How to Catch a Bookworm

A Chester Falls Short Story

By: Ana Ashley

Narrated by: Nick Hudson

Ben has two passions in life, books and Bookmarked, the bookstore he owns in the town of Chester Falls. But when he spots the guy across the bar, all broody, gorgeous and hard muscle, he can't resist reaching out.

Tristan's life could be worse, but moving into a new town and finding your boyfriend cheating on you with a random guy, all on the same day, is pretty up there on the scale of 'how much worse can it get?

Things start looking up the moment the sexy stranger with the nerdy glasses and deep brown eyes asks him the right question at the right time.

It was a one off.
It meant nothing.
Right?

When fate traps Ben and Tristan into a second meeting, will Ben finally listen to his best friend? And will Tristan put his past aside to catch his sexy bookworm?

Welcome to Chester Falls, where you can expect to meet sweet men, sexy situations, interfering friends and lots, lots of feels.

How to Catch a Bookwork is a 12k, MM romance short story set in the small town of Chester Falls. The events in this story happen before the events of How to Catch a Prince.

©2019 Ana Ashley (P)2020 Ana Ashley

Delicious

I loved this short, sweet and sexy story. Ben and Tristan are adorable together! Nick Hudson does an amazing job of bringing these characters to life. I know I will enjoy revisiting this gem.

Short intro

This is a super quick intro to Chester Falls, it was nice to get their story though I do wish there was more! Hudson does a great job with the narration overall a nice fun listen.

Short, sweet and sexy.

Sweet, cute, bite-sized prequel to a new series set in Chester Falls (Connecticut).
I love stories about nerdy librarians or book owners, and this one features Ben, a nerdy bookshop owner that turns into an assertive tiger in bed (and, well, in other places, too) thanks to Tristan.
I absolutely adored what Nick Hudson did with this little jewel!

Unrealized potential

I understand that this is a short story, but I still feel cheated somehow. Ben and Tristan have a hot hookup in a bar, then lose touch for a while, only to find each other again and struggle through the awkwardness of does he/doesn't he uncertainty. Their past dating lives have been abysmal, their faith in love broken by bad experiences and lack of opportunity. It's a fairly simple story, and they do manage to get together by the end, but it was so rushed I felt out of breath at the end. Maybe it's because it's an HFN, not an HEA (which I agree couldn't happen in six chapters). I just...I wanted more. The narration was just okay....I assume Tristan was meant to sound like a Southerner or something, and the actor did manage to differentiate between the two MCs.

cute and sweet short story

A fun introduction to the series. If you are looking for a lighthearted small town MM then I recommend this series.

Usually love this narrator but this wasn't his best work - lots of long pauses for one of the characters that got annoying.