Review: Good romance, hot man-love.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 17, 2013
Bradley is determined on finding the antique that was stolen from his grandfather's home. This leads him to New York where he finds a group of con artist trying to pull a fast one on Tony Terranova, son of a big Mafia boss in New York. In order to take part in this scheme, he poses as a rent-boy and is recruited to act as a discration for Tony. Bradley is set to play his part, but he wasn't expecting to find himself being immediately attracted to Tony. Sure, it helped the con, but it affected him in much more ways than that.I liked the premise of the story and although its execution lacked in some places, I enjoyed the story. Both characters were interesting, but for me there was no real character development. They stayed consistent throughout. Bradley did surprise me a little, because while he came across as a strong alpha male, he did show a bit of his vulnerable side. However, it was Tony who surprised me the most by his manner and his actions towards Bradley. He was not what I was expecting at all. I enjoyed how he gave of himself to Bradley and accepted and enjoyed the time they had together. Towards the end of the book I understood better why he acted the way he did and it endeared him to me more.I enjoyed some of the twist and turns, but the main plot felt like I had fallen down the rabbit hole where I got to see some hot and sexy man-love with added emotions thrown in the mix to keep me distracted. I found the dialog to be interesting and of course the sex scenes were awesome. I do have to say that it truly did surprise me when when Tony's role in all this was disclosedThe Long Con is a good tale of romance with a confusing bit of mystery, a pinch of angst and a mega serving of hot man-love. Not usually a fan of the insta-love, I accepted the concept in this story because the romance wouldn't have worked otherwise, but there was too much sappiness, too soon for my liking.I received this title from LooseId through NetGalley in exchange of my honest opinion.