Review: Complicated Characters In a Continuing Rocky Road to a HEA
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2013
The path to a HEA for Eric and Nick continues to be rocky as political aspirations have led Eric to make choices that are devastating to Nick and the love they have for one another.  Nick in turn, and out of anger and spite, does something equally as hurtful and they're once again left living separate lives.Enter good friend to both men, Ally, who's down on her luck and reconnects with Eric in a BIG way.  Reeling from loneliness, Eric latches on to the only remaining person in his life that he feels he can count on.  They're relationship starts out super steamy and they seem very compatible.  They both benefit from being together in that he can help her in her career and she is the perfect arm candy for a future politician.  She expects his fidelity which he truly believes himself capable of but the specter of Nick constantly hangs over their relationship.  As a reader, I felt that Ally was merely a pit stop for Eric.  He hates to be alone and he caught her in a moment of need and weakness.  Their marriage feels like a business with really great benefits as the sexual encounters between them are numerous and super steamy.  Their connection is apparent but feels one-sided and superficial as time went on.Those who hate cliffhangers will find themselves screaming at the end of this as an unexpected encounter very late in the story leads to a game changing view of the future.  This trio is full of damaged people who continually hurt one another which makes them unlikable from time to time.  When you just KNOW two people are meant to be together it becomes frustrating the longer their stupidity keeps them apart.  At the end of this story I again wanted to smack Eric and Nick alongside their heads.Cat Grant's series continues to keep me engaged as I've become fully invested in Nick and Eric's outcome.  I might not always like their actions but I still want them to achieve their HEA as fate has been unkind to them long enough.  After all the pain they've put each other through they've earned peace and happiness and I'm anticipating what the next book brings!