Review: Top Two Bottom Reviews
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 21, 2012
Lorcan James refused to be Quinn Taylor's dirty little secret, so, in spite of the fact that Lorcan loved Quinn, he ran directly into the arms of another man, Jess, a man who could and would openly profess his love for Lorcan. If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with, right? I've got all these song lyrics going through my head now, thinking about this series.By the end of Lorcan's Desire, Lorcan and Jess had moved back to Indiana, leaving Quinn shattered by the fact that he'd lost the man he loved because of his own resistance to living as an openly gay man. Quinn's pride is more than a little tweaked by the fact that he actually stooped to begging Lorcan to return to him, professed his love for him, but Lorcan threw it all right back into Quinn's lap and refused to leave Jess, which, as the story picks up in Quinn's Need, has caused Quinn to spiral into an angry and resentful yearlong tailspin, first spent in self-punishment, then spent venting his anguish on other men at a BDSM club. Quinn doesn't whip men for the mutual pleasure of it. Quinn beats these men because he can, because he's found a willing outlet for all his aggression and resentment of Lorcan's denial. Quinn doesn't Dom so much as he abuses his subs, and it takes a while for him to understand the difference. He does, however, with the help of Ty Callahan, a man who very much wants to make Quinn forget Lorcan James exists.When Jess and Lorcan suddenly find they have the means, motive, and opportunity to return to Oklahoma, well, this is where I might say for me, the story did get a bit predictable. Lorcan was returning to the very place where Quinn would be a constant temptation, after all, so it merely became a matter of when not if the two men would reunite; the question of how it would happen kept things interesting, though, which kept me turning pages. One thing Lorcan did learn along the way was that there's a difference between loving someone and being in love with someone, and that the first is no substitute for the latter.SJD Peterson adds another angsty and drama-filled story to this series. The sequel, Ty's Obsession, has been set up handily and will carry on the turmoil at Whispering Pines Ranch, as Ty must come to terms with losing Quinn when Lorcan takes his place at Quinn's side. Based on the blurb for the book, more trouble in Pegasus, Oklahoma is guaranteed, as it looks like Ty won't be going down without a fight.Reviewed By: Lisa