Imagine one fifty-three-year-old financial advisor and a forty-two-year-old cop acting like giddy teenagers and you have Accidentally on Purpose by J.M. Snyder. Add in a fourteen-year old nephew, and let the shenanigans begin.

Alan Travers follows a routine and is often oblivious to the world around him. The one exception is the handsome cop he literally runs into at the local coffee shop; then stalks at the mall using his nephew as cover, finally asking the man on a date.

Jim Garrison gave the “run in” at the coffee shop just a little assistance. Noticing the sexy older man that frequents the coffee shop he and his partner often visit for their morning brew, Jim stood just a tad bit closer to him in line than necessary. Thus, as readers, our first glimpse of Jim is that he is a funny, witty, and kind soul.

Alan’s nephew, Brooks, causes all kinds of trouble for Alan and Jim while plotting ways to bring them together. Believing he knows more about relationships than his uncle, he takes his scheming a smidgen too far and all hell breaks loose.

Alan and Jim are absolutely made for each other; their quick wit and banter is fun. However, their actions, especially Alan’s, have the potential to ruin everything before it begins. Brooks will have none of that. Using what makes complete sense in his fourteen-year-old brain as a tool…. Well, let us just say, it unleashes a series of repercussions.

Accidentally on Purpose by J.M. Snyder is for the most part quick and fun. It’s full of drama and drastic “wing man” scenarios which create some tense moments that Alan and Jim handle like a seasoned couple. As you laugh, worry, and race with adrenaline, you experience their completely juvenile, but with a dash of age gained wisdom, behavior.