Review: Fabulous beginning
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 21, 2014
"See, Justice suffered from certain…neuroses - plural. Damn near crippling anxiety was sprinkled with a nice topping of mild to moderate OCD, with the extreme claustrophobia cherry on top. It was like an ice cream sundae made of crazy. As if being a gay man living in the Bible Belt didn't make life difficult enough."'I Survived Seattle', book one in J.K. Hogan's new series 'Coming About', started off with a bang. First, I should tell you that I love a man with issues. I can't help it. I was sure of that when I fell madly in love with my abnormal psychology class and I just couldn't get enough. Second, I have a deep empathy for any homosexual dealing with the Bible Belt. I dealt with it for eleven years and I'm straight. Unfortunately, they view women not much higher than non-whites and homosexuals. And, third, I lived in Seattle for eleven years, and if you're not prepared for the Pacific Northwest way of life, it can be a little daunting. *grins* So, all in all, before I even opened the book, and my heart, to Justice, I was prepared to fall for him and to thoroughly root for a happy ending.Lucky for me, Justice was everything I had hoped he'd be. Half of the time I wanted to cuddle and protect him, and the other half I was cheering him on. Unexpectedly, I fell for Nic just as hard. Nic is captain of his yacht cruiser which he takes charter tours on around Lake Washington. Trust me when I say, they are so much fun! A beautiful blue sky day with the water, the mountains and the skyline of Seattle? Not much is more beautiful than that. Nic has just returned from the East Coast and his father’s funeral. In fact, he's on the same flight as Justice, and during a moment of turbulence and due to his increasing anxiety, Justice falls into Nic's lap. Nic is immediately attracted, as is Justice, but assumes he'll never see Justice again. So, you can imagine his surprise when Justice shows up for a bachelor party cruise. Nic, however, is not thrilled to discover that Justice is in the closet. Nic has been there and worse with his ex and he's not going back. Justice is just as stunned to see Nic again and at a loss as to what to do.Before I go any further, let me just say…holy crap the sparks, the lightning, the flames that these two set off. Man, I was fanning the screen on my iPad worried it might melt, and take me with it. Now, to throw in a little added drama, the author created a scenario where Justice is, basically, forced into coming out. (No, I'm not saying. Read the book.) I adored how wonderfully Nic handled all of Justice's neuroses; with tact, love and support. Justice was given the opportunity to explore outside of some of his comfort areas and it was a beautiful thing to watch. Of course, there came a time when decisions had to be made and there was some drama and some tears, but I got my happy ending.I fell in love with Justice and Nic and they've been added to my list of favorites. Thank you, J.K., for stepping outside of your comfort zone with this first foray into gay male romance. I sure hope it won't be your last.NOTE: This book was provided by Wilde City Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews