Publisher:
Riptide
Publishing
Published: June
25, 2014
ISBN: 978 1 62649 167 0
Genre: Contemporary Romance, M/M
Book
Format: E-book
Obtained
via: Publisher
Reviewed
by: Helena Stone, helenastone63@gmail.com
Rating:
4+
Note:
This is a revised second edition, with minor
additions, of the first edition originally published elsewhere.
The
first edition of this book – the first title in the Tucker Springs series - has
been reviewed by Love Romances and More in the past and a detailed description
of the story can be found in that post.
Anybody
reading my book posts with any regularity may have noticed that I’ve developed
a taste for L.A. Witt and her books. Without fail her stories and characters
manage to pull me in, entertain me and leave me happy and fulfilled by the time
I reach the end. ‘Where Nerves End’ was no exception to that rule.
From
the moment we meet Jason Davis and Michael Whitman it is easy to like the two
men with so very much on their individual plates. I had to smile at Jason’s
reluctance to see an acupuncturist because he has no faith in all that
alternative mumbo jumbo only for the pain in his shoulder to get so
excruciating that he feels trying anything has to be better than accepting his
suffering as a permanent feature in his life. His doubts about visiting Michael
Whitman’s surgery disappear as soon as he sets eyes on the man and his
ambivalence about the treatment soon follows.
The
relationship between Jason and Michael grows naturally and although it seemed a
bit of a stretch that anyone would invite their doctor to move in with them in
order to ease the financial burdens both were carrying after only a few visits,
it did work for me.
Jason’s
conflicting emotions once Michael moves in were fascinating. I enjoyed the way
he switched between being delighted to be living with the object of his dreams
and feeling deep frustration because the man he was lusting after was not able
to return his feelings.
I
loved Michael’s relationship with his young son and his need to put the boy
first, even if it meant denying himself what he yearned for. And may I just say
that young Dylan put a huge smile on my face when he proclaimed that boyfriends
are better than girlfriends because ‘girls are gross’.
Overall
this was a smooth, fun and easy read with just the right balance between
romance and angst to keep my happy. I remain delighted to have discovered L.A.
Witt and grateful that there are still so many of her books I haven’t read yet.
This is an objective review
and not an endorsement of this book.
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