Blurb: Try
Sex. Logan Mitchell loves it, and ever since he realized his raw sexual appeal at a young age, he has had no problem using it to his advantage. Men and women alike fall into his bed—after all, Logan is not one to discriminate. He lives by one motto—if something interests you, why not just take a chance and try?
And he wants to try Tate Morrison.
Just coming out of a four-year marriage with an ex-wife from hell, a relationship is the last thing on Tate’s mind. He’s starting fresh and trying to get back on his feet with a new job at an upscale bar in downtown Chicago.
The only problem is, Tate has caught the unwavering and unwelcome attention of Mr. Logan Mitchell – a regular at the bar and a man who always gets what he wants.
Night after night Tate fends off the persistent advances of the undeniably charismatic man, but after an explosive moment in the bar, all bets are off as he finds his body stirring with a different desire than his mind.
As arrogance, stubbornness and sexual tension sizzles between the two, it threatens to change the very course of their lives.
Logan doesn’t do relationships. Tate doesn’t do men. But what would happen if they both just gave in and…tried?
Blurb: Take
Logan Mitchell is a man who’s always been more than happy to take what he wants. It’s a philosophy that’s proven lucrative in both his business and personal life, and never was it more apparent than the night he laid eyes on Tate Morrison. After pulling out all the stops and convincing the sexy bartender to give him a try—he’s hooked.
Now, Logan finds himself in a predicament that demands more from him than a smart-ass answer and his innate ability to walk away when things get too deep.
He has a choice to make, and it’ll force him to do something he’s never done before—take a chance.
Tate Morrison knows all about taking a chance. He took the biggest one of his life the night he showed up at Logan’s apartment to explore his unexpected reaction to the man.
Ever since then, he’s thought about little else.
At first he was convinced his attraction was based solely on his body’s curiosity. But the more time he spends with the silver-tongued lawyer, the more Tate realizes that their physical chemistry is only the beginning.
He’s starting to catch a glimpse of what life with Logan would be like, and it’s one full of excitement and satisfaction—a far cry from what he had in the past with his soon to be ex-wife.
Each man will face their fears as they begin to understand the true meaning of give and take. Their feelings for one another will be tested, as will their very beliefs. But now that they’ve found love where they least expected it, will they be brave enough to reach out and take it?
Review: 4 Stars
After recently reading my first m/m romance, Carry the Ocean, which was fairly PG, I thought I would give some m/m NC-17 a try.
I have been interested, lately, in the psychology behind sexual preference in romance/erotica novels. I have so many questions about how/whether sexual preference of the author influences the way characters are portrayed when their MCs have similar or different sexual preferences to that of the author. Why do women want to write about a m/m relationship? In popular culture, so often straight men are portrayed as being interested in/turned on by f/f couplings. Is the truth that women (homo- or hetero-sexual) are just as turned on by m/m erotica? Is there distinct patterns in the way m/m relationships are portrayed when the story is by a woman vs. a man? Are the audiences for these books distinct in terms of gender (e.g., Do gay men prefer reading m/m books written by gay men? Do straight women prefer reading m/m books written by straight women?) Are there consistent differences in the way m/m relationships are portrayed relative to m/f relationships?
Ack - I could go on with all of these questions!
So, now, to talk about Try and Take, in particular... It took me a while to get into the books. I wasn't into Logan's character for most of the first book. His aggressiveness felt more like sexual harassment than anything else. When the MCs got together, it took a long time for it to go beyond sex, which was a pretty obvious difference from the m/f books I've read. I don't recall any m/f erotica where the emotional connection lagged behind the sexual one for so long. I'm not sure that that lag would work for the readers of traditional m/f erotica.
At times the books dragged for me. I think this has to do with writing style; the characters often don't finish their sentences. Then, they are prompted by the other character to finish the thought. It ends up slowing down the pace of conversation. There is a lot of sex in the books. It's basically sex, conversation that leads to sex, and then more sex.
By the end of Take, I was happy with where the Tate and Logan were in their relationship. I'm astonished by Tate's ability to be so honest with himself, his family and the world about his relationship. I can't imagine that there would be very many men who have been exclusively straight come to be so open, so quickly, about being in a same sex relationship.
I'm definitely going to keep an eye out for the next book in the series, which is supposed to come out this spring. I'm curious to see what happens next.
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