3 1/2 HeartsReview written for MM Good Book Reviews
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Kit is always on the lookout for a mark, a rich older man who will pay to play. When Cory walks into the boutique where Kit works and ticks all of Kit’s boxes, Kit is tenuous in his pursuit and refuses to take no for an answer even knowing Cory has a live-in lover, Sasha. When Cory finally caves under Kit’s relentless pursuit Sasha catches them. Now Sasha is left alone and Kit feels guilt over his actions, checking to make sure Sasha is alright ends with Kit trying to get Sasha to rebuild his life, but Sasha hates him and it is a fight of wills.
Well, what can I say about this book other than it twists your emotions as the full story enfolds. Kit is not a likeable man, in fact for the first half of the book you would like nothing better than to plant a fist in his face. Kit is callus and self-centred, he pursues rich older men with the sole purpose of sex for gifts or money and he doesn’t give a damn who gets hurt from his actions, until the day he meets Sasha. Sasha is a man who has been through hell and now he has a new fight on his hands because some man wanted his lover and it all went wrong.
Before we go any further this isn’t a romance as such, yes some feelings develop and Sasha and Kit become close but there is so much more going on like Kit’s growth as a person and Sasha’s recovery, an understanding of sorts grows between them and it is a minefield. There isn’t any warm fuzzies as you read this book, we don’t get rainbows, unicorns and sunshine, what we do get is guilt, companionship and an understanding of sorts which is hard won. The range of emotions that get dragged out of you is quite astounding, hate, disgust, pity, glee, admiration and hope are just a few. There are one or two powerful scenes like the scene where Cory and Kit get caught and then the scene outside the church.
The characters are splendidly written as they both draw you into this story seeing the awkward dance between them, a tenuous understanding that draws hope to them and the beginning of something developing between them. Sasha is a difficult character to get to know as he is very guarded and it is a while before you get his full story, Kit is a character that you aren’t sure you want to know at first but he does manage to redeem himself quite well and he is also a man who refuses to apologise for the way he is, but he does improve the longer he helps Sasha.
I have to recommend this story to those that love hope and redemption, guilt, a great storyline, companionship and developing feelings, misunderstandings and beginning anew.
