Review: A sweet romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2012
Elizabeth Lister's novel, The Crush, carries us right there.  Amy asks her brother Jack to go along on her first "date" with Michael, one of Amy's professors.  Of course Michael is unaware that Amy harbors a secret crush on him.  And Amy is unaware that Michael is gay...but Jack quickly realizes both that fact and that he is undeniably attracted to Michael, the object of Amy's desires...her crush.As this little story unfolds we watch with growing fascination, this triangle of sorts.  We feel the heat of Jack and Michael's infatuation with one another.  We laugh as Jack fumbles to discover through the use of self-help books whether one really can fall in love "at first sight".  We watch with just a bit of horror and dismay as Jack tries to hold Michael at arms length...never allowing him to get too close for fear of getting rejected again.  We discover, along with Amy, the deep woundedness that Jack has carried for years as he as watched his sister easily move from one relationship to another while he has remained alone.  And slowly but surely we fall in love with these two men...these two lovely, lusty, hot men who cannot keep their hands off one another and cannot prevent their growing love for one another from pouring out for everyone to see.  Including Amy...who still harbors a secret crush.Be forewarned this little book is addictive...I read it in one sitting and was mesmerized, once again, by Lister's deft handling of common themes.  She delves into light BDSM with this book--but don't let that scare you away...it is sweet and consensual and well...HOT!  Yes, this nice little romance is one hot moment after another with a story that draws you in to it's grasp and wraps itself around your heart.