Raw Cut by K.T. Forbes

Title: Raw Cut

Series: N/A

Author: K.T. Forbes

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Length: Novel (53K)

Publisher: Amber Allure (July 28^th, 2013)

Heat Level: Explicit

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥3.5 Hearts

Reviewer: Thommie

Blurb: The kitchen behind a prestigious New York City restaurant can be a brutal place for a brilliant young chef to learn the ropes. But Cabell Scott is tough and talented…more than up to the task. After all, he has a dream to own a fine establishment someday. And he’s willing to do whatever it takes to make that happen.

It’s not long before the gorgeous line cook attracts the attention of the legendary chef, Moreau Givan, who is more than willing to teach Cabell the fine points of culinary technique. When the relationship between the two men moves from the kitchen to the bedroom, Cabell finds himself on a path of discovery that encompasses far more than his cooking skill.

As Cabell works his way up the ranks in professional kitchens, his tumultuous love life nearly topples his career. And when his newly opened restaurant is threatened by his past, Cabell is forced to take his own measure as he wrestles with a decision that will set the course for the rest of his life. 

Product Link: http://www.amberquill.com/AmberAllure/RawCut.html

Review: This novel traces the path its young protagonist Cabell takes through the years in order to realize his dreams. Having grown up with a father who sacrificed his dream for the steady paycheck and a financial safety to raise him, Cabell is determined to let no one step in the path of his dream.

A strong and slightly emotional read that has the depth a lifetime requires, Raw Cut is a book quite wholesome that will leave you with a great sense of satisfaction in the end. It makes you think of your own life and how you purchased your dreams as Cabell’s rationale is quite powerful.

He went from the naïve, green in the field, and virgin gay guy, to the accomplished chef and emotionally stable man through a very realistic way. We see him eager to dive with the sharks, we see him take no prisoners and sacrifice all and anything to achieve his glory, we see him almost lose track of what he once dreamed (I literally feared he was walking on his mentor’s steps there for a while), and lastly we see him mature, grow up, and claim what truly makes him happy no matter how hard and difficult it seemed at that point.

Through this entire journey we are treated to a very sensuous sexual search as well, as in his way to learn and grow in his career Cabell learn and grows on the love field as well. He starts as a virgin and by the time the book ends he’s made quite a leap, and with him so does the sex-scenes that range from nice and stimulating to hot and breath-taking. I admit that some parts of it seemed a bit surreal to me, I still can wrap my head around the fact that Cabell only had two lovers in his life, but it didn’t bother me much in the end as the entire read and the plot were more than gripping and satisfying to dwell on that little tidbit. The typos however annoyed me quite a lot.

All in all, I did enjoy this book and if you’re fans of some realistic romance between two very sweet and utterly gorgeous men with the added bonus of the culinary world unraveling for you, than this book will be to your satisfaction as well. Recommended!