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Men in Motion #3
Driving Hard
A long-hauler by trade, thirty-five year old, Texas-born Jude Rae Clarke thought the highway was his freedom. Driving his jet black International big-rig, his pride and joy, Jude tried to build a new life after his divorce, but never seemed to be able to settle down.
Twenty-six year old, blue eyed-blond, Logan Bleau, graduated Yale law school and set out to explore America. Escaping his past, unwilling to be influenced by his parents, Logan held out his thumb on the highways, hoping to find himself on his trek to his final destination, San Francisco’s gay scene.
Outside Houston, on Interstate 10, Logan was given a lift by the handsome Texan in his eighteen- wheeler. And it was a ride he would never forget. As the two men got acquainted, and a sexual attraction bloomed, both Logan and Jude begin to re-evaluate their lives and futures.
Taking a detour to Denver where Jude met up with his old friend, Taylor Madison, and his partner, Owen Braydon, Jude is faced with a decision; giving up his career of cruising the highways in his pride and joy, or passing up on a love of a lifetime. Whichever he chooses, it’s going to be a tough road.
Falling in love, Logan and Jude couldn’t control their sexual appetites or explain the mind-melting sessions they shared in back of the truck, but it brought a whole new meaning to the term Driving Hard.
Twenty-six year old, blue eyed-blond, Logan Bleau, graduated Yale law school and set out to explore America. Escaping his past, unwilling to be influenced by his parents, Logan held out his thumb on the highways, hoping to find himself on his trek to his final destination, San Francisco’s gay scene.
Outside Houston, on Interstate 10, Logan was given a lift by the handsome Texan in his eighteen- wheeler. And it was a ride he would never forget. As the two men got acquainted, and a sexual attraction bloomed, both Logan and Jude begin to re-evaluate their lives and futures.
Taking a detour to Denver where Jude met up with his old friend, Taylor Madison, and his partner, Owen Braydon, Jude is faced with a decision; giving up his career of cruising the highways in his pride and joy, or passing up on a love of a lifetime. Whichever he chooses, it’s going to be a tough road.
Falling in love, Logan and Jude couldn’t control their sexual appetites or explain the mind-melting sessions they shared in back of the truck, but it brought a whole new meaning to the term Driving Hard.
252 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 1, 2008
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G.A. Hauser
267 books514 followersAbout the Author Award-winning author G.A. Hauser was born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA and attended university in New York City. She moved to Seattle, Washington where she worked as a patrol officer with the Seattle Police Department. In early 2000 G.A. moved to Hertfordshire, England where she began her writing in earnest and published her first book, In the Shadow of Alexander. Now a full-time writer, G.A. has written over eighty novels, including several best-sellers of gay fiction. GA is also the Executive Producer for her first feature film, CAPITAL GAMES. For more information on other books by G.A., visit the author at her official website. www.authorgahauser.com G.A. has won awards from All Romance eBooks for Best Author 2010, 2009, Best Novel 2008, Mile High, and Best Author 2008, Best Novel 2007, Secrets and Misdemeanors, Best Author 2007.
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March 2, 2012
My favorite Men in Motion so far.
Really liked the dynamic between the characters, I'm a big fan of age difference (although it's not that big here, only 10 years) and class difference, and I think the power shift was very well done: Logan's more experienced about sex, but he's more nervious about their future and Jude comforts him and then Jude's insecure about their class difference, etc. Nicely done, I enjoyed it.
What I didn't like is the scenes with Owen and Taylor. I thought I'd love them, since I liked Mile High alot, but their constant sexual innuendo, leering at each other and the constant 'omg you're giving me a hard-on' turned me off big time. I had hoped there'd be a nice friendly interaction, not that sex obsessed nonsence and non-stop drooling over your friend's partner. And also I thought Logan did quite a number on his family with him disappearing for a month without so much as occasional email or text message at least, to let them know he's alive and then he's like 'don't get overdramatic' to his mother, when she's saying she's worried sick about him. Seriously that was just cruel.
Really liked the dynamic between the characters, I'm a big fan of age difference (although it's not that big here, only 10 years) and class difference, and I think the power shift was very well done: Logan's more experienced about sex, but he's more nervious about their future and Jude comforts him and then Jude's insecure about their class difference, etc. Nicely done, I enjoyed it.
What I didn't like is the scenes with Owen and Taylor. I thought I'd love them, since I liked Mile High alot, but their constant sexual innuendo, leering at each other and the constant 'omg you're giving me a hard-on' turned me off big time. I had hoped there'd be a nice friendly interaction, not that sex obsessed nonsence and non-stop drooling over your friend's partner. And also I thought Logan did quite a number on his family with him disappearing for a month without so much as occasional email or text message at least, to let them know he's alive and then he's like 'don't get overdramatic' to his mother, when she's saying she's worried sick about him. Seriously that was just cruel.
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May 7, 2009Third in the Men in Motion series, who better than a trucker could be one of the hero? Jude Rae is a Texan long hauler trucker. From a small town Texas, he is the proud owner of a 18 wheels new truck that he always parades in front of everyone. Jude is a good guy, and even if he is not in the closet, he doesn't see the reason to flaunt his sexuality since the trucker world seem not so accepting, especially in the deep south. In comparison to other male characters by G.A. Hauser, Jude is almost a perfect hero, tender, caring, respectful of the elders... the only time he was nasty is when he admits with himself to have been happy that his ex wife cheated on him, so she had the fault to ending their marriage, even if he long ago stopped to love her.
Logan is a 26 years old WASP mom's son... wealthy, spoilt and too much clever for his own good, after graduating from a prestigious law school, he has not reason to set an own life. He is wandering among the States searching for something he even knows what. Since he meets Jude. Even if Jude is a bit shy, he has the joy of life in him and he involves Logan. They spend a lot of time tip-toeing around each other since their gaydar seems not working well, but when they finally admit the mutual interesting, the sleeping quarter of the truck is too small to contain them.
Even if Logan is younger, he is more enthusiastic and wants to experiment a lot. He has had few partners in the past, but maybe he was freer to express his sexuality, and so he sweep off Jude with his euphoria. Jude only experiences with men are fast one night standings and he thought to be happy with that. But a relationship with Logan is not something he can hide, since the boy is too enthusiastic and "loudy", and not only in the voice meaning. If Jude wants to be with Logan, he not only needs to set down somewhere he also needs to fully embrace his sexuality and fully stepping out of the closet.
All in all Logan doesn't change much after meeting Jude. He is still a free spirit, and a spoilt brat, but Jude is too kindhearted to disappoint him: Logan only passes to be spoilt by his parents, to be spoilt by Jude.
This book is a bit of a change in the usual production from G.A. Hauser... the characters are not so "bad boy" like in the previous books. True, Logan is a brat, but all in all he is nice and friendly. Jude instead his a very good boy, the classical man your mommy would like for you to bring home...
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Logan is a 26 years old WASP mom's son... wealthy, spoilt and too much clever for his own good, after graduating from a prestigious law school, he has not reason to set an own life. He is wandering among the States searching for something he even knows what. Since he meets Jude. Even if Jude is a bit shy, he has the joy of life in him and he involves Logan. They spend a lot of time tip-toeing around each other since their gaydar seems not working well, but when they finally admit the mutual interesting, the sleeping quarter of the truck is too small to contain them.
Even if Logan is younger, he is more enthusiastic and wants to experiment a lot. He has had few partners in the past, but maybe he was freer to express his sexuality, and so he sweep off Jude with his euphoria. Jude only experiences with men are fast one night standings and he thought to be happy with that. But a relationship with Logan is not something he can hide, since the boy is too enthusiastic and "loudy", and not only in the voice meaning. If Jude wants to be with Logan, he not only needs to set down somewhere he also needs to fully embrace his sexuality and fully stepping out of the closet.
All in all Logan doesn't change much after meeting Jude. He is still a free spirit, and a spoilt brat, but Jude is too kindhearted to disappoint him: Logan only passes to be spoilt by his parents, to be spoilt by Jude.
This book is a bit of a change in the usual production from G.A. Hauser... the characters are not so "bad boy" like in the previous books. True, Logan is a brat, but all in all he is nice and friendly. Jude instead his a very good boy, the classical man your mommy would like for you to bring home...
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1602021384/?...
November 1, 2012
Typical Hauser fare--not deep, but fun
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.
Rating: 6/10
PROS:
- Good buildup to the characters’ initial encounter. Much more tension than in the first two Men in Motion books, Mile High and Cruising. The struggles of the two men while they’re each trying to figure out whether the other is gay are well examined.
- Sweet “meet the parents” scene. It didn’t feel particularly realistic, but that didn’t keep me from enjoying it and wishing that all parents could be so accepting when meeting their kids’ chosen mates, especially when those mates aren’t what the parents expect for their children.
- Less sex than the previous two books (I think). Actually, this might not really be the case, but the sex seemed less pervasive in this volume.
- Cross-setting interactions with the main characters from Mile High. I like it when authors create a world that transcends their individual stories’ boundaries. (see cons below also)
CONS:
- The relationship moved too quickly for me. This seems to be a regular feature of Hauser’s stories, but the romance seemed more rushed in this book than in others of her books I’ve read. Some people really do fall in love quickly, I know, but the characters in this book struggle so much with insecurity, uncertainty, etc. that I didn’t find the ending believable.
- There’s a lot of sexual tension between Logan and one of the characters from Mile High. It didn’t bother me at first because I figured Hauser was setting the reader up for a play session between both couples, but that never happened. So I was left with a feeling of unease because my overactive imagination sensed nothing but trouble in the future resulting from those two men’s physical attraction for each other.
- The Texan accents are taken a bit far at times. I was born in Texas and have lived here all my life (all over), and I’ve met very few people who have quite the drawl that Taylor and Jude seem to have. Example: “I’m thinkin’ you’re pretty interestin’.” The majority of Texans I know don’t cut the g off of –ing words at the END of sentences. (On the flip side, Jude’s constant “yes, ma’am”s when talking to Logan’s mom are dead on.)
Overall comments: A decent story, and fun if you’ve read Mile High and want to see more of Taylor and Owen. Not one of the best I’ve read in this genre, and certainly not for you if you’re looking for an involved plot.
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.
Rating: 6/10
PROS:
- Good buildup to the characters’ initial encounter. Much more tension than in the first two Men in Motion books, Mile High and Cruising. The struggles of the two men while they’re each trying to figure out whether the other is gay are well examined.
- Sweet “meet the parents” scene. It didn’t feel particularly realistic, but that didn’t keep me from enjoying it and wishing that all parents could be so accepting when meeting their kids’ chosen mates, especially when those mates aren’t what the parents expect for their children.
- Less sex than the previous two books (I think). Actually, this might not really be the case, but the sex seemed less pervasive in this volume.
- Cross-setting interactions with the main characters from Mile High. I like it when authors create a world that transcends their individual stories’ boundaries. (see cons below also)
CONS:
- The relationship moved too quickly for me. This seems to be a regular feature of Hauser’s stories, but the romance seemed more rushed in this book than in others of her books I’ve read. Some people really do fall in love quickly, I know, but the characters in this book struggle so much with insecurity, uncertainty, etc. that I didn’t find the ending believable.
- There’s a lot of sexual tension between Logan and one of the characters from Mile High. It didn’t bother me at first because I figured Hauser was setting the reader up for a play session between both couples, but that never happened. So I was left with a feeling of unease because my overactive imagination sensed nothing but trouble in the future resulting from those two men’s physical attraction for each other.
- The Texan accents are taken a bit far at times. I was born in Texas and have lived here all my life (all over), and I’ve met very few people who have quite the drawl that Taylor and Jude seem to have. Example: “I’m thinkin’ you’re pretty interestin’.” The majority of Texans I know don’t cut the g off of –ing words at the END of sentences. (On the flip side, Jude’s constant “yes, ma’am”s when talking to Logan’s mom are dead on.)
Overall comments: A decent story, and fun if you’ve read Mile High and want to see more of Taylor and Owen. Not one of the best I’ve read in this genre, and certainly not for you if you’re looking for an involved plot.
May 28, 2010
I just finished rereading this and it's still my favorite of the Men in Motion Series. Something about Logan and Jude Rae really interests me. That and Jude Rae is friends with Taylor from Mile High which is the other book I really liked in the series.
July 3, 2010
Started strong, than kind of sputtered mid way through the book.
February 23, 2014
Not as good in my opinion as the previous two in this series, but a nice read.
December 23, 2014
Apart from the first 20% of the book being about deciding if the ither was gay, this book, the third in the series was about the best so far.
June 20, 2014
My favorite one of the series so far.
Loved how we saw Taylor and Owen again.
The relationship between Jude and Logan was well written.
A good book
Loved how we saw Taylor and Owen again.
The relationship between Jude and Logan was well written.
A good book
January 7, 2015
Hot. Great couple
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November 20, 2008Driving Hard (Men In Motion, Bk.3) by G.A. Hauser (2008)
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