Review: Very good read - appreciated the emotional struggle
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2014
What I loved about this book most is that I didn't want to put it down.  And what kept me reading wasn't the developing relationship, exactly.  I kept reading because I appreciated that as a man struggling with a sexual awakening, G.A. Hauser didn't gloss over Cooper's inner turmoil at being attracted to Blair and enjoying the physical intimacy.  Cooper found himself repulsed at the beginning of their physical contact, not because he didn't like it, but because he was afraid.  He feared being labeled.  He feared that his attraction wasn't real.  He questioned how he could be attracted to "a man," but not "men as a whole."  And he was confused as to how he could be attracted to both a man and a woman at the same time.  He was in the middle of a divorce and simply lost, alone, and frightened.Blair was so head over heels for Cooper, it caused him to be aggressive in his pursuit because he was so certain Cooper was the right man for him.  He didn't always make the best choices because of his passion, which upset Cooper who was struggling with so much.  But ultimately, Blair empathized with Cooper's awakening and unraveled his precious heart layer by layer until he saw the truth of who Cooper was (vibrant, playful, daring), leading Cooper to see that for himself as well.I would have liked a little more romance between these two, but perhaps that's not exactly who they are.  Once Cooper realized that love didn't pass judgment, he was able to free his sexual desire completely and see that he was a desirable man and mate.  It no longer mattered who love came from--it mattered only that Blair loved him and he loved Blair in return.