Review: Decent writing, poor characterization and plot
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 05 10, 2011
A previous reviewer gave a good synopsis, but his rating was far too high. Calvin, does indeed "deduce" that Brock is "deeply closeted" but nothing Brock does actually supports that conclusion. He's out to his ex-wife, his son, and doesn't bother to hide the relationship much at all. At the very beginning of the novel, Brock comes out to Calvin's property to give him an estimate on some repair work. Afterwards, Brock goes to a local bar and gets drunk, and inexplicably, Calvin is called to come drive Brock home when he gets too wasted. He directs several gay slurs at Calvin, but then comes back to Calvin's house and sleeps in the same bed with him! Moreover, he and Calvin literally jump into a relationship with no real development at all. Within a week, Calvin and Brock have not only professed their love for one another, but Calvin's given Brock huge amounts of money to solve his financial problems.As for the sex scenes, I commend Mr. Hunt because while Brock has "sexy muscles", he also has a "paunch" and in general, neither character is supposed to be a stud.A major "con" in this book is this: after several of the sex scenes, Brock and Calvin fart in front of one another, and then make comments like, "Well, shouldn't have eaten the refried beans" or "I've just had a telephone pole up my ass". Surely the author must realize some of his readers are women, who don't appreciate that behavior from their own husbands/partners (and certainly not in bed after lovemaking), but *definitely* don't want to read about it between fictional "heroes".