Meh. Glad I waited for someone to lend this to me. It was waaay too long, for starters. Even considering that it's BDSM, the sex scenes were a bit over the top. I found the characterization to be flat and very, very tell-y. Also,I found Paul's hope for a political career to be a tad naive. Yes, plenty of people have skeletons in their closets and I'm sure that there are folks in the BDSM scene that are fairly well known, but I would think that Paul would be more discreet (the uber-fame of his pain tolerance and Danny being a well-know Dom who also lives with Paul makes for a highly visible secret).
Won't be bothering with the follow-ups/prequels.… (más)
This book was selected from my bookshelf in the Dusty Bookshelf Challenge for September 2012 which is held by the Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy Fanatics group.
Packing Heat by Kele Moon was a fast, short read easily finished in one sitting.
The story is about Gavin Connolly a cop, and Brad Archer an emotionally controlled and imposing firefighter. Gavin on the other hand, is easy going and doesn’t worry about the things he can’t change. Both Gavin and Brad are buff and toned men, with Brad being slightly taller and stronger. Gavin has had a crush on Brad for years; sadly he is terrible at letting Brad know that he’s interested in more than just a friendship. Unfortunately for Gavin, Brad believes that Gavin is straight. Brad’s decision to allow Gavin to move in as his roommate has become a torturous decision. One factor being that Gavin likes to walk around in a low slung towel after a shower.
I like that the action started right from the beginning of the book and escalated to some hot sexing very quickly. In fact there are numerous sex scenes and I found them all nicely descriptive. The scenes have mild D/s and this is a topic that runs throughout the book, not about D/s, but about roles when both men are viewed as tops. There’s also some dirty talking and handcuffs. Gavin eventually starts having more than just friendly feelings for Brad, and Brad also does for Gavin. But Brad has had a terrible past experience that threatens his very short relationship with Gavin. Gavin becomes furious with Brad’s complete flip-flop in behavior and decides to take matters into his own hands.
The author did a great job jumping into the action quickly at the beginning of the book, giving the readers some hot sex scenes, creating the tension point with Brad’s issues and then the resolution. The pace was quick and I wasn’t bored in the least. The only thing I wish was that the story was longer.
I always mention formatting and editing issues in books I critique. This book had some grammatical errors, but the formatting was beautiful *caresses the lovely formatting*. The formatting alone gets five stars.
I’d recommend this story to anyone who enjoys a fast read with some hot sexing between two strong, buff characters. I really enjoyed Packing Heat and give it 4 stars.
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