Review: Amy Lane is on Fire this Year!!!!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 16, 2011
Amy Lane is On Fire this year!!! This newest release is just another change from all the other voices in her head. The reality of this story is a less angsty (yeah it still is Amy Lane) story, and is how to bridge two totally different lifestyles and make it work.James Richards is a white upper class College Professor about 40 ish . He has left his family and job in the Northeast after a terrible break up and betrayal by his lover of five years. He lost not only his self worth emotionally, but he lost his financial life savings as well, stolen by "The ex".  James is now living and teaching at South Placer Community College in California. He lives, or exists, with his dog (a Boston terrier) Marlowe.James has a student in his class that makes teaching worthwhile. Sophie Winchester is smart and her quick tongue makes his classes interesting. Sophie decides to introduce James to her best friend Rafael Ochoa. When James sees Rafael he almost swallows his tongue. He is beautiful, the hottest thing James has ever seen. James feels embarrassed by the difference in their looks and their ages. Rafi is everything James could ever want, and not have... Who could know that Rafi knows what he wants, and James is it!!!James and Rafi are from two different worlds, a broken W.A.S.P. scholar, and a Latino car mechanic. It is such a gift seeing how Amy builds a bridge with her words so each of these men can bring these two worlds together. Amy brings her broken street Spanish slang into play to make it all the more real. The story is fun, light-hearted, and sweet, giving the reader hope that our dreams can come true.I loved James because he was so sure he was old, unworthy and unlovable. I loved that he could blush, feel shy, and have been so hurt, but he could maybe overcome it all and try. I loved Rafi because he knew what he wanted, and went for it. I loved that he brought James home to his family, so James could see who he was, opening himself to James. I loved Grandma Noni and her Tarot cards doing the `reading' for James. And for all you pet fans, Marlowe was a treat; named after Christopher Marlowe because James had a thing  about He and Shakespeare.So you can see I loved this story. For those of you who have never gone to `the dark side' and read an M/M book, this one would be a safe bet for all of those of you who still believe in twue lurve. Right Amy?Review by Gloria LakritzSenior Reviewer and Review Chairperson of the Paranormal Romance Guild