Title: A Time to Gain, A Time to Lose
Author: Edward Kendrick
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novella (124pgs)
Publisher: Silver Publishing (17th November 2012)
Heat Level: Low
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts
Reviewer: Pixie
Blurb: When PI Zane Turner needs help tracking down a stalker he turns to Axel Hayward, a blind profiler. Axel agrees, in exchange for Zane helping to protect him against the man who was the cause of his blindness, a man who has suddenly reappeared in his life.
As the two men, plus Rex Turner, Zane’s cousin and business partner, work to find the person stalking several of the Turners’ new clients Axel and Zane find themselves drawn together in more than the case.
Then Axel is targeted and they must decide is it the stalker or the man from his past who is responsible?
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Review: PI Zane needs help tracking down a stalker and turns to profiler Axel for help, Axel asks Zane for help in exchange, to discover why his ex-lover who caused his blindness, has reappeared on the scene after ten years. Together they try to solve the stalker case and the ex problem and become close, when Axel becomes threatened they have to discover just who is the threat… the ex or the stalker?
This is a great story of a slow developing relationship as two men work together to get to the bottom of their puzzles. Zane is a PI who has had several gay men come to him for help concerning someone stalking them. Zane needs the help of a profiler to see if the cases are connected and to get a bead on the stalker and he turns to Axel for help. Axel is happy to help Zane with his case and in exchange he asks Zane to discover why his ex-lover is in town. The ex-lover who caused Axel’s blindness. As the two men work together, they come to like and respect each other and they embark on a slow relationship. A relationship that causes someone to be very upset.
I really enjoyed this story and the way that Zane and Axel decide to take it slow, building a relationship and not jumping into bed together straight away. Zane has a strange case of a stalker targeting gay men. The investigation part of the story is quite interesting and the connections that Zane and Axel discover are a great twist. But, I for one will say you will be surprised when you discover who the stalker is… really surprised. Axel’s problem of his ex-lover is a painful thing for him and when you discover his story it does make you wonder at the man Raoul was. But, amazingly enough, Raoul does begin to redeem himself somewhat.
So, I have to recommend this to those who enjoy sleuthing, slow romances, steamy kisses, a mystery to solve and a happy ending that is a good beginning for a relationship.