Review: Great m/m story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 12, 2011
Pulled Long is the third book in Christine d'Abo's Long Shots series. It is also the book I've been waiting for since the series started.Sadie, Paige and Ian own a coffee shop called Pulled Long. Throughout the series there has been a relationship brewing between Ian and a sexy, nameless customer they kindly dubbed Blue Eyes. Ian and Blue Eyes flirted with one another for months until Ian finds out that the man he wants is currently going through a divorce. Ian instantly feels th...morePulled Long is the third book in Christine d'Abo's Long Shots series. It is also the book I've been waiting for since the series started.Sadie, Paige and Ian own a coffee shop called Pulled Long. Throughout the series there has been a relationship brewing between Ian and a sexy, nameless customer they kindly dubbed Blue Eyes. Ian and Blue Eyes flirted with one another for months until Ian finds out that the man he wants is currently going through a divorce. Ian instantly feels that the man he has fantasized about for months isn't gay and he shuts the door on their flirtatious relationship. He's been there before and refuses to be an experimental rebound for a straight guy.Months later Ian is miserably unhappy and working after hours to take his mind off of things. He looks up to find the man standing in the pouring rain, watching him from across the street. In that instant, Ian knew his life would never be the same. Finally after all these months, he officially meets Paul and hotness ensues right there in the coffee shop where all could see (if it wasn't the middle of the night). Ian still has his doubts about Paul's sexuality but can't seem to stop himself from falling for Paul and all he has to offer.This story was rather short and I would've liked more but I felt the relationship between Ian and Paul was believable, hot and incredibly sweet at times. Christine d'Abo doesn't shy away from taboos and I like that about her and this series. In Double Shot, Sadie had a three-way, in A Shot in the Dark, Paige is a submissive in a BDSM relationship and in this book Ian is an exhibitionist who happens to be gay. If you aren't into the whole M/M thing or exhibitionism, you should stay away from this book. This is a love story about two incredibly loving, sexual men and I thoroughly enjoyed reading about them. Even if I did want to smack Ian upside his head a couple of times.