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BOOK BLURB:
When Troy Hastings' plans for the vacation of his dreams literally goes up in smoke, he's left homeless, alone, and wearing only a hospital gown. Jason Cooper, the firefighter who rescues him, can only think of what he’d like to do to Troy. Troy's lost everything and Jason wants to help him get his life back. With each passing day, Jason wants that life to include him. But he only has seven days until Troy's friends return from the trip to make Troy see that Jason is the man he's been looking for all along.

Jason spends that time giving Troy the best vacation he's ever had, and in the process, wooing the man who has nothing to lose and everything to gain. Troy's having the time of his life, enjoying stepping out of his comfort zone, trying new things: like a little bondage, the hottest sex he’s ever had, and parasailing, and he’s game for more.

When the week is up, Troy will find himself a new apartment ... unless Jason can convince him to stay.

BOOK REVIEW:
I don’t normally go for bondage and domination stories, but “Best Vacation that Never Was” is much more than that. The two guys genuinely feel a great deal for one another, and they have more in common than just enjoying tying, or being tied.

We get to see things from both Jason and Troy’s point of views. For balance, I prefer this method of storytelling, but it has the disadvantage of revealing things the other character doesn’t know. Both Jason and Troy are falling, hard, for each other, but neither is willing to share this discovery with the other. So there was a great deal of listening to each guy moaning about wanting the other to make the first move. I wanted to reach into my computer and slap the pair of them upside the head. They were so made for each other, but being typical men they couldn’t see this.

Both Jason and Troy were very likable, well-rounded characters. Troy was not the usual submissive who quakes in fear at every turn. He was self-assured, smart and fun-loving. Jason, though dominant for the most part, wasn’t afraid to show his more vulnerable side. This had me falling deeper in love with him.

For lovers of romance with a kinky twist, you can’t go far wrong with this story.

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