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Falling for Ramos
A glimpse of a group of businessmen in a newspaper tells Colin Hess his old love, Alejandro Ramos, is back in London a decade after they split up.
They met by chance as students, when Colin was pushed into Ramos’s lap at a party. Despite the disapproval from Ramos’s parents, Colin and Ramos were inseparable from that moment and settled in their own place as soon as they finished university.
But when Ramos’s father fell ill, Ramos was forced to return to the family vineyard, leaving Colin behind. When Colin joined him for a holiday, the plans Ramos’s parents had for their son became painfully clear—and those plans did not involve Colin.
Colin knows it would be stupid to rekindle their old love after the devastating end to their relationship. Still, neither can deny that they still have feelings for each other from the minute they meet, and Colin learns the meeting might not be as random as it seemed.
They met by chance as students, when Colin was pushed into Ramos’s lap at a party. Despite the disapproval from Ramos’s parents, Colin and Ramos were inseparable from that moment and settled in their own place as soon as they finished university.
But when Ramos’s father fell ill, Ramos was forced to return to the family vineyard, leaving Colin behind. When Colin joined him for a holiday, the plans Ramos’s parents had for their son became painfully clear—and those plans did not involve Colin.
Colin knows it would be stupid to rekindle their old love after the devastating end to their relationship. Still, neither can deny that they still have feelings for each other from the minute they meet, and Colin learns the meeting might not be as random as it seemed.
226 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 15, 2014
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Sue Brown
140 books844 followersHot guys, big hearts, Sue's world.
Sue Brown is a Londoner with a dream to live on a small island. Coffee fuels her addiction to writing romance with hot guys loving each other, and her Adorkadog snores in harmony as she creates.
Sue Brown is a Londoner with a dream to live on a small island. Coffee fuels her addiction to writing romance with hot guys loving each other, and her Adorkadog snores in harmony as she creates.
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March 5, 2016
**Spoilerish review**
Well, buns of steel aside, I really can't find a reason why someone would fall for Ramos, considering that....
...he dumped Colin because his parents wanted him to marry a woman to save the family business.
...he married that woman and had two children with her.
...he comes back after ten years and keeps pressuring Colin to join him in his hotel room, while knowing that Colin has a boyfriend.
...plots with Colin's mother behind his back because they always liked each other (WTF#1)
...he still isn't sure he is going to come out to his family.
But, you know, I think that Colin, aka damsel in distress, aka doormat, deserves Ramos. Because...
...he actually drops everything to go back to the man that kicked him to the curb, he had a boyfriend that cheated on him, for the sole reason that he reminded him of Ramos, and he had a tattoo of Ramos' teeth on his body. That's right. Ramos bites him, then he dumps him, and Colin goes to have the tattoo before the bitemark fades away. (WTF#2)
Oh, and he lets Ramos tag along when he tells his boyfriend he wants to break up. Obviously, he can't do it on his own. (WTF#3)
But it the end Ramos decides he wants to come out and be a couple with Colin out in the open. And Colin drops everything and goes to Argentina. And Ramos decides that they 'll get married (WTF #4).
Add to all the above that the narration jumps back and forth between past and present (dates 1999, 2003, 2014). It was very difficult to follow.
Needless to say, I didn't like it. Can't recommend.
Well, buns of steel aside, I really can't find a reason why someone would fall for Ramos, considering that....
...he dumped Colin because his parents wanted him to marry a woman to save the family business.
...he married that woman and had two children with her.
...he comes back after ten years and keeps pressuring Colin to join him in his hotel room, while knowing that Colin has a boyfriend.
...plots with Colin's mother behind his back because they always liked each other (WTF#1)
...he still isn't sure he is going to come out to his family.
But, you know, I think that Colin, aka damsel in distress, aka doormat, deserves Ramos. Because...
...he actually drops everything to go back to the man that kicked him to the curb, he had a boyfriend that cheated on him, for the sole reason that he reminded him of Ramos, and he had a tattoo of Ramos' teeth on his body. That's right. Ramos bites him, then he dumps him, and Colin goes to have the tattoo before the bitemark fades away. (WTF#2)
Oh, and he lets Ramos tag along when he tells his boyfriend he wants to break up. Obviously, he can't do it on his own. (WTF#3)
But it the end Ramos decides he wants to come out and be a couple with Colin out in the open. And Colin drops everything and goes to Argentina. And Ramos decides that they 'll get married (WTF #4).
Add to all the above that the narration jumps back and forth between past and present (dates 1999, 2003, 2014). It was very difficult to follow.
Needless to say, I didn't like it. Can't recommend.
January 2, 2015
This story is high on angst and drama, which isn't quite what I expected based on the cover and blurb.
The book is also told in three parts - the initial romance when Colin meets Andro when they're 19, their break-up and subsequent heartbreak when they're 25, and Andro's reappearance in Colin's life when they're 35. Which would be fine, if the storyline wasn't constantly broken between ages 19, 25 and 35, which made it a little difficult to follow along.
The author raised some interesting themes as far as cultural differences, familial obligations, duties to your heritage, and made it work in this book. I liked both characters well enough though 25 year old Colin felt as much as a doormat as 35 year old Colin, and Andro comes across as a bit too forceful and seemingly unable to take no for an answer. He wants Colin back and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. If only he had applied that same determination when he was 25.
The back-and-forth jumping between present and past was jarring at times, but we did get a full picture of their love affair. The abrupt ending also didn't work too well for me. The romantic notion that their love is so super special that it can overcome their long separation is nice, but doesn't address the differences in their pasts, what with Andro having married and produced children, and Colin wasting his time on a relationship with a man he's not in love with but who resembles Andro.
And while I don't usually comment on the cover, this one was ill-suited to this particular book. It's misleading, at the very least.
** I received a free copy of this book from the publisher. A positive review was not promised in return. **
The book is also told in three parts - the initial romance when Colin meets Andro when they're 19, their break-up and subsequent heartbreak when they're 25, and Andro's reappearance in Colin's life when they're 35. Which would be fine, if the storyline wasn't constantly broken between ages 19, 25 and 35, which made it a little difficult to follow along.
The author raised some interesting themes as far as cultural differences, familial obligations, duties to your heritage, and made it work in this book. I liked both characters well enough though 25 year old Colin felt as much as a doormat as 35 year old Colin, and Andro comes across as a bit too forceful and seemingly unable to take no for an answer. He wants Colin back and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. If only he had applied that same determination when he was 25.
The back-and-forth jumping between present and past was jarring at times, but we did get a full picture of their love affair. The abrupt ending also didn't work too well for me. The romantic notion that their love is so super special that it can overcome their long separation is nice, but doesn't address the differences in their pasts, what with Andro having married and produced children, and Colin wasting his time on a relationship with a man he's not in love with but who resembles Andro.
And while I don't usually comment on the cover, this one was ill-suited to this particular book. It's misleading, at the very least.
** I received a free copy of this book from the publisher. A positive review was not promised in return. **
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March 5, 2016Sorry, book, but I'm really not in the mood for you and sadly I doubt I will ever be. You see, the set up was fine, their first meeting - I liked it. Then the sudden time jump and hints to their past. (I'm not a fan of this art of telling a story, but if the story grabs me, I can get over that) Yes, Ramon is divorced or separated, has kids, and Colin is living with another man. So far so good. What I really don't like is obviously Ramos can't give it a rest, pursues Colin although he knows that Colin doesn't want that (I skimmed forward a few chapters' first pages. LOL!) And even if theirs is the biggest love lost on earth - this is something I don't want to read.
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September 17, 2014But dat ass, tho...
*nods*
I'm falling for Ramos too with BUNS like dat.
*nods*
I'm falling for Ramos too with BUNS like dat.
February 15, 2015
Review can be read at It's About The Book
Colin is in a relationship going nowhere. It’s stagnant. Then he sees the the love of his life in a picture in the paper. The one who left him brokenhearted. Ramos. Ramos is back in town after disappearing all those years ago. Colin should hate him for what he did to him. When he gets a call from Ramos he gets thrust back into all the that love and pain he’s done his best to avoid the last few years. They get together and right away Ramos asks for forgiveness. Professes he’s still in love with Colin. If only it were that easy. Colin has some issues to work out. He uses the excuse of his current boyfriend to hold Ramos at arms length. That’s not really the problem though. The problem is how can he possibly trust Ramos and what’s changed now that has Ramos promising all the things he wanted all those years ago. Even though he wants to believe.
Despite the title the couple in this book have already fallen in love. They break up. Get back together. The story jumps from past to present throughout the book to different times in their relationship. I followed along okay, but I don’t think it added anything to the story. It may have kept me from becoming attached to the couple actually.
The romance had some potential but the many sex scenes and super sweet professions of love over and over just weren’t for me. Ramos in general wasn’t very likable. Not only because he chose his family over Colin but because he came off as sort of cheesy. I like redeemable characters. Sadly I just didn’t connect with these characters. The constant back and forth “you are my world” and “ you left me how could you!” conversations were too repetitive. Scenes from past and present mirrored each in this way. Then some sex. Honestly I didn’t enjoy much about the story or the characters. This is my first book by this author. It won’t be my last because she’s been recommended by friends. I’ll just have to check out a different book.
Colin is in a relationship going nowhere. It’s stagnant. Then he sees the the love of his life in a picture in the paper. The one who left him brokenhearted. Ramos. Ramos is back in town after disappearing all those years ago. Colin should hate him for what he did to him. When he gets a call from Ramos he gets thrust back into all the that love and pain he’s done his best to avoid the last few years. They get together and right away Ramos asks for forgiveness. Professes he’s still in love with Colin. If only it were that easy. Colin has some issues to work out. He uses the excuse of his current boyfriend to hold Ramos at arms length. That’s not really the problem though. The problem is how can he possibly trust Ramos and what’s changed now that has Ramos promising all the things he wanted all those years ago. Even though he wants to believe.
Despite the title the couple in this book have already fallen in love. They break up. Get back together. The story jumps from past to present throughout the book to different times in their relationship. I followed along okay, but I don’t think it added anything to the story. It may have kept me from becoming attached to the couple actually.
The romance had some potential but the many sex scenes and super sweet professions of love over and over just weren’t for me. Ramos in general wasn’t very likable. Not only because he chose his family over Colin but because he came off as sort of cheesy. I like redeemable characters. Sadly I just didn’t connect with these characters. The constant back and forth “you are my world” and “ you left me how could you!” conversations were too repetitive. Scenes from past and present mirrored each in this way. Then some sex. Honestly I didn’t enjoy much about the story or the characters. This is my first book by this author. It won’t be my last because she’s been recommended by friends. I’ll just have to check out a different book.
September 16, 2014
Sue Brown really made me care about these characters.
The scene at the airport had me in floods of tears. Not saying more, as it will spoil it (I don't like reviews that tell you everything that happens without hiding it under a spoiler tag). But if you want a hot, emotional novel with characters you can believe in, this one did it for me.
True, it's written across time, with memories interspersed between real-time action, but I didn't find that a problem. To me it worked like a layer cake, adding complexity to the characters and building them up until you really care what is happening and what will happen.
The scene at the airport had me in floods of tears. Not saying more, as it will spoil it (I don't like reviews that tell you everything that happens without hiding it under a spoiler tag). But if you want a hot, emotional novel with characters you can believe in, this one did it for me.
True, it's written across time, with memories interspersed between real-time action, but I didn't find that a problem. To me it worked like a layer cake, adding complexity to the characters and building them up until you really care what is happening and what will happen.
January 4, 2016
Reviewed by Brandilyn for Prism Book Alliance. Falling for Ramos by Sue Brown is the tale of a lifetime of love in 3 parts. We see the love grow. We see it crash and burn. We see the second chance. If you follow me at all, you know I have a soft spot for second chance romances. One thing that is often lacking, however, is the connection to the original relationship. In Falling For Ramos, you fall in love with Andro and Colin at 19, break your heart with them at 25, and struggle with them at 35. All at the same time.
October 17, 2014
A Joyfully Jay review.
4 stars
A second chance with the one who got away, the one who walked away, the one you had no choice but to push away, the one who let everything else get in the way. Colin would say yes to all of the above. Colin and Ramos had a great relationship. They were completely into each other, perfectly fitting and complementing each other. They were just meant to be together, but Ramos’ family obligations were always hanging over them. Ramos was really in conflict between wanting a life with Colin, but not wanting to lose his family and life on the vineyard.
So, I have to discuss what I liked about the book along with an issue I had simultaneously, as they overlap each other. The story starts in present day with Colin learning Ramos is back in town. Colin has been coasting through a relationship with an unfaithful man primarily because he looks like Ramos. It is clear right away the love he still has for Ramos. The story then shifts time frame every chapter, from present day, to the beginning of their relationship, to the middle, and then the end of their relationship, but not in any specific pattern and the story is constantly jumping time frames. Especially when I would take a break, I was backtracking to see where we had been and to acclimate to where we were going. Because of this style, we are told overall what happens and then go back at different points to get all of the details.
Read Michelle's review in its entirety here.
4 stars
A second chance with the one who got away, the one who walked away, the one you had no choice but to push away, the one who let everything else get in the way. Colin would say yes to all of the above. Colin and Ramos had a great relationship. They were completely into each other, perfectly fitting and complementing each other. They were just meant to be together, but Ramos’ family obligations were always hanging over them. Ramos was really in conflict between wanting a life with Colin, but not wanting to lose his family and life on the vineyard.
So, I have to discuss what I liked about the book along with an issue I had simultaneously, as they overlap each other. The story starts in present day with Colin learning Ramos is back in town. Colin has been coasting through a relationship with an unfaithful man primarily because he looks like Ramos. It is clear right away the love he still has for Ramos. The story then shifts time frame every chapter, from present day, to the beginning of their relationship, to the middle, and then the end of their relationship, but not in any specific pattern and the story is constantly jumping time frames. Especially when I would take a break, I was backtracking to see where we had been and to acclimate to where we were going. Because of this style, we are told overall what happens and then go back at different points to get all of the details.
Read Michelle's review in its entirety here.
September 18, 2014
3 to 3.5 stars. I like Sue Brown- she has a knack for angsty storytelling that I enjoy. I found hints of Nothing Ever Happens in this book but in the end much preferred that book over this one. I liked the characters of Ramos and Colin but the story was a little superficial and felt unfinished to me. The ending was a bit abrupt as well- the conflict brewing through the background of the entire book was swept off the pages and left to the readers imagination leaving me unsatisfied in the end. The jumping back and forth in time, while it did effectively fill the reader in on the decade long back story, didn't help matters. When I put the book down and came back to it later- I kept having to flip back to see what year the scene I was reading occurred. None of these are dealbreakers and overall I did like the book. For me, it was refreshing to take a break from the shifter, paranormal, fantasy and read about two fairly ordinary gay men made extraordinary by their great love for each other. One nitpicky thing- that cover! I don't understand it as it doesn't capture Ramos (to me) and it made me hesitate to start the book.
May 8, 2015
For some reason, I’ve had “Falling for Ramos” on my tablet for a long while. It must have been because I’m busy because I always enjoy Sue Brown’s work (adored “The Isle of Wight”) but something about the book called to me this morning and I devoured it without stopping. Colin and Ramos were both wonderful characters, but Ramos? *sighs* He was perfect. Not as in “un-flawed” because he certainly had flaws and made mistakes along the way, but the way he was written was so utterly perfect. He absolutely leapt off the page and I couldn’t help but fall for him too. Colin was equally endearing and the depth of their connection was incredible.
Their path was rocky, and considering the way the time jumps and flashbacks happened it the story could have become very confusing. But even without the handy date at the beginning of every chapter the author made it easy to figure out when the action was taking place. It made for a beautifully layered story that all came together for a wonderful ending and I truly enjoyed every minute. The journey the men take as they struggle to be together was wonderful. If you’ve been thinking about reading this book, don’t wait another second!
Their path was rocky, and considering the way the time jumps and flashbacks happened it the story could have become very confusing. But even without the handy date at the beginning of every chapter the author made it easy to figure out when the action was taking place. It made for a beautifully layered story that all came together for a wonderful ending and I truly enjoyed every minute. The journey the men take as they struggle to be together was wonderful. If you’ve been thinking about reading this book, don’t wait another second!
September 23, 2014
I'm not the " forgive and forget" kind of girl , but I understand very well that Colin can't negate the only and grand love of his life is Ramos( not that I would not have hit many times him by me self) and fight is pointless . So I liked the story and enjoyed the reading also if the jumping back and forth in time was some times a bit confusing while I learned the dates and plight but it also lightened the plot ; and the angst was a bit much to endure because the author describes very well moods...and the ending was a bit abrupt .
But the cover...wow
But the cover...wow
April 12, 2016
This was a good book. It was a little predictable, but the writing and characters (including the secondary ones) were still entertaining.
A great book when you need something enjoyable but you need something you can put down for a while then pick back up later and be able to get right back into the story. I read it while traveling and it was perfect for that.
A great book when you need something enjoyable but you need something you can put down for a while then pick back up later and be able to get right back into the story. I read it while traveling and it was perfect for that.
September 24, 2014
Very quiet and melancholy but with happy times all throughout the book. Great HEA but it sure took a lot of hard work, which made it all the sweeter.
Timelines switched regularly and it was a little distracting at first but I think it's the only way the story could work. I loved it.
Timelines switched regularly and it was a little distracting at first but I think it's the only way the story could work. I loved it.
September 17, 2014
It was a beautiful story but honestly, a sex scene every 2.5 pages was a bit much for me. It was definitely hot, don't get me wrong, but at times the love story hooked me so much that I would just flip through the fondling to get to the storyline.
March 26, 2016
DNF There's something seriously wrong with someone who hasn't managed to move on from a broken relationship after 10 years. I just found both characters irritating - wanting to slap one & give the other some backbone.
August 25, 2016
It was OK. I think Colin is much more forgiving than I am though! I think I would have actually *loved* it if ONLY Ramos had had to work a bit harder - the speed of it all seemed a bit unreal to me ...and I did feel a little cheated out of a 'fuller' ending.
September 18, 2014
I'm absolutely and irrevocably 100% in love with this book. There's nothing I didn't like. ♡ Go read it!
June 25, 2015
This one a nail biter. Will time repeat itself?
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