This was another engaging book that should not have had to be written. Unfortunately, homophobia still runs strong in the U.S. Adam Davis and Brendan Fletcher are both NFL football stars at the top of their careers. They play for different football teams but manage to find a spark of interest in each other at a post game party. Both men are closeted and Adam is so much in denial that he thinks he's straight. The constant fear of being outed plagues Adam more than the more laid back Brendan but it's always in the back of their minds. The post season break spent at Brendan's Texas ranch allows the guys to live a normal life as a couple and gives the men the chance to chance to step up and help gay youth. The dynamics between Adam and Brendan are great and very well written. I felt like I knew both men. The quick getting together at the beginning of the story is tempered by the months spent at the ranch. O'Reilly did a good job of bringing out the real person behind the football star in the ranch scenes. While several people had problems with the end, I enjoyed it. It was like the two men finally found their lives and it left plenty of room for a sequel. This was a thoroughly enjoyable and sexy read. ( )

I was hoping that this was part of a series because it felt like we only got half the story here. Alas, it seems to be a one off.

After a bit of a rushed start to get the MCs together, this was a generally well paced read. I do think some of the smut could have been sacrificed for a bit more plot and character development, though. ( )