We have something fun for you today. To switch things up, there will be reviews from two people! Rach has graciously agreed to grace us with her presence once again, and Lindsay will be providing the other review (lord help us, that girl likes to rant and vent!
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Entertainment
journalist, Ryan Pierce, meets the infamous bad-boy rocker, Dagger Drummond,
and walks away with a great interview and a scandalous news bit that has the
potential to turn the music world on its ear. Exposing the story would boost
Ryan's career, but it would also come with the risk of ruining Dagger's privacy
– and possibly his Rock God status.The unlikely friendship that develops between Dagger and Ryan brings Ryan to question more than just his journalistic oath to report the news. It also forces him to take a look at himself and newly discovered feelings – feelings that make Ryan blind to the risk of becoming front page news himself.
Will Ryan find the courage to make a life decision to give himself true happiness with Dagger or take the path that would likely lead to heartbreak and destroy his career forever?
** Fall For Me is currently a Finalist for the 2013 Rainbow Award in the gay erotic romance category.
4 Stars Loved it ❤ ❤
I will admit
that when I first looked at this book I was intrigued by the cover. I LOVE
badboy rockstars and judging by the cover this one was going to be perfect for
me. However as I began to read the book I was sad to discover that Dagger
wasn't a bad boy like I had hoped. I think he tried to put on this image for
the public of being a drinking sexed up rocker but in fact he was quite the
opposite behind closed doors.
Even with this being the case I still loved it as I
was able to change my ideas about the book and accept it was going to be different
from my initial thoughts.
At the beginning the book had a 'gay for you' vibe to
it but this was not the case as the story progressed.
I loved Dagger and especially loved the care and
attention he showed to Ryan. He didn't force himself upon him and helped an
already nervous Ryan recognise what they could have together.
Dagger did seem a little insecure at times in my
opinion and he doubted all sorts of things where Ryan was concerned which
almost ruined it for me. But his sarcasm and the way he easily teased Ryan and
coaxed him throughout the whole book made me love him so I tried to forget this
negative aspect.
Ryan was also a likable character and I loved how
responsive he was to Dagger's gentle coaxing. The only thing I did find
slightly annoying was Ryan's tendency to over analyse every situation which I
know was part of his personality but it just seemed to be overplayed at every
point. The barriers it caused between him and Dagger were clearly evident and
it left me frustrated.
Together their chemistry was amazing and the author Ann
Lister certainly has a talent for making the climax build for the reader as
much as the characters. I felt as though I was slowly simmering to the point of
boiling even in the scenes only involving kissing! The phone sex was even more
amazing and well worth reading!
Would I recommend this book?... Definitely if you like
m/m books which have a gay for you feel to them.
I hope if you choose to read this one you will like it
as much as I did :)
Mega rock star, Alex “Zander” Metcalf is burned out after nearly two
years touring with his band, as well as emotionally drained after his sexual
preferences were exposed by the media. He is ready for a long sabbatical –
alone, and retreats to the east coast island of Martha's Vineyard; leasing an
oceanside estate. Alex seeks the quiet lifestyle of a recluse to write new material for his band, only to meet the handsome estate manager, Chase, and his gorgeous fiancée, Danni, living in the guest house on his property. Alex's hope of solitude is soon forgotten when he discovers Chase has a repressed bi-sexual side that is aching to surface and Alex is more than happy to help him explore it.
What neither Alex or Chase expects is the emotional power of their chemistry expanding to involve the three of them when Danni becomes entangled in their passion. Alex believes he has finally found his perfect menage relationship with Chase and Danni.
Sometimes two isn't enough and it takes three to complete the union of a fulfilled love. But, will their new relationship be strong enough to survive when real life wants to punish them for their unconventional love? And, can they be confident in the strength of their love to take the 'happily ever after' they can only give each other?
I have to
be honest…going into this book, I wasn’t looking forward to it. Normally I’m
not into M/M books. But I’ve read ménage before so I was game to give this a
chance.
And I was
pleasantly surprised by this. I did have issues but I also enjoyed the story.
I liked Chase at first...how he was with Danni. I thought they had
a great relationship. And I was even ok with his attraction to Alex when they
first met. But somewhere along the way, I stopped liking Chase. I felt like he
was selfish in his wants to the point that he was pushing things on Danni and
Alex. When he started talking about the tripod and how Danni would accept it
(before even talking to her about it) I wanted Chase to go away and for Alex
and Danni to get together. Let Chase be the odd man out instead of him getting
everything he wants and making the others fall in line. That that continued for
me throughout the story. Chase just wouldn't leave them alone. The first sexual
encounter Alex and Danni had, Chase had to come busting into and put himself in
the middle. Then, when it looked like Alex and Danni were finally going to get one-on-one
time, Chase put himself self in the middle again demanding pics through text
message. If you want Alex and Danni together so badly so you can have both,
then shouldn't you let them actually connect?! I just felt like it was ok for
them to be together as long as Chase was somehow involved. But other than that,
it wasn't ok. But the opposite was true for Chase. He didn't care how much it
might hurt Danni, or how uncomfortable she was with it, he wanted to be with
Chase, so he was. He gave his ok for Alex and Danni to be together but she
never gave the ok for them to be together without her. And he went and broke
that trust because he wanted to. He was selfish and Alex and Danni deserved
better than him.
But I did feel the connection between Danni and Alex. And I wanted more of that. They had chemistry was great and in between the Chase & Alex scenes or the scenes where Chase put himself between Alex and Danni, there was a nice romance building.
But I did feel the connection between Danni and Alex. And I wanted more of that. They had chemistry was great and in between the Chase & Alex scenes or the scenes where Chase put himself between Alex and Danni, there was a nice romance building.
I couldn't
help but feel like Alex and Danni never formed a real relationship. It was
repeated over and over again that the relationship wouldn't work if Danni
didn't want it as much or have the emotions for Alex, but I felt like
Chase never gave them a chance. He ever left them alone long enough to let
that develop into a real relationship.
I have to
preface my next thoughts with this statement: I truly believe that you can love
two people at once, both man and woman (even though that hasn't happened to me
personally). With that said, I just felt like Chase was selfish. He wanted
Danni, but he wanted Alex too. And he wasn't willing to give either of them up.
Come hell or high water, he was going to have both. Alex told him multiple
times that they couldn't force Danni into the tripod relationship. Yet that's
what Chase was doing. Every time it would come up and she would state her
feelings on it Chase was there saying "You'll like it." "You can
do it." "It will be great." And that's all fine and dandy but
you're pushing her into it. She needed to go at her own pace. And it doesn't
help when she wasn't able to spend time with Alex alone. They had issues that
needed to be worked out but when that would happen and she would show her
emotions, Chase was there saying "Lay of Alex." Um. No. She has a
right to vent her anger and hurt at the situation she found herself in. To put
it plainly, Chase was a selfish bastard.
Another
issue with Chase, he put all the blame on Alex when things went bad. Chase
could do no wrong and accused Alex of everything he could think of. And
ironically enough, I thought Chase was the one guilty of everything he accused
Alex of. Chase wouldn’t accept responsibility for his role in breaking up the
relationship. And honestly, I didn’t blame Danni for her reaction. Chase and
Alex broke her trust by hooking up without her being there or getting her
approval prior to getting it on. Yes, she and Alex had been along together but
they had Chase’s blessing. And for them to break her trust, plus overhearing
their exchange of ILUs, I felt bad for her.
As much as
I loved Alex (and I did love Alex), there were times that I thought he needed
to man up. If he really had feelings for Danni like he claimed, he should have
been fighting for his relationship with her as much as he fought for his
relationship with Chase. Both Alex and Danni loving Chase isn't enough for them
to stay together. They need a relationship outside of Chase for it to work.
I also have
to wonder if Chase was really bi-sexual. Because the book focused so much on
Chase and Alex that it made me thing that Danni was a safety blanket for him
and he refused to let her go because of that. Even when they had sex, Chase's
time with Danni was glossed over or done quickly so he could get to what he
really wanted....Alex. And after they started the tripod, I can’t think of one
time that Chase and Danni were together alone while in the tripod. After the
relationship blew up in their faces, Chase was trying to get Danni back, but he
never once said he missed her touch, or kissing her or the ache that only she
could fill. No, that was all thought about Alex. Alex was the one he missed the
touch of etc. It just made me feel like Danni was getting the short end of the
stick. Two guys claim to love her yet one wasn't really missing her while
"trying" to work things out (by talking) and the other never fought
for her.
Overall,
this book was enjoyable and I loved Alex and Danni. I wish there had been more
scenes with them, showing the formation of their relationship outside of Chase.
But I would definitely recommend this to anyone that likes ménage or M/M books.
Well, there you have it. Two passionate reviews about some really steamy books!
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