I'm very much in the minority here in not raving over this book. I did not read the other books in this series but I cannot see that it would have made a difference as this read like a stand alone. The author's premise for this story was a good one. Rock is a closeted ex-military man with tons of sexual identity doubts. Carter is a high priced escort that Rock hires in hopes of getting laid. Carter had a boat load of self esteem insecurities over his chosen profession. Almost all of the story was a series of "dates" with Rock struggling with his sexual identity and Carter playing the ever patient pal while struggling with his own problems. Now while Carter is a nice guy, I can't see a high priced escort, who is NOT getting paid, helping Rock overcome his insecurities. I was bored enough with the endless baby steps to wonder why the hell it was so important that Rock identify as gay. I felt that the pace of the story was very slow and there was not enough meat to the plot to keep my attention. I believe that this story would have made a much better short story. ( )

This was amazing. A character driven romance with two very broken characters. Loved it.

FYI: despite being book 5 of the series there is no need to read any of the other books in the series. ( )

This was amazing. A character driven romance with two very broken characters. Loved it.

FYI: despite being book 5 of the series there is no need to read any of the other books in the series. ( )

Rock and Carter are another one of the couples in this series who I love. (There are more of those than not, which is probably why I've read the series more than once.) ( )

Rock is deeply in the closet and has been watching Carter through survellience cameras at the Den for almost a year before he finally hires him as an escort. Carter has been an escort for almost ten years and isn't sure he's going to renew his contract once it's up. There's something about Rock and their connection that makes him offer to see Rock outside the bounds of escort services. There's lots of ups and downs as these two navigate the troubled waters of who they are and acceptance of themselves. Excellent read, I forgot how much I loved this author.
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