Review: Aaawww...It's Pretty Woman, Redone!  :)
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 21, 2014
I love this author’s writing, and I loved this book. I also thoroughly enjoyed “Cowboys Down” and “Every Move He Makes.”I particularly enjoyed the “Author’s Blurb” at the end of the story. And in answer to the author’s question in her blurb, yes, I had a great time reading this book! It had me laughing, crying, cringing and sometimes even growling. (I do that when I’m frustrated)I’m not sure about the books’ cover though. It’s beautiful, really.I’m just not sure if it’s applicable and seems a little dark for such a fun story. That being the case though, it would make a great vampire book cover!Anyway, there were many things I rather enjoyed about this book.One aspect I really appreciated were the bits where the author included the M/C thoughts/feelings in italicized letters right alongside  with what they were saying to each other. I felt that this allowed the reader to better understand the characters and their emotions. It really was a wonderful way to let the reader know what was going on inside the guys’ heads and hearts.Another thing I appreciated about the book was that mixed in amongst all the serious drama stuff going on in the guys’ lives, Ms. Elsborg includes scenes showing the lighter side of the M/C’s relationship in which the two were playing, wrestling or just plain “goofing off.” For me, it helped to balance all the tension of the drama.For example on the way home from an outing...“They (Haris & Tyler) somehow, between kissing and sneaking quick feels of each other, made it to the front door. How he found his keys, opened the door, maneuvered them both inside and shut the door was a blur to Haris. Tyler tumbled over into the hall as he pulled off his boots and Haris ended up on top of him, accidentally on purpose. He toed off his own shoes and wrenched at his coat as they part-crawled up the stairs, mauling each other, kissing, stroking and stripping off socks as they went.It turned into a competition to see who’d get to the top of the stairs first, Tyler tugging him down and clambering over him, before Haris did the same to him. When Tyler wrapped his fingers around the top step, Haris planted a kiss on the bare skin exposed at his waist and sucked. Tyler squirmed and then Haris was on top of him, crawling over him and onto the landing. He lay panting on his back, trying to catch his breath as Tyler zipped past into the bedroom.‘I won,’ he shouted.And for once, Haris didn’t care because there were no losers. He pushed up and raced after Tyler, flinging himself on him and knocking him facedown onto the bed.‘Ouff,’ Tyler gasped, ‘Elephant alert.’Haris nipped his ear. ‘Boa Constrictor alert.’‘They don’t bite.’ Tyler laughed into the bed.Haris stripped the top off Tyler and then …..(edit…edit..)‘I can’t play anymore. I need you too badly,’ he whispered in Tyler’s ear.Then Tyler says…‘I can’t move. An elephant’s sitting on me…And even worse, it’s crushing my Reticulated Python.’When I read that I laughed so hard that I almost spit up my milk and brownies!Finally, I too, am on board with “Team Wilson.”I loved this character. He reminded me a little bit of the depressed robot in the movie “Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy;” a totally awesome movie, by the way. It was a tough decision between whether or not to include one of my favorite bits with the butler in this review. But in the end I had to leave it out as this review is looking like it’s turning into War And Peace proportions.And in conclusion, I would just like to add that the length of this book and the amount of intimate scenes are just perfect. It is difficult enough to find an M/M novel that is over a 100 pages, so when I come across one that’s on the longer side, then I am over the moon with joy.Oh, and for the record, there may be a lot of intimate scenes, but a good number are 2nd base plays of some form or another, and I’m not saying it like it’s a bad thing!  ;p