Review: I really liked this one!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2014
Cooper Rand, Ivory Tower's drummer, was in Martha's Vineyard enjoying himself at a party hosted by band mate Zander Metcalf when he meets and greets one Jayson Keller. They had a bit of a heated encounter but, when the night was over, Jayson had disappeared, leaving a needy Cooper wondering, 'what if?'Jayson Keller had always been gay but family and community kept him from being out. Not one to be considered shy, his short time with rocker Cooper Rand left him wanting for more. Never did he once consider the man to call him and ask for a date.When Cooper and Jayson finally get over their first date, both knew they needed more and so, despite all the reasons not to, they do date each other and surprisingly, without the other's knowledge, they make it exclusive. This scared both men privately and quietly, they never thought a hook up could turn into a relationship.Make You Mine spans a whole year in the relationship that was Cooper and Jayson and they go through a series of ups and downs, misunderstandings and bouts of miscommunication. This is normal for any developing relationship and the author does not hesitate to pit both men against the other, making them work for what they both willingly wanted to fight for. And really, both men worked very hard to make their relationship work. They both realized early on that they wanted and needed the other, so fighting for solidity was a given. This was what drove me to continue reading their story. Yes, there is romance, there is erotica, and definitely there is drama, but all these were important slices of what could only be considered as the makings of a long lasting and loving partnership.I read Make You Mine, the third installment to The Rock Gods series by Ann Lister, as a standalone. This story happens within the timeline of the first two books, Fall For Me (The Rock Gods, #1) and Take What You Want (The Rock Gods, #2) but it did not really matter. Ann Lister did a magnificent job in creating a story within two other stories. It did not read choppy or get me lost in the process of the read. Truth is, I had never read this series but I felt the confidence while reading, never once getting lost, then realized halfway through: I was falling in love with these two men and wanted them to have their forever.