
Book 1 of 3 in Seducing the Sedgwicks
It Takes Two to Tumble
Some of Ben Sedgwick’s favorite things:
- Helping his poor parishioners - Baby animals - Shamelessly flirting with the handsome Captain Phillip Dacre
After an unconventional upbringing, Ben is perfectly content with the quiet, predictable life of a country vicar, free of strife or turmoil. When he’s asked to look after an absent naval captain’s three wild children, he reluctantly agrees, but instantly falls for the hellions. And when their stern but gloriously handsome father arrives, Ben is tempted in ways that make him doubt everything.
Some of Phillip Dacre’s favorite things:
- His ship - People doing precisely as they're told - Touching the irresistible vicar at every opportunity
Phillip can’t wait to leave England’s shores and be back on his ship, away from the grief that haunts him. But his children have driven off a succession of governesses and tutors and he must set things right. The unexpected presence of the cheerful, adorable vicar sets his world on its head and now he can’t seem to live without Ben’s winning smiles or devastating kisses.
In the midst of runaway children, a plot to blackmail Ben’s family, and torturous nights of pleasure, Ben and Phillip must decide if a safe life is worth losing the one thing that makes them come alive.
- Spice
- 3/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~300
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is It Takes Two to Tumble?
It Takes Two to Tumble is a 3 out of 5 on our spice scale: steamy (open door). On-page sex scenes, a handful of them, with some detail. Spice supports the plot. Spice starts around the middle.
- Steam: Open door
- Burn: Medium burn
- When: Spice starts around the middle
- Pairing: Two men
- POV: Third person, dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
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- Child abuse (past or present)
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It Takes Two to Tumble: quick answers
How spicy is It Takes Two to Tumble?
It Takes Two to Tumble is a 3 out of 5 on our spice scale: steamy (open door). On-page sex scenes, a handful of them, with some detail. Spice supports the plot. Spice starts around the middle.
Is It Takes Two to Tumble a standalone?
No. It Takes Two to Tumble is book 1 of 3 in Seducing the Sedgwicks. It is the place to start. The series is complete.
What tropes are in It Takes Two to Tumble?
It Takes Two to Tumble features single parent, opposites attract. It is a medium burn M/M romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does It Takes Two to Tumble have content warnings?
Our notes for It Takes Two to Tumble include: child abuse (past or present). This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after It Takes Two to Tumble?
If you loved It Takes Two to Tumble, try The Soldier's Scoundrel by Cat Sebastian, The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian, A Fashionable Indulgence by KJ Charles. They share its single parent and opposites attract energy at a similar spice level.











