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David Marks is looking for the perfect place to film his new web series and recover from his latest failed relationship. When reclusive writer Michael Sharp opens his Montana ranch to paying guests, David knows he's found the right place-but he doesn't expect to find Mr. Right too. Forty years ago Michael Sharp's father was murdered in front of him. No one believed a six-year-old boy's testimony against the powerful Carver brothers. For years Michael has lived in self-imposed exile, the only living witness who can bring down the Carver criminal empire. But now the money is running out, and he's forced to play host to a troupe of temperamental web actors and their energetically attractive director in order to stay alive. The Carvers aren't about to stand for rebellion. Michael has outlived his usefulness. Now Michael and David have to find a way to end this fight once and for all, finding justice for Michael's father and meeting David's funding deadline-all before one or both of them ends up dead. States of Love: Stories of romance that span every corner of the United States. No library descriptions found. |
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Michael had my sympathy from the start. I only got to see his point of view in the prologue, but it is clear he is the "good guy" going up against his father's murderers, and they have all the power. To the point that they blackmail him for money and shoot him in the hand. Fifteen years later, he lives up on some remote mountainside. The suspense and my curiosity as to what happened certainly kept me glued to the pages!
David also demanded his fair share of my attention and sympathy. He is an artist, a director (and sometimes-writer) of small-budget movies, and this current project is his last chance to make some money and a name for himself - enough to fund his next project, at least. His self-deprecating sense of humor and how he takes all the setbacks (technical and otherwise) is both funny and made me like him more - for his stubbornness in the face of disaster at the very least.
The development of Michael and David's romance is unusual. Michael is gay but not really interested in a romance, and David is bisexual and most likely asexual (based on his comments to Michael once they open up to each other). They are both interested in each other, but neither is ready to jump into a relationship. And yet... There are a lot of small gestures and little hints around how they get closer, but it is very understated and I loved that. The emotional build-up finally explodes, but other than kissing nothing physical happens on the page. It's all in small gestures and looks. For me that made their romance all the more powerful.
If you like spellbinding mysteries with vile bad guys whose demise is brought about via great cleverness and modern technology, if you appreciate a suspenseful tale told with underlying humor that might just have you in stitches more than once, and if you’re looking for a read with a creepy setting, a fantastic slow-burn romance, and a very well deserved happy ending, then you will probably like this novella as much as I do. I think it’s absolutely fantastic!
NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews. ( )