Review: almost passed on it, glad I didn't
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 21, 2013
I can't believe I almost missed out on this one. The cover doesn't do much for me so I never even bothered to read the description. But when I saw the sequel on Amazon's KDP free list my interest was piqued and I grabbed this short prequel at the same time. So glad I did. It,Deep Blues Goodbye (Altered States #1), andDeadly Shades of Gold (Altered States #2)really are just one big story...or not even really that big. I read all three in a day. And Holy hell are they hot!Keeping this review solely to this actual story, the reader is introduced to the two main characters, Sam and Travis. They are both fabulous. Sam makes for a wonderful narrator. He's a gay, black, New Orleans Police detective. I wish like crazy that wasn't worth mentioning, but well spoken gay black me in fiction are few and far between. He was a joy - smart, sarcastic, sexy, and honest in his lustiness. Travis was the consummate straight-man, practically Boy Scout material...or so you're initially led to believe.There was an unexpected twist in the end. I'd read enough reviews to know what was coming, so it didn't hit me as such a WTF moment as it did others. It really was a genre changer though. I think when viewed as the first 35 or so pages of a larger story it makes perfect sense and has good timing. If I had stopped at the end of this short story, without continuing on I would have found it completely obnoxious and uncalled for.**note: Since writing this review the cover has been changed.