Summer Fever by Catt Ford

[reviews_and_ramblings]

First of all let me say that this is one of the most erotic and sexy book I read lately, and I have no problem to say that sometime when reading a book with too much sex, I skip a sex scene here and there to read the story, if there is a story... and instead this time I read ALL, story and sex scenes alike. So the first thing that struck me of this book was the sex, and how could not be so, since the book starts with J.D. who said to Russ "What I wouldn’t let you do to me...", nothing strange if not that Russ is a cop and he has just stopped J.D. along a street. To add fuel to the fire J.D., as farewell to Russ, propose "Maybe I could suck your cock?”.
 
Probably from this you could understand that J.D. is not a shrinking violet; an adult and self-conscious gay man from the city, he is used to have and find sex when he wants. His gaydar points him to Russ, and Russ is happy enough to be pointed; but Russ is a cop, and if this is not enough for making him a good boy, he is also used to live in a welcoming small town, where everyone knows about his neighbor: not the best setting for meaningless sex with a stranger.

And so where J.D. pushes for a summer fling without strings attached, Russ is steady in his feet and refuses to be treat like a toy-boy... It's pretty funny to see the reversed role of the two: J.D., with his small frame, his cute face and his intellectual work, should be the man asking for commitment, since he inspires protection, and instead it's Russ, big, sturdy and authoritative that has the role of who wants to build a nest, like an animal who is going in dormancy and before that wants to be sure to have a comfort den and a warm body beside him.

J.D. is pretty open with his sexual relationship; you can guess that he had no problem with his coming out phase and he is comfortable with his sexuality. But he also had a bad experience in the past with love, and so he decided to not be burnt again. Where some men, with maybe a more romantic side, would give up love and sex together, J.D. chose the path of the meaningless sex. More, he "uses" sex to not let people near him... if he states loud and clearly till the first moment, that he is interested only in sex, men can't form strange idea on him, and above all they can't fall in love, no one would love a vain man like him.

But Russ sees something other in J.D.; he is stubborn enough to not let J.D. deviate him from his path, a path that lead directly toward the man's heart. Russ is almost too good to be true.

And so, a good erotic romance paired to a romantic plot... definitely a shame that the book is only 70 pages long and so with little chance to see it on print, since this one would be for sure in my wish list.

http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/novellas.htm#Summer_Fever_

Amazon Kindle: Summer Fever

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Comments

[zamaxfield.livejournal.com]

Oh my this one pushes all my buttons. (Plus I actually know someone who did this very thing, and had a lovely afternoon with a motorcycle police officer which is probably not a good thing in real life, but... whatever) Can I just say I buy more books from reading your blog than anything else? You are a TREASURE!

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

I'm always happy when I can reccomend a good book :-) Elisa

[lilygcs.livejournal.com]

Great review, I was considering getting the book. Will definitely buy it now :)

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Thanks, it's really enjoyable. And sexy! Elisa

[ayana (now yana_ambf @ lj) (from livejournal.com)]

Wow, this sounds excellent, seriously. Too bad Amazon is only offering it on those stupid Kindles, the idea of which makes me cringe--call me old fashioned, but I'd prefer an actual book in my hand.

Great review!

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

You can buy it in .pdf and print it. I know a friend who does that. It's not the same, but better than nothing... Elisa

[ayana (now yana_ambf @ lj) (from livejournal.com)]

Thanx for the tip. I may just have to do that, because this story sounds too gorgeous not to be read.

[catt-ford.livejournal.com]

Hi Elisa,

I just wanted to thank you (however belatedly) for your stunning review of Summer Fever. It was my first review ever and made me so very happy. I'm glad that you liked the story so much; it's very close to my heart. It sort of just rolled out of me, which doesn't always happen.

I love everything you said about it, and I hope you'll continue to enjoy my stories. And they won't always be boys returning to the country to find happiness, although I did kind of do two of those back to back.

I want to thank you again. It's comments like this that make me want to get right to work and write more.

Catt

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

You are welcome Catt, and even if the mood was the same, both the stories I ready were really nice. I like your style and I for sure will be happy to read more by you. Elisa

[catt-ford.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! I assure you, not all my stories are written with a first person narrator, and they don't all end up in the country. I'm so glad that you like my style, as it's a hard thing to change. LOL. I'd be really interested to know what you think of Riding Out the Bull, if you ever read it.

I really do appreciate your review. It's thoughtful and insightful; I hadn't really thought of things the way you put them, so it was nice to see how the characters came across.

Catt

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

No, I haven't read it yet, but now that you told me, I will check it out. Elisa