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Nice Guys #1
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Héros prometteur du football, Colt Michaels se lance dans une passe désespérée dans les vestiaires de la fac, qui lui offre les cinq jours les plus torrides et sexy de son existence. Pourtant, après le jeu, des interférences l’obligent à cacher son passé et à noyer son futur au fond d'un verre. Bien que Colt semble tout avoir, les apparences peuvent être trompeuses, surtout quand on est coincé au fond d’un placard sans en voir la sortie. Au bout de dix ans à vivre à un rythme endiablé, il se retrouve fiancé à sa petite amie manipulatrice, une mannequin russe. Il décide alors qu’il est temps de commencer un nouveau jeu.
Jace Montgomery gère à lui tout seul le plus grand gymnase de cheerleading au monde, poussé par le besoin d’oublier une rencontre avec un beau quarterback qui a changé sa vie dix ans auparavant. Sa réputation d'excellent coach, d'homme d’affaires intraitable et d'entrepreneur avisé, lui a valu d'être respecté du monde parfois acerbe de la compétition de cheerleading. Quand Jace apprend que son ex-amant prévoit de se marier, son cœur fait un tonneau et sa résolution chancelle, sans tapis pour absorber le choc. Son échappatoire sur une île peut-elle l’aider à enfin laisser le passé derrière et avancer ?
Jace Montgomery gère à lui tout seul le plus grand gymnase de cheerleading au monde, poussé par le besoin d’oublier une rencontre avec un beau quarterback qui a changé sa vie dix ans auparavant. Sa réputation d'excellent coach, d'homme d’affaires intraitable et d'entrepreneur avisé, lui a valu d'être respecté du monde parfois acerbe de la compétition de cheerleading. Quand Jace apprend que son ex-amant prévoit de se marier, son cœur fait un tonneau et sa résolution chancelle, sans tapis pour absorber le choc. Son échappatoire sur une île peut-elle l’aider à enfin laisser le passé derrière et avancer ?
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October 8, 2013
Football player Colt and cheer boy Jace share a night of passion. This is how this book starts. Yes, you guys know me and you know I hate kissing before 25% mark not to mention having sex at the very beginning of a book but for some reason this book worked for me!
So after one night of passion Jace has some kind of hope that this ‘thing’ with Colt might be something especial. What happens with Colt? Was this just a one night stand for him? Colt is inside the closet and he’s not even thinking about coming out, is he?
They spend a few days in paradise but something happens and they are forced apart with two broken hearts.
Ten long years later Colt is a football star with a not very easy life and Jace got almost all he ever wanted, he owns the largest cheerleading gym in the world but he still misses Colt…
He was the man who in five short days set the bar too high for anyone else to ever live up to
So what happens when they both realize that after ten years they are not able to fall in love again? What happens now that fate brings them back together?
If you want to find out, go buy this book right now because IT’S LIVE!!!
This is my first book from this author but it won’t be the last, I can tell. The story had it all in my opinion:
*A great love story (ok, they fell in love too quickly for my taste the first time they got together but I still connected with the characters and their feelings)
*Hot sex, hell yeah! But it wasn't just about sex all the time, you'll have an interesting plot and a twist, that's all I'll say.
*Not silly characters. I mean, there was just the right amount of misunderstandings but especially Jace was sooooo perfect!
*Just a few editing issues that didn’t bother me at all
*Some mystery that will leave you wanting to know more (I NEED BOOK 2 LIKE YESTERDAY)
And NO! I wouldn’t say this is a cliffy at all, you’ll get all you need ;)
I am really hoping we have a story for
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September 19, 2014
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5 Smooches to Jace and Colt!
I really enjoy it when a book gives you some hot scenes but also tells a story and a good one. Double full falls completely into that category! Kindle is such a great author at telling you a M/M love story! I felt their joy, heartache and love all throughout this book.
Colt is a star quarterback at the University of Texas preparing to enter into the NFL. Unfortunately for him no one knows he’s secretly gay.
He is secretly in love with Jace who is a star cheerleader for UT.
Jace has been lusting over him too though! They hook up one day in the locker room and boy is that scene hot!!!! Then they see each other under secretly and go on a nice vacation together.
Colt is scared to come out to the world seeing as his dad is a homophobe, he lives in Texas (Yes the South is still somewhat behind on the whole equal rights thing but we are getting there!), and he’s a football player and worried it could mess with his career.
Colt’s Dad- Larry
His dad finds out and it causes Colt to worry for Jace’s safety so he is pushed away. This part made me so sad!!
Fast forward 10 years and Colt is living a lie and miserable and unfortunately turning to alcohol as a coping mechanism. Jace is successful, out and proud but still sad and missing Colt.
Colt is about to get married…..
Colt realizes he misses and needs Jace and hopes he still has a chance.
He comes to see Jace and his reaction is….
Here is how I was feeling at this point…
Then …..
But finally how I felt at the end…
I can’t wait to read more of this series!
Kindle you are one of my favorite M/M authors!
I received an ARC from the author in exchange for a honest review, which you just received :)
Currently Only .99!
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5 Smooches to Jace and Colt!
I really enjoy it when a book gives you some hot scenes but also tells a story and a good one. Double full falls completely into that category! Kindle is such a great author at telling you a M/M love story! I felt their joy, heartache and love all throughout this book.
Colt is a star quarterback at the University of Texas preparing to enter into the NFL. Unfortunately for him no one knows he’s secretly gay.
He is secretly in love with Jace who is a star cheerleader for UT.
Jace has been lusting over him too though! They hook up one day in the locker room and boy is that scene hot!!!! Then they see each other under secretly and go on a nice vacation together.
Colt is scared to come out to the world seeing as his dad is a homophobe, he lives in Texas (Yes the South is still somewhat behind on the whole equal rights thing but we are getting there!), and he’s a football player and worried it could mess with his career.
Colt’s Dad- Larry
His dad finds out and it causes Colt to worry for Jace’s safety so he is pushed away. This part made me so sad!!
Fast forward 10 years and Colt is living a lie and miserable and unfortunately turning to alcohol as a coping mechanism. Jace is successful, out and proud but still sad and missing Colt.
Colt is about to get married…..
Colt realizes he misses and needs Jace and hopes he still has a chance.
He comes to see Jace and his reaction is….
Here is how I was feeling at this point…
Then …..
But finally how I felt at the end…
I can’t wait to read more of this series!
Kindle you are one of my favorite M/M authors!
I received an ARC from the author in exchange for a honest review, which you just received :)
October 26, 2013
Spoiler Alert!: Read at your own risk
I feel like I need to give out specific details about the book to properly explain my rating.
So the story begins with our main characters, Colton Michaels and Jace Montgomery, getting hot and heavy inside an empty lockeroom (what a way to start the story right?)
Apparently, this was their first time together but get this - they did it bareback...
(Yeah, I know right?)
A few days after their first interlude, Colt was so taken with Jace that he arranged a Hawaiian getaway for both of them. Spending five days on a tropical Island made them realize their love for each other.
Unfortunately, Colt's homophobic father found out about it and threatened to kill Jace if Colt doesn't end their relationship.
(Of course being just halfway through the book, you can guess what Colt's decision was)
Ten years later, we find Colt waking up from a drunken four-way with his fiance (Maryia), a girl named Helen and his driver Clint. Even Colt's dad made an appearance getting off while watching his future daughter-in-law making out with her friend Helen!
Meanwhile, Jace woke up from his own one night stand with a guy he kept mentally referring to as "Bad Breath:"
"Bad breath came up behind him, evidently not taking the hint, and wrapped an arm around him, kissing his back...."
"Bad breath wasn’t bad looking; probably younger, maybe in his early twenties,..."
"Bad breath had his hands on his hips and a pout on his lips..."
The guy never uttered another sound, but the front door of his condo slammed shut. A strong indication that bad breath left angry...
(I just felt bad for the guy for being bullied.)
Seemingly, after ten years of misery at the hands of his manipulative father, Colt finally had enough and decided to pursue Jace.
The two lovers soon reunite in (you guessed it) Hawaii where they re-ignite the flames of passion and declare their love for each other.
"Now, while lifting his finger to move a piece of hair from Jace’s face, Colt again experienced the rush of those deep feelings of everlasting love."
(You could tell the story went downhill at this stage along with the testosterone levels of the MCs)
Things were going well for the two so...cue conflict. Colt suffers an accident that puts his football career in danger. Turns out the accident was a plot meant for Jace so they hired an Investigator to find out who was behind it.
While Colt was recovering, he and Jace realized that life is too short so they decided to get married and live happily ever after!
(As for the mastermind behind the accident? Well, you could pretty much guess who it is. But just so you know, the culprit never got jailed because they couldn't find any evidence.)
I was like...
To sum it up, Colton's dad was the typical homophobic father who beat his son without remorse for being gay; Maryia was the standard evil bitch of a girlfriend who stood in the way of the MCs; Colton and Jace's lines were filled with flowery words and overly sweet terms of endearment that made me wince more than once; And finally, the plot was kind of predictable and I'm not even sure if the culprit behind the accident was intentionally left roaming free or if the author plans to resolve this problem on a second book.
All in all, the story was just too stereotypical for my enjoyment. Will this change in book two? Well, I'm less inclined to pick up the second installment so I may never get to find out.
January 15, 2014
Before I begin my review of "Double Full", I'd like to state three things:
1) This was a first time read for me from this author. I have a list of authors I need to get to that keeps growing, so I'm happy I was able to finally cross her off with this buddy read. Shout out to D Kristin, it was fun.
2) I'm rating it somewhere between 3-4 stars but I'll just go with 3.5.
3)When I was babysat as a child, the programs of choice usually were soap operas. So I have an affinity for them...go figure. So I hereby title my review (and briefly the book), "The Bold and the Double Full".
Cue the soap opera orchestra, Maestro. (I swear I could hear the music interludes at the end of each chapter *cough*episode*cough*)
When reading "Double Full" during the first 20%, it starts off with a bang and a lot of honeyed sugar.
And I'll admit I was drowning but then something happened. I forgot I can't take this story too seriously. I forgot to flip the switch. Silly me.
What switch you ask? The switch that suspends reality, of course.
This story is entertainment. Anytime I forgot that I just had to remember to:
Jace and Colt start off with a bang as an out & proud cheerleader and a closeted college football player on the verge of turning pro-NFL. I kind of wished I could have rewound the beginning scene to maybe before the men met, just a little. Because I probably might have liked Colt more.
I don't hate Colt but I'm not too keen on him either. He made snap declarations and didn't follow through all the time. He's a flip-flopper. Do I believe he loved Jace? Sure. But a lot of his issues could have been solved a lot sooner if he had just manned up earlier. And he does but it was so late in the game and he just--
Colt is handsome! (See I flipped the switch)
Jace...Jace just reminds me of a girlfriend where you see she's making mistakes and they ask you "Am I wrong?" and you just lie and tell them "Nope. Everything is perfect." But you know...she's just making mistakes. But I loved Jace. I think he let Colt back in too quickly. Ten years and all of the pain and damage is ignored so quickly--
Jace is handsome, caring and smart! He's a cheer superstar!
The story is entertainment as I stated before. Don't take it too seriously and it's palatable. If The Bold and Double Full was on television, I'd totally watch!! I would have to see what more shenanigans were cooked up and evil schemes foiled. The evil characters were Colt's homophobic father (his rants were kind of lame and juvenile) and Colt's female fiancee (she was built up as ranting meth whore and she disappears too easily, IMO).
My biggest concern for the Bold and the Double Full? It's not the typos or misuse of certain words (I'm not the grammar police, trust me) or editing...it's the pacing. It meanders at times, repeats the same points over and over. Some scenes weren't as effective because it went off tangent to subjects that had nothing to do with the plot. I can even roll with plot lines going out far as long as they can be tied into main story line somehow. But this--
The story ends with a cliffhanger of sorts, a suspenseful-ish crime and possible lead in Mitch, US Marshal. He makes snap judgments and declarations as well--
Entertaining read, with steamy sex, some popular themes- 'hero stalks the one they love'/ 'loved you for years' (faves of mine) and a lot of honeyed, vanilla love.
Drip.
Favorite part of the book? The cover.
Who would get the most enjoyment from the Bold and the Double Full?
Those who are probably new to the MM romance scene, those who love Harlequin-esque romances (this pretty much read like one set in modern day), readers who like a LOT of drama, honeyed sugar and soap operas.
This book is very popular, so if you're on the fence check out all of the reviews and make your decision.
1) This was a first time read for me from this author. I have a list of authors I need to get to that keeps growing, so I'm happy I was able to finally cross her off with this buddy read. Shout out to D Kristin, it was fun.
2) I'm rating it somewhere between 3-4 stars but I'll just go with 3.5.
3)When I was babysat as a child, the programs of choice usually were soap operas. So I have an affinity for them...go figure. So I hereby title my review (and briefly the book), "The Bold and the Double Full".
Cue the soap opera orchestra, Maestro. (I swear I could hear the music interludes at the end of each chapter *cough*episode*cough*)
When reading "Double Full" during the first 20%, it starts off with a bang and a lot of honeyed sugar.
And I'll admit I was drowning but then something happened. I forgot I can't take this story too seriously. I forgot to flip the switch. Silly me.
What switch you ask? The switch that suspends reality, of course.
This story is entertainment. Anytime I forgot that I just had to remember to:
Jace and Colt start off with a bang as an out & proud cheerleader and a closeted college football player on the verge of turning pro-NFL. I kind of wished I could have rewound the beginning scene to maybe before the men met, just a little. Because I probably might have liked Colt more.
I don't hate Colt but I'm not too keen on him either. He made snap declarations and didn't follow through all the time. He's a flip-flopper. Do I believe he loved Jace? Sure. But a lot of his issues could have been solved a lot sooner if he had just manned up earlier. And he does but it was so late in the game and he just--
Colt is handsome! (See I flipped the switch)
Jace...Jace just reminds me of a girlfriend where you see she's making mistakes and they ask you "Am I wrong?" and you just lie and tell them "Nope. Everything is perfect." But you know...she's just making mistakes. But I loved Jace. I think he let Colt back in too quickly. Ten years and all of the pain and damage is ignored so quickly--
Jace is handsome, caring and smart! He's a cheer superstar!
The story is entertainment as I stated before. Don't take it too seriously and it's palatable. If The Bold and Double Full was on television, I'd totally watch!! I would have to see what more shenanigans were cooked up and evil schemes foiled. The evil characters were Colt's homophobic father (his rants were kind of lame and juvenile) and Colt's female fiancee (she was built up as ranting meth whore and she disappears too easily, IMO).
My biggest concern for the Bold and the Double Full? It's not the typos or misuse of certain words (I'm not the grammar police, trust me) or editing...it's the pacing. It meanders at times, repeats the same points over and over. Some scenes weren't as effective because it went off tangent to subjects that had nothing to do with the plot. I can even roll with plot lines going out far as long as they can be tied into main story line somehow. But this--
The story ends with a cliffhanger of sorts, a suspenseful-ish crime and possible lead in Mitch, US Marshal. He makes snap judgments and declarations as well--
Entertaining read, with steamy sex, some popular themes- 'hero stalks the one they love'/ 'loved you for years' (faves of mine) and a lot of honeyed, vanilla love.
Drip.
Favorite part of the book? The cover.
Who would get the most enjoyment from the Bold and the Double Full?
Those who are probably new to the MM romance scene, those who love Harlequin-esque romances (this pretty much read like one set in modern day), readers who like a LOT of drama, honeyed sugar and soap operas.
This book is very popular, so if you're on the fence check out all of the reviews and make your decision.
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June 7, 2023
Double Full is book one in the Nice Guys series by Kindle Alexander. I have been wanting to start this series for such a long time. I finally started the first book yesterday and my life has revolved around it ever since. I could NOT put it down. This needs more than five stars! It was so good.
When this story starts, we meet Colton Michaels, head quarterback for the Texas Longhorn University, and Jace Montgomery, male cheerleader. Both men are seniors, twenty two years old, and it’s March of their final semester. Colt gives a new definition to the word pining. He has watched Jace from afar for nearly four long years. He has loved him from afar for just as long. Until the moment when he finally gets his chance. His heart jumps way ahead and he has so many plans for them until their newly found happiness is snatched out from under them.
Now fast forward ten years. Colt is a professional football player in New York. Jace runs a very successful cheerleading gym in Dallas. Both have tried unsuccessfully to forget each other. Colt’s life is a disaster. But the last ten months he has tried to straighten himself out.
There are some very bad players in this story, people who manipulate, steal, and hurt. Through it all, Colt’s heart was always in the right place, trying to protect Jace. Colt’s actions over his college years before he first ever approached Jace, and in the ten years they were apart, were the most heart breaking and sweetest I’ve ever seen. At times maybe even borderline stalkerish. In the best of ways! He could just never let go of his feelings for Jace.
Towards the end, we meet Mitch who will be one of the main characters of book two, Full Disclosure, which I will be going right on to after this. I was unprepared for the level of love I felt for this book, for Colt and Jace. Their lives became my life over the last two days. I think my e-reader has finger prints from holding on so tightly. Now I can’t wait to get started on Mitch’s book to see what is in store for him. And off I go!
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When this story starts, we meet Colton Michaels, head quarterback for the Texas Longhorn University, and Jace Montgomery, male cheerleader. Both men are seniors, twenty two years old, and it’s March of their final semester. Colt gives a new definition to the word pining. He has watched Jace from afar for nearly four long years. He has loved him from afar for just as long. Until the moment when he finally gets his chance. His heart jumps way ahead and he has so many plans for them until their newly found happiness is snatched out from under them.
Now fast forward ten years. Colt is a professional football player in New York. Jace runs a very successful cheerleading gym in Dallas. Both have tried unsuccessfully to forget each other. Colt’s life is a disaster. But the last ten months he has tried to straighten himself out.
There are some very bad players in this story, people who manipulate, steal, and hurt. Through it all, Colt’s heart was always in the right place, trying to protect Jace. Colt’s actions over his college years before he first ever approached Jace, and in the ten years they were apart, were the most heart breaking and sweetest I’ve ever seen. At times maybe even borderline stalkerish. In the best of ways! He could just never let go of his feelings for Jace.
Towards the end, we meet Mitch who will be one of the main characters of book two, Full Disclosure, which I will be going right on to after this. I was unprepared for the level of love I felt for this book, for Colt and Jace. Their lives became my life over the last two days. I think my e-reader has finger prints from holding on so tightly. Now I can’t wait to get started on Mitch’s book to see what is in store for him. And off I go!
For more about this book and so many others, come and visit me at Carol's Crazy Bookish World.
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March 9, 2016
Oh, I was so excited for this one! Author Kindle Alexander wrote one of my all time favorites Texas Pride and I always love a good professional athletes story. Throw in a romance with a male cheerleader and I was chomping at the bit! Double Full did not disappoint! Our lovely heroes fell in love early but were ripped apart by evil forces before finally reuniting 10 years later. Will they find love again? Will these evil forces rip them apart like they did 10 years ago? I'm sure you have a pretty good idea, huh?
If you like M/M romance and hot sex and broken hearted angst, this book is for you. Our heroes don't do so well apart, but flourish together and give us a lovely HEA.
This review is also posted at Gay Book Reviews
October 10, 2013
5--
--Stars!!!!
They were all over the place....I was happy, I was angry, I was sad, I was heart-broken, I was relieved, I was happy again, I was sad again.
Double Full is the story of Colt and Jace. Colt and Jace meet in college. Colt is the all-star quarterback and Jace is a cheerleader. Colt is a buried deep in the closet gay and Jace is a very open and proud gay. Two boys from two different worlds. But Jace catches the eye of Colt and he spends the next four years wanting something he doesn't think he can ever have.
One locker room moment changes everything for Colt and Jace. Colt gives in to temptation and his feelings for Jace....they spend Spring Break in Hawaii....they fall in lust, they fall in love. Colt went all in with Jace.
And then that fateful day following Spring Break...Colt gets the surprise of his life.
Larry:
Colt spends the next decade drowning his sorrows in drugs and booze. Trying to numb himself from the pain and guilt he feels about the way things went down with Jace.
Colt finds himself engaged to Maryia--an evil, Russian model.
Maryia:
How can you even pretend to love her much less marry her?? Your heart does not belong to her! Don't let her do this to you Colt.
Go get your man dammit!!!
And so he does....but the road isn't an easy one for Colt and Jace. All of the people that faught so hard to keep them apart ten years ago continue to make it difficult today. Is Colt and Jace's love strong enough to survive?
When I hit the 75% mark.....
I was pretty much glued to the book from that point forward. The angst and drama was much higher in this book I thought. Colt and Jace HAD TO get their HEA! They had to!
Overall, I thought this was a fantastic read....I loved everything about it. I loved Colt. I loved Jace. I loved their journey.
Bravo Kindle Alexander!!! BRAVO!!!
Best news of all.....this is going to be a SERIES!!!
And it's a damn good thing....I've got some questions that need answering!!!!
--Stars!!!!They were all over the place....I was happy, I was angry, I was sad, I was heart-broken, I was relieved, I was happy again, I was sad again.
Double Full is the story of Colt and Jace. Colt and Jace meet in college. Colt is the all-star quarterback and Jace is a cheerleader. Colt is a buried deep in the closet gay and Jace is a very open and proud gay. Two boys from two different worlds. But Jace catches the eye of Colt and he spends the next four years wanting something he doesn't think he can ever have.
One locker room moment changes everything for Colt and Jace. Colt gives in to temptation and his feelings for Jace....they spend Spring Break in Hawaii....they fall in lust, they fall in love. Colt went all in with Jace.
And then that fateful day following Spring Break...Colt gets the surprise of his life.
Larry:
Colt spends the next decade drowning his sorrows in drugs and booze. Trying to numb himself from the pain and guilt he feels about the way things went down with Jace.
Colt finds himself engaged to Maryia--an evil, Russian model.
Maryia:
How can you even pretend to love her much less marry her?? Your heart does not belong to her! Don't let her do this to you Colt.
Go get your man dammit!!!
And so he does....but the road isn't an easy one for Colt and Jace. All of the people that faught so hard to keep them apart ten years ago continue to make it difficult today. Is Colt and Jace's love strong enough to survive?
When I hit the 75% mark.....
I was pretty much glued to the book from that point forward. The angst and drama was much higher in this book I thought. Colt and Jace HAD TO get their HEA! They had to!
Overall, I thought this was a fantastic read....I loved everything about it. I loved Colt. I loved Jace. I loved their journey.
Bravo Kindle Alexander!!! BRAVO!!!
Best news of all.....this is going to be a SERIES!!!
And it's a damn good thing....I've got some questions that need answering!!!!
January 27, 2015
This was just... No. Not for me.
This is not going to be so much a review, as it's going to be a rant. There will likely be spoilers, so if you have any interest in reading this book, and don't want things spoiled, look away now.
Ok, so this book starts out with a fairly HOT as fuck sex scene between Colt and Jace in the locker room at their university. Colt is a football player, about to go pro, and Jace is a cheerleader. Colt is still deeply closeted, which brings me to my first WTF of this book- closeted guy chooses his first time with the guy hestalks loves, in a locker room, where anyone can come in?
So super hot sex, which Jace figures will be a one time thing. Only he later finds out that Colt has been in love with him since he first saw him freshman year. And that Colt has been watching him. And that he knows pretty much everything about him. Creepy much? Apparently not to Jace.
Cut to a 5 day fuckfest in Hawaii, complete with declarations of love and overall teenage girl behavior, followed by angry homophobic to the max dad beating the shit out of Colt and forcing him to dump Jace.
And then Jace beat up himself, when he tries to find out what's up with Colt, while Colt watches, and does nothing. (But he cries inside, so it's ok!) Yes, that's right, TWO gay bashings in a single chapter! (maybe a chapter and a half!)
Cut to 10 years later, and Jace is running his own cheerleading gym, doing ok for himself, only he's still mooning over his time with Colt(FIVE freaking days, and he's still not over it, 10 years later), and Colt is living the high life, only he hates his life. He's spent the last 10 years drunk (which apparently effected his gameplay not at all!), and now he finds himself engaged to this horrible, AWFUL woman, once again, to protect Jace. Colt can't actually put on his big boy pants and go after what he wants, he lets everyone around him push him around.
Oh, and another WTF! Maryia, Colt's Russian supermodel bitch on wheels of a girlfriend is apparently a methhead, and I have to wonder, has the author never seen what meth does to a person?
No way, after at least a year of meth use, would this woman be any sort of model, super or otherwise. Your teeth fall out, your skin is full of sores, and your hair is limp and ugly. I could buy the woman being a coke whore, even a heroin junkie, but meth? Nope, not the way it's written.
Anyways! Colt finally decides enough and leaves the day of his wedding, and goes after Jace. Who pretty much freaking forgives him then and there! Sure, he's wary, and sure, there's some more angst, but he forgives Colt WAY too easily, no real groveling at all!
Then we have car crashes and cut brake lines, and a lost career, but they end things together. But the author never even says who cut the brake lines and caused the crash! That's left as a dangling sequel bait, to get you to read the next book!
The writing on this wasn't bad, it was actually quite engaging, if you ignore the incorrect words (sorted for sordid? seriously?), and how often things get repeated! "I've been in love with you for years Jace, I know what you like." "How did you know that, Colt?" "I told you, I've been watching you for years!" I can't remember how many times some variation of this was used, but it was a lot.
I usually like angst, I'm a soap fan and everything, but this one was just too much for me. Gay bashings and homophobic fathers and friends, and extremely bitchy girlfriends, and instalove, and it all just became too much for me.
This is not going to be so much a review, as it's going to be a rant. There will likely be spoilers, so if you have any interest in reading this book, and don't want things spoiled, look away now.
Ok, so this book starts out with a fairly HOT as fuck sex scene between Colt and Jace in the locker room at their university. Colt is a football player, about to go pro, and Jace is a cheerleader. Colt is still deeply closeted, which brings me to my first WTF of this book- closeted guy chooses his first time with the guy he
So super hot sex, which Jace figures will be a one time thing. Only he later finds out that Colt has been in love with him since he first saw him freshman year. And that Colt has been watching him. And that he knows pretty much everything about him. Creepy much? Apparently not to Jace.
Cut to a 5 day fuckfest in Hawaii, complete with declarations of love and overall teenage girl behavior, followed by angry homophobic to the max dad beating the shit out of Colt and forcing him to dump Jace.
And then Jace beat up himself, when he tries to find out what's up with Colt, while Colt watches, and does nothing. (But he cries inside, so it's ok!) Yes, that's right, TWO gay bashings in a single chapter! (maybe a chapter and a half!)
Cut to 10 years later, and Jace is running his own cheerleading gym, doing ok for himself, only he's still mooning over his time with Colt(FIVE freaking days, and he's still not over it, 10 years later), and Colt is living the high life, only he hates his life. He's spent the last 10 years drunk (which apparently effected his gameplay not at all!), and now he finds himself engaged to this horrible, AWFUL woman, once again, to protect Jace. Colt can't actually put on his big boy pants and go after what he wants, he lets everyone around him push him around.
Oh, and another WTF! Maryia, Colt's Russian supermodel bitch on wheels of a girlfriend is apparently a methhead, and I have to wonder, has the author never seen what meth does to a person?
No way, after at least a year of meth use, would this woman be any sort of model, super or otherwise. Your teeth fall out, your skin is full of sores, and your hair is limp and ugly. I could buy the woman being a coke whore, even a heroin junkie, but meth? Nope, not the way it's written.
Anyways! Colt finally decides enough and leaves the day of his wedding, and goes after Jace. Who pretty much freaking forgives him then and there! Sure, he's wary, and sure, there's some more angst, but he forgives Colt WAY too easily, no real groveling at all!
Then we have car crashes and cut brake lines, and a lost career, but they end things together. But the author never even says who cut the brake lines and caused the crash! That's left as a dangling sequel bait, to get you to read the next book!
The writing on this wasn't bad, it was actually quite engaging, if you ignore the incorrect words (sorted for sordid? seriously?), and how often things get repeated! "I've been in love with you for years Jace, I know what you like." "How did you know that, Colt?" "I told you, I've been watching you for years!" I can't remember how many times some variation of this was used, but it was a lot.
I usually like angst, I'm a soap fan and everything, but this one was just too much for me. Gay bashings and homophobic fathers and friends, and extremely bitchy girlfriends, and instalove, and it all just became too much for me.
March 5, 2015
Somehow managed to be too much...
And not enough....
Let's start with the 'Why I haven't read this' question - Even though I read and review over two-hundred books each year, my TBR is still out of control. I can't read everything. This book wasn't even near the top of my TBR, but I give in to book-related peer pressure and there was definitely a lot of hype about the series.
Why didn't I pick the book up when it was a new release? Easy. I hate the blurb. Still do. I firmly believe in the power of the blurb. The description of your book sets the tone, and needs to hook your reader. I was soooo not impressed with the sport-metaphor BS happening in this book's blurb.
A book with a badly written blurb is like a model with a Drivers License photo for a headshot. That bitch isn't getting invited onto the runway, and that book isn't going to land on my Kindle.
Ok... Grievances aired - Mostly - Let's move on...
I went into this book expecting something fluffy - a second chance romance with a side of homophobic football players and a ton of sex scenes... I wasn't too far off... Except for the fluffy part. This book layered on the angst like crazy. It actually felt a bit depressing at times...
This story began with the two MCs in college. Even though the vast majority of the story takes place while the characters are in their 30s, I don't feel like this book ever managed to shake off that overly-dramatized NA feel...
If you can prepare yourself for an emotional read,
If you're not looking for too much depth in your characters,
If you enjoy soap-opera level drama,
Yeah, this book is for you...
The Unofficial Breakdown:
30% - College Romance and obligatory split.
20% - Present day pining for each other
50% - Reconciliation and fallout
Colton "Colt" Michaels
Colt started this story as the golden-boy college quarterback who corners the handsome male cheerleader in the locker-room for a scene strait from a porno... Seriously, this book started with a dick in the ass... Impressive...
Anywho, their little tryst began during Spring Break, senior year of college. Colt has more money than sense, so he invites Jace to join him for a romantic Hawaiian getaway. Apparently the jock has had his entire college career to secretly fall for Jace, and he spends their vacation making sure the object of his affection receives the full force of his sweet/sexy romantic attentions...
All goes well (wall to wall deliciously sexy) but reality comes crashing down almost as soon as the boys come back to school. I don't think it's spoilery for me to tell you that Colt's homophobic abusive asshole father and douche-bag money-grubbing agent made some threats significant enough to make Colt walk away from Jace forever.
Jace Montgomery
Jace started this story as the gay male-cheerleader perfectly comfortable in his own skin. Sure, he has a crush on the god-like quarterback, but so does the rest of the school. Jace knows it's a bad idea to fall for a closeted jock, but a private Hawaiian vacation for two will melt anyone's resolve.
Jace and Colt start planning out their 'Happily Ever After' during those five days of island bliss. They fell in love and the future was oh-so-bright.
Heres Where it gets tricky...
They weren't back home for a full twenty-four hours before Colt walked away. No explanation. No 'Good bye'. Not a word, not a text, no note, nothing. Even when Jace goes looking for Colt and finds him in a bar with his football buddies (who beat up Jace for 'being a fag' before literally throwing him out on his ass) Colt doesn't say a word.
Silence.
For.
Ten.
Years.
I get the infatuation with the ol' closeted jock falling in love with the out-and-proud male cheerleader thing... But I simply can't believe that two men could fall so deeply in love over FIVE DAYS together, that they would willingly sabotage every personal relationship for the next TEN YEARS.
No amount of suspension of disbelief could make me reconcile that idea...
If they had been apart for TWO years, I think the entire story would have sat better with me. As it stands, however, the absurd level emotional ineptitude displayed by these characters... for a freakin' DECADE?
That's ridiculous.
These characters deserve each other, because there is no way either could exist in a happy healthy relationship... They couldn't even live a happy healthy life alone.
So these two broken men have managed to become super successful leaders in their respective fiends...
I mean, they're famous millionaires but emotionally crippled... so...
It was hard to read the middle section of the book where Colt and Jace were withering away... Everything seemed so helpless, but we KNEW they were going to get back together! That's the light at the end of the dark tunnel, right?
So why did their reunion seem so infuriatingly anticlimactic?
Seriously Jace, Colt walked away from you with out a single word. No explanation. You haven't sen him in ten years. He shows up on your doorstep on his mother-fucking wedding day (because let's be as dramatic as possible, right?) and what do you do?
Fuck him.
And that brings us to about the 50% point. I won't say more because of spoilers, but know that Cole and Jace can't hide behind youth any longer. They're both sport celebrities, so there's no hiding, period.
Look, this book had it's high points and low points, but it was absolute over-dramatic nonsense from beginning to end. You have to start reading this book while heavily medicated or solely interested in superficial soap-opera level drama to enjoy this book...
If one of the characters wound up with amnesia or an evil twin, I would not have been surprised.
I think I know where the next book is going - pretty sure it shifts focus to US Marshall Mitch Knox (who gets a sizable cameo in the last 30-40% of this book) and I think I could get behind his story much easier than this one.
The writing wasn't bad, but the timeline and thick layer of angst simply wasn't for me. I'll let you decide for yourself if it's your cup of MM tea...
And not enough....
“I’ve loved you since I first laid eyes on you.”So here's the deal... I do this thing each March where I read 100% MM for the entire month... At The Smutsonian we call the event 'MM March' because we're clever... Anyway, we took a poll of our followers and asked which MM titles we've skipped over. This series was the overwhelming winner. By leaps, bounds, and 'I can't believe you haven't read this; what's wrong with you' comments...
“It was slower for me,” Jace said. “But it’s forever for me.”
Let's start with the 'Why I haven't read this' question - Even though I read and review over two-hundred books each year, my TBR is still out of control. I can't read everything. This book wasn't even near the top of my TBR, but I give in to book-related peer pressure and there was definitely a lot of hype about the series.
Why didn't I pick the book up when it was a new release? Easy. I hate the blurb. Still do. I firmly believe in the power of the blurb. The description of your book sets the tone, and needs to hook your reader. I was soooo not impressed with the sport-metaphor BS happening in this book's blurb.
A book with a badly written blurb is like a model with a Drivers License photo for a headshot. That bitch isn't getting invited onto the runway, and that book isn't going to land on my Kindle.
Ok... Grievances aired - Mostly - Let's move on...
I went into this book expecting something fluffy - a second chance romance with a side of homophobic football players and a ton of sex scenes... I wasn't too far off... Except for the fluffy part. This book layered on the angst like crazy. It actually felt a bit depressing at times...
This story began with the two MCs in college. Even though the vast majority of the story takes place while the characters are in their 30s, I don't feel like this book ever managed to shake off that overly-dramatized NA feel...
If you can prepare yourself for an emotional read,
If you're not looking for too much depth in your characters,
If you enjoy soap-opera level drama,
Yeah, this book is for you...
The Unofficial Breakdown:
30% - College Romance and obligatory split.
20% - Present day pining for each other
50% - Reconciliation and fallout
Colton "Colt" Michaels
His life had become nothing more than a drug and alcohol induced blur, with moments of playing football mixed in between.I can't say for sure if I ever really liked this character. I definitely felt sorry for him, and was happy to see him get his shit together... But yeah, can't say I completely understand Jace's infatuation with Colt. Not after he behaved so horribly and broke his heart.
Colt started this story as the golden-boy college quarterback who corners the handsome male cheerleader in the locker-room for a scene strait from a porno... Seriously, this book started with a dick in the ass... Impressive...
Anywho, their little tryst began during Spring Break, senior year of college. Colt has more money than sense, so he invites Jace to join him for a romantic Hawaiian getaway. Apparently the jock has had his entire college career to secretly fall for Jace, and he spends their vacation making sure the object of his affection receives the full force of his sweet/sexy romantic attentions...
All goes well (wall to wall deliciously sexy) but reality comes crashing down almost as soon as the boys come back to school. I don't think it's spoilery for me to tell you that Colt's homophobic abusive asshole father and douche-bag money-grubbing agent made some threats significant enough to make Colt walk away from Jace forever.
Jace Montgomery
That day on the beach in Kauai, Jace willingly gave his heart and soul over to Colt; they were no longer his.Jace was a character I could easily sympathize with. He was weary of Colt's over-excited attentions while in college, and knew he would be hard-pressed to be in a secret relationship. Jace never hid his sexuality from the world for even a second, so trying to reconcile his feelings for Colt with the reality of their situation was difficult.
Jace started this story as the gay male-cheerleader perfectly comfortable in his own skin. Sure, he has a crush on the god-like quarterback, but so does the rest of the school. Jace knows it's a bad idea to fall for a closeted jock, but a private Hawaiian vacation for two will melt anyone's resolve.
Jace and Colt start planning out their 'Happily Ever After' during those five days of island bliss. They fell in love and the future was oh-so-bright.
Heres Where it gets tricky...
They weren't back home for a full twenty-four hours before Colt walked away. No explanation. No 'Good bye'. Not a word, not a text, no note, nothing. Even when Jace goes looking for Colt and finds him in a bar with his football buddies (who beat up Jace for 'being a fag' before literally throwing him out on his ass) Colt doesn't say a word.
Silence.
For.
Ten.
Years.
I get the infatuation with the ol' closeted jock falling in love with the out-and-proud male cheerleader thing... But I simply can't believe that two men could fall so deeply in love over FIVE DAYS together, that they would willingly sabotage every personal relationship for the next TEN YEARS.
No amount of suspension of disbelief could make me reconcile that idea...
If they had been apart for TWO years, I think the entire story would have sat better with me. As it stands, however, the absurd level emotional ineptitude displayed by these characters... for a freakin' DECADE?
That's ridiculous.
These characters deserve each other, because there is no way either could exist in a happy healthy relationship... They couldn't even live a happy healthy life alone.
So these two broken men have managed to become super successful leaders in their respective fiends...
I mean, they're famous millionaires but emotionally crippled... so...
It was hard to read the middle section of the book where Colt and Jace were withering away... Everything seemed so helpless, but we KNEW they were going to get back together! That's the light at the end of the dark tunnel, right?
So why did their reunion seem so infuriatingly anticlimactic?
Seriously Jace, Colt walked away from you with out a single word. No explanation. You haven't sen him in ten years. He shows up on your doorstep on his mother-fucking wedding day (because let's be as dramatic as possible, right?) and what do you do?
Fuck him.
And that brings us to about the 50% point. I won't say more because of spoilers, but know that Cole and Jace can't hide behind youth any longer. They're both sport celebrities, so there's no hiding, period.
Look, this book had it's high points and low points, but it was absolute over-dramatic nonsense from beginning to end. You have to start reading this book while heavily medicated or solely interested in superficial soap-opera level drama to enjoy this book...
If one of the characters wound up with amnesia or an evil twin, I would not have been surprised.
I think I know where the next book is going - pretty sure it shifts focus to US Marshall Mitch Knox (who gets a sizable cameo in the last 30-40% of this book) and I think I could get behind his story much easier than this one.
The writing wasn't bad, but the timeline and thick layer of angst simply wasn't for me. I'll let you decide for yourself if it's your cup of MM tea...
October 16, 2013
This was cute if a bit melodramatic. I liked that we got a good grip on Colt's and Jace's relationship in the before, and then saw how their lives had progressed in the after. And the cover is fucking fabulous. I seriously want to lick those abs.
But that's beside the point.
Where was I?
Oh, yeah. There were a few issues:
This has a very distinct daytime soap feel to it. The Insta Love is soooo Insta, it will seriously give you whiplash if you're not careful (this is especially true when the two guys meet again in the present, and there's basically no discussion of past hurts, just, wow, I still love you; fuck me now).
There was a lot of internal monologuing of emotions that felt a little tedious and repetitive. Colt's dad was so bad and creepy, that he was practically Voldemort (in other words, the very image of a True Villain), and the whole thing with Colt's nasty fiancee was overdone, and not believable (particularly since the issue is basically dropped a chapter into the second part of the book).
Also, do cheerleading coaches make that much money? I get that Jace owed his own business, and cheerleading is huge in Texas, and he saved a lot, but still.
Finally, the mystery/twist at the end wasn't necessary. The story didn't need any more angst. And if the twist had to be there, well, the who-done-it should have been the obvious villain. While I really liked Mitch and wouldn't mind reading his story, the twist was a bit of a red herring and felt contrived, a way to set Mitch up as an MC for the next book in the series vs. actually contributing to the plot of this book.
But that's beside the point.
Where was I?
Oh, yeah. There were a few issues:
This has a very distinct daytime soap feel to it. The Insta Love is soooo Insta, it will seriously give you whiplash if you're not careful (this is especially true when the two guys meet again in the present, and there's basically no discussion of past hurts, just, wow, I still love you; fuck me now).
There was a lot of internal monologuing of emotions that felt a little tedious and repetitive. Colt's dad was so bad and creepy, that he was practically Voldemort (in other words, the very image of a True Villain), and the whole thing with Colt's nasty fiancee was overdone, and not believable (particularly since the issue is basically dropped a chapter into the second part of the book).
Also, do cheerleading coaches make that much money? I get that Jace owed his own business, and cheerleading is huge in Texas, and he saved a lot, but still.
Finally, the mystery/twist at the end wasn't necessary. The story didn't need any more angst. And if the twist had to be there, well, the who-done-it should have been the obvious villain. While I really liked Mitch and wouldn't mind reading his story, the twist was a bit of a red herring and felt contrived, a way to set Mitch up as an MC for the next book in the series vs. actually contributing to the plot of this book.
December 14, 2021
Ever see the episode of Ellen's old sitcom where Ellen told her dad that a story should have a beginning, a middle and an end, not just "middle, middle, middle"?
The part between the split and the Hawaiian reunion kinda dragged a lot like that for me. I REALLY like this book a lot, but that part seemed to drag on and on with crazy amounts of angsty inner monologue. I knew it was coming, and it would be *really* good, so my own inner voice just kept screaming, "get me to the good part!" Sometimes I'm a bit impatient like that. : )
That is honestly my only criticism about the entire book, probably due to the fact that I'd rather read more dialogue between characters about how they feel than hearing quite so much of it in their own heads.
My partner and I have been together for going on 17 years now, due to one simple fact. Communication. Yelling, crying, whispering barely heard I love you's in the dark, the whole bit, but all totally necessary to get where we are today -- and I loved that. I guess that's why I'm such a sucker for that style in my reads.
I can't wait for the sequel, "Full Disclosure", which looks to more of a Mitch (and maybe Tommy?) story. I hope so. I enjoyed Mitch's straight-shooting would-be smartass attitude and I got the feeling that Tommy could maybe keep up with him, so fingers crossed on that front.
4 very solid stars.
★★★★
October 19, 2013
This was quite a good read. Thanks for the loan, Amy.
3.5 stars
Never knew there were male cheerleaders before reading this.
Thought Colt came across as a bit immature at times.
Sex scenes were hot and steamy.
3.5 stars
Never knew there were male cheerleaders before reading this.
Thought Colt came across as a bit immature at times.
Sex scenes were hot and steamy.
January 20, 2015
Review to come...
November 17, 2013
5 amazing stars!!!! I spent the last few nights with Jace and Colt and let me say, these two drew me in and held me tight! I am a huge fan of m/m and this book seemlessly portrayed the love these two felt for one another and the unfortunate (but real) life events that sometimes get in the way of love. I adored the relationship between these two men and the fact that we were allowed to see the journey from ten years prior as well as current day. I'm looking forward to the next book in this series! Ms. Alexander has certainly won me over with her phenomenal story telling abilities.
October 14, 2013
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!I was completely hooked to the story right from the start. I will admit it is the first book of Kindle Alexander’s books which I have read but it certainly will not be the last. I already plan on reading The Current Between Us which has come highly recommended by some of my m/m booklover friends and I cannot wait.
As a lover of m/m books I do tend to jump up and down at the prospect of reading more gay romance books. This one was definitely worth it as I found myself engaged and gripped fully by the story, characters and style of writing. Being that fully engrossed in the lives of Colt and Jace enabled me as a reader to feel the roller coaster of emotions they must have felt going through the tests in their relationship together. I found myself wincing and screaming internally when things went bad and smiling and feeling giddy when things were going great.
Kindle Alexander has an easy and engaging writing style which I enjoyed very much. I personally am not one for flowery lovey dovey language and feel it is not necessary in order to be enticed into the characters world, which is shown perfectly in this book.
I will not lie to you, I LOVE a book which is steamy and sexy and Double Full hits you within the first few pages with a hot scene which had me hooked completely- YES call me shallow I don’t care! You like what you like and I like sex hahahahaha especially rough, wild and amazingly delicious sex!
Prejudice and an anti gay theme runs throughout the storyline. At times it is hard to read as you like to think (or I like to think) that this sort of deep routed hatred doesn’t exist, yet sadly it does. Kindle wrote the story in a way which spoke to me of the prejudices I see even in my own family regarding sexual orientation. Sadly my family would no doubt react the same way family members reacted in this story if I was to speak up about being attracted to people of the same sex. I think that is why this story engaged me so personally, as everybody has the right to equality and nobody has the right to prevent that or make others feel inadequate as a result. Sorry I will get off my equalities soap box now hahahahaha!
My emotions towards Colt and Jace
COLT
There were times when I felt deep sympathy for Colt and then the next minute I wanted to shake him hard and tell him to open his eyes up and see how selfish he was being! Yet I could understand his reasons for doing what he does and so in the end my sympathy outweighed the frustration I felt.
Colt has a power hungry father who puts his own dreams and aspirations above Colt’s. He was certainly a character I instantly disliked and my opinion never changed throughout the whole story.
JACE
I found Jace to be the one putting out all the time, in an emotional way. Colt was very good at the outward gestures yet I personally didn’t think he showed it in a deeply emotional way, compared to Jace. I know some people may disagree with me and that’s fine as this is just my take on the situation as I read the story. Yet again even with Jace I found myself getting frustrated with his abundance of trust especially on one occasion where I didn’t feel Colt deserved it! No spoilers from me, sorry!
SECONDARY CHARACTERS
I loved Dr Knox he was so supportive towards Colt and Jace in their time of need. His son Mitch was so AMAZINGLY HOTTTT! I loved him. I just hope and pray he is the main character in the next book FULL DISCLOSURE <3 <3 which I will be dying to read when it is released
TO CONCLUDE
I highly recommend it to all m/m readers if you have yet to read it. If you haven't yet read it WHY NOT????? Go buy it ASAP!! I hope you love it as much as I did and like I said earlier I have had other stories of Kindle Alexander’s recommended very highly to me so they are obviously as good as this one :)
Arc copy received in exchange for an honest review which will be part of a book blog tour which begins 18th October at the Confessions of 2 book lovers blog
October 12, 2013
3 1/2 Stars for a very cute and romantic but somewhat sentimental story about a second chance to get the love of your life
As always Ms Alexander gives you a sweet romantic, steamy and entertaining story. The guys look great, are hot, shapely, sexy and usually successful. One is a celebrity (here from sport), they are in their thirties and with a history of many night quickies. They carry old disappointments, one is still in the closet and they both want nothing more than to get that greatest happiness. Many good ingredients for an entertaining M/M romance. So again this time.
The collage football hero, Colton Michaels, get some wonderful dreamy days during his last school holiday with the sexy guy in the team's cheerleaders, Jace Montgomery. The blond beautiful guy he had long been fond of and dreamed about. With a promising NFL football career in sight and a very tough dad his dream of a relationship and a romance with Jace takes a quick end. A very tough and bitter end.
Ten years later and Colton is still thinking about his first and only big love, the man he never got the chance to keep. Is it too late or is there still a chance?
Maybe I snorted and rolled my eyes now and then - but I do that quite often when I read romances. Because sometimes it's a bit silly and unrealistic. But I do like that too. What is better than when the heart knot tightly in pain, a few drops of tears, or when you hear the grandiose romantic violins, the long awaited three words and see a grand HEA?
I really loved these characters and turned with curiosity every page. Colt and Jace were so worth a little love-happiness, and to finally get together. I must admit that I fell for this slightly sentimental but very sweet story. But sometimes I was annoyed too. Adult men... who let others control their lives... - what?!? But I loved that through all the years they continued to pine for each other at distance. A little predictable perhaps but there were some real surprises too. Here was both a horrible father, a terrible girlfriend, homophobia and a lot of drama.
"Second chance romances" are often those that make me sob. I love the feeling that there are always a remaining hope. And I rejoice when the MC's reunion finally happening ~ it's always so heartbreakingly beautiful.
Maybe not top class but certainly a romantic and enjoyable novel. In the end, there were some hints about the next book and one of the guys in that one. Looking forward to reading it.
I LIKE - wonderfully steamy and sweet sentimental.
As always Ms Alexander gives you a sweet romantic, steamy and entertaining story. The guys look great, are hot, shapely, sexy and usually successful. One is a celebrity (here from sport), they are in their thirties and with a history of many night quickies. They carry old disappointments, one is still in the closet and they both want nothing more than to get that greatest happiness. Many good ingredients for an entertaining M/M romance. So again this time.
The collage football hero, Colton Michaels, get some wonderful dreamy days during his last school holiday with the sexy guy in the team's cheerleaders, Jace Montgomery. The blond beautiful guy he had long been fond of and dreamed about. With a promising NFL football career in sight and a very tough dad his dream of a relationship and a romance with Jace takes a quick end. A very tough and bitter end.
Ten years later and Colton is still thinking about his first and only big love, the man he never got the chance to keep. Is it too late or is there still a chance?
“I love you, Jace. I always have, and through all my mistakes, I wanted you to know I've never said that to anyone else. Only you.”
Maybe I snorted and rolled my eyes now and then - but I do that quite often when I read romances. Because sometimes it's a bit silly and unrealistic. But I do like that too. What is better than when the heart knot tightly in pain, a few drops of tears, or when you hear the grandiose romantic violins, the long awaited three words and see a grand HEA?
I really loved these characters and turned with curiosity every page. Colt and Jace were so worth a little love-happiness, and to finally get together. I must admit that I fell for this slightly sentimental but very sweet story. But sometimes I was annoyed too. Adult men... who let others control their lives... - what?!? But I loved that through all the years they continued to pine for each other at distance. A little predictable perhaps but there were some real surprises too. Here was both a horrible father, a terrible girlfriend, homophobia and a lot of drama.
"Second chance romances" are often those that make me sob. I love the feeling that there are always a remaining hope. And I rejoice when the MC's reunion finally happening ~ it's always so heartbreakingly beautiful.
Maybe not top class but certainly a romantic and enjoyable novel. In the end, there were some hints about the next book and one of the guys in that one. Looking forward to reading it.
I LIKE - wonderfully steamy and sweet sentimental.
November 19, 2014
And *that* my friends is how you start a book. Best. Prologue. Ever.
Double Full is the story of Jace and Colt. They meet in college. Colt is the all-star quarterback, living deep in the closet. Jace is a cheerleader, who is out and proud of who he is. You couldn’t help but fall in love with him. A chance encounter in the locker room brings them together and we find out that Colt has been smitten with Jace since the first time he saw him. Colt is afraid that if he doesn’t finally make a move, they will both graduate and he’ll never know what could have been.
And thus begins their whirlwind romance. Colt takes Jace along on a Hawaiian getaway for Spring Break and life is perfect in their little bubble, isolated from the rest of the world. But when Colt’s dad (who is also manager) gets wind of this, and they return to school, all hell breaks lose. I had a hard time reading this part. My heart was breaking for Jace.
Fast forward 10 years and we re-join the guys as Colt is about to marry a Russian supermodel. Jace owns a very successful cheerleading gym, but has never gotten over Colt. This story is beautifully written. I felt so connected with the characters, I devoured this book – could not put it down. This is my first Kindle Alexander book, but I plan to go back and read the others. I am definitely a fan of her work :)
Double Full is the story of Jace and Colt. They meet in college. Colt is the all-star quarterback, living deep in the closet. Jace is a cheerleader, who is out and proud of who he is. You couldn’t help but fall in love with him. A chance encounter in the locker room brings them together and we find out that Colt has been smitten with Jace since the first time he saw him. Colt is afraid that if he doesn’t finally make a move, they will both graduate and he’ll never know what could have been.
And thus begins their whirlwind romance. Colt takes Jace along on a Hawaiian getaway for Spring Break and life is perfect in their little bubble, isolated from the rest of the world. But when Colt’s dad (who is also manager) gets wind of this, and they return to school, all hell breaks lose. I had a hard time reading this part. My heart was breaking for Jace.
Fast forward 10 years and we re-join the guys as Colt is about to marry a Russian supermodel. Jace owns a very successful cheerleading gym, but has never gotten over Colt. This story is beautifully written. I felt so connected with the characters, I devoured this book – could not put it down. This is my first Kindle Alexander book, but I plan to go back and read the others. I am definitely a fan of her work :)
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June 6, 2016DNF... I know I'm in the minority, but...
Bye Bye!! I wish you the best...
Bye Bye!! I wish you the best...
October 16, 2013
4.5 devouring stars
Oh. god. What things did this book made me feel.
I think this is it.
And it is hot! I mean look at the cover!
This book officially made me an emotional wreck. It is cheesy and heart wrenching at the same time.
I love Jace. He is this nice guy who would do anything even though deep inside he knows his heart is at stake. I definitely felt the heartaches Jace felt throughout the book.
And Colt? Over sweet guy. The kind of guy you would like to be with. But . I understand that he has his reasons for making his decisions but that didn't stop me from being angry with him. ALMOST.
And the story is typical in a not typical way. Did you get me?
I KNOW. I will explain. It is typical in way that one of the main character is this hot jock who plays it straight and didn't want to come out of the closet. But this book being not in a typical way is how the author delivered the story. I think it tilted my axis. It is now 23.6 degrees.
This is my first read from the author and I loved it! Be sure to try this one!
Oh. god. What things did this book made me feel.
I think this is it.
And it is hot! I mean look at the cover!
This book officially made me an emotional wreck. It is cheesy and heart wrenching at the same time.
I love Jace. He is this nice guy who would do anything even though deep inside he knows his heart is at stake. I definitely felt the heartaches Jace felt throughout the book.
And Colt? Over sweet guy. The kind of guy you would like to be with. But . I understand that he has his reasons for making his decisions but that didn't stop me from being angry with him. ALMOST.
And the story is typical in a not typical way. Did you get me?
I KNOW. I will explain. It is typical in way that one of the main character is this hot jock who plays it straight and didn't want to come out of the closet. But this book being not in a typical way is how the author delivered the story. I think it tilted my axis. It is now 23.6 degrees.
This is my first read from the author and I loved it! Be sure to try this one!
October 11, 2013
2.75 stars.
I really want to like Kindle Alexander's books. They are soap operas. They are trashy. They are supposed to be good old-fashioned fun. You're supposed to sink into them and just forget the world for awhile, and to a small degree, you can. Unfortunately, you can't completely forget the world because you start to realize just how ridiculous the books are.
This book was rife with silliness. I mean, we start off with the two main characters fucking in a locker room. What. In. The. Hell? And it's not just happy-go-lucky sex, or two folks in the middle of a long-term relationship. It's their first "romantic" encounter, and one of these bastards is in love. The other one quickly falls. So this is what we've got: two college athletes who are in love with each other (in fact, one is about to be recruited by the NFL), a wicked homophobic father, a tragic break-up, years of alcohol and drug-fueled grief, a bitchy Russian fiancee, , and on and on and on. If you put all of this in the right hands, it's Judith Krantz levels of hallelujah, pass the popcorn! But Ms. Alexander just misses the mark. Her characters' reasoning patterns often make no sense, their decisions are flawed in uninteresting ways, the evil characters aren't fun, most of the women are corrupt or whores (with the exception, interestingly enough, of the lesbians -- they're sort of saintly), and honestly, she needs an editor to catch her spelling mistakes.
I want to like her. I really do. But this is the second one of her books that simply did not work for me. I'll probably give her one more chance to see if the third book will be the charm, but if it isn't, I'll be done.
I really want to like Kindle Alexander's books. They are soap operas. They are trashy. They are supposed to be good old-fashioned fun. You're supposed to sink into them and just forget the world for awhile, and to a small degree, you can. Unfortunately, you can't completely forget the world because you start to realize just how ridiculous the books are.
This book was rife with silliness. I mean, we start off with the two main characters fucking in a locker room. What. In. The. Hell? And it's not just happy-go-lucky sex, or two folks in the middle of a long-term relationship. It's their first "romantic" encounter, and one of these bastards is in love. The other one quickly falls. So this is what we've got: two college athletes who are in love with each other (in fact, one is about to be recruited by the NFL), a wicked homophobic father, a tragic break-up, years of alcohol and drug-fueled grief, a bitchy Russian fiancee, , and on and on and on. If you put all of this in the right hands, it's Judith Krantz levels of hallelujah, pass the popcorn! But Ms. Alexander just misses the mark. Her characters' reasoning patterns often make no sense, their decisions are flawed in uninteresting ways, the evil characters aren't fun, most of the women are corrupt or whores (with the exception, interestingly enough, of the lesbians -- they're sort of saintly), and honestly, she needs an editor to catch her spelling mistakes.
I want to like her. I really do. But this is the second one of her books that simply did not work for me. I'll probably give her one more chance to see if the third book will be the charm, but if it isn't, I'll be done.
September 19, 2014
What a story...
about Jace
and Colt
and football...
and paradise...
turned into a nightmare...
With so many obstacles on their way it was a hell of a heart-stopping ride...
I was gasping and looking for tissues and red wine...
I was sad and happy, sad and happy over and over again...
Bonus scene
Want the book #2 soon please!
about Jace
and Colt
and football...
and paradise...
turned into a nightmare...
With so many obstacles on their way it was a hell of a heart-stopping ride...
I was gasping and looking for tissues and red wine...
I was sad and happy, sad and happy over and over again...
Bonus scene
Want the book #2 soon please!
January 12, 2014
Update as of 13 Jan 2014....just need to add that there is now a Book Trailer. Make sure you check it out!
Double Full Book Trailer
❅❅❅❅❅❅❅
Desperate times call for desperate measures and I was desperate!
I had been eagerly waiting for this book, diarised the release date and everything. So when Amazon delayed the release I had to resort to reading a PDF version bought from ARe. I hate PDF on the Kindle - thank goodness for the iPAD!
But boy was it worth it! My comment after the prologue....."Oh my, I've only read the couple of pages of the prologue and wow!"
I always knew I was going to love this book because I have really enjoyed everything I have read by Kindle Alexander and I wasn't disappointed.
I loved the story of Colton, the fully in-the-closet football player and Jace, the gifted cheerleader. They have admired and lusted for one another from afar and finally come together for one hot and sizzling encounter that becomes a week together. But theirs is true love. Torn apart by tragic circumstance, they are never able to forget each other.
There is a wonderful blend of romance (Colt is surprisingly romantic and free with his emotions when he first opens up to Jace) and heartache. Colt has success in his sporting career but his personal life is tragic and Jace has not been able to move on despite achieving phenomenal success with his cheerleading business.
The story has heartbreak, drama, mystery and passion!
I was really pulled into the story so read it in one sitting (yes, it was a very late night, or should I say early morning!) but I just had to find out what happened at the end. The good news is that there is a happy ending. The bad news is there are still unresolved issues - or maybe that's good news because it means we get another book. And maybe we will see more of Mitch's story in Full Disclosure?
I now publish all my m/m reviews on my blog so if you want to see all my m/m reviews in one place come visit at Because Two Men Are Better Than One!
Double Full Book Trailer
❅❅❅❅❅❅❅
Desperate times call for desperate measures and I was desperate!
I had been eagerly waiting for this book, diarised the release date and everything. So when Amazon delayed the release I had to resort to reading a PDF version bought from ARe. I hate PDF on the Kindle - thank goodness for the iPAD!
But boy was it worth it! My comment after the prologue....."Oh my, I've only read the couple of pages of the prologue and wow!"
I always knew I was going to love this book because I have really enjoyed everything I have read by Kindle Alexander and I wasn't disappointed.
I loved the story of Colton, the fully in-the-closet football player and Jace, the gifted cheerleader. They have admired and lusted for one another from afar and finally come together for one hot and sizzling encounter that becomes a week together. But theirs is true love. Torn apart by tragic circumstance, they are never able to forget each other.
There is a wonderful blend of romance (Colt is surprisingly romantic and free with his emotions when he first opens up to Jace) and heartache. Colt has success in his sporting career but his personal life is tragic and Jace has not been able to move on despite achieving phenomenal success with his cheerleading business.
The story has heartbreak, drama, mystery and passion!
I was really pulled into the story so read it in one sitting (yes, it was a very late night, or should I say early morning!) but I just had to find out what happened at the end. The good news is that there is a happy ending. The bad news is there are still unresolved issues - or maybe that's good news because it means we get another book. And maybe we will see more of Mitch's story in Full Disclosure?
I now publish all my m/m reviews on my blog so if you want to see all my m/m reviews in one place come visit at Because Two Men Are Better Than One!
October 8, 2015
Colt
+
Jace
A whirlwind romantic trip to:
Where
All equals me:
And that is only in the first 20% of the book there is also
Colts skank of a fiancé
and heartbreaking
but really if Tim effing Riggins doesn't get you at least interested in reading then just unfriend me now.... go on...
+
Jace
A whirlwind romantic trip to:
Where
All equals me:
And that is only in the first 20% of the book there is also
Colts skank of a fiancé
and heartbreaking
but really if Tim effing Riggins doesn't get you at least interested in reading then just unfriend me now.... go on...
October 13, 2013
I liked this one, especially the cover!!. 4 stars and
Colt, soon-to-be huge football star and Jace, leader of the cheerleading team have an extremely hot encounter in the locker room at the end of the school season. Jace still thinks he's dreaming, that it didn't happen, he's fancied Colton Michaels from afar for quite some time, but of course is totally unaware that Colt has also been keeping an eye on him for it seems like forever and has practically been stalking Jace, he knows so much about him.
The steamy encounter in the locker room leads to 5 idyllic days in Hawaii where Colt does his best to prove to Jace that he's completely serious about a relationship even though he knows that it will be extremely difficult....pro sport and gay...no, they don't mix!! Add to that mix Colt's father 
...the worst bigot I've read about in a long time...a controlling, violent, homophobic, lazy ex football star whose only job nowadays it seems is to make as much money out of his son as he can, and his agent who is one of dad's old mates, and it strikes me that there's going to be plenty of trouble if the boys get found out...which of course they do!! What happens after they spend the 5 days in Hawaii together I'll leave you to discover, and I have to say some of it is not nice at all!!I had my usual niggles with this author's work...typos, grammar, but the worst one for me was the use of the word 'drug'...drug is not the past tense of the verb 'to drag'....I think you'll find that's dragged!! Even so, these niggles will not stop me from buying the sequel to this which I'm hoping will be Mitch's story.
October 12, 2013
This was definitely a 4.5 star read for me. It was just wonderful. I absolutely loved Jace and Colt. They were pure sugar sweet at times but it worked for them, and it balanced out all of the awful that they had to go through. The synopsis gives a very accurate description of the book so I won't sit here and re-summarize it for you.
If you love M/M...
If you love stories that aren't run of the mill cookie cutter...
If you love characters that make true to life decisions and mistakes...
If you love drama and suspense...
If you love LOVE...
Then this is the book for you!!!!
~Jace~
~Colt~
If you love M/M...
If you love stories that aren't run of the mill cookie cutter...
If you love characters that make true to life decisions and mistakes...
If you love drama and suspense...
If you love LOVE...
Then this is the book for you!!!!
~Jace~
~Colt~
August 28, 2016
Tried to mix up my sports romance by putting a little m/m into it ;)
I liked this story. It was a unique love story, drawn out over 10 years. However it was a love that never faltered no matter who came and went in their lives. This was the part that I didn't like. It was a long time, a really long time to not give up on that love when you don't even know how the other feels but it burned bright and strong. And if I would have been Jace you can bet your last dollar, I would have made Colt beg on his knees to take him back when he finally shows up ;-)). This book shows the struggles that these individuals have to deal with, I love how this author incorporates this into her stories. I loved reading about Jace & Colt just wish we got a little bit more, which I'm hoping is in the books to come in this series.
April 26, 2021
I'm so thrilled that I found this author. Kindle may have started out a little rough on the editing, but has shown nothing but improvement over the past few books. This latest is the best yet. The story was emotional and sweet but with a bit of angst, and the sex was hot. The perfect recipe for a great read. I loved it.
January 3, 2016
What a great love story! And when I say love, I mean all-consuming, down to your bones love. Out of the wide range of emotions you'll go through reading this book.....love is the one you'll never doubt and which will keep you turning the page while you witness wretched people trying to stand in Jace and Colt's way.
After all that, why not more stars? Well, the writing stood in my way. At too many times it felt......immature. The dialogue didn't have a natural sounding flow and with some of the things that they said, I had a hard time believing that grown men in their thirties would speak that way. Also, there were instances where situations or people's behavior felt very YA. If the whole story took place while Colt and Jace were in college, I could easily overlook it.....but when we're talking about men in their mid-thirties....yeah, not so much.
While Jace and Colt's story is pretty much wrapped up in this book, there are definitely loose ends with the plot that I can't wait to get answers for. And bring on more U.S. Marshall Mitch....because well frankly.....YUM!
After all that, why not more stars? Well, the writing stood in my way. At too many times it felt......immature. The dialogue didn't have a natural sounding flow and with some of the things that they said, I had a hard time believing that grown men in their thirties would speak that way. Also, there were instances where situations or people's behavior felt very YA. If the whole story took place while Colt and Jace were in college, I could easily overlook it.....but when we're talking about men in their mid-thirties....yeah, not so much.
While Jace and Colt's story is pretty much wrapped up in this book, there are definitely loose ends with the plot that I can't wait to get answers for. And bring on more U.S. Marshall Mitch....because well frankly.....YUM!
January 14, 2014
A romance that has everything I could ever ask for... perfection with an overwhelming rush of goodness!!
As for the amazing and sweet, Colton and Jace...
As for the amazing and sweet, Colton and Jace...
December 12, 2015
It was a nice read. But I didnt really got into the story. I was not really convinced and there has to be a following up story. It wasnt finished yet
There were really good parts but..... It was nice.
There were really good parts but..... It was nice.
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