Review: Whiskey Business by Avon Gale

Whiskey Business by Avon Gale
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ryder Waites (named after the famous tarot deck) is trying to save his town of Gallows Grove. Like most small towns in rural areas, it's quietly vanishing, which is a shame since it's full of quirky characters and has a morbid sense of humor. This Kentucky town is home of Hanged Man Bourbon and Ryder decides to sell the recipe and rights to a larger company in hopes of stimulating the local economy.

Enter Adam Keller. Stuffy, overbred Adam must assess the town and the facilities to determine if the company will continue producing Handed Man Bourbon in Gallows Grove or if it should be moved to a larger and better equipped facility.


As Ryder tries to show Adam the town he knows and loves, they get a chance to get to know one another. But when it's time for Adam to go back to Lexington, will their relationship come to an end? And will Hanged Man Bourbon be taken from Gallows Grove and moved to some factory where it will be mass-produced leaving the town with nothing?

But how can Adam resist when:

"Ryder’s town history was a cross between an episode of A Prairie Home Companion and Welcome to Night Vale."

And how could Ryder resist Adam after:

“You brought it up. I was innocently asking about being a horse farm magnate, Adam. You’re the one who took it to the pony-play place.”

Whiskey Business is one of those types of books I love. Full of humor, word play, and cute love. Information about Kentucky and bourbon is scattered throughout the novela in a way that doesn't distract from the story but adds trivia and fun facts. It's was neat learning about Kentucky while reading the story and the story being so good made it all fit together perfectly.

Whiskey Business is part of the States of Love Book Series which each feature a state and some of the aspects that make it special as the backdrop to a mm romance. It's one of my favorite series because I really love learning little tidbits about each state in American while enjoying a cute story written by a resident of that state.

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