Maybe I should have read the description before I started to read the book. But to be fair I was intrigued by the daddy and the age gab, so I thought the book was for me, turned out I was wrong.
The layout for the story is actually ok. The archenemies becoming lovers, that could work, however its a bit thin in the description when you read the book.. You only get that Luke was rude to Scott when he was at the restaurant where Scott works. The story, or the sex, takes place in an elevator and that’s kind of it, there is a bit more story before, but sorry not much.
I like a story with development, where you get the full story and not just bits and pieces thrown in randomly when it fits. The lace thing is not really my kind of thing, but I won’t fault the author for that – thats on me. More story and less sex would have made the book a thousand times better. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not opposed to sex in my romances, but when it takes over the story I kind of get bored (no matter how hot it is).
One star only from me, some might like it better than I do, great for them. I’ll be sure to read the description next time.
I actually finished all three books in the series before writing this review. This one is my absolute favourite. A beautiful lovestory between two men, Nick and Daniel who has known each other for a lot of years – since high school.
Nick has had a secret crush on Daniel since high school, but he got over it and moved on. He married his wife and lived in a loveless marriage for years but with two beautiful kids. Daniel himself was married but now divorced. While Nick knows he’s bisexual, Daniel has a HALLIJUA I’M GAY moment – he’s never been with a man and has never even thought about it, but with Nick that changes. They own a company together, runned perfectly with their different personas.
The story is so beautiful and well written. I love Daniel and his caring heart not just for Nick but for the kids as well. He such a great guy. There’s no doubt that Nick is marked by his mariage and his wife, to me most of the time he come out as spineless, I would have liked for him to have a bit more back bone especially with his daughter, it just hurts to see how she is treated.
The flow of the story is great, and you get to revisit some of the characters from book one in the series – kind of makes it complete being a part of a series. It has good parts and sad parts and even kind of a wauuu part (you’ll need to read it to know what I’m talking about). Love every part of it.
Tony is an undercover PI who works on a case that has been closed by the police due to lack of evidence. However Tony can’t let it go, he needs to find the truth. In order to do that he goes undercover as a patient at a sex clinic where the deceased was a patient. Tony does have a problem that needs to be addressed. As a patient he meets the gorgeous Dr. Jack Holloran and the status between patient and doctor changes.
I loved the story, the language and the fun. I’m not going to pretend to get the whole sex clinic thing with the ‘assistance’ That Michael charter is just weird. Maybe it is happening in the real world and I just never heard of it, but to me its some kind of glorified prostitution. I also kind of don’t get why Jack doesn’t get angry when he finds out that Tony basically has been lying to him all the time, I know I would. I can kind of see that he didn’t totally lie because he did actually had a problem, but he lied about the reason for going. Ok let it go…
But the story is amazing, well written and so much fun. I especially love the dr. patient lingo where Jack is professional but Tony is introducing him to a few new terms that probably wouldn’t be used with other patients. I’m so going to read it again.
2 stars and I’m being nice. First of all I don’t like the copy/paste feeling of a story. If you want to do a series please be more creative. Secondly adding a book to a series that’s called ‘Single Dads club’ You kind of expect the setting to be around the club, only once did we visit the club in the book.
Liam and Shawn had sex once upon of time at a young age, they had a fall out and I guess you could say they went back into the closet. I don’t need to put a label on what they have/had but I think they are both gay in denial again the story is the same as Damon and Jess (book one) I’m not gay – yah right. I’m sorry but it get a bit boring. The jumping back and forth should help you understand why things went the way they did, I really just annoyed me. Maybe that’s not the authors fault, maybe I just disliked the story.
Take one pro basketball player and a successful businessman with a beautiful kid, the story is set out to. be great. But at the end I was like.. Not so much. I missed the ‘Single dads Club’ and would have loved it to play much bigger part in the story.
Both main characters are great – they had a fall out twenty years ago and when they meet all is forgiven, of cause it is, you would do that, wouldn’t you? If you ask me: Hell no. I would take a lot of time to earn my trust again.
The storyline could have been great. Maybe change the circumstances a bit, try at least to let the main characters to acknowledge they are gay and maybe had a fling with a woman and she got pregnant. Ok, I’ll just shut up now.
Damon meets Jess at the Single Dads Club both single fathers and yet from two different worlds. Damon is a successful business man and jess a college student trying to get by with a son and not much help from his dad.
I like the fact that Damon remember where he comes from, he hasn’t always had money and a happy family life, so he understands where Jess is coming from. In all it’s a beautiful story, maybe a bit too much at times.
Most people would probably be turned off byt the age gab between them, I don’t mind, love doesn’t know age, love is love. I think it’s great that Demon wants to take of Jess, but also that Jess is so independent in a kind of ‘I don’t want your money’.
I don’t really get the ‘gay for you plot’ in some stories it works, but for some reason not in this one, I wish I knew why, it just felt odd. I know these are stories and you can plan them as you want, but I still don’t get it. Being forty five and never even thought about sex with another guy.. Is that really possible.
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I loved it. Louis is just such a sweet guy and you’ll just love Bash aka Sebastian, and the fact that they fit so well together, Louis volunteering and Sebastian in the need of help. You could call it an enemy to lovers romance sine there are no sparks flying at first meeting, well maybe in anger.
It’s well written and a beautiful story. To me Sebastians part is going up while Louis is getting back on his feet after his wife and child died.
Seth needs Logan to get a promotion and Logan just needs a place to stay, the game is on.
The story is beautifully written whit just the right amount of “action” for my liking. It’s cute and somewhat fun with a bit of angst, maybe a bit more at the lake would have been nice, it all happened too fast, the author could have prolonged that bit more. Logan has so many issues not being good enough, not being able to find a job, being fired from the previous job and so on and guilt, he’s is trying with his stepson but Conner isn’t actually an easy one to please and accepting.
I get the whole fake-it part, but what I disliked was the “I’m not gay or bi-part.” It doesn’t set well with me, maybe it the characters were younger it would pass. Logan had one night stands with men but apparently didn’t know he was bi-sexual, kind of ok if yo do it once, but if you do it multiple times a bell must ring or it gets kind of lame – I ate ice cream in the past but didn’t know I liked it is maybe a better explanation.
I know this is a Christmas story so everything has to happen fast, but I happens too fast if you ask me if you look at the story for Logans perspective, it all get jammed into a short period of time, but non the less its is kind of working beautifully.
I was between three or four stars but decided on four because it is a beautiful Christmas story.
Keyes Dixon’s life is challenging enough as a full patch member of the Disciples of Havoc Motorcycle Club but being a gay biker leaves him traveling down one tough road. With an abusive past and his vow to the club cementing his future, he doesn’t believe in love and steers clear of commitment. But a midnight ride leads to a chance meeting with a sexy distraction that has him going down quicker than a Harley on ice.
Cocky Assistant District Attorney Alec Pierce lives in the shadow of his politically connected family. A life of privilege doesn’t equal a life of love, a fact made obvious at every family gathering. Driven yet lonely, Alec yields to his family’s demands for his career path, hoping for the acceptance he craves. Until he meets a gorgeous biker who tips the scales in the favor of truth and he can no longer live a lie.
Can two men from completely different worlds…and sides of the law…find common ground, or will all their desires only wreak Havoc?
While Havoc is a stand-alone with no cliffhanger, the story continues early 2019.
Assistant District Attorney Alec Pierce wants a future with the sexy, tough-talking biker who came to his rescue six months ago. But when evidence capable of destroying his future comes to light, Alec sets a plan in motion to keep the man he loves from a district attorney bent on vengeance.
Will Alec’s efforts pay off or will he destroy them both in the process?
As a Disciples of Havoc member, Keyes Dixon rides the line between society’s moral code and that of his brothers. He straddles two worlds… One owns him and the other seduces him with the promise of a future. But when a rush to judgment has him swerving to miss the roadblocks suddenly in his lane, he’ll have to choose between the club that demands his loyalty and the gorgeous assistant district attorney who deserves his commitment.
Can Keyes escape his circumstances to take a chance on a future he wants?
Six months into what started as a one-night stand, both men must navigate their developing feelings as they remain bound by differing oaths that threaten to drive them apart. Not only does their future hang in the balance of opposing forces, but an unexpected strike of the gavel could send them on a collision course neither is prepared for.
Will havoc continue to determine their lives or is their love strong enough to bring order?
Book one: Published November 25th 2018 by Kindle Alexander LLC Book two: Published March 5th 2019 by Kindle Alexander LLC
I kind of opted how to do this review. Books individually or together. I chose the latter.
Book one is the ~To be continued ~ the blurb says it’s a stand alone, I wouldn’t recommend that, I think you would be disappointed and confused if you left it at that.
I’ve read this author before with great success, I loved her books I was kind of disappointed about this one. Order (book two) was much better than Havoc (book one). Simply because there was more story in book two that the first one.
I don’t get why authors think you can build a relationship falling into bed each time you meet, I just don’t see it happen. But thats basically the story line of the first book, rated alone I probably wouldn’t give it more than one rainbow since it annoys me, even after the become boyfriends/fall in love that continues. What I do like is the story that is there, Key (the hottie) the angst of being discovered by his brothers.
Book tow is much better story wise, there isn’t much sex. Now don’t get me wrong, I like the sex, just not too much, what turns me off with a book is when the sex takes over completely like in books one. There is much more love and future.
Apprehension and building up
These books are so full of apprehension, tension and things to be scared off. The relationship between Key and Alec if they are found out. Alec’s job with the DA and the things he discovered. The story with the little girl and her father all building up to a Big Bang. The big bang that never happens. I wold have thought that something major happened when the connection between the DA and a biker came to light, I mean like biiiiig. Also Alce’s discovery while working with the DA could have played role since it was a major part of the story. Also the relationship could have lead to a major thing, but no. So I all kind of falls flat, I felt that something was missing.
Overall they are both good stories, book two much better that the first one. Book two picked up the kind what book one lacked, so I you regard the both together it wasn’t a bad read, but not really a great read either.
When the world labels a man and judges them blindly, is it possible to ever find love?
Firefighter Eric is on the front line, battling the threat of nature’s destruction in the California grasslands alongside his CalFire team. Focused and calm, even in the direst of situations, he has a strong affection for his fire truck, loves his career, and has best friends he can rely on. All he needs now is love, but that seems to be impossible to find. At his friend’s wedding. Eric falls in lust at first sight with the shy, slim and sexy Brady, even if Brady isn’t the type of guy he usually goes for. What Eric longs for is an equal in his bed, not a smaller guy who might want Eric to role-play big strong firefighter every time they have sex. He wants to find someone he can be vulnerable with, someone who will love him for his soft heart and quiet ways.
Brady’s life plans grind to a halt when his niece and nephew lose their parents in a tragic accident, and he becomes a dad overnight. His Developmental Coordination Disorder rules his life, but he fights both DCD and the fears that chase him every day, to give Maddie and Lucas a home. Agreeing to go to a friend’s wedding is a decision he regrets long before he even gets there. But, he refuses to give in to his fear, even if he might do something that makes him a target for people’s comments and laughter. Meeting Eric, a huge man with a gentle voice and a flair for chivalry, he falls hard. Now, if only he can let himself get past his panic that Eric would never want someone like him, then maybe he could fall in love for real.
Published August 23rd 2019 by Love Lane Books Limited
While I wasn’t overly fond of the first book in the series, this one took my breath away, I loved it.
This story is so incredible sweet, some people like them some don’t, well I do. I would have loved Brady to be a bit more clumsy as he describes himself, kind of showed off a bit more of the DCD side.
I loved the main characters both are so sweet. Eric could maybe have interacted a bit more with his brothers that would have been nice too. However the story is so great that it doesn’t really matter. You just want them to be happy, you want the kinds to thrive. I seriously thought that Lucas was going to come out as gay to Brady when things went bad between them, something was off, but nope thats not it, of cause I won’t tell you the reason.
I like people like Brady, they tuck my heart and Eric pushing but still sweet and when the two comes together magic happens. I truly loved this book and can’t wait for the next one. I can’t really say much about the book, thats why this review is so short.
Can a jaded porn star with a painful past and a shy nurse who’s been burned before learn to believe in themselves and find their happily ever after?
Rick Fowler enjoys his job as rising Internet porn star Adam Swift, but it’s not exactly a career he can bring up on first dates. His few attempts at dating have all been disasters, so he’s keeping his head down and working on remaining sober. When his toxic, perma-cranky Uncle Gerard—the man who took Rick in when he was fourteen—needs round-the-clock care, Rick steps up.
In-home nurse Vinson Larrazzo is always up for a challenge. He definitely finds one in the rude Gerard Fowler—and Gerard’s shockingly gorgeous nephew Rick, who is just as grumpy. And since Vinson’s first priority is always his patient, he ignores his strong—and highly unprofessional—feelings for Rick.
But their chemistry is undeniable, and a snowstorm gives them get the perfect chance to explore it. Vinson has faith they can make it work, but to have a future together, Rick needs to find enough faith in himself to own his mistakes and let go of the past—even if that means confronting his uncle about an incident that put Rick on his dangerous, damaging road to addiction. And the fallout of those secrets might be more than Rick’s relationship with Vinson can bear.
Note: This 74,000-word novel is part of the ongoing “Perspectives” series, but it can be read as a standalone.
I don’t know about you, but when I read a whole series basically whit the same theme: I’m a porn star and I don’t want to tell you it get’s a bit boring in the end. Only one book in this series didn’t have that theme. I wish that the author would have been a bit more creative. I don’t get that the story evolves about the boys at Mean Green or what ever the company is called, I forgot. That’s great and that’s not what turns me off, it’s simply the fact that it’s the same theme used in all the books.
The story is great, I liked it 3 stars has to count for something, right? I loved Vinson, maybe because he’s a nurse too. But then again it’s all to weird when the boys tell them about the porn. It’s just like ‘ok, I don’t mind’. Again I don’t know about you, but when someone is having sex with others that you don’t tell the one you are seeing that is cheating in my book, and I can’t get past that. What if Vinson had said no and didn’t want to be with Rick because of it – and then by some grand gesture Rick won him back – I think that would have been better.
The anger and hate that Gerard and Rick ends to quickly. I get that you can’t spend half a book going over and over every little detail. But when you held something in for so long, hate and anger I don’t believe that I would go away so fast. I again for the sake of the story I’ll accept it.
The story and the characters was good, not great, but good. I wouldn’t advice to read it as a stand alone, there are too many things you would miss out when reading this book if you did.
This was also the last book of the series, I’m really not sure I’ll be reading it again.
One word?
The author uses the word Renal cancer – do you call it that? I know the medical Latin name for the kidney is renal, but I would think you just called it kidney cancer. But since I’m not English I not really sure. We tend to translate everything into danish that everyone can understand – only if talking shop we use the medical terms.
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