Review: Almost a six star... ;)
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2013
Obviously, this book has issues.  I was completely captivated though.  Wealthy business man and domineering control-freak Jared contrives for the beautiful male prostitute Dylan to live with him, in a secret plot to punish Dylan for what Jared believes was his involvement in his brother's suicide.  But probably a larger part of his desire to have Dylan live with him is his instant fascination with the man.  For Dylan, it's the first time anyone has ever cared about his welfare or bothered to get to know him on a personal level.  I know for some readers Jared goes too far in his dom/sub behavior, but he also stops Dylan's downward spiral into alcohol, drugs and self-harm, so he probably saved his life.  Their relationship crumbles when Jared reveals his motives and he's pretty insensitive expecting Dylan not to be hurt, but at this point in the book Dylan shows he is an amazingly strong person.  I really admired how he could pick up and start over, no matter what bad things happened to him.  Anyway, the reviews on this book were all well-written and helped me decide to buy it.  I see there are similar books by these two authors such as "Defending Devon" which I am reading now and it is also excellent.  I wish they were longer and less expensive, but I love them!  If you read manga, I would say this kinda reminded me of "Bronze" for some reason...