Cameron Dane

I have been tripping down memory lane and visiting old friends. Cameron Dane is an author who I do enjoy even though their characters can be overly into the drama one minute and then just accept some real boundary-pushing behaviors the next. (Translation for my musings - The character's behaviors and reactions are not always believable).
This series is entertaining as it mixes m/f, m/m, and m/f/m books while mixing contemporary with fantasy in the same setting and making it work. If I could buy all the way in on the characters, this would be a 5/5 but it is what it is.
This was a favorite in the series for me as the story's MCs are three very different people who become a unit.… (altro)

Nate Jordan and former Detective Logan Jefferies have been fighting their attraction for one another ever since they met. But when they have to partner up on a missing persons case at Quinn Security, their control is sorely tested.

I loved the two books featuring Adam and Rhone so I was pretty confident I'd enjoy this one and I wasn't wrong. But I wasn't entirely right either. There were a few problems. The first one was the length. It was much too long. The second was the ridiculous sex scenes. It was steamy at times but any book that uses the word chute has me cringing. The third problem was the amount of sex. It overtook the plot and it started to drag. And it's a shame because the mystery plot was the best part of the book.

Logan and Nate were super sweet together and I loved that Nate didn't take any of Logan's crap. I really liked that he was willing to compromise and be reasonable but he also wasn't willing to buckle under every demand Logan had. It was a nice change. The relationship between them develops slowly allowing the investigation into the missing girl to take center stage. That worked really well, until they do get together and then it's kind of a mess. Once they were together the narrative seemed to struggle to find a balance between sex and the plot.

So that sucked, but the ending was pure brilliance. I loved how it all unfolded and how they worked to piece the clues together. Although the ending made me sad - I had really hoped that Daria was alive and well.

A steamy m/m romantic suspense with an interesting mystery let down only by the length and some ridiculous sex scenes. 4 stars.… (altro)

Abby Gaines, Rodrigo Santiago and Braden Crenshaw have been circling around each other for months. Braden knows exactly what he wants but in order to make a relationship between the three of them work, he'll have to convince Abby and Rodrigo they're all exactly what each other needs.

I wasn't really sure about this one. I loved the first book with Christian and Jonah and I did like Abby, Rodrigo and Braden - but I'm not big on threesome or harem romances. But I felt like reading something different and I generally love all of Cameron Dane's books - so I figured this was the one to try.

And it was good. I'm still not sold on threesomes or harem romances but if I like the existing characters in a series I could see myself picking one up in the future. The relationship between them was sweet and sexy and well written. There was a little bit of preachiness at the end about faith, but for the most part it was just advocating for love no matter what form that takes - and it's hard to argue with that. It might not be what I want but I have no issues if other people do. My biggest issue with their relationship was the speed of the relationship development. It felt very fast - (I mean obviously they've been circling around each other for months but specifically regarding this book) it didn't feel as if they were together very long but apparently it was weeks and weeks and I felt that wasn't really conveyed very well.

In terms of the plot it was mainly wrapped up in the romance and the sex but it did detour to tackle Rodrigo reconnecting with his father and an investigation into the deaths of Abby's parents. Rodrigo's father, Henry was a great addition - I loved that he was so understanding and accepting and genuine. And I also loved Braden's aunt, Ida who was only surprised it took him so long to get his act together and start dating them. The murder investigation was weak but then it's mainly a romance. The reveal was kind of ridiculous. I mean I get that it's a threesome - but did the killer have to be sleeping with Abby's mother and father separately - without the other one knowing? Like really? I mean there is such a thing as too much and this definitely was. Separate affairs or something or Abby mishearing her mother saying baby would've been more believable.

This won't be for everyone but it's well written with lots of steamy sex and a mostly decent plot. 3.5 stars, rounded to 4.… (altro)

4 stars

synopsis:
noah came out of the closet a year ago, after 20 years of marriage. unfortunately, the guy that he came out for had already found a guy. enter zane. zane has just been kicked out of his apartment and has no where to go. he's got custody of his younger half brother and sister, and fears losing them. noah witnesses his humiliation and offers to find him a place to stay, and eventually, a part time job.
zane has never really had time to question his sexuality, because he's had custody of his siblings since he was 18 or 19, and was looking after them before that.

what i liked: i liked the fact that zane didn't "go gay" for noah, that he really had no time to think about what he wanted; he was just trying to keep his head above water, but assumed that he was "normal". the attraction was immediate on both their parts, but they took time to build up to it. the relationship was believable, as was the pace of everything happening. a little villainy regarding them being together on the part of the aunt fighting zane for custody added some spice to the story.
i also liked that the kids weren't instantly best friends, that they had their squabbles.

what i didn't like: not much, actually. maybe a little bit more time spent with noah and zane as a couple, together, rather than just thinking about the other person.… (altro)