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Passion and Pistols
Hold Your Fire
Ten years ago, Greg didn't have enough courage to go after what he wanted, so he left the only man he'd ever loved. He's determined not to repeat this mistake.
Now he has to convince Jay he is worth the risk. The stakes are upped when someone shoots at him. Who is this mysterious enemy, and what does he want from Jay?
The first time, Greg needed only to fight himself. Now, if he wants to keep his lover, he has to fight against both his lover and whoever wants them dead.
Now he has to convince Jay he is worth the risk. The stakes are upped when someone shoots at him. Who is this mysterious enemy, and what does he want from Jay?
The first time, Greg needed only to fight himself. Now, if he wants to keep his lover, he has to fight against both his lover and whoever wants them dead.
- GenresM M RomanceContemporary
81 pages, ebook
First published August 18, 2011
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Sunny Day
29 books54 followersSunny Day's main preoccupation in life is reading and/or writing books, though she much prefers reading what someone else wrote. She is thirty something, single, and can usually be found attached to her laptop. Her only form of exercise is bouncing up and down when whatever story she is working on shapes well.
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September 25, 2011
This review was originally written for The Romance Reviews and can also be found there.
I wasn't in the mood for detectives when I started reading this one, but to my surprise I liked the story very much and the characters were right up there with some of the best detective stories I've read.
HOLD YOUR FIRE starts with Greg literally barging into Jay's apartment after ten years and having sex with him in the hallway. As I am a kinky individual, I got certain pleasure from that scene and can honestly say I enjoyed it. But one sexual encounter doesn't just erase their previous argument and it certainly can't turn back time.
Greg is determined to have another chance, but Jay is reluctant to give away his trust once again. Then their decisions are taken from them as they are thrust into a hateful vengeance from an enemy of the past, and a lovers' quarrel starts to look more like a fight for survival.
Their predicament with the stalker held my interest almost to the very end, and I found it pretty accurate in a sense that all my questions were answered and the bad guy seemed like a realistic choice to me. The sex wasn't dominant to the story, but was very hot and their mutual attraction flashed from the pages.
As for the remarks, this book lost points with me at the ending. While I did like the last sudden flash of action, it came out as nothing but an unnecessary tool to make the book longer. In those pages I expected more of the main couple. Their reasons for the rocky past and the smoothing over their current differences would have been a welcome addition. In the end, I felt as if they just started the old story from the beginning without really discussing original problems. In that regard, I found it unbelievable and Jay somewhat naïve.
But even with all that, I did like this story and would like to read more from this author.
I wasn't in the mood for detectives when I started reading this one, but to my surprise I liked the story very much and the characters were right up there with some of the best detective stories I've read.
HOLD YOUR FIRE starts with Greg literally barging into Jay's apartment after ten years and having sex with him in the hallway. As I am a kinky individual, I got certain pleasure from that scene and can honestly say I enjoyed it. But one sexual encounter doesn't just erase their previous argument and it certainly can't turn back time.
Greg is determined to have another chance, but Jay is reluctant to give away his trust once again. Then their decisions are taken from them as they are thrust into a hateful vengeance from an enemy of the past, and a lovers' quarrel starts to look more like a fight for survival.
Their predicament with the stalker held my interest almost to the very end, and I found it pretty accurate in a sense that all my questions were answered and the bad guy seemed like a realistic choice to me. The sex wasn't dominant to the story, but was very hot and their mutual attraction flashed from the pages.
As for the remarks, this book lost points with me at the ending. While I did like the last sudden flash of action, it came out as nothing but an unnecessary tool to make the book longer. In those pages I expected more of the main couple. Their reasons for the rocky past and the smoothing over their current differences would have been a welcome addition. In the end, I felt as if they just started the old story from the beginning without really discussing original problems. In that regard, I found it unbelievable and Jay somewhat naïve.
But even with all that, I did like this story and would like to read more from this author.
June 29, 2013
All right! This was enjoyable. Seriously, honestly enjoyable.
A little abrupt and lust-driven, but interesting enough.
The writing is not the most polished kind, yet somehow I found it appealing.
Or maybe it was Jay, particularly, whom I found endearing. And not just because I have a weakness for that name.
I appreciate that the plot and general behaviour weren’t motivated by stupidity for the sake of drama. So refreshing!
In all honesty? For such a short story with so much sudden sex, I ended up with surprisingly fuzzy feelings by the end.
A very satisfying quickie. I’ll be reading more by this author.
A little abrupt and lust-driven, but interesting enough.
The writing is not the most polished kind, yet somehow I found it appealing.
Or maybe it was Jay, particularly, whom I found endearing. And not just because I have a weakness for that name.
I appreciate that the plot and general behaviour weren’t motivated by stupidity for the sake of drama. So refreshing!
In all honesty? For such a short story with so much sudden sex, I ended up with surprisingly fuzzy feelings by the end.
A very satisfying quickie. I’ll be reading more by this author.
September 29, 2011
The book never mentions why he just shows up on the doorstep after 10 years, what suddenly compelled him to take action after so long, seemed an odd ommission and a bit weird to after so long. 10 years, who waits 10 years?
September 24, 2011
More or less I liked the story. It bugs me that Greg and Jay parted their paths for 10 years, because such a minor thing as fear, really the reason could have been better. The other part of the plot, around the stalker and pictures was interesting and well developed.
October 4, 2014
An interesting idea with the behaviours of the main characters switching from years past.
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