Exotic dancers have quite the reputation but, as the saying goes, not everything that glitters is gold. Perceptions and assumptions can be deceiving, and this story shows how that can be true in more than one way. The “glamorous” job of a hardworking exotic dancer and the seemingly perfect life as a wealthy businessman are not always as they seem, and both Dale and Gen need more and different things than what they have to be happy.

Dale is an exotic dancer, but he works hard to earn enough money to pay for his college education and he prefers to dance in public. He does make a few exceptions, but even then there are rules about his clients not touching him that he enforces. Well, usually. With Gen things are different from the start. Dale is attracted to the rich stranger and as they get to know each other, Dale quickly realizes there could be a lot more between them than a physical relationship. But how can he stay true to the principle of making his own way in life when accepting someone else’s support looks so tempting?

Gen seems to have it all. He is a millionaire, a playboy, and enjoys the finer things in life. He also works hard, but the scale of his rewards is worlds apart from what Dale experiences. Gen realizes there may be a lot more between him and Dale than physical attraction, but between his schedule and Dale’s pride, figuring out if that is true and how to make things work turns out to be quite the challenge.

If you like stories about men who come from different worlds meeting and falling in love, if you think that a down-to-earth cowboy working hard to get a degree and a rich businessman who is lonely deserve a chance, and if you’re looking for an entertaining read that is as hot as it is touching, then you will probably like this novella.


NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews. ( )

A very discovery indeed. This is the first book I read of B.A. Tortuga. The story intrigued me, cause I have read in an newspaper that a Milan student made lap dance by night to pay his tuition, and when I found a very similar plot, I wanted to read it

In this book Dale is a young texan student who works by night in a dance club. One night an Italian businessman (oh yes, another Italian... just say it, Italians do it better!) arrive to the club and want Dale for a private dance. After this first encounter, Dale and Gen (short name for Adriano Genovese) start a relationship at distance, but together they try to make thing go well.

Dale is young and open, almost shy sometimes. He needs money but doesn't want that Gen pays for him. He likes really Gen, because Gen is a very gentleman. I can recall in Gen the typical italian male, very protective with his lover.

One thing I like very much is that, even if Gen is very jelous of Dale, he doesn't shame Dale for it: he knows that jelousy is not justify, so he tries to repress it.

And the sex scenes... very hot. In this months I read a lot of books, so to really excite me the sex scenes must be very well written... and this is the case: the sex is simple, no kinky sex, but natural and enjoyable. Very arousal.

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