As a bartender, Donner knows the regulars at Pot O Gold pretty well. He’s had his share of one night stands with the patrons. So when Ezra Kelley (the guy who picks up someone new every visit) flirts with Donner, Donner isn’t opposed to accepting an invitation if Ezra is still interested at the end of the night. But Ezra gets distracted with another regular and Donner later finds him on the floor of the bathroom recovering from slight altercation that could have gone much worse. By the end of the night Donner DOES go home with Ezra. But only to make sure he gets there safely.

Ezra is a little floored by Donner. A guy that Ezra considered a possible one night stand became a knight in shining armor. Not only did he help him home after a scary night at the bar that sent him into a panic attack, he also showed up the next day to bring him ginger ale and make sure he was doing alright.

Fast forward to another night at Pot O Gold. Ezra is hanging out with his friends Ale and Jamie (from Just One Thing) . This time, Ezra DOES bring Donner home. And, of course, sparks fly. Each of them sees the possibility of a relationship. Which would be great if both of them weren’t terribly gun shy due to their previous relationship experiences; Donner because he lost his partner to a violent crime and Ezra because his last long term relationship ended when his ex didn’t want to deal with Ezra’s emotional baggage. Each of these men needs to face their fears and their pasts before they can move on to the next step of having the relationship they desperately want to have with each other.

I enjoyed reading this because chemistry between Ezra and Donner is engaging and hot. A. M. Arthur has a knack for writing some seriously sexy scenes. There is definitely magic between the characters. Both in and out of the bedroom.

If you are a fan of New Adult and gay romance, Maybe This Time might just be for you.

Nat ( )

Even though this book has been done before I still really liked it. The two MCs were so damaged you couldn't do anything but root for them to find love. It was sweet at times and really sad quite a few times. The one thing I didn't really care for was the acceptance of making out with other people even though they were in a committed relationship. There were two couples were this was okay. Maybe I'm a closeted prude, but if they're committed why go looking for other people? I've read other books by this author and really enjoyed them so I was looking forward to this one even though I didn't know it was the second one in a series. I'll probably read the next in the series and even go back and read the first book.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. ( )