Entangled by Lex Valentine

Entangled (Love is always Write) by Lex Valentine

A rainy night brought him to me. Now, he sits nude, (wrapped in the smallest blanket I found) nursing a brandy and telling me his life story. Which I’m not really listening to, since I’m busy planning the way to make this straight buddy bend for me – or vice versa, I really don’t care, as long as we end up tangled and satisfied. Please, don’t think I’m a selfish jerk, because my crush on him is epic.

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Meet Dare and Tay

Daren Brentwood

Taylor Colby Sutton-Jones

This is a funny and short M/M read, dealing with two best friends, Dare being all out of the closet and proud of who and what he is, and Taylor, who isn’t. Out of the closet, that is.

They meet and Dare falls in love with the seemingly straight Taylor, but thinking he has no chance in hell of being with Taylor, he gets into a relationship with Stone. The latter and Taylor form a band, along with other members.

Five years later, Dare gets the surprise of his life after a Stone Sutton concert, when he finds Taylor standing cold and wet in the rain, outside his house.

Dare made me laugh from the beginning, from the simple description of his partner, Wes. I was also pleasantly surprised by Taylor and how wickedly funny he can be. Taylor and his porn star cock *snort*

It’s cute and funny and although it’s short, there are no loose ends left to the story, it ending in a happy-ever-after. I love a HEA.

Oh but I do hope we’ll get more of Stone and Wes. Wondering how that happens? 

Read Entangled. You won’t be sorry. 

When a friend posted Free reads from Amazon, I with my 1-click addiction, of course clicked away.  The blurb read like this may may a very good book.  Holy Shit, this book was phenomenal.   This is a short story from a Goodreads promotion, with letter and photo for authors to write a short story about.

“Photo Description: A close-up of a man with long curly hair standing in the rain.”

Taylor

This book drew me in from the first page, and I laughed basically through the whole novella.   

This story moved me from, Taylor telling Daren who he really was to telling Daren that he had had been in love with him for 5 years.  

Some of the best “Virgin” quotes can be found within this book.  From “Taylor’s ass was Cherry” to “Besides, you can’t be in charge of your own cherry popping.  Its..its.. unprecedented.” 

The chemistry between these two friends is so sweet and hot.  

The story itself is only 46 pages but you will be Entangled  with Daren and Taylor for days after you finish.

Favorite quotes:

“Fuck my cherry ass.”

“I don’t have a problem flying my rainbow flag.  I just don’t want everyone staring at my flagpole.”

No Flag by Liz Borino

No Flag by Liz Borino

 For Mike and Will, “No Flag” meant “come home alive”, but will their love survive what happens next?

Captain Mike Kelley does not ignore his intuition, so when sexy bartender Will Hayes captures his heart, Mike embarks on a mission to win him over to a Domestic Discipline relationship. Will accepts with one caveat: Mike must promise not to renew his Army contract. Mike agrees, and they spend a year building a life together, getting married, and

starting a business.

Only days before their café’s grand opening, Mike receives news that threatens everything he and Will have built. The Army invokes the Stop Loss military policy to involuntarily extend his commission and send him back overseas. Will, left alone to cope with the café, must rely on the support of old friends who may be no longer be trustworthy. Through emails and Skype calls, Mike and Will keep their love and structure alive…until the day a horrific terrorist attack occurs on Mike’s outpost.

Mike awakens in a hospital with a devastating injury and no his memory of the attack. As the only survivor, Mike’s memory may be the key to national security. Mike struggles to cope with his injury and Will struggles to support the man who always held him up. Both fear they have lost their previous relationship. Will has Mike back rather than a folded flag, but in the aftermath of war, can they rebuild the life they had before? Especially when those closest to them may not have their best interests at heart?

 I never heard of Domestic Discipline.  The characters were very good, Mike the military intelligence officer with problem OCD and Will the funny loving bartender who is not OCD.  Mike teaches Will how to sort and wash clothes, how the organize the kitchen and funniest shit ever is that you cannot have sex with dirty dishes in the sink.  Mike with all his manic problems was such a delight to read and Will as the troublesome (always getting into trouble) DD partner was a riot. The problem I had was with the unanswered questions with the best friend Casey.  Why was she trying to wreck Will and Mike's marriage?  Would have loved to have knew the story behind her drugging and getting Will drunk, when she knew for years that he was gay.  Will and Mike's open gay marriage with Mike still in the Army after the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was very enlightening in the way that the military look at gay married couples.  I liked the story just did not love it .

  The problem I had was with the unanswered questions with the best friend Casey.  Why was she trying to wreck Will and Mike's marriage?  Would have loved to have knew the story behind her drugging and getting Will drunk, when she knew for years that he was gay.  Will and Mike's open gay marriage with Mike still in the Army after the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was very enlightening in the way that the military look at gay married couples.  I liked the story just did not love it .

I give this book ★★★'s

****Was given this book through NetGalley for my honest review

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