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Romentics #3
Nick of Time
Nick is a savagely handsome stonemason who has given up on gay men and has agreed to marry an Irishwoman who needs him for a green card. Brent is dancer from the city in town for his sister's wedding. To Nick, Brent's a bitchy slut who would think nothing of breaking his heart. To Brent, Nick's just another dumb strong closet case stuck a thousand miles from the city beat. But when opposites attract, who is going to tell the Irishwoman that her time is up?
200 pages, Paperback
First published May 10, 2004
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Scott D. Pomfret
14 books50 followersScott Pomfret is author of Since My Last Confession: A Gay Catholic Memoir; Hot Sauce: A Novel; the Q Guide to Wine and Cocktails, and dozens of short stories published in, among other venues, Ecotone, The Short Story (UK), Post Road, New Orleans Review, Fiction International, and Fourteen Hills. Scott writes from the cramped confines of his tiny Provincetown beach shack, which he shares with his partner of twenty-one years. He is currently at work on a comic queer Know-Nothing alternative history novel set in antebellum New Orleans. www.scottpomfret.com.
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April 27, 2009Nick is a thirty something very traditionalist gay man who lost his hopes for an happy future together with a man. After a bad break with his last lover, Nick is convinced that no gay man out there shares his idea on family and home. Nick is a steady and strong man, with a moral bigger than his big body. For work he build dry stone walls, and his work is just like him, old, precise and made to be eternal. To build something steady like his walls, Nick proposes to a single mother of three, a prim and proper woman, a good mother and probably a perfect wife, even if Nick doesn't desire her.
From the country Brent moved on the big city, New York, with great dreams of being a professional dancer, and now, 31 years old, his careers ended before time, and his last relationship as well, he is again at home to join in his sister's wedding celebrations. When he was young and still lived in the country, Brent was a little brat, always enamored of someone, a little imp who flirted with everyone, but he knew that, sooner or later he would meet Mr. Right and he would have the happily ever after like everyone else in the perfect country life picture of his youth. Now, fifteen years later, he is still convinced that, out there, Mr. Right is waiting for him, and when he meets Nick, he is so sure that he is the one. But Nick is in a denying phase and he is still hurting from the betrayal of his last boyfriend, a man too similar to Brent to not awake in him painful memories. And then Nick is a man of honor, and he can't be unfaithful to his fiancee and above all to her kids.
This is not the first book by Scott & Scott I read, but I'm a little surprise by this one. I don't know, it has a more romantic style; yes, it's true, also the other books were romance, but they were also "erotic" romance, and the sex was a great part of the book. This one instead is more centered in the feelings, in the game of push and pull between Nick and Brent, that you almost arrive to the end of the story without realizing that they have never done nothing more than kiss. In all the book there is only a "complete" sex scene (since a second one is an interrupted one) and a lot of teasing, a few kisses and a bit of petting. The teasing above all is the main event, since Brent is a mix between a brat and a slut, liking himself (a bit of Narcissus also) and his body, and liking to parade himself in front of Nick, to prove to the man that he is losing something marrying a woman.
Nick is a nice character, but, well, he has emotional handicaps. I think his mistrust in men is not only a consequence of his past bad relationships, but also of his general attitude toward life: he is a loner, he likes his works because it allows him to be alone, and he also likes to go hiking as hobbies, since it's something he can do alone. So it's real the other men that betrayed him, or it's him that didn't allow to no one to come near? His past relationships ended with all the guilty from only one side of the couple?
I think these two men didn't find Mr. Right before because they were not ready for him. And now that they are ready, they need to make some compromises, as I always say, the life is not right or wrong...
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From the country Brent moved on the big city, New York, with great dreams of being a professional dancer, and now, 31 years old, his careers ended before time, and his last relationship as well, he is again at home to join in his sister's wedding celebrations. When he was young and still lived in the country, Brent was a little brat, always enamored of someone, a little imp who flirted with everyone, but he knew that, sooner or later he would meet Mr. Right and he would have the happily ever after like everyone else in the perfect country life picture of his youth. Now, fifteen years later, he is still convinced that, out there, Mr. Right is waiting for him, and when he meets Nick, he is so sure that he is the one. But Nick is in a denying phase and he is still hurting from the betrayal of his last boyfriend, a man too similar to Brent to not awake in him painful memories. And then Nick is a man of honor, and he can't be unfaithful to his fiancee and above all to her kids.
This is not the first book by Scott & Scott I read, but I'm a little surprise by this one. I don't know, it has a more romantic style; yes, it's true, also the other books were romance, but they were also "erotic" romance, and the sex was a great part of the book. This one instead is more centered in the feelings, in the game of push and pull between Nick and Brent, that you almost arrive to the end of the story without realizing that they have never done nothing more than kiss. In all the book there is only a "complete" sex scene (since a second one is an interrupted one) and a lot of teasing, a few kisses and a bit of petting. The teasing above all is the main event, since Brent is a mix between a brat and a slut, liking himself (a bit of Narcissus also) and his body, and liking to parade himself in front of Nick, to prove to the man that he is losing something marrying a woman.
Nick is a nice character, but, well, he has emotional handicaps. I think his mistrust in men is not only a consequence of his past bad relationships, but also of his general attitude toward life: he is a loner, he likes his works because it allows him to be alone, and he also likes to go hiking as hobbies, since it's something he can do alone. So it's real the other men that betrayed him, or it's him that didn't allow to no one to come near? His past relationships ended with all the guilty from only one side of the couple?
I think these two men didn't find Mr. Right before because they were not ready for him. And now that they are ready, they need to make some compromises, as I always say, the life is not right or wrong...
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1594574251/?...
June 5, 2022
Distracting typos, poorly written conversations, and two of the most annoying main characters I have ever read. It is not a good sign when you are actively rooting against both of the main characters. I found myself wanting neither of them to find happiness.
May 4, 2014
This is the third in the Romentics series and a good old fashion love story that has been done before, but we get the gay version of this.We meet Brent who has to be driving to his hometown for his sister's wedding.Brent has a lot of things on his mind, and happens to be looking in his err view window when he looks in the eyes of a handsome hunk of a man, nearly escaping an accident twice while viewing this vision of lustiness, he finally makes it home to his parents home. He's greeted at home by his widowed mother and sisters and younger brother. They all are excited to have Brent back and after good natured teasing, the family prepares for a party being held before the wedding. At this party, Brent sees the same hunk-worker he nearly crashed his car for. The man is named Nick, and it's hate at first sight.Brent thinks Nick is an uptight closet-case, and Nick thinks Brent is a flighty, gay playboy looking for his next fling.Brent impression of Nick doesn't improve when he learns he will soon to be marrying an Irish widow of three children, a marriage of convenience cause she needs a green card to stay in the US. Nick tries to convenience Brent ( and himself) that he and his intended share the same values and both want to make a home for the children.Nick is in fact gay, and in the past he had a relationship with a man who cheated on him and had no idea what a commitment was.Nick judges all gay men as bed-hoppers not willing to commit . Brent is disgusted with Nick and his loathsome views.Brent who is 31 ( but looks 20 a fact he says endlessly throughout the book) is a former dancer having injured his knee he is taking time off to decide what he will do next. Brent has just ended a 6 month relationship with a man who others in his family felt wasn't good enough for him. Of course these two men hate each other and loathe what the other stands for. Nick is a stone mason who seems to have a lot of business throughout the county and is in demand for the work he does.Nick also has seen Brent dance before, and is impressed by the beauty and talent of this man.Brent is impressed with the things that Nick builds and compliments him on his talent.Of course we get the standard arguments, Nick putting down Brent for his flightiness and Brent putting down Nick for being judgmental and uptight.Will the two men stop fighting and start loving? Will Nick go thru with his wedding? Will Brent finally admit he wants to settle down and find love? What do you think? An enjoyable read and a short one at that!
December 17, 2011
An MC with absolutely no self-respect. I kept thinking "Just drop it, turn around and leave, damn it!" But nooo, we kept throwing ourselves at the other MC like there's no tomorrow and let him walk all over us.
By the end of the book I felt pretty disgusted with our MC. There was nothing to like about him and that snippet with kids seemed like a weak attempt to redeem him. Nah, he's still not worth any attention. Also the sex scenes were a bit too dirty for my taste so I skipped them.
By the end of the book I felt pretty disgusted with our MC. There was nothing to like about him and that snippet with kids seemed like a weak attempt to redeem him. Nah, he's still not worth any attention. Also the sex scenes were a bit too dirty for my taste so I skipped them.
August 24, 2013
Wow, that was just... so bad! I really tried but couldn´t get myself to read another line.
The first MC feels like he´s holier than everything (I really expected him to start complaining about how everyone is breathing the wrong way) and let´s his surroundings know by constantly being condescending and verbally abusing the second MC. And this one seems to like getting talked down to and (really) preached at cause he´s always coming back for more...
The first MC feels like he´s holier than everything (I really expected him to start complaining about how everyone is breathing the wrong way) and let´s his surroundings know by constantly being condescending and verbally abusing the second MC. And this one seems to like getting talked down to and (really) preached at cause he´s always coming back for more...
February 10, 2014
To encourage others to read this for the lack of reviews. (★^O^★)
It was a good read! Light and fun! They're both so stubborn (Nick & Brent) but a cute couple! hehe There's sexual tension (-‿◦☀) not as intense but it was there and funny banters. I don't know if you'll get frustrated with their stubbornness but as for me I enjoyed reading them, N&B.
4 stars because I would really like a bit longer ending or better yet an epilogue. (￣∇￣)
It was a good read! Light and fun! They're both so stubborn (Nick & Brent) but a cute couple! hehe There's sexual tension (-‿◦☀) not as intense but it was there and funny banters. I don't know if you'll get frustrated with their stubbornness but as for me I enjoyed reading them, N&B.
4 stars because I would really like a bit longer ending or better yet an epilogue. (￣∇￣)
February 27, 2011
In my slog through the Romentics series by Scott & Scott, Nick of Time is a welcome breath of fresh air. I enjoyed the character of Nick, he's solid, unpretentious, and very likable. The story is told very well and it flows smoothly to a very hurried, but satisfying conclusion.
I give Nick of Time a solid three stars.
November 27, 2010
3.75 stars
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