a ton of angst. It happened and then va-voom. Hot.

The author doesn’t fill in every little detail with stilted minutiae, she allows time to pass and trusts readers to know what’s happening. It’s refreshing to read her stories. I’ve enjoyed a couple of Cara Dee’s books before and after this, I’ll definitely seek out more.

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The Guy in the Window
Reviewed in Germany on December 6, 2019
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The Guy in the Window – Cara Dee
The Guy in the Window erzählt die etwas ungewöhnliche Geschichte von Adam und Everett.
Als Adam via Facebook Kontakt zu Everett aufnimmt, steht dieser kurz vor seiner Scheidung und somit in gewisser Weise notgedrungen vor einem neuen Anschnitt in seinem Leben.
Anfangs steht Everett der, von seiner Seite, ungewollten Kontaktaufnahme eher ablehnend gegenüber. Er ist ein Gewohnheitsmensch, und die bevorstehende Trennung von seiner Frau, einhergehend mit der Suche nach einer eigenen Wohnung und der Tatsache zum ersten Mal in seinem Leben alleine zu leben, macht ihm doch ganz schön zu schaffen.
Hinzu kommt, dass seine Tochter, die er liebt und die nun quasi alles ist, was ihm an Familie bleibt, am anderen Ende des Landes studiert. Everett steht also an einem Scheideweg in seinem Leben, den er selbst eigentlich nie forciert hätte. Er war zufrieden mit dem was er hatte.
Einen gut bezahlten Job. Eine Ehefrau, der er ein treusorgender Ehemann ist. Eine Tochter, die er über alles liebt. Erst als seine Frau, die Ehe für gescheitert erklärt und er Adam kennenlernt, wird Everett bewusst, wie festgefahren sein Leben eigentlich geworden ist und wie sehr er seine eigenen Bedürfnisse hintenangestellt hat.
Schritt für Schritt schafft Everett es sich neu zu orientierten, und dass er es schafft, daran hat Adam einen großen Anteil.
Adam wurde einst von Everetts Bruder und dessen Frau adoptiert. Mittlerweile ist Everetts Bruder verstorben und zu seiner Mutter sowie zu der ganzen anderen Verwandtschaft pflegt Adam keinen Kontakt. Da auch Everett vor Jahren diesen Weg der Isolation von der Familie gegangen ist, ermutigt dies Adam mit ihm in Kontakt zu treten.
Und damit nimmt die Geschichte von Everett und Adam ihren Anfang.
Die Story beinhaltet Age Gap. Doch für sein Alter ist Adam ziemlich erwachsen und fest im Leben verankert. Man könnte sagen, in ihm wohnt eine alte Seele. Adam und Everett ergänzen sich wunderbar. Sie passen perfekt zueinander. Die Liebe, die sie füreinander empfinden kommt nicht urplötzlich über Nacht. Vielmehr entwickelt sie sich langsam, aber stetig.
Einen kleinen Hinweis möchte ich dennoch geben, weil es einfach nicht jedermanns/jederfraus Geschmacks trifft.
Beide mögen und praktizieren Dirty Talk und eine leichte Version von Role Play in einer abgewandelten Version von Daddy Play. Everett und Adam spielen das Nephew and Uncle Spiel.
Nicht immer und ständig, aber ab und an. Und es ist auch nicht übertrieben dargestellt, eher sind es kleine Sequenzen oder beiläufige Neckereien. Wer so etwas jedoch nicht mag, sollte vielleicht Abstand nehmen. Denn zur Story gehört es einfach dazu und so, wie die beiden die Sache angehen passt es dann auch.
Was mich dagegen tatsächlich ein bisschen gestört hat, war die Dynamik die, die Entwicklung zwischen Everett und seine Ehefrau im Laufe der Story angenommen hat. Eine Scheidung ist nie leicht und selbst Everett erkennt ja recht früh, dass es an beiden lag und nicht nur an einem von ihnen.
Damit hätte man es eigentlich belassen können. Zumal es für die langsam aufkeimende Liebe zwischen Everett und Adam keinen Belang hat.
Dennoch gibt es von mir fünf Sterne und eine Leseempfehlung.

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short and flirty
Reviewed in Australia on June 16, 2024
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Surprisingly this is a very low angst book, although it’s short (honestly I would have loved it to be longer), it’s definitely got a lot of heat and love in it. For the smut it definitely leans into the forbidden aspect

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Mercedes
Sweet, and sexy
Reviewed in Spain on January 11, 2020
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You cannot avoid loving Everett and Adam,. I've read their story in one go and it has kept me smiling all way long. Tenderness, sweet and slightly kink sex, in a perfect combination. Very good reading time!!

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great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2024
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great book

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