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The Closer You Get (2011)

by L.A. Witt(Favorite Author)

4.04 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Samhain Publishing, Ltd.

series

Distance Between Us

review 1: This is a sweet and hot story with a simple but satisfying arc. Kieran is a man who has decided that long-term relationships are a gamble that nobody wins, so he is into superficial sex with friends and strangers and thinks it's going well. Then he meets Alex, a young man who has left a stifling closeted small-town life for the big city, college and finding out who he is. Alex is a complete virgin, hasn't even been kissed. He's so not the easy fuck-buddy type that Kieran is looking for. But Kieran's first times were not stellar, and he doesn't want sweet, gorgeous Alex to have someone take advantage of his lack of experience and get hurt. Kieran figures the least he can do is get Alex started right. And in trying to help Alex have the best possible introduction to gay ide... morentity and gay sex, Kieran finds himself becoming a little obsessed. Just because Alex is so hot, of course...This was well written and easily held my attention for a fast, smooth read. I was very taken by Kieran and how he tried so hard to do everything right while refusing to admit to himself that he cared for Alex in any way beyond sex. In fact, I think this will probably be a comfort reread for me.
review 2: My Review:What an interesting story. This book is told entirely from Kieran's point of view...and it's a VERY jaded pov. Kieran is 27, a bartender, and he really hasn't seen the best that love has to offer. The bad thing is....it's not that he doesn't believe in love. He just doesn't think the pain that comes from that love is worth it in the end. He has no desire to put himself out there like that. He fully intends to just have sex...no long-term commitments or relationships. Alex is the opposite end of the spectrum. He's 21, and totally innocent when it comes to sex. He moved to California from a small town where coming out was NEVER an option. He's never even been kissed...by male or female. He's ready to cautiously explore this new sexual world and Kieran is ready to help him. Both guys know where they are at going into the relationship. Kieran is VERY upfront with Alex that this is only sex and they both agree with those terms. They don't even go so far as to say it's a monogamous thing....this is just about the sex and mutual gratification. At least that's what they both think and plan for, but you know the heart doesn't always cooperate that way.I really loved the way that this book progressed. Because Alex is a virgin, they move very slowly, but are still REALLY, REALLY active. Not only was that really hot, but it meant that the emotions between them really snuck up on them...both of them. Neither one realizes how reliant they are becoming on the other in their nightly sojourns to the bedroom or how they are spending every hour they can together. They just see it as hot sex, even though there are nights when it's just hot snuggling together as they sleep. The moment when Kieran discovers it was more was brilliantly written. I loved that scene, but I really just loved the whole book. I liked both guys in the story and how they come from completely different experiences, but connect so deeply immediately. I also really liked Kieran's relationship with Ethan and Rhett. It was great to see how his sex life normally functions. Now I need to go back and read their story...whoa, what I know of it already is sizzling. I definitely enjoyed this one! less

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