Mechanics of Love by D.J. Manly

21472218Title: Mechanics of Love
Series: This is part of the Grease Monkey Inc. AmberPax Package
Author: D. J. Manly
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novella (88 Pages)
ISBN: 978-1-61124-570-7
Publisher: Amber Allure (March 15th, 2014)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts
Reviewer: Lisa

Blurb: Jesse is trying to get back home. The car he took from his dangerous ex-boyfriend, however, is not going to make it. When he becomes stranded with very little money, he has no choice but to look for the nearest garage and hope for the best. What he finds is a hunky mechanic with a past, one that just might be useful in freeing Jesse once and for all from his exploitive ex-lover.

Patrick has his own garage and lives the quiet life. He offers to help a young man in peril when his fancy car stalls outside of town. He suspects that he probably won’t ever get paid for his work, but something compels him to help Jesse anyway. What Patrick soon discovers is that he may have more in common with Jesse than he originally believed. And both men have no idea where some grease and a wrench will take them…
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Review: This story is part of the Grease Monkey Inc. AmberPax Package. However, it does not come in paperback. This is a story I can get behind. I do wish that it were longer and way more descriptive. It was really cute and made me just smile throughout the whole story.

Jesse had thought that he had fallen in love with his last boyfriend. However, the boyfriend had turned out to be a pimp and he was his first whore. It made me realize what some young men go through when they leave home and don’t really have a way to live. However, he had finally given up and decided to leave. So what does he do, he steals his ex-boyfriends BMW and takes off. Knowing that if he is found more than likely Jonathan will kill him. It breaks down in this really small town that didn’t have a motel. Finding a garage, he begs Patrick to fix his car.

Patrick notices that Jesse needs help, but he isn’t sure what he is running from. He also knows that ten to one he won’t be getting paid for fixing the car. He lets Jesse know that he won’t take sex as payment, that it had to be given with want. He lets Jesse stay with him while they wait for the part but once he realizes what has Jesse running he wants to help him even more. Then they came across a big surprise and Patrick has a way to get Jesse out of the danger permanently. He just wishes that Jesse would choose to stay with Patrick. Patrick had fallen in love.

This is a really cute story that I can see reading more than once. It made me smile most of the time. However, there were bits of the story that had me crying. It makes me sad what some young men have to go through to survive. I would definitely be recommending this story to anyone who wants a short story to read when they need a pick me up. You won’t be disappointed. I wasn’t and I can’t wait to read more by this author.