I loved the spontaneity between them early on, the need for each other that grew with each week, the way they both opened up to each other about their pasts and watching them figure out a way to make things work despite everything they brought with them to the relationship. ~ Slick, Guilty Pleasures
Description:
Jeremy Rose came to Bluewater Bay to work as Anna Maxwell’s bodyguard, not to escape his increasingly bitter relationship with his estranged kids. He just wants to focus on his job and be alone for a while. He’s done with love, especially now that three years after his long overdue divorce, he’s got a front-row seat to the rapid deterioration between Anna and her girlfriend. Cynical doesn’t even begin to describe him.
Then Anna and Leigh’s attempts to reconcile put him in the crosshairs of marriage counselor Scott Fletcher. Scott’s exactly what Jeremy needs right now: gorgeous, hot, horny, single, and 100% uninterested in a relationship. The problem is, too much no-strings-attached sex—and too much time in each other’s company—inevitably builds emotional connection.
Except Jeremy refuses to seek counseling for his broken family, and Scott refuses to get seriously involved with men who work dangerous jobs. They both need to realize they can only hide for so long from the pain they came here to escape. They must face their pasts before they lose their shot at a happy future.
Review copy provided for an honest review
L.A. Witt is one of my favorite author’s of gay romance and her BlueWater Bay offerings have been some of my favorites, so picking up Rain Shadow to read was a no brainer and I enjoyed it immensely despite the fact these two men had a whole lot of baggage to sort through before they could find their happiness. I loved the spontaneity between them early on, the need for each other that grew with each week, the way they both opened up to each other about their pasts and watching them figure out a way to make things work despite everything they brought with them to the relationship. This book is high on the sexy times given they started out as f*ck buddies (or so they claimed), but it was also emotional and a really good look at how important communication is in every relationship.
From the minute Jeremy and Scott meet there was an obvious connection but when they failed to exchange information, Jeremy felt he’d missed an opportunity for some fun, so when they meet for a second time in an unconventional way this time he decides to take a chance. Both men were very upfront in what they didn’t want…a relationship, but some rockin’ sex, they were all over that and each other and multiple surfaces. These two were making up for lost time and enjoying every minute of it. As both men are in their 40’s, I appreciated the more mature relationship between them but it also brought to light that because of their age they both had some heavy duty emotional baggage and a fundamental difference of opinion on counseling. I found it interesting how they both started to “need” each other , yet neither one of these very intelligent men couldn’t figure out that despite their opposition to relationships they were both in one.
There was a bit more drama in this book that I care for with Jeremy trying to repair his relationship with his teenage children following his divorce and subsequent “coming out” and Scott dealing with Jeremy’s job as a bodyguard when his partner who was a cop was killed in the line of duty and remember that fundamental difference of opinion….that too got in the way big time. However, their age and experience gave them the wisdom to figure out their mistakes, take responsibility for their actions and move forward together.
A touching and supremely sexy story added with the powerful storytelling of L.A. Witt made Rain Shadow another superb addition to the BlueWater Bay series.
Thanks for the review Slick