Susan Mac Nicol

3.5 Stars

This was an enjoyable story and I’m surprised that more people haven’t read this.

Gawd, Gideon is a fucking prickly bastard. Understandably angry and bitter, he takes his frustrations out on anyone who’s handy, and most of the time it’s his extraordinary sous chef Eddie, who gets the brunt end. Despite his oft bad moods, Gideon also can’t help his attraction to the sweet, talented ginger. He struggles with the inappropriateness of the whole situation, and we all know that’s going to be a losing battle.

Eddie in turn, can’t help crushing on his sexy, surly boss. He knows Gideon has been through hell and only wants to help or soothe him in any way possible.

I really loved the kitchen/restaurant setting and only wished that it was consistently portrayed throughout. I also enjoyed the push pull of these two characters as they resist and then act on their attraction. The UST was very, very nice, while the rest was sweet sexy. Of note, this kinda veered off into a couple different plot lines, which I guess was necessary for the continuation of this series, but it seemed a bit disjointed. Regardless, the supporting cast was strong and interesting enough that I’ll have no problem with reading about their happy endings to come!
… (meer)

DNF at 77%

That's it! No more, chapter 9 ending with that talk between Taylor and Jude is my limit: It doesn't keep the slightest coherence with the way Tay's skill manifest in all the other cases and, please, don't try to tell me «Well, it's paranormal» like excuse for lack of consistency, no way.

Besides, I find this book wordy, almost chessy, with characters who seemed more as girls minds in men bodies than gay men to me.

What's more , I give up this series and I've dropped the idea of reading other books from this author due to a clear case of personality clash.

Oh well, not every author is for every reader.
… (meer)