Review: A rating....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 29, 2013
My Review:I liked this book. These are two men who have been friends for four years. They've both felt their mutual attraction, but have never done anything to pursue it, partly because of the stigma of m/m, but also because each of them value their friendship and truly don't know how the other will react. They've both dated women, but neither has felt the kind of deep connection there is between the two of them.Landon is a scientist. He's more introverted and withdrawn. He's the serious one of the two, but is the one wanting to really pursue a relationship. Ty is the extrovert. He's a political reporter out of Austin and is truly just a people person. Ty's family are good-old-boy ranchers with strong religious beliefs. Although, he doesn't believe the same things as them, he still loves his family and doesn't want to be ostracized by them. They will not understand if he confesses his bi-sexuality to them. He's really concerned about getting involved with Landon....what it will do to his relationship with his family and his job.On pretty much every level, this book worked for me. I liked both Landon and Ty and liked that we got to see both their struggles as they grow to accept this relationship. They live in different towns, Houston and Austin, so it should be easy for them to stay apart once they decide that. I liked that honesty about where they are with their acceptance. This isn't an easy insta-love kind of fix and it takes time for each of them to work it out in their heads. The most difficult thing for both of them is that although the fantasy has been there, neither one of them has ever slept with a man before...and this hook-up wasn't planned. It just happened which is so much more stunning and difficult to accept.I live in Texas and loved the Texas aspect of this book. So much of it rang very true. Now I need to go back and read the story of Landon's sister. It sounds like that was a very good book too!I received a complimentary copy of this book in return for an honest review.