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Hook, Line, & Sinker (2014)

by Piper Vaughn(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 1

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English

genre

Romance

publisher

Dreamspinner Press

series

Hard Hats

review 1: Ugh. Despite how much I loved this book, Cas came off as a grade-A asshole for parts of it. The way he reacted to the incident near the end was ridiculous and although I adored Blake, his crazy amount of grovelling was way unnecessary and overdone. I did not see what Blake did as that much of a fuck-up, and I couldn't believe all the secondary characters were agreeing that Blake basically screwed up their whole relationship. Cas needed to redeem himself, in my opinion, and he didn't. He's the kind of person I hope to never end up with.
review 2: Blake is a construction contractor and an impetuous man in his late 30s. A broken leg has him sidelined from work and staying back in his mom's ranch home as he can't quite manage the stairs to his three-flat condo in C... morehicago with the cast and crutches. While recuperating, Blake's mom attempts to catch Blake up on all the neighborhood gossip. Turns out, the neighbor across the street has moved, selling her home to her grandson, Castor. Like Blake, Castor is gay. And, Blake cares not a whit, because Cas was a prissy, one-upper when they were kids and time has likely only made that worse....Castor is a qualified professional, traveling the country to help upgrade Human Resources software and training new clients on its use and implementation. And, he's sick of it. Well, he's sick of traveling. He's anxious to settle down--and buying his Gram's outdated house is that first step. He's also been promoted, which means less travel. Yay! He's an active gay man, with good friends and some casual sex partners, but finding his childhood nemesis, Blake, on his doorstep, ready to add more than a coat of paint to the avocado green-era kitchen, isn't the beginning of his new settled life...or so he thinks. See, Blake was told Cas wanted help refurbing his fixer-upper. And Cas? Well, he wasn't told anything. Polish mother plus Irish Grandmother. Can you hear the scheming? LET THE MATCHMAKING BEGIN! These guys are really fun together. Their youth relationship still holds sway, for a bit. But, then they decide to just start over. And, they are smoking hot together. Neither expects to find love, but who can deny the fire between them. Besides, they do share some hobbies--like fishing, and watching baseball. They are fit, virile men, living across the street from each other, albeit temporarily, and they exploit the short commute from bed to bed with zeal. (Double Yay!) When Cas decides to have a full remodel on his house, they are comfortable enough in what has developed between them to co-habitate Blake's Wrigleyville condo, now that Blake's cast is gone and he's back to work. In fact, these guys are looking forward to a "trial run" of living together. Their chemistry has been great and well, they recognize that each could be THE ONE! for the other. Then, Cas's job comes crashing down. He's got to satisfy an irate client by rebuilding a whole HR platform, onsite. In Colorado. It's supposed to take 4 weeks. And he can come home for weekends. But, the weeks stretch on and job is only getting more complicated. Four weeks turns into six, and then eight, and then.... With absence stressing their fledgling relationship, can Cas and Blake make it work?It's a real romance, with solid characters and fun and flirty scenes. The smexytimes? OMG. Off the scale. Blake has to learn to get over his insecurity about infidelity, and Cas has to learn work/life balance--neither of which is easy for these men. I really enjoyed watching them step out of their boundaries. And I'm glad they were able to connect, and reconnect--even if it wasn't easy. For all the "first love" stories out there, I do appreciate the effort of writing about mature men finding happiness. They have a lot of self-constructed hurdles to leap, which makes for a satisfying read. This book brought back some characters from the first book in this series--WOOD SCREWS AND NAILS--which was really fun, and introduced us to charming new characters who will undoubtedly carry the next book. I received this book from the author; this is my honest review. I can't wait to get her next release. /fangirl ;) less

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