July 2018


It’s been about 7yrs since I read this book and the stor is still just as amazing!! One of my fave ZAM stories.

The Narration: 3.5 Pants Off


It could have been better. It was passable at best and didn’t inspire the same feelings as reading it did. The voice for William just didn’t work for me, accent and all which is a bummer because I love William as a character.

Overall, nothing to rave about but still enjoyable enough.


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^^PHANTASTIC!^^


4.5

Whenever I read a book by Z.A Maxfield, I am just so crazy happy, her characters always appeal to me and by the middle of the book, I am so in love I don’t know what to do with myself. This book was no exception, her characters always unique and never perfect. They appeal to my better nature (which is I love hot guys together), I see them so clearly in my head I start to believe that I am reading an autobiography about their lives. They honour me with sharing about their lives, and I feel so happy that they decided to share their life with me. This is what Maxfield does to me when I read one of her books; simply put I become crazy obsessed, and grin from ear to ear.

The Pharaoh’s Concubine is one of those epic books for me by the author. She brings the uniqueness of her characters, all humour and crazy attitude. Dylan is our pampered kept boy, but he is as far from a boy as anyone, going on thirty-six years he lives a routine life. Placed on pedestal because of who is lover is, Dylan is the biggest dirty secret in Las Vegas that everyone knows about. There is more to Dylan that meets the eye, he is not just a pretty face, his life of gold is getting old, and he is getting no younger. When Dylan is kidnapped and beaten in retaliation to who his lover is, all that he knows he will have to be left behind, and even with running for his life Dylan will once again discover himself and find love if only for a moment.

William is the product of a hard life, a gangster dad and gangster brothers, leaves him no room for a regular life. Spared the brunt of it in his young life by a caring grandmother. When his grandmother passes there is no one left to protect him, and the gang comes for him. He is forced to live the life style but knows if he refuses he is pretty much dead. When forced to kidnap Dylan Anderson lover to a mob boss, William is sick. It’s not something he wants to do, but its something he has to do. Knowing there is no way things will go as planned, but never knowing his young life is about to be changed forever.

I will honestly say that I really this book; I haven’t had the opportunity read all the books by this author. This one is very different from the books I have read, but still offers up the great writing and unique humour the author is known for. I love the complexity of Z.A’s characters; yet they still manage to be relatable. I am always one-hundred percent invested in a Maxfield book, and this one had me smiling and spending a little bit too much time ignoring my children (yes, I did just write that). I loved these two very flawed men finding love with each other. I d that they are from two very different backgrounds, but they share a common goal. To find happiness, love, and all the things worth living for (also not dying).

I am a huge fan of William, I love how he has swagger without the rep, and I love how he is this hot Latino. What makes me love him more, is when he says *papi* I freaking lose it. I am planning to have people call me papi, been informed that I am not a man and blah blah blah. I want to be papi! Plus this young man is packing some serious packaging, packing heat............ So really the multiculturalism of the story is a huge plus, and no one does it better than Z.A. This one might not be a big hit with fans of the author, but if you are a serious fan then you won’t wanna miss this one.

With great supporting characters, and all the family love, what’s not to . I really hope the author gives Peter, an annoying and equally douche baggish ex-lover of Dylan. He’s an ass but I would love him to have his own story, there is room for him to grow as a character and I hope he is a bottom, lol.

In the words of Ni Hao Kai-Lan, Z.A “you make my heart feel super happy".2011-reads fave-books-of-2011 favorites ...more29 s Trio3,282 182

Wow, this story was spectacular - so exciting! I enjoyed all the twists and turns, and there were so many subtleties to the plot, I really had no idea how there could possibly be a happily ever after for these two. Just beautifully done.

Audio, performed by Noah Michael Levine, is just okay.audible-escape-audible-plus mystery-suspense-thriller romance-mm ...more8 s Bookwatcher 746 118

It's possible to find something sad but cute?


Yes... It's possible... This book is a good example.

Dylan is a mafia protégée. He is the lover of one of the most violent and important boss... But he is "ignorant", living a parallel live, where no one is killed or tortured... He has a good live, doing nothing... But obviously at the age of 36 he is starting to question for how long his lover will keep him.

Willian is against his wish a member of a gang. His future is a big question mark, and being the youngest soon of a gang boss (Willian has only 20 years) he not only can't get out but must also be very secretive about his homosexuality. It's very much a live condemned to end very shortly, and violently

Willian gang will take Dylan as hostage, and both men will have difficult and terrible moments...
So yes, it's a very violent book, and even now, after I finish it, I'm still very sad... I will not spoil telling about the end, if there is a HEA or HFN or worst possibility, a tragic end... I'll only say how much I this book (that's why I'm giving 4 stars) and that certainly I'll not read it again.

I do it a lot... Read more than one time a book, but sometimes, in this case, the topic is too dark and I just can't do it... drugs, violence, murder, racism... Everything is there.... So, one read is enough... So dark! I just can't read it again.

So 4 stars... And with its drama balanced with great humor and perfect writing is still my favorite ZA Maxfield book.glbt-gay romance7 s Simsala524 59

I`ve read paranormals that were more believable than Pharaoh`s Concubine.I didn`t any of the characters.They were so good and noble that it was annoying.Even the villain had a halo...m-m suspense-crime7 s Kathleen1,412 131

Noah Michael Levine...awful narrator. Ruined a good story. Terrible Spanish. Mispronunciations. I couldn't continue.audiobook6 s Kaje HarperAuthor 80 books2,605

This was a bit of a departure from most of Z.A. Maxfield's books - less funny, less sweet, more unexpected and more morally ambiguous. The main characters were both flawed, and each had a past which included some poor decisions and willingness to look the other way. Dylan was the kept man of a mob boss, who survived a failed kidnap attempt. Dylan then saved William, the young man embroiled in the scheme, from paying for his involvement with his life. Rescuing William forces them both to flee from the criminals they've been involved with, and brings them together.

I d watching them start to become interested in each other, and even more I enjoyed some of the twists and turns of the interactions between Dylan, and all the people he'd had relationships with in the past, from family to former lovers to mentors. Dylan's past is complicated, and when he's in trouble he heads for his old home, and all the loose ends he walked away from years ago. And not everyone reacts the way he would expect.

William is much more isolated. The grandmother who raised him is dead, and all his other relatives are among those he's escaping. He has no friends he trusts, and really no one but Dylan to share any part of his life with. This may help explain his fast attraction to Dylan, one of the minor issues I had with this story - that William was a bit of a cipher and I was more interested in Dylan outside the romance, because almost all the conflicts and decisions were his. Although the sex is well done, I'd have d to see more of these guys together developing the non-sexual part of their relationship. I was interested in their conversations, and there was a lot about their lives that they could have shared in getting to know one another better, and demonstrating a deeper connection. There were a couple of dream sequences that I'd have d to sacrifice for some real-world time.

The plot in this one surprised me several times. I had a couple of minor quibbles early on, some of them medical, but I loved the twists of the ending. I even appreciated the lack of moral neatness to the wrap-up. There was a very unexpected emotional moment that was the highpoint of the story for me, and completely not the one I was expecting it to be. I definitely enjoyed this thriller-romance that managed not to be completely standard fare.m-m6 s Kathleen1,412 131

Note, after the fact: Unfortunately, I listened before I read. While the audiobook was truly awful, the story itself was rather compelling. Recommended!5 s Ronie Reads1,271 19

Great read! Talk about being thrown into the deep end. No breathing lessons, no paddle not even luck. Such a great read!4 s Lilia FordAuthor 15 books191

I just reread this and upped my rating to a five. It's one of those books that grows on you, unfolding beauties and insights, much the hero Dylan, a man whose physical beauty turns out to camouflage his inner beauty. On the first page he comes off (and even thinks of himself) as a spoiled plaything, a man with a weekly appointment at a high-end spa. But Dylan is emphatically more than he seems and the botched kidnapping ends up becoming one of those catalytic events, irrevocably changing the direction of his life.

Mild Spoilers. A series of impulsive decisions brings him back home to the life he'd thought he'd left behind--as a devout Mormon in Utah. Though I thought everything in the book was well done, here was where I thought Maxfield's originality really showed. The book is Dylan himself--both move in totally unpredictable directions. Without much fanfare, the story quietly develops in very unexpected ways as we learn the circumstances of Dylan's leaving home and his family's rejection of his sexuality.

But instead of being just another condemnation of a narrow morality, the book allows us to see how much of that old self Dylan kept, and even how much of what is best about him could be tied to his upbringing--the emphasis on family, work, nature, helping others, reaching out, listening to an inner prompting that tells you what is right and wrong. And though the LDS faith's condemnation of homosexuality is shown to be unjust and destructive, Maxfield is careful to distinguish doctrine from people. Moreover, Dylan himself was not always fair to members of his own family--was too quick to judge in a way that left a huge hole in everyone's life.

I don't know enough about the LDS church to judge if Maxfield's portrait was too rosy--I hope is wasn't. Certainly the book demonstrated the kind of nuance and insight that spoke of a deep familiarity with her subject. I admired that she avoided cheap shots or easy condemnations throughout, but instead focused on a particularly gentle, but also strong man, how he was shaped by the best aspects of his faith, but forced in the end to forge his own identity when that faith couldn't accept a crucial part of who he was--and that identity really was an unusually beautiful person.

It seems ironic that William, the young Latino gang-banger, would come off as the more familiar of the two, but his is a character we see far more often in the media, if not through my actual experience. Maxfield also gives him unexpected nuances (as well as a gift for hot bedroom talk--always a favorite here). Dylan he has his areas of strength and vulnerability. The two men are crazily different from each other, much more so than most romance couples, and yet the reader totally buys the chemistry between them--and that they are each in a unique position to recognize how special the other is.

All in all, a book that grows on you, revealing its special qualities quietly over time, rather the two wonderful men at its heart.





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Not bad, but not great either

Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.

Rating: 6/10

PROS:
- I this author’s writing. She has a way with words that makes me stop more often than usual to ponder individual phrases or sentences. Here’s one I d: “It was as if all his life had been a free fall into hell. People reached out to him to slow his descent but his momentum was such that they only got hurt.”
- I found the villain surprisingly able. Not in a humorous, “he’s not really evil” sort of way, but in a 3-dimensional, “I understood his motivations and he’s not entirely unsympathetic” sort of way. I started off sort of hating him, but by the end of the story I wished that he could somehow remain a part of Dylan’s life.
- Possible slight SPOILER here… William gets beaten within an inch of his life near the start of the story, and this provides a good excuse for the sex to wait a while to really get going. The guys have to wait to get to know each other a bit before they get their first real taste of each other. There’s also a brief misunderstanding after their first bout of sex, and instead of letting it fester and drive them apart for days and make them both miserable, they talk about it. adults. It’s miraculous.
- I thought the glimpses into the Mormon Church were interesting, both because I know so little about that religion and also because those glimpses are colored by Dylan’s bitterness at having been cast out of the church because of his sexuality.

CONS:
- I didn’t believe in the supposed depth of connection between William and Dylan. It’s not that I didn’t believe these two characters could fall in love; it’s that I didn’t see enough of the yearning, I suppose--the emotions on either side--to make me believe in claims this: “He loved William. He wanted him he’d never wanted anyone in his life, ever.”
- I hated some of the secondary characters sometimes. Or I suppose it’s more accurate to say that I hated their *actions,* and probably 95% of those actions are driven by their religious convictions. (I will put a disclaimer out here that I have a huge problem with most religions most of the time, so it’s possible that I’m being a little frigid here because I’m incapable of being objective with regard to this topic.)
- This is a small complaint, but I wanted to know specifically how old Dylan is. There are little hints here and there at the guys’ age difference, and it didn’t bother me in the least that Dylan is significantly older than William. I just wanted to know the specifics. William’s age is mentioned more than once, so why not Dylan’s?

Overall comments: This whole thing is just a little shy of being really clean, really solid, really polished. It’s not bad--certainly not among the worst I’ve read in this genre. It was perfectly readable. But the things that annoyed me or made me raise an eyebrow or think, “really?” or made me stop and go, “what, now?” were way too frequent.3 s Tamarrion Lash327 34

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Gangs, LDS, escape, is a story I wasn't expecting.
Dylan, 36, concubine to a married Gang territory boss,

Yves, when he's kidnapped. The rival gang beat him, and one particular guy didn't want to inflict the pain. He was being forced to become a gang member by his family.
When Dylan is rescued, they also get William, Meme, and in return, beat him and plan to kill him.
William, 20, from a Latino family of gang members,

is grateful to be alive.

Dylan feels he deserves a chance to live, because he was kind. Dylan plans an escape for himself and William, through Vegas, Utah and north.

Both men having been beaten, are healing, talking and running. Survival at it's highest. Dylan meets up with family who are LDS, Mormons, and finds problems there.

If you can't trust family, what will happen?

Meanwhile William and Dylan grow closer, but it's super slow, and feelings are slim, because it's more of a forced contact situation. I am used to more sexy passion and bonding, but that's me.

Eventually they have only each other to trust.

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A Mob Boss, an ex-Mormon and a reluctant Gang Banger. A kidnapping, the catalyst that changes the course of each and every one of their lives in ways none of them ever expected. Each of these characters is multi-layered and it is in peeling these layers back we find the common ground and understand the motivation behind each of their actions and the path they each end up choosing when the proverbial shit hits the fan.

Each of these men feels their own brand of alienation and loneliness as a result of having lived their lives to this point influenced by the expectations of the society they are a part of. Each is seeking acceptance on his own terms. None of them are what they seem. Each wears a mask, projecting an image necessary to hide their weaknesses and vulnerabilities, things that if exposed could quite literally be the death of them. As the story unfolds and as each one of them is forced to face and deal with the consequences of their actions, the masks are stripped away, and it is then we finally see them as they truly are at their very core and come to understand that each is acting true to character.

The common ground here is that even though each of these men wants more for himself in this life.. each one has settled with or accepted a life in which the course is set by the rules or expectations of others. They have each been given a chance to change that course now.. even if that course may lead to certain death for any one of them. Mosko is the unknown quantity in this story and ultimately the one who will determine all of their fates. When he finally confronts Dylan.... it's a revelation.

As with all of Za's stories the underlying message here remains the same, Love is the great equalizer, even for a mob boss, an ex-Mormon and a reluctant gangbanger.

5-4-8x52 s ElaineY2,262 68

This just was not doing it for me. Dylan's decision to "save" Memo didn't quite make sense, especially when it means a total overhaul of his own cushy life. I could understand it if Dylan were unhappy with Mosko or was being ill-treated but for the first quarter of the book, there is no sign than Dylan even wanted to escape. On the contrary, he valued his comfortable, secure life being the mob boss' kept man; he enjoyed the life of luxury and the red carpet treatment wherever he went.

Perhaps I wasn't in the mood for a story this as I found Memo tiresome even though that was perfectly understandable. I mean, I couldn't understand why Dylan was helping him so how could Memo, who's from the enemy camp?

The story just dragged on with pages and pages of boring narrative. I gave up and will just read the , if there are any.

What I read was 2 stars, at best, but I'll give it 3 in case it picks up. Since there are people who wonder why I give stars for books I don't finish, it's because if I don't, it doesn't show up as having been read already. It would be great if GR allowed me the 'Read' books to be highlighted more clearly to distinguish it from the 'To Read' and 'Currently Reading'.mm romantic-suspense2 s ?Michaelle?3,672 216

3.9 Stars

Dylan was the highlight of the book for me, and in a way so was the Russian mob boss. But yeah, Kaje Harper said it all better than I could; read her review.2018-pushing-boundaries gang-club-criminal lgbt ...more2 s Lyn?Loves?Listening to Real Voices Only!!!!??1#AUDIOBOOKADDICT2,258 706

I am not a fan of books where the MCs are apart for an extended amount of time, and that was the case with this book. Needless to say, I was disappointed. I felt the interruption in the relationship development of the MCs and that really threw off their chemistry. It didn’t help that the ending was rushed and abrupt. age-difference angst crime ...more1 Anna1,046 11

Have you ever started a book thinking you already knew what was coming, because you’d judged it by the title and cover? I started reading this book thinking, “oh, yeah, it’s going to be sooooo average”. It isn’t though! The characters are fairly complex and engaging, and the plot was well paced. I love William and Skip (?) . A very good read!contemporary-adult-romance e-books-i-own gangs ...more1 Kathleen1,412 131

That’s some pretty interesting moral ambiguity. A mobster’s kept man and a reluctant gang member who tries to save him from a kidnapping. Throw in a long estranged Mormon family, these two guys on the run, a few twists, and we have un unexpectedly wonderful little story. Thoroughly enjoyed. suspense-thriller1 Katherine4,975 36

This is frankly, a depressing story. Gawd, the characters are so unhappy, and so freaking judgmental. There is rampant homophobia and just outright ignorance and unwillingness to understand anyone who is different. I finished listening to the book and while there is a HEA, it is painful, and I was mourning the loss of one of the hero’s. Not my fav by Ms. Maxfield.

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I d the book and really d the audiobook
Recommendedfav-m-m-listened1 Vfields Don't touch my happy! 3,179

I'm a Maxfield fan but this one didn't float my boat. I thought it was Meh. 1 Lavern16 11

The thing that really got me about this book by ZAM is that it is so not what you would expect from her. I'm used to reading sexy, straight forward, loving guys who meet, fall in love, and make a go from start to finish. While there is self discovery along the way, you get the feel that it's a change for the better; they haven't been tarnished and they are still so "shiny", to quote Officer Helmet.

Dylan and Memo are a couple that I really could sink my teeth into. From the onset, the first chapter rocks the boat and throws these guys together in unusualremarkable circumstances. Memo is apart of a group of guys that attempt to kidnap Dylan. Of course, you're the love interest of these two could not possibly work, but in true ZAM fashion, they do, and it does. But, it's not a simple as these two guys meet and find each other hot, so let's get together. These men are seriously flawed. You have Dylan who has allowed his outlook to bend to his surroundings. When Memo's life is on the line, at it's core, it is so simple and in Dylan's power to help. Memo tried to help and protect him, Dylan can do the same.

There was a comment from another reviewer that the situation is unbelievable. Maybe, it's not the sweet romance some of us to read, but what is believable is the core of self and the road of self discovery all the characters in this book represent. There is growth that all the characters achieve in one form or another.

I'd recommend reading this book, not only a good read, but also taking into consideration that these men are flawed. I find this book closer to a reality than a lot of others out there. There is no definate "good" or "bad". There's just human nature and finding that point in your life when the status quo changes from what you'll allow to what you won't.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.Show full reviewm-m1 leigh285 24

Very good angsty romance about two men, trapped in unsatisfying and dangerous lives, finding the strength to change themselves and their situations.

Dylan is the aging kept boy of a Russian mobster, by whom he is pampered and indulged. Yves offers everything Dylan could want in a lover--except his time and attention, most of which is appropriated by his wife and children.

William, the youngest of a tough gangster family, hoped to escape the life by going to college, but was forced back into service as one of his father's enforcers. One of his first assignments is to help his brother and colleagues kidnap Dylan for ransom. The attempt goes horribly wrong and William becomes a hostage himself. When Dylan realizes the fate Yves has planned for William, he finds himself at a critical moment of epiphany. He flees his gilded cage forever, hauling William with him.

The runaways are mutually attracted but have plenty of plot and (emotional) baggage to distract them from figuring out their feelings. They seek haven in Dylan's hometown, where he is forced to face the family, friends and religion from whom he felt cast out years ago. Both men struggle to come to terms with their pasts, present, and future, all the while watching their backs for the dangerous man they have crossed.

I d and connected with both MCs, Dylan in particular. The supporting characters, including a truly vile villain, were well-drawn and complex. And the ending, while perhaps straining belief a teeny bit, could not have been more tearjerkingly perfect. I'm very glad I managed to be unspoiled for it.

Sweet, hot sex scenes and ZAM's dependable prose made this an easy, flowing read. 4 stars.
challenge owned-bn1 Michelle B62 2

I gave this a four because IMHO, although the story was well-written, the plot engaging, and the characters expertly drawn (not to mention my ongoing fascination with LDS and St.George environs)...hated the ending. Still--it was worth a second read, because I loved the overall story.

In fact, author always promises an HEA, which I DO want, but this was very contrived and skirted too close to the edge of fantasy for me. On one hand, I could believe that Yves' love led to his act of redemption, but on the other, my BS-meter fired right up when a certain door opened, and I thought--no, I don't buy it. My little heart was happy for Skip and Willie, but logically, it was far-fetched.(also, not a fan of dream sequences, but they were only mildly distracting)

Did love her handling of the Peter character--shows her skill as an author as she stripped away the layers and Dylan's memories to reveal the actual man Peter had become.

The worst thing about this book is the title. I was convinced it was a period m/m romance set in ancient Egypt. (The color covers seemed to reinforce this misconception!) Although I was craving more ZAM after Drawn Together & Crossing Borders, historical romance is so boring to me, I almost skipped reading it. (and I really don't want to read a book about St. Nacho's either--sounds a Caribbean hospital named after smothered Doritos, but I digress)

Anyway, I'd recommend reading this, but I'd first read Drawn Together (about a million times) then Crossing Borders (have reread at least three times) and then this one.

Still have to think about the Doritos, though! LOL1 Judy & Marianne from Long and Short Reviews5,187 163

Be prepared to be seduced by this dark story. Dylan Anderson, the boyfriend of the gang leader, is caught in a turf war between gangs. William Escobar is along for the ride with his brother, who is part of the gang that kidnaps Dylan. When the Dylan’s boyfriend, Yvgeny Mosko catches up with the gang that snatched him, they are all killed, save William.

The characters Ms. Maxfield has created are dark and multi-dimensional with secrets that surprised me. Dylan isn’t really who he says he is and I wasn’t sure even Dylan remembered who he was at times. In a trip back to his past, Dylan reconnects with the person he used to be before he moved to Vegas and comes to terms with a past he wants to leave behind.

My only issue is that with the tagline William never has to hear “size doesn’t matter,” I expected a lot more from the romance. Instead, it never really wowed me and the relationship between Dylan and William is lukewarm at best. This book is still an amazing story, the twist and turns keeping me on the edge of my seat. Of course since Mosko is a gang leader, he can’t just let Dylan go without retribution and the ending came as a shock to me.

Ms. Maxfield has created a story that kept me glued to my reader until the last second with all of the twists and turns. If you enjoy gay fiction with a strong romantic elements, you enjoy this book and I highly recommend it.

Originally posted at http://whippedcream2.blogspot.com/201...1 Jo * Smut-Dickted *2,038 490

I loved this one! Dylan and William were interesting characters and I could completely picture them in my head. Of course the cover art didn't hurt either. I could see how someone could think Dylan shallow -- but to me when push came to shove he stuck to his belief in what was right. William as the gang member was a little harder to reconcile - he comes off as a more scared, whiny kid while with his "gang" yet with Dylan he is a self assured confident alpha male. So certainly the characters had their issues.

I thought the story was pretty original. I don't normally read mobster type stuff but this was not full of that anyway. The sex scenes were well placed and the sexual tension was high enough to have me *almost* biting my nails (naughty naughty ZAM!). I think the thing that most impressed me was Dylan as Skip - but not really. Some part of him would always be Skip although he cannot go back in time. I'll admit to seeing Brad Pitt in that role very easily - of course that could be due to the fact I had my yearly re watch of Fight Club last night too - with a guy who I don't think is quite as enamored as me with that flick (it's a top 3 for me!)... *sigh* I guess some things I adore I should just quietly enjoy lol. I've gotta say this novel is right up there with my faves in the genre!2019-sh-recs m-m-romance read-on-kindle ...more1 Wendy?Ann1,757 48

This book wins the award for most gripping opening in a book I’ve read! Wow, my heart was racing and the adrenaline was flowing during the whole kidnapping sequence followed by the dramatic getaway. Loved it!

The character dynamics were very interesting in this story. I thoroughly enjoyed Dylan’s character and pretty much everything about him. William was harder to connect with and I’m not sure I ever totally felt strength in their relationship. I almost wish I could have seen a bit of Dylan’s interactions with Yves/Yvgeny. The mob boss was tough, but definitely had a soft streak where Dylan was concerned.

Near the ending, things got fairly intense again. Resolution came about in an interesting way and then cut off just a little too abruptly for my liking. All in though, I really enjoyed this book and found it was different from what I had been expecting.
app-ereader sex-partner-mm theme-age-gap1 Emma Sea2,203 1,141

I really really loved this book, and I have one thing that I've been wondering about. Did Maxfield originally intend to have something different happen when the Russian Mob came for William? Why did Maxfield include the whole scene where Dylan taught William how to hide silently in the dark Nevada night? You know how Doestoyevsky said if there's a gun on the wall at the beginning of the novel, someone better get shot by the end of the story? Well, William and Dylan playing hide and seek, and William learning to camouflage himself, is a gun on the wall my friends.organised-crime phobic-parents younger-seme1 Bea513 50

I d this better than Drawn Together. I enjoy Z.A. Maxfield's voice and storytelling, mixing the mystery/action with the love story.


I love Dylan, he is such a sweetie who must somehow let his past mesh with his future to find balance. We see William as someone who can accept who Dylan is.

I really wanted to slap Peter up side the head several times, but I imagine that there are many men who are stuck in his position.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book.abuse-not-by-hero daddy-kink disability-illness ...more1 Theodora IK589

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