Review: Fun, steamy, great pace, good chemistry
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 9, 2014
I received a copy of this book via Goodreads Don't Buy My Love program in exchange for an honest review.Tony DiMarco is a private eye investigating the suspicious death of Marilyn White. The coroner said she OD'ed on prescription drugs and wine, her husband's alibi was rock-solid, yet Marilyn's parent's don't believe that Marilyn would kill herself.  The detective who handled the case, an old buddy if Tony's when he was on the force always had a sneaking suspicion about the therapist Marilyn had been seeing, Dr. Jack Halloran--a sex therapist.Casing the doc's "bedside manner" Tony is stunned to find the doc irresistibly tempting sexually, but he can most assuredly rule the doc out as a sexual partner of Marilyn's. Turns out this decorated war veteran isn't only a sensitive physician, he's also gay.  Now Tony has to figure out if the cause of Marilyn's death was as simple as it seemed.Jack Halloran is damaged goods. The scars of his tours in Iraq as a battle surgeon are emotional, as well as physical, and he's sure no gay man will have him. Worse, he's unmistakably attracted to his newest erectile dysfunction patient, Tony DeMarco. He's determined to get a handle on Tony's dysfunction--and not just in the medical sense. Except, doing so would be a gross misconduct on his part.Both men struggle with their attraction, Tony pursuing Jack as much as he is answers for Marilyn's parents. When he finds out the truth behind her death his resolve to become more than a patient to Jack is high on the To-Do list, but a chance encounter ends up shattering their Doctor-Patient relationship. Will it also dash any chance of happiness for them?The pace of this novel is perfect. The alternating point-of-view satisfied, with intimate glimpses of both Tony-and his deep family ties--and Jack, with his deep commitment to duty. Both men struggle to feel whole in the face of lost careers and physical shortcomings. The resolution of the crime investigation is concise and clear, as is the attraction and escalation of their relationship. I really enjoyed the tension, and the physical developments between Jack and Tony--who was terrified and surprised of his feelings for Jack, at first.There were some delicious smexytimes, and an HEA now that Tony's sexual dysfunction seems cured.