Review: Very Touching M/M Romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 29, 2014
I received a copy of this in return for an honest review as part of the Goodreads M/M Romance Group DBML program.Derrick Chance spent 3 years taking care of his ailing grandparents starting at age 18 and his girlfriend of 7 years also broke up with him during that time frame. He's spent the last 10 years alone, not wanting to take a chance with being left again.Gavin Hayes has just ended an abusive relationship & is uncertain how the recklessness of his former lover will affect the rest of his life. He's not in a good place to begin another relationship.When Gavin hires Derrick to do some minor repairs in his home, he's attracted to Derrick & can't keep himself from flirting & fabricating reasons for Derrick to come back to fix more things. Derrick has no idea how to successfully be in a relationship, but he's drawn to Gavin. After a rocky start, he finds himself unable to push Gavin out of his life.Inertia: I love Gavin! I love how he's funny & smart, how he goes after what he wants.I like Derrick. He's steady, insightful, thoughtful. I wish he would have given Gavin some clue where his head was at before he walked out. But I'm glad he decided to give Gavin another chance.These 2 are hot together.Acceleration: I really enjoyed getting further into the heads of these 2 men & seeing how their relationship progresses.Velocity: I like how the Hockey League owner handled the situation with Derrick being harassed. The scene where Derrick gets rough with Gavin was hot as blazes! I like how these 2 work together. Yeah they have their rough patches, but they keep being drawn together unable to stay apart. I think it makes them stronger together. I like how they're learning to trust each other. And I was very glad that Gavin was able to keep Lukas from scamming him yet again.