Monday, September 4, 2017

Book Review: TOPS DOWN BOTTOMS UP by Jay Northcote



Buy Links: 

Amazon US | Amazon UK

Length: 23,000 words approx 

Cover Design: Garrett Leigh @ Black Jazz Design


Blurb

 Will Rowan's festival fling with sexy dancer Seth lead to something more permanent?

Rowan is stuck at a folk festival helping out a mate, and it really isn't his scene. The yoga and singing workshops are bad enough, but morris dancing is the final straw. Bearded men with beer guts prancing around wearing bells-who wants to watch that?

All Rowan's preconceptions are shattered when he meets Seth-a morris dancer, and the stuff Rowan's fantasies are made of. Seth persuades Rowan to come to a dancing workshop, and Rowan's willing to do whatever it takes to get to know Seth better. The attraction is mutual, and a lesson filled with innuendo and flirting leads to an incredible night together.

When Rowan arrives home, he's gutted to find that Seth has given him the wrong phone number. Assuming Seth did it on purpose, Rowan resolves to forget about him. But fate-and friends-conspire to get them back together. Will they manage to stay in step this time around?

A much shorter version of this story was originally published in the Not Quite Shakespeare Anthology by Dreamspinner Press. This version has been revised and extended. Almost half of it is new content.
Carra's Review

This was a great lighthearted yet sexy read that definitely put a smile on my face while I was reading.  It was short and sweet with a unique catch—I mean, really…how many of you (especially here in the US) know what morris dancing is?  I didn’t, so this was not just a fun read, it was also a bit of a learning experience.

Just like with all of the other books from this author I’ve read, this one has some great characters, both main and supporting.  Rowan and Seth are perfect together, Rowan with his flippant attitude towards morris dancers, and Seth’s amusement at Rowan’s viewpoint.  It all made for a really great backdrop to their emerging connection, particularly as Rowan gets drawn further in to the dancing.

With this being a shorter read, there’s not a lot of time for on-page relationship development, but it is still very positive and will leave you knowing that Rowan and Seth are headed in the right direction.


Tops Down Bottoms Up was a 4-star read for me, and I’ll definitely pick it up again in the future when I need a quick, entertaining and steamy read.  This one’s for readers 18+ for adult language and sexual content.
Author Bio

Jay lives just outside Bristol in the West of England. He comes from a family of writers, but always used to believe that the gene for fiction writing had passed him by. He spent years only ever writing emails, articles, or website content.

One day, Jay decided to try and write a short story-just to see if he could-and found it rather addictive. He hasn't stopped writing since.

Jay writes contemporary romance about men who fall in love with other men. He has five books published by Dreamspinner Press, and also self-publishes under the imprint Jaybird Press. Many of his books are now available as audiobooks.

 Jay is transgender and was formerly known as she/her.

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