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Flying Doctors #2
Rust Red: Galvanized
Adam is used to the adrenaline-filled life of the Royal Flying Doctors Service, so his desk duty due to a broken leg is wearing thin. But coming out in the testosterone-driven environment of a Western Australian nickel mine is no walk in the park either. Six months after the mine cave in that almost killed Adam, he and his mining engineer boyfriend Chris Barker need a break.
A trip to Surfers Paradise to visit Adam's family seems like just the thing, until a chance meeting with an old adversary on the tourist strip makes Chris' private life very, very public. With the nickel mine seething with prejudice, and Chris stubbornly refusing to admit that his safety is in question, it's up to Adam to persuade Chris that the love they share is more important than Adam's love for his job and the rust-red landscape that surrounds them.
A trip to Surfers Paradise to visit Adam's family seems like just the thing, until a chance meeting with an old adversary on the tourist strip makes Chris' private life very, very public. With the nickel mine seething with prejudice, and Chris stubbornly refusing to admit that his safety is in question, it's up to Adam to persuade Chris that the love they share is more important than Adam's love for his job and the rust-red landscape that surrounds them.
- GenresM M RomanceContemporary
51 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 27, 2011
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Meredith Shayne
13 books54 followersA scientist in a past life, these days Meredith Shayne mainly uses her scientific training to poke holes in television pseudoscience. Originally from Australia, she moved to New Zealand a few years ago and hasn't regretted it for one minute, even if she frequently wishes that the New Zealand weather was a little better. Meredith travels a lot, so much so that she has developed a shameful love of airplane food and knows her passport number off by heart. When she is at home she enjoys baking, horrible music from the 1980s, and reality television.
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April 19, 2012
This review can be found at Brief Encounters Reviews.
This is a continuation of the story Eyes Wide Shut which was a Charity Sip done for Doctors Without Borders. You do not have to have read the first one to enjoy this one, but it does explain a few things in more detail. This story picks up six months after the end of the last book. Adam is stuck in a cast for 6 months and getting surlier by the minute, and despite Chris’ promise to come out at work, he still hasn’t done it and is just too afraid. However away from the mine he seems to have lightened up. He’s no longer super-paranoid that someone might see them, and he hopes that his gift of tickets to go and visit Adam’s family will cheer him up.
Adam is thrilled, although warns Chris off his crazy family. But Chris is happy to go along and despite a few family squabbles they are having a good time, until they run into a bigoted racist mine coworker of Chris’. It doesn’t take long for the guy to clue in about Adam and Chris. Things are bit rough at the mine with the jerk and during one of Adam’s visit, it escalates until both Chris and the bully need medical attention. Adam has to make a decision. Is he willing to leave his job he loves as a fly-in pilot in order to make it easier for Chris to leave the toxic environment (although he had his bosses support)? Will Chris agree to that?
Chris and Adam were a great pair, but still had that awkwardness of people who don’t really live together. Chris visits every few weeks when he leaves the mining area, but it’s not that same kind of trust and camaraderie as people who are together all the time. I also loved the taste of the small town and the life of the doctors who visit aboriginal villages to offer medical care. In case I wasn’t clear, this is set in Australia and it’s a really nice touch, giving you a taste of life outside of the big cities.
I really enjoyed this follow-up, watching the guys work it out, seeing Chris’ fear but his determination not to be that guy who nearly lost Adam in the first book. I liked the author’s voice, and those who enjoyed the first one will equally enjoy this glimpse at the guys.
This is a continuation of the story Eyes Wide Shut which was a Charity Sip done for Doctors Without Borders. You do not have to have read the first one to enjoy this one, but it does explain a few things in more detail. This story picks up six months after the end of the last book. Adam is stuck in a cast for 6 months and getting surlier by the minute, and despite Chris’ promise to come out at work, he still hasn’t done it and is just too afraid. However away from the mine he seems to have lightened up. He’s no longer super-paranoid that someone might see them, and he hopes that his gift of tickets to go and visit Adam’s family will cheer him up.
Adam is thrilled, although warns Chris off his crazy family. But Chris is happy to go along and despite a few family squabbles they are having a good time, until they run into a bigoted racist mine coworker of Chris’. It doesn’t take long for the guy to clue in about Adam and Chris. Things are bit rough at the mine with the jerk and during one of Adam’s visit, it escalates until both Chris and the bully need medical attention. Adam has to make a decision. Is he willing to leave his job he loves as a fly-in pilot in order to make it easier for Chris to leave the toxic environment (although he had his bosses support)? Will Chris agree to that?
Chris and Adam were a great pair, but still had that awkwardness of people who don’t really live together. Chris visits every few weeks when he leaves the mining area, but it’s not that same kind of trust and camaraderie as people who are together all the time. I also loved the taste of the small town and the life of the doctors who visit aboriginal villages to offer medical care. In case I wasn’t clear, this is set in Australia and it’s a really nice touch, giving you a taste of life outside of the big cities.
I really enjoyed this follow-up, watching the guys work it out, seeing Chris’ fear but his determination not to be that guy who nearly lost Adam in the first book. I liked the author’s voice, and those who enjoyed the first one will equally enjoy this glimpse at the guys.
February 9, 2015
3.5 stars
This short picks up a few months after Eyes Wide Shut with Adam almost fully recuperated from his injuries. He and Chris make their way through family drama (some really funny bits there) and homophobic bashing and it all proves to make them stronger together. In spite of all the ups and downs.
I did miss the action we got in the first story— Adam on his dangerous job. There’s none of that here. And we really never get to know what Chris does on his job. But, what I like in their story is how it’s related. These are strong men doing dangerous jobs in a harsh environment. They are men of few words but their dialogue is enough to let us know what they’re feeling. They’ve happened to fall in love but that isn’t bashed over our heads continuously. We get to know Adam and Chris in two very short stories and this one wraps up nicely. I’m going to miss these guys.
March 13, 2018
** 3.75 Stars **
August 10, 2013
3.75
Short sequel to Eyes Wide Shut. In Rust Red: Galvanized Adam is still recuperating from the injuries he acquired during the mine cave in, and Chris still tries to find the right time to tell his boss that he's gay.
When the both of them visit Adam's parents and are seen by Chris's bigoted, racist colleague, Chris's need for telling anyone sinks dramatically since the cat's already out of the bag. When the conflicts at work turn more physical, Adam knows that something has to change, even if it means leaving his beloved job, town, and friends behind to be with Chris.
Nice and enjoyable to read - a lot has been packed into few pages, but that's a common theme in Meredith Shayne's books it seems.
Short sequel to Eyes Wide Shut. In Rust Red: Galvanized Adam is still recuperating from the injuries he acquired during the mine cave in, and Chris still tries to find the right time to tell his boss that he's gay.
When the both of them visit Adam's parents and are seen by Chris's bigoted, racist colleague, Chris's need for telling anyone sinks dramatically since the cat's already out of the bag. When the conflicts at work turn more physical, Adam knows that something has to change, even if it means leaving his beloved job, town, and friends behind to be with Chris.
Nice and enjoyable to read - a lot has been packed into few pages, but that's a common theme in Meredith Shayne's books it seems.
April 20, 2018
A follow up to Eyes Wide Shut which I read immediatley prior and they do then read like twohalves of a whole. It's not necessary to have read EWS but it does help.
Chris and Adam are in a relationship again but Chris is still not out at the mine - but not for long. He and Adam are spotted together and then rumours fly, fights happen and decisions are made. A more definite hopeful future awaits.
For me, a good follow up to a story I enjoyed. Again, getting the benefit of a good like to move up from the 3.5* I would give
Chris and Adam are in a relationship again but Chris is still not out at the mine - but not for long. He and Adam are spotted together and then rumours fly, fights happen and decisions are made. A more definite hopeful future awaits.
For me, a good follow up to a story I enjoyed. Again, getting the benefit of a good like to move up from the 3.5* I would give
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