Review: Very good!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 6, 2012
I really enjoyed this one.  Mark & Tony is a re-release of LB Gregg's 2009 release Gobsmacked, the first in her Men of Smithfield series.  And after reading it, I can assure you I will be reading the rest of the stories with gusto.The main character of the novella is Mark, an ER doctor who has caught his live-in boyfriend cheating.  Things get worse as he discovers the true depths of Jamie's betrayals.  But a renewed relationship with his high-school crush, Tony, helps him move forward.One of the things I liked best about the story was Mark's voice. The story is told in his first person POV and he was so human and easy to relate to.  I was sold on him from the very beginning, when he assaulted Jamie with a Bible in the middle of church.  His hurt and sometimes immature behavior made him far from perfect, but I was rooting for him throughout.I laughed a lot while I was reading.  This isn't a comedy, but it definitely has funny moments. Of course, at its core, it's not about laughter so much as love.  It helps that Tony and Mark have a history to draw from.  And I'm glad there are real feelings on both sides of the relationship.  My only complaint is that so much time was wasted unnecessarily between these two. That and the revelation about Tony's Bad Decision revealed in the second half of the book... that was a tough pill to swallow.But overall, it was good.  The pacing was quick and despite the short length, the characters were developed.  Oh yeah... and the sex was hot.