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BOOK BLURB:
Mark Harrison has exactly what Nolan Daniels wants ~ his signature on a sign-in sheet. Even better that Mark is gay and seriously good-looking. Nolan’s got these one hundred hours of community service nailed, just as soon as he nails the handsome doctor. It’s his pride that takes a hit when Mark rejects his advances in no uncertain terms. What else did Nolan expect from a man of privilege? Certainly not that Nolan would want Mark more than he wanted Mark’s signature.

Mark’s the good boy who always plays by the rules, always does what’s expected of him ... and secretly chafes at the restrictions of his straight-laced life. Now he’s faced with the leather-jacketed bad boy who arouses the closeted Mark more than he wants to admit. A man he can’t resist. A man who helps him admit other things about his not-so-perfect life.

It’s time to take a stand. Time to burst the protective bubble each has built around himself in his own way. Little do they realize that moving forward could also cause them to lose each other and the love that has grown between them.

BOOK REVIEW:
Both Nolan and Mark have been given compelling, believable if unfulfilled pasts. Nolan had to work his way through life as a paramedic, he got behind the wheel of a car while drunk, thus has to do community service, and this is how he met Mark. Outwardly Mark has a much more cushy existence, but we’re allowed to look closer to see the boredom, the family pressure keeping him in a job he hates. In short we can sympathize with both men.

Mark’s coming out scene was full of drama. I cheered for him, for at last growing the balls to come clean to his truly obnoxious family. Then Mark decides he’ll go and visit Nolan. I knew what was going to happen when Ms Thompson had Mark decide he wouldn’t call ahead. I wasn’t disappointed with the resultant drama of Nolan being caught with his pants down. Okay, it’s an oft-used device, but no less exciting because of it. It’s how the author had her characters recover from the situation that is where the true metal of this storyteller is revealed. Angst, despair and ultimate joy of forgiveness are all wonderfully explored.

I really like how each man gives the gift of a future to the other. Before Mark, Nolan went through life never falling in love, never seeing the need. Before Nolan, Mark didn’t have a reason to stand up to his family. But these things weren’t imposed on the plot, they slowly grew organically from it. Yes, at times I wanted to shout at the guys to tell them they were messing up, but they couldn’t change their long-observed behavior overnight.

The mild dominance and submission play during the sex scenes added a bit of extra spice to what was already quite an emotion packed ride. Well done Ms. Thompson, you’ve written another winner.

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