Review: Needs a little work, but not much
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2014
Very similar to the previous book in the series, this is a sweet love story. Elijah Gaither, better known as Eli, is a big older guy who has finally come to grips with his sexuality and how it fits into his life. Working in the family antique and salvage shop, all he knows is work and go home. When he and his nephew Emmett come across some really nice stuff, a seller sends a rep down to view the items up close to make sure they get their money's worth. The rep is Oscar Hernandez, a Latino man 16 years Eli's junior, who's always been comfortable with who he is and what he likes, and what he likes is Eli. The attraction is mutual, but Eli is having a hard time accepting the age difference. That's their biggest obstacle. Then, out of the blue, Eli's youngest son shows up on his doorstep; he's run away because his mom decided to start treating him like trash because he likes boys like his dad. Eli's ex-wife Lavinia is an evil, hateful wench who needs to fall off a cliff.This story is about Eli and Oscar falling in love, Oscar convincing Eli that age is nothing but a number, and Eli trying to balance life with having custody suddenly thrust upon him. I'm glad that they gave the back story on Eli and Lavinia's relationship and the secrets behind it, but was anyone else wondering about the paternity of their kids? I'm just saying. The main thing that annoyed me (because like the first book, I was able to get past the editorial issues) was that they kept talking about how sick Oscar's boss is, but never go into detail. I had no idea that Cormac was from an earlier book series because it's not mentioned, just it wasn't that this book is #2 in this series. And why didn't they match up the 2 single, lonely guys (whose names I can't recall) one who flirted with Emmett in the store and the one who flirted with Oscar at his house?Also, similar to the previous book, there's an epilogue that has nothing to do with the main characters, but instead mentions the main characters of the next story. And it's dumb!!! All of a sudden we're taken out of the romance genre and thrown into sci-fi, and I barely even like sci-fi! Again, Hale is practically a non-factor in the grand scheme of things, but this epilogue is about him being something (it doesn't say what) supernatural. And if the next book is going to take this series down a sci-fi/supernatural path, I'm not interested.