Review: Enjoyed this more than I thought I would
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 8, 2013
I'm just going to put this out there. I didn't like Steve when I met him in the first book of Cat Grant's 'Irresistible Attraction' series. I thought he was a pompous jerk and he wasn't very nice. He might be a brilliant researcher and wonderful at running his and Connor's business, but I thought he had a lot to learn about people skills. Luckily for him the male escort he meets while trying to pick up women, Dylan, thinks he needs a little work, too, and offers to help him out. He has a lot of fun with Dylan, even though he's paying him for his time, but Steve used to pay female hookers all the time for sex, and with Dylan he might not be getting sex but he's getting good conversation and a makeover.This turned out to be one of the most interesting coming out stories I've ever read. For one thing, Steve doesn't find his happy ever after here, instead he just finds his own self-awareness. Dylan helps him with a clothing makeover and they even work on Steve's pickup attempts (with women) until Steve realizes that he's not responding to women anymore because he's buried his gay his entire life. Good thing there's a professional around to help him out with that, too. *snort* Dylan turned out to be a good friend to Steve and just what he needed to have the courage to come out.I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I can't say that Steve grew on me, but the fact he was willing to be that hardcore introspective regarding his wants, needs, desires, and his own negative behavior was very refreshing. I guess I can say I developed a healthy respect for Steve, particularly when he had the balls to admit to Connor how he feels about him, even knowing it couldn't go anywhere. Thank you, Cat, 'Doubtless' is a great story and I enjoyed it immensely.NOTE: This book was provided by Riptide Publishing for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews