by Cardeno C.
4 Stars
If short-tempered Jason can open
his heart and life to optimistic Abe, he might finally find the family he
craves.
Short-tempered, arrogant heart surgeon Jason Garcia grew up wanting a close-knit family, but believes he ruined those dreams when he broke up his marriage. The benefit of divorce is having as much random sex as he wants, and it's a benefit Jason is exploiting when he meets a sweet, shy man at a bar and convinces him to go home for a no-strings-attached night of fun.
Eight years living in Las Vegas hasn't dimmed Abe Green's optimism, earnestness, or desire to find the one. When a sexy man with lonely eyes propositions him, Abe decides to give himself a birthday present—one night of spontaneous fun with no thoughts of the future. But one night turns into two and then three, and Abe realizes his heart is involved.
For the first time, Abe feels safe enough with someone he respects and adores to let go of his inhibitions in the bedroom. If Jason can get past his own inhibitions and open his heart and his life to Abe, he might finally find the family he craves.
Short-tempered, arrogant heart surgeon Jason Garcia grew up wanting a close-knit family, but believes he ruined those dreams when he broke up his marriage. The benefit of divorce is having as much random sex as he wants, and it's a benefit Jason is exploiting when he meets a sweet, shy man at a bar and convinces him to go home for a no-strings-attached night of fun.
Eight years living in Las Vegas hasn't dimmed Abe Green's optimism, earnestness, or desire to find the one. When a sexy man with lonely eyes propositions him, Abe decides to give himself a birthday present—one night of spontaneous fun with no thoughts of the future. But one night turns into two and then three, and Abe realizes his heart is involved.
For the first time, Abe feels safe enough with someone he respects and adores to let go of his inhibitions in the bedroom. If Jason can get past his own inhibitions and open his heart and his life to Abe, he might finally find the family he craves.
This is classic Cardeno C. love,
sweetness and a scorching read. Seriously
scorching. Cardeno C. seems to have a
formula to create memorable characters, sexy times and a romance that draws’ us
in as readers.
What did we enjoy?
- The dirty talk: Melt our
brain, dirty talk. So good. These men are professional, they are loving,
but in the bedroom, the dirty talk is out of this world great. The difference between Abe in public, stuffy
math teacher and Abe in the bedroom is addicting.
- The family: Jason has a
family, and it is really a great twist how they all actually know each
other. And Abe just fits in. Sometimes when one the men has kids it is
this weird arm’s length thing, but Cardeno C. somehow finds a way for them all
to fill into each other’s lives seamlessly.
What was the not-so-good?
- Declarations of Love: So many
times they were so close to saying it, and we missed that there wasn’t a verbal
“I love you” to be found. And we missed
it.
- The kids subplot: Loved the
family angle, but it went a little too much incident involved with the
kids. Sorry to be vague, but it is a bit
of a spoiler s don’t want to give too much away.
The Half of Us is classic Cardeno C., love, sex and fluff. But adding the family angle into the story
adds a complete next level to the story that we really really enjoyed!
