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Body Art, A Thriller by Jordan Castillo Price ~ Audiobook

51iThU-TbLL._SL300_Title: Body Art, A Thriller
Series: N/A
Author: Jordan Castillo Price
Narrator: Gomez Pugh
Genre: Thriller / Mystery
Length: 3 hours and 24 minutes
Publisher: JCP Books LLC (May 13th 2015)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Blurb: Does everyone have a certain “type” they end up with…whether they want to or not?

If Ray Carlucci’s ex is anything to go by, Ray likes his men gorgeous, rebellious, and chock-full of issues. But now that Ray is single again, he has a shot at a fresh start—a very fresh start, since his tattoo shop was gutted by repo men and he can fit all his belongings in the trunk of a taxi.

Ray’s shiny new chauffeur’s license lands him a job as a driver for an elderly couple on Red Wing Island. It’s a cold fall, and since the Michigan island is the summer home to snowbirds who fly south for the winter, it’s practically deserted—save for Ray’s new household and a sculptor named Anton Kopec, who works day and night twisting brambles and twine into the distorted shapes of macabre creatures. Compelling, bizarre, and somewhat disturbing…not just the sculptures, but the artist, too. Ray has a feeling Anton is just his “type.”

Despite their scorching chemistry, when a dead body is unearthed by some workers and a freak ice storm traps them all on the island, Ray can’t say for certain that his new flame isn’t capable of murder.

NOTE: This novella previously appeared in the anthology Partners in Crime 4: The Art of Dying written with Josh Lanyon.

Product Link: http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Body-Art-Audiobook/B00XK7A794

Reviewer: Tams

Review: Ray Carlucci has lost everything, except his will to live, barely. Broke, unemployed and homeless, he takes a job as a driver for a reclusive elderly couple on a lonely, frozen island in Michigan. Things are a little off from the start. Mister White suffers from Alzheimer’s and occasionally, his episodes turn violent. Missus White is entirely to chipper for her circumstances, and the cook is a very odd bird. Speaking of birds, Ray isn’t on the job an entire day before there is a dead bird left on his doorstep.

Then there is the enigmatic beauty Anton Kopec. The man is bi-polar, eccentric and passionate all at the same time. His mood swings almost give Ray whiplash, and his sexual prowess is absolutely amazing. Needless to say, the two become lovers very quickly. But when bodies start piling up and Anton is taken in for questioning, Ray has to ask himself if getting involved with the Artist is a wise decision. His track record for boyfriends is one shot shy of America’s most wanted as it is.

I had never read any of JCP’s work before until I got a request to review the audio for Scary Mary. Let me tell you, I became an instant fan! So when this title showed up in my recommendations I grabbed a copy before I even read the blurb. I am so intrigued by the raw sexuality the characters Price writes wear like a badge of honor. Usually damaged in some way or another, at first glance they are the dregs that no one could possibly want, much less love. But then they turn out to be these completely misunderstood human beings that just want to love, and be loved in return.

Ray lost everything, including the shirt off his back, when his ex snorted all their money up his nose. Slightly psychotic and definitely disturbing Artist, Anton, is secluded on the island by his sister who only wants to cash in on his fame, not actually have to deal with the person that holds all the creativity. The two come together and it’s like a bolt of lightning. It’s frenetic, crazed and passionate, and they don’t seem to be able to love each other any other way.

In just three short hours, Price delivered a shivering murder mystery that was suspenseful and engaging all while weaving this insane love story between two lonely souls. I absolutely loved it! Highly recommend it! If you like the author, you’ll surely enjoy this audio.

But if you are a fan of suspense thrillers, passionate love stories with zero romance, and sexy inked up alpha males, then you can’t pass this one up.

Inconceivable by Vicktor Alexander ~ Audiobook

24996820Title: Inconceivable
Series: Tate Pack, #2
Author: Vicktor Alexander
Narrator: Sean Crisden
Genre: Paranormal/Romantic Suspense
Length: 2 hours and 42 minutes
Publisher: The Rooster & The Pig publishing (June 18th 2013)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥ 3 Hearts
Blurb: Tommy Wilkins, a.k.a. “Tammy Walks” was happy with his life as one of the highest paid drag queen performers in New York City. He had a gorgeous apartment in Greenwich Village, men throwing themselves at his feet and he had lots of money in the bank. He didn’t need the family that shunned him, the boyfriend that used to beat the hell out of him or even the gorgeous sexy linebacker looking Texan cowboy, named Anton “Ton” Forrester, that his friend Richard introduced him too. All he needed was himself.

But Ton wasn’t going to give up so easily because you see, Tommy is his mate, and he wants all of him, makeup, heels, dresses and costumes included. He wants to heal every scar and make the smaller man believe in love again.

There’s only one problem, someone is determined to keep the two men apart, even if they have to kill Tommy to do so.

Product Link: http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Inconceivable-Audiobook/B00DGEKZCK

Reviewer: Tams

Review: Tommy Wilkins is perfectly happy living in New York. He’s a successful drag queen, Tammy Walks, and not only does he love his job he is able to show is more effeminate side without care. When Tommy visited his friend Richard in Texas he met the big, burly Wolf Shifter Anton Forrester. When Ton reveals his wolf to Tommy and tells Tommy he is his mate, Tommy is on the next plane back to New York.

The last thing Tommy wants is to open his heart up to anyone ever again to be hurt, abused or left alone when they decide they don’t want him anymore. But Ton is relentless. He follows Tommy back to the big city and brings his man back home where he belongs. The only problem is, trouble follows.

I didn’t like this storyline as much as I liked the first book. This book jumped the fence and went completely porn on paper, seriously, I don’t think five minutes went by in this book without Ton and Tommy going at it like bunnies. There was some suspense with Tommy’s past catching up with him.

Then there was the cross dressing aspect, and Tommy worrying about being fully accepted by Ton from now until the end of time. But these aspects of the story came across more like an afterthought. Almost like the author wrote a porn script then threw some drama, angst and life lessons in for good measure.

Sean Crisden returned to continue narrating the series and his performance was the only thing that kept me going after the first hour. I love his subtle tone inflections, the way he gets fully engrossed into the characters and truly becomes them while reading them. If you like stories that are all about the sex, then you’ll enjoy this one.

Again, I’d have to recommend the audio book so you can at least enjoy Crisden’s stellar performance. Storywise I give this one 2 Hearts, but Crisden gains it an extra notch.

Mummy Dearest by Josh Lanyon ~ Audiobook

6682849c4cf100d34a916c095dba6d95Title: Mummy Dearest
Series: The XOXO Files, #1
Author: Josh Lanyon
Narrator: Sean Crisden
Genre: Mystery and Romance
Length: 2 hours and 48 minutes
Publisher: Just Joshin Publishing, Inc. (September 16th 2014)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 4 Hearts
Blurb: The truth is out there. Way, way, way out there!

Drew Lawson is racing against the clock. He’s got a twenty-four-hour window to authenticate the mummy of Princess Merneith. If he’s not at his boyfriend’s garden party when that window closes, it’ll be the final nail in their relationship coffin.
The last thing he needs traipsing on the final shred of his patience is brash, handsome reality show host Fraser Fortune, who’s scheduled to film a documentary about the mummy’s Halloween curse.

The opportunity to film a bona-fide professor examining the mummy is exactly the aura of authenticity Fraser needs. Except the grumpy PhD is a pompous ass on leave from his ivory tower. Yet something about Drew has Fraser using a word he doesn’t normally have to draw upon: please.

With no time to waste-and a spark of attraction he can’t deny – Drew reluctantly agrees to let Fraser follow his every move as he unwraps the mummy’s secrets. Soon they’re both making moves behind the scenes that even the dead can’t ignore…

Warning: Whoso shall ever open this tomb, er, book shall suffer the curse of the Pharaohs. Okay, maybe not. But set aside a chunk of time for marauding mummies, too many cosmopolitans, illicit sex in hotel rooms, and other non-academic shenanigans.

Product Link: http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Mummy-Dearest-Audiobook/B00NJ1FQUQ

Reviewer: Tams

Review: Drew Lawson is a professor hoping to make tenure by publishing a paper on his authentication of the mummy Princess Merneith’s tomb. He’s travelled all the way Wyoming and pissed his long-term boyfriend off in the process to examine this mummy’s tomb. Unfortunately the doctor in charge of the museum has double booked the princess and left town over the Halloween weekend. Drew is forced to work with an extravagant reality show host, Fraser Fortune, who takes charge of the museum to film an upcoming episode.

The authentication of the mummy is just the tip of the iceberg for Drew and Fraser who wind up spending their down time in the quiet Wyoming town together chasing mummies, bar hopping and trying to figure out exactly who is in charge of the museum.

There was a sort of Boris Karloff feel to this story. If you are a fun of the movie, then you’ll figure little things about this short story out pretty early on. But it was a lot of hysterical, creepy fun hearing Drew and Fraser skirting around town in beat up converse, chasing the peeping tom mummy, getting wasted in a hick bar, then making out to the wee hours of the morning.

I do have to disagree with the part of the description that states ‘illicit sex in hotel rooms’… the sex in the story was simply hinted at, no descriptives and if you blink, you’ll miss it.

Narrated by Sean Crisden, need I say more? Sean C is one of the best narrators out there right now. I loved the voice he gave Fraser Fortune. At first you might think Fraser is an aging, pompous ass by the tone Sean C uses for him, but he’s not. He’s really an attractive guy that hosts a reality show and wears converse. I could almost picture the look on Fraser’s face a couple times when he was placating a slightly tippy Drew.

Overall I quite liked this story, well worth a listen if you are a fan of fun mysteries.

Third Eye by Rick R. Reed ~ Audiobook

61qJV0i7sFL._SL300_Title: Third Eye
Series: N/A
Author: Rick R Reed
Genre: Paranormal Thriller
Narrator: Chad Tindale
Length: 8 hours and 57 minutes
Publisher: DSP Publications (03-30-15)
Heat Level: Mild
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥5 Hearts
Blurb: Who knew that a summer thunderstorm and his lost little boy would conspire to change single dad Cayce D’Amico’s life in an instant? With Luke missing, Cayce ventures into the woods near their house to find his son, only to have lightning strike a tree near him, sending a branch down on his head.

When he awakens the next day in the hospital, he discovers he has been blessed or cursed—he isn’t sure which—with psychic ability. Along with unfathomable glimpses into the lives of those around him, he’s getting visions of a missing teenage girl.

When a second girl disappears soon after the first, Cayce realizes his visions are leading him to their grisly fates. Cayce wants to help, but no one believes him. The police are suspicious. The press wants to exploit him. And the girls’ parents have mixed feelings about the young man with the “third eye.”

Cayce turns to local reporter Dave Newton and, while searching for clues to the string of disappearances and possible murders, a spark ignites between the two. Little do they know that nearby, another couple—dark and murderous—are plotting more crimes and wondering how to silence the man who knows too much about them.

Product Link: http://www.audible.com/pd/Mysteries-Thrillers/Third-Eye-Audiobook/B00VAZZC9I

Reviewer: Tams

Review: Cayce D’Amico is a struggling single father, working at the local diner just to make ends meet, his life revolves around his son. When Luke wanders off one day during a storm, Cayce gets hurt when he goes looking for him and winds up in the hospital. In the aftermath, Cayce starts to notice strange things he is able to do. He can hear other people’s thoughts, and he’s having visions of missing girls.

Dave Newton is an aging reporter, a borderline alcoholic that has pretty much given up on love and life. His heart was broken years ago when he followed his lover back to America only to be dumped just a few short years later. Now he’s a reporter and very intrigued by the single dad that seems to know a lot more about the missing teenage girls than an innocent man should.

When Cayce shares his secret with Dave, he expects the man to brush him off, but he has to tell someone. Shockingly, Dave believes him. And then Luke goes missing again, but this time, Luke is in real danger.

I was drawn into this story within the first five minutes, and my attention never waned. The story itself is riveting. Small town suburbia, young girls going missing, a good-looking, smooth talking man that preys on vulnerable girls, he is just evil personified.

The way the story played out was intense and emotional, jumping from the missing girls POV to the killer’s captive girlfriend and the mind of the man who knows everything, Cayce. It was very interesting to listen as he figured out exactly what it was he was seeing, and how he could use his gift to find the girls.

If you are looking for romance, you won’t find much of that here. There is the budding relationship between Cayce and Dave, but it’s minimalistic in the story. The focus is on the missing girls, the killer and his machinations and how Cayce plays into that madness. The suspense was dangerous. I was on the edge of my seat pretty much through the entire book. Very well written and woven together as the secrets and lies unfold and everything is left open and festering.

Narrated by Chad Tindale and I loved the voice he gave Cayce especially in the story. Like I said, he is a struggling single father, his kid is his life. As the story progresses and becomes more intense and dark, Cayce’s voice mirrors the emotions of the story. And that really makes sense since this gift he has since the accident is equal parts psychic and empath.

Then when Tindale was voicing the killer you could hear the honey dripping off the man, until he lost his cool, then you could totally tell he was fixing to lose it. Great narration from beginning to end, perfect tones and nuances for all the characters.

There was almost a Charles Manson feel to this book. The killer is deceptively attractive and plays that to his advantage. There is mystery, suspense, graphic violence, a lot of paranormal, a skoch of attraction and the undeniable love that a father has for his son. What lengths he won’t go to, to keep that kid safe.

Such a well written novel, I highly recommend to anyone that likes murder, mystery and suspense stories.

* I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review through http://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com *

Channeling Morpheus for Scary Mary by Jordan Castillo Price ~ Audiobook

61hn9jX4MaL._SL500_AA300_PIaudible,BottomRight,13,73_AA300_Title: Channeling Morpheus for Scary Mary
Series: Sweet Oblivion, 1-5
Author: Jordan Castillo Price
Narrator: Gomez Pugh
Genre: Paranormal
Length: 7 hours and 44 minutes
Publisher: JCP Books LLC (04-13-15)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4.5 Hearts

Blurb: Michael is a waif in eyeliner who’s determined to wipe vampires off the face of the earth. Wild Bill’s got the hots for Michael, and will stop at nothing to go home with him. Forget about moonlit castles and windswept moors. These bad boys haunt all-night diners and cheap motels, cut-rate department stores and long, lonely stretches of the Interstate.

Ride along with Wild Bill and Michael as the twists and turns of Channeling Morpheus for Scary Mary unfold in America’s Heartland.

Product Link: http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Channeling-Morpheus-for-Scary-Mary-Audiobook/B00VXUG11I

Reviewer: Tams

Review: Michael is bound and determined to cleanse the earth of the vile race of vampires. Well, until he falls in love with one. When Michael’s best friend Mary was killed, drained by bad vamps, he set out to kill them all. His messenger bag is full of wooden stakes and blister packs of Rohypnol (roofies). When Michael meets Bill in a bar, he takes him for just another horny guy and blows him off. Michael not only learns he was wrong about Bill, but he’s wrong about vamps, they aren’t all murdering psychos.

Bill only wanted to kill one vampire. The one that accidentally created him when he fed on Bill then left him for dead. He figured out quickly what Michael had planned, so he helped the kid out, and then dumped him off at the greyhound station. What Bill didn’t count on was the twenty-one year old with those sexy, kohl lined, blue eyes, and dyed black hair tracking him down.

Michael has found something intriguing in Wild Bill, the James Dean-esque vampire that cranks his shaft. And while Michael is figuring out that not all vamps are bad, he still makes it his life mission to kill the bad ones, with his bad ass vampire lover by his side.

They are a very passionate couple, let me tell you. They go at everywhere from parks to picnic tables, abandoned houses, seedy motels and the back of their van that they’ve turned into a coffin on wheels. What really drew me into their love story was how normal it was in the middle of all the madness, murder and mayhem.

In the beginning, Bill tells Michael he doesn’t kiss, it’s too personal. 91zPkARPREL._SL1500_But by the end, he can’t kiss Michael enough. He’s very possessive of Michael, but he’s just as protective of his human lover. They even have the whole meet the parents drama most couples face right down to the grand parents that have joined a prayer group to pray for Michael’s soul. You know, since he’s going to hell and all for being in love with another man.

The writing was off the chains intense, serious and yet, slightly hysterical. It mirrored the storyline and the characters which only made the story that much better. It’s a dark, fantasy world where vamps live out in the open and at the same time, the way Price has written the characters the story has a depth of reality to it. There are several twists and turns along the way, Michael gets himself into a tight spot here and there and you are left to wonder if Bill will always be there, be himself.

Narrated by Gomez Pugh, the story is written and told from alternating POV, from both Michael and Bill’s perspectives. I absolutely loved the way Pugh conveyed the character of Michael. He was headstrong and driven, even a bit on the melancholy side at times, and Pugh nailed that throughout. Then there was the raspy, sexy tone he used for Wild Bill.

There were a few times during the more erotic aspects of the story that Pugh had to go back and forth from one mind to the other and he did an amazing job of keeping each guy completely separate voice wise, as well as enticing the listener with lovely little moans and groans.

I had just one little issue with this story. It is just a deal breaker for me. I absolutely loath the term ‘piss slit’. It makes my skin crawl. It is not even remotely sexy, romantic or endearing. If I read or hear those two words being used one after the other, I will mark off for it every time. I usually take off a point for the term, but I loved this sexy, psychotic duo so much, I’m only taking off half a point.

If you like vampire stories, especially True Blood, you’ll really enjoy this concoction of serials. I felt liked Wild Bill was a lot like Bill in that series. Just if Bill had fallen for Lafayette instead of Sookie!

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* I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review through http://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com *

Keeping Sweets by Cate Ashwood ~ Audiobook

KeepingSweetsAUDLgTitle: Keeping Sweets
Series: Keeping Sweets, #1
Author: Cate Ashwood
Narrator: Jeff Gelder
Genre: New Adult Romance
Length: 6 hours and 25 minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (03-27-15)
Heat Level: Moderate to Explicit
Heart Rating: e-book 4.5 Hearts | audio book 3.5 Hearts
Blurb: Days away from high school graduation, with hardly a penny to his name, Evan Lowry needs to earn money for college. When he comes across an ad for modeling, he thinks his luck has changed—until he learns he’s interviewing for an adult film and will be expected to have sex. On camera. With other men.

For gay porn star Brandon Court, the shine has worn off of regular shoots. He and his producer, Les, decide to try something new: a reality-show porno set at a beach house. When he meets wide-eyed and naïve Evan for the first time, Brandon isn’t sure if he wants the kid to get lost or get naked. Naked wins.

On set, Brandon takes Evan under his wing, and over the next month, they are thrown together in every intimate way conceivable—except emotionally. Both Brandon and Evan are terrified of trying for anything deeper, and insecurities and doubts wear on their hopes, but the chemistry between them won’t let them slow things down.

ISBN: 1623804078

Product Link: http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Keeping-Sweets-Audiobook/B00V97KPG2

Reviewer: Tams

Review:
Tams e-book review Hearts March 2013:
The basis for this story is The Real World meets Queer as Folk. Brandon Court (aka Noah) is a gay porn star that has tired of the strain and requirements of his job that he used to like. On his next shoot he will not only be in front of the camera, but behind it as well. Deciding to take several other guys to a beach house and act out a scripted Melrose Place for gays!

Evan Lowry (aka Jackson) has just graduated high school and hops the first bus out of town, getting as far away from his homophobic, alcoholic step dad as possible. Thinking it will be easy money before he starts college, he answers an ad for a modeling job. It turns out to be for an adult film and the interview lands him right in Brandon’s lap, literally!

The worst part about this book is how fast Brandon and Evan fall in love, the best part about this book is how fast Brandon and Evan fall in love. Yes, you read that right. It’s completely unrealistic, but it fits for this story so I’m a bit torn about that aspect.

The question is, will Brandon be able to set aside his professional life and his hang-ups about holding Evan back if he admits his feelings for him? Or will the young, naïve young man get his heart broken for loving Brandon so fearlessly? Will Brandon be able to keep his sweets?

Once I got past the insta love, this really was a well written love story between two guys that ended up together due to a happy circumstance. The sex if off the chain! The way that these two love each other is intense and passionate and it translates quite well when reading it. I had to wipe the steam off my kindle a couple of times!

Tams updated Audio review May 2015:
Well, I swore I’d never listen to another Jeff Gelder narration again, but the Author asked me to give it a go so I did. I stand a little bit corrected. Perhaps Mr. Gelder has taken some of the reviews on his previous narrations to heart, because there was a huge improvement in his performance in this story compared to his previous audios.

Keeping Sweets has always been one of my favorite books, going back and listening to the story again after two years just reinforced my love for this book, the characters and the author. The audio version really brought all the secondary characters to life for me, in a way that the print version didn’t.

I absolutely loved the voice tones Gelder chose for Brandon, Evan and the country boy who would be Evan’s roommate. Riley however, that has to be possibly the worst Irish accent I’ve ever heard, epic fail there. And a few times while reading straight dialogue, Gelder reverted back to that robotic voice he sometimes has. But overall I was really pleasantly surprised with this audio.

One thing that didn’t change from print to audio was the relationship between the two ML. Brandon and Evan are smitten from the start and fall in love five minutes later. Their story is one of lust, love, passion and endurance as they can’t have their happy ever after until Brandon figures out that he is good enough to keep his sweets.

If you like stories like Amy Lane’s Johnnies series or are a fan of Ashwood’s work, then you are going to LOVE this one. And anyone out there that usually skips over any book narrated by Jeff Gelder, you should reconsider, I’m very happy that I did.

* I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review through http://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com *

Choices and Changes by K.L. Belanger ~ Audiobook

ChoicesandChangesAUDLgTitle: Choices and Changes
Author: K.L. Belanger
Narrator: Jonathan Waters
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 6 hours and 43 minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (09-22-14)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥5 Hearts
Blurb: On the cusp of his twenty-fifth birthday, Bo Sanford grows frustrated with his directionless life. Slaving away at his father’s construction company all week and partying every weekend leaves him little time for introspection, but he knows it’s time for a change. When his best friend, Mac, drags him to a college party, Bo catches sight of a girl. But not just any girl—the girl of his dreams: a delicate blonde-haired beauty with a pink scarf and a smile that promises warmth and humor. There’s just one problem: she isn’t a girl.

Even after Bo discovers the truth, he keeps seeing Erick, and the choice to follow his heart despite the obstacles has profound repercussions on not only his sense of self but his relationship with his family and even his job. Being with Erick makes him all the more determined to be his own man and claw his way out from under his father’s thumb.

But Erick faces choices of his own: the choice to get involved with someone redefining his sexuality, the choice to trust again, and even the choice to believe love can last beyond the temporary.

Product Link: http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Choices-and-Changes-Audiobook/B00NQ82HKY

Reviewer: Tams

Review: It’s been almost two years since I initially read Choices and Changes, as it was not only a favorite read but also my first gay for you type story, I was anxious to dive into the audio version and visit with Bo and Erick again.

Jonathan Waters did an amazing job of bringing Belanger’s words to life, of giving Bo and Erick a distinct voice in his retelling. These two young men are portrayed so realistic, relatable, flawed, and approachable that you can’t help but fall in love with them, and root for them to find their own little piece of happiness.

Something that stood out more so in the audio version for me than it did in the print was the overbearing and abusive personality of Bo’s dad. While this isn’t the type of story where there is a villain per say, this asshat still managed to achieve villain status in my mind while I was listening to this story.

I thought I was going to have to take a chill pill, literally, when he started in on Bo in the office the first time Bo tried to quit. And then to find out the truth behind what happened with Bo’s mom, I seriously wanted to strangle the SOB. And Waters truly found this gravely, mean and hateful tone for the father that conveyed just how ugly a character he really was. Great job sir!

Colorful narration brought to life this richly written story about a strong young man who is struggling to figure out who he is and refuses to be labeled. If you have the opportunity, I suggest both reading and listening to this story, as each version is just as good as the other, and both are just a treat!

* I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review through http://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com *

More Than Friends by Aria Grace ~ Audiobook

618SdJHv4eL._SL300_Title: More Than Friends
Author: Aria Grace
Series: More Than Friends, #1
Narrator: Douglas Dale
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 1 hour and 26 minutes
Publisher: Aria Grace (11-17-14)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4 Hearts
Blurb: Tired of moping around after the breakup of his long-term girlfriend, Ryan knew he needed a hookup to get him out of his funk. When he met Drea, he hoped she might be the one. But when he felt more chemistry with her gay cousin Zach, Ryan felt more confused and terrified than he had in his life.

He wasn’t gay but he wanted to be with Zach. How could it possibly work?

Product Link: http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/More-Than-Friends-A-Gay-For-You-Short-Story-Audiobook/B00PMCE3EU

Reviewer: Tams

Review: Ryan is in a bit of a funk after breaking up with his girlfriend when he meets the outspoken and lively Drea at a party. He winds up spending the night on her couch and winds up feeling more of a connection with her cousin, the gamer and all around smart geek Zach, than he does with the girl he hoped would lift the fog in his head left after the break up.

Ryan and Zach become friends and start spending more and more time together studying and playing disc golf, but Ryan doesn’t recognize his attraction to Zach until it is almost too late. He continually tells himself and Zach that he is not gay, they can be friends, but he is not gay. Me thinks though doth protest too much.

What I loved most about this story is how you could tell from that first stare that Zach was completely attracted to Ryan. But he never really pushes the issue until Ryan opens the door. They become friends before they become lovers and that aspect of the story made it more believable when the romance unfolded.

This was my first audible with Douglas Dale, but I’ll find something else of his soon. I could always tell when there was a change in character, mood, and setting by his changes in tone, nuance, and inflection. There was emotion behind his words when there was emotion written into the story and that always makes for an enjoyable listen.

I’ve both read and listened to this story and enjoyed both variations. I’d recommend to anyone that likes a believable and well written ‘Gay For You’ type story.