Review: Feel Good Read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 30, 2014
Cary Whitmore is a single gay man with a three year old he's raising on his own after his long term partner left him early on in the pregnancy. They had made the decision to have a child, found the surrogate and gotten pregnant. But Cary's ex left him alone and struggling for reasons that reveal themself in the book, which just make you hate the guy even more. Cary's number one focus is little Gus and then his business the Dog Barkery. He hasn't dated since before Gus was born, and rarely hooks up. But there is something about the tall blonde that volunteers at the animal shelter that piques Cary's interest. When he meets his best friend out at a local gay bar for a drink, the last person he expects to see is Heath, the spine tingling sexy man from the shelter.Heath Cummings swings both ways, he's the if I'm interested in them the plumbing doesn't matter, type. Having married his best friend when they were young, dumb and got knocked up... only to loose the baby and almost his best friend, he has a strict 'no children' policy for the people he plays with. Yes, I said plays with, because Heath is out for numero uno only and the words commitment, love, and emotion are not in his vocabulary. That is until one tall, dark and handsome single father gets under his skin.A chance encounter ends with Cary in Heath's lap sans clothing at the Barkery, in Cary's office, and the two decide to use each other for weekly tire rotations. The sex is off the charts amazing, but soon both men find themselves getting more attached than the situation calls for. Cary is worried about bringing anyone into Gus's life, or falling in love with an emotionally unavailable man that will no doubt break his heart in the end. Heath is completely blown away by Cary, Gus and the every growing feelings he has for both of them. He didn't think he was capable of the love that he is starting to feel. And it scares the living crap out of him, literally. But communication is not either of these men's strong suit from the start, and one miscommunication too many threatens to implode their already fragile "friendship".What an adorable, slightly angsty, definitely sexy, just a little quirky, sarcastic and emotional love story this was! I LOVED the inner monologue playing in Heath's mind at the start of the story. Boehme has this knack for creating realistically flawed characters and impossible relationships that turn into down to earth, good old fashioned love stories. Both men struggle for various reasons throughout, some of their reasons align while they also have very different reasons to doubt not only their ability to love, but to be loved as well. Boehme brought the emotions and the passion to the pages and had me hooked from the start and praying these two would pull their heads out of their {insert appropriate word here} and just commit to each other already!This is a must read for those that like a story that makes you "feel" because Keep Swimming will keep you reading, and feeling until the end. I was standing up in my bed screaming at my kindle toward the end, and then I was laughing and fist pumping the air. I seriously got into this book.