Review: Love and loss in the mountains
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 22, 2013
Cal Somers is trying to rebuild his life after the sudden loss of his family. He moves to a small town in England's Lake District to start over. He is twenty-two, tall, lean, blond and pretty rather than handsome. Being the sole beneficiary of his relatives, money is not an issue for him. Finding his footing and continuing his work as a free-lance writer is his top concern now. Cal immediately meets Ford Collister, a twenty-four year old owner of a popular local store called Mountains. He has dark-hair violet eyes and a hard, hot body. He is a local favorite despite a reputation of being brusk, demanding and impatient. That is probably because he is also known as loyal and dependable. Quite the complete package if you like prickly, masculine, domineering men who feel no shame in who they are! Ford is also quietly nursing a broken heart from the death of his first love two years earlier. Loss is something Cal and Ford share in common and the attraction between the two is quick and fierce. But it is overwhelming to Cal who is still reeling from all of the recent sudden changes in his life. And Ford is intense and possessive from their first meeting, a bit much for anyone under ideal circumstances.Ford demands submission and while his nature appeals to the younger man, Cal isn't quite ready to completely give in. He needs time to process it all. He knows what Ford requires in a relationship, but needs to figure out if he has it in him to give. Cal continually finds himself in the wrong place and this leads to several scrapes where Ford's rescue and paramedic skills save the day. The various emergencies kick Ford's domineering and protective instincts into high gear and perhaps hastened Cal's submission to Ford's nature a bit sooner than he would have liked. Immediately falling completely head over heels in love certainly helped speed their relationship along on it's journey. I enjoyed the trip as well. I like the little reminders that although we speak the same language, there is still something distinct between British and Americans. I like the similarities and differences. It just works, like those between Ford and Cal. It keeps everything comfortable yet interesting at the same time.Roux's 3 1/2 sweet pea review appears at mrsconditreadsbooks.com/index.php/?p=12782