Review: M/M romance with a hint of mystery
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 7, 2013
This book hit the ground running! Henry Walker, only child and heir to his father's multimillion dollar company is secretly in love with his best friend. Archie Banks grew up at the Walker estate. He is Henry's chauffer, bodyguard and lover. A kidnapping leaves both men seriously injured, and the FBI are convinced Archie is behind it. Left to their own devices in an all too tiny apartment, the relationship between these two secret lovers blooms into something more. When the smoke clears will Henry finally admit he's in love with Archie? Or will he keep his bodyguard in the closet, along with the truth about his sexuality.If this book had wavered from the initial chapter, even slightly, I might not have finished it. The childhood friends turned lovers aspect is starting to wear me thin in the M/M genre. But Michael's managed to find the right balance by starting the story on a cliff, and riding the consistency of the plot from there. Yes, I saw the bad guy coming a mile away, but that's not what the whole of this story was about. I really enjoyed reading Henry and Archie's relationship as it evolved from just sex to love. The secondary characters were vital to the story as well, even though I figured out who the bad guy was early on, everyone had a part to play and I was intrigued by each and every one of them.This is the first of Tere Michaels books that I've read, but I will definitely be on the lookout for more. The story was engaging and the characters grabbed me, especially Henry and Archie. Their sex scenes were not extremely explicit, but neither were they overall. Michaels still managed to convey the want, need and electricity between them regardless.If you like M/M romance with that element of mystery and just a teensy bit of intrigue, then this is the book for you.