Title: Slow Burn
Series: N/A
Author: Sam B. Morgan
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novel (197 pages)
Publisher: Loose Id (January 7th, 2014)
Heat: Explicit
Heart: ♥♥♥♥3.75Hearts
Reviewer: Eli/Mandingo
Blurb: Detective Douglas Brody has only ever known the life of a cop. Raised strict but fair by his police chief father, he joined the academy right out of school, climbed the ranks hard and fast, and now works homicide for the City of Charleston. The job is his entire life. For years it’s kept him happy enough to minimize the side of him that craves what he believes is wrong. An accident on the job puts him on medical leave and everything in Brody’s world changes. He has to prove himself once more to be best cop in the department, all while dealing with Zack – his persistent, sexy, and out of the closet physical therapist.
Zack is tan skin, big grins, floppy hair and tackles his job with the same full-blown enthusiasm he does everything else. When the “patient from hell” is thrown his way by another PT who can’t handle him, Zack is committed to achieving the impossible. His new patient is a headstrong and hot as hell homicide detective, who oozes as much resentment as he does sex appeal. Any involvement with a patient, especially a man who is so deep in the closet he can’t see light, is something Zack swore he’d never do. But Brody slowly proves too much to resist…
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Review: This title is very apropos because this is exactly how the reader feels as they discover Brody and Zack. Brody is just about the biggest asshole that could ever be found because he’s fighting so hard to not be a gay man. But he meets Zack and everything about Zack makes him want to forget about the walls he’s created and instead simply allow himself to bask in the goodness that is Zack. Both men are fighting their own personal demons: Zack to not be attracted to a man in the closet and Brody to not be attracted to this man at all.
The chemistry proves to be more than either man can resist and they will indulge in a no-holds barred relationship that will involve not only their bodies but also eventually their hearts. Everybody should have a Zack in their life. He’s the person who is always the bigger man, who’s willing to see the good in everyone and who is patient and long-suffering simply because he cares and wants the best for everyone. He will be there for Brody in ways that Brody doesn’t understand until he comes face to face with a crisis and realizes just how much Brody means to him.
The relationship between these two men is very real. They must manage their personal demons and learn how to be together. Their deeper relationship grows out of them learning to love, trust and respect each other. If you want to read about how two men can connect in a very real and meaningful way, so that one can feel cherished and the other can feel valued and claim his sexuality, then this is the book for you.