Title: Taking a Chance
Series: Torquere Press Short Story
Author: A. Catherine Noon and Rachel Wilder
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short (26 pages)
Publisher: Torquere Press (September 11th, 2012)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts
Reviewer: Eli/Mandingo
Blurb:Doctor Jacob Davison has outgrown the hookups of his younger days and wants to settle down. When he’s abandoned by the side of the road, a leather-clad stranger stops and offers him a ride. Chance Renton is different from anyone Jay’s ever met. He’s caring and helpful, yet cynical and world-weary.
From the first moment of their shared motorcycle ride, an attraction begins to simmer between them. Between Jay’s ex-boyfriend showing up and the misconceptions they have about each other, does this relationship have a chance?
Originally released as a part of the 2012 Charity Sip Blitz
Purchase Link: http://www.torquerebooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=79_93&products_id=4074
Review: Okay, so what’s the basic formula for a romance? Boy meets boy, boy falls for boy, there is a conflict, followed by a resolution and then a happily ever after. There is no rule that says that all these things cannot happen in a single day, date or within 26 pages. Jacob and Chance are hot, they are compatible and when they meet between the sheets, it’s combustible. The fact that the romance formula is captured within 26 pages with characters which are likable and believable is not an easy feat, but is one accomplished well in this story.
A very fun little read. You need a quick fifteen to twenty-minute pick me up? Then this will definitely do the trick.