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Matrimonial Merriment

Valor and Doyle, Book 7

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Matrimonial Merriment

By: Nicky James
Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
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Quaid Andrew Valor and Aslan Ronan Doyle cordially invite you to be an honorary guest as they join their lives in matrimony. The ceremony is set to take place at Strongwind Castle on December 23rd. Save the date!

Time is short. Quaid has less than three months to plan the wedding of his dreams. A wedding that happens to land two days before Christmas. Don’t be fooled. It is not a Christmas wedding—at least not if Quaid has anything to say about it.

The wedding binder is fat and the list of things that need to be done is long, so when the department decides to implement a mandatory team-building Secret Santa event that will take up every one of Quaid’s available Saturdays, he is livid. There is no time for nonsense on his tight schedule.

When Aslan sees what the stress is doing to his fiancé, he calls in the cavalry to help plan the wedding. What could possibly go wrong with Ruiz and Torin on their side?

Relationships grow deeper. Friends and family come together to celebrate. And Quaid and Aslan finally tie the knot.


**Matrimonial Merriment is the seventh book in the Valor and Doyle series. Unlike the other books, this one does not contain a mystery and is wholly focused on our two favorite detectives finally getting married. It was meant as a bonus book but somehow came in at over 100k words. Oops. More of them to love.**

©2023 Nicky James (P)2023 Nicky James
Genre Fiction Holidays Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Romance Fiction Winter Christmas Suspense

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Det Quaid Valor has always been highly strung but planning his wedding to fellow detective Aslan Doyle in such a short time has sent him to new heights of anxiety and pedantry. From the suits to the venue, Quaid insists that everything be perfect for his 23rd Dec day, which will definitely not be a Christmas wedding. Meanwhile, Quaid frets about his Secret Santa allocation which leads him to meet his best friend, Costa Ruiz’s estranged cousin, Tallus Domingo.

As a gay man, I know m/m romances are largely written for straight women and this was a classic example. There was no mystery to solve in this story: the wedding prep, meltdowns, and ceremony took up most of the book. I don’t mind a wedding plot, but I need much more than that to keep my interest. It was nice to see Aslan being so patient with Quaid time after time but I just couldn’t relate to Quaid’s continual overcontrolling and argumentative manner—he was the ultimate groomzilla. I did enjoy watching Quaid and Costa’s friendship strengthen as well as Aslan and Torino’s longstanding bromance. 🎧 US voice actor Nick J Russo wrung the emotion out of every scene—great job!

All wedding, no mystery!

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