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Catching Mr Right (2011)

by Amber Kell(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0857156195 (ISBN13: 9780857156198)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Total-E-Bound

series

Dangerous Lovers

review 1: Five years of keeping their real desires hidden turns out to be all Norman and Tucker can stand. Best friends and close companions, they know each other like an old married couple but it's always been hands off. Tucker thinks he isn't worthy of the genius who fixes his breakfast, and Norman doesn't understand why Tucker's never touched him. Amber Kell sorts this muddle out in Catching Mr. Right.Big, ex-mercenary Tucker calls Norman "sweetheart" frequently, and mother-hens him about finding a nice guy to keep, someone who doesn't have blood on his hands. One of the blind dates is a pretty perceptive fellow, cluing Norman in to the real state of affairs and letting him turn the tables on the guy who's directing his life but standing apart from it. This was pretty funny to wa... moretch – everyone's pulling everyone else's strings and secretly making their own maneuvers.Had the story not strayed into non-comic territory, it might have worked better, but a creepy mobster gets involved, interested in Norman personally as well as for his scientific breakthroughs. The mob and the science all get a once over lightly treatment, which is fine if you don't want bad bad guys or scientific science. Even Tucker's dangerous background gets the gloss-over. There's a romantic comedy set against thriller-lite here.This is a light and fluffy concoction, and might be perfect for a reader who's in the mood for that and who can forgive the repetitive "the bigger man", "the smaller man", and "the blond" kinds of identifications. Unfortunately, I found that style to be an irritant in a story with a lot of interesting tidbits that get mentioned for an instant but not explored, and contains the dreaded "we've seen the doctors so let's bareback" sex scene that also invokes every man Norman's ever been to bed with.The end does have a nice little twist for the mobster. "Catching Mr. Right" lets Norman and Tucker catch each other, and ends on a sweet soft sigh.
review 2: I put my hand on the holy Dictionary and swear that Amber Kell writes some of the most outlandishly entertaining stories. It's great when a story doesn't take itself too seriously and Amber Kell's stories have a happy-go-lucky, madcap feeling to them. Norman is a super wealthy super-genius who we meet as he's sitting in a bar getting drunk with his best friend, Tucker. His best friend who he's in love with. Norman's getting drunk because Tucker has no idea that he's the object of Norman's affections. Of course Tucker is in love with Norman too...but Norman has no clue. Oh, and Tucker's an ex-mercenary. Why did I love that? Because Tucker doesn't sound like something a mercenary would be named. It sounds like a little, adorably perky man's name. Tucker is six foot something, though, and he has eyes that let people know just how deadly he is. Most authors probably would have named him something like Dare McDagger or Sebastian Thunderhawk or something. Tucker has issues with thinking he's unworthy of Norman because he's all "I've killed people. I will end you!" while Norman is...not. Tucker sets Norman up to go on a date and this begins an adventure full of imaginary flavored lube, supposed sex in the nooks and crannies of a playhouse, a super-genius with horrible fashion sense, a mercenary with excellent fashion sense, nano-bombs and a reptilian villain who works for an infamous crime boss. I really liked this story and I'll read the second in the series. less

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