Exceptions to the Rule by Fae Sutherland & Marguerite Labbe

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Nathan is an uptight business man. One evening he is in a strip club with some colleagues from out of town and he is deeply bored. He has no interest in women, he is gay even if he is not out at office. But while searching a distraction at the bar, he gives a second look to the bartender, he suddenly realizes that maybe he has found what he is searching since a life.

Jamie is a tattooed and piercied sexy man. But despite his exterior, he is not a man searching a one night stand. And when he sees Nathan, good boy and sweet eyes, he is sure to have found the real thing, and he doesn't want to ruin everything moving too fast and uncaring. Nathan is a man to woo, and he has every intention to conquer him, body and soul.

This is a pretty classic story, the bad boy who meets good boy. It's also pretty erotic with two very well written sex scenes, the second one so involving and heavy that the surprising end is very right. It's so well written that I could easily play it by imagine in my mind while I was reading it.

Usually, to mix the things a bit, the business man is the man with power and he swepts away the blue-collar character like Prince Charming with Cinderfella. Instead here Nathan is a sweet and tender guy, who needs reassureance and deep love, and Jamie is a selfconscious man, who is not intimidated by the different social status, and knows well that he is the stronger in the relationship, and he treats Nathan like a precious thing, like a real gentleman does with his beloved.

A story which appeals both to my romantic side than to my naughty one, I always love the opposite attract situation. 

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Comments

[zamaxfield.livejournal.com]

I'm such a sucker for people cherishing one another. So many books have people behaving so poorly. I remember reading the book Love Story, when I must have been about ten And I thought, how rude, they're not even nice to each other.

I just finished Laura Baumbach's Breathing, the sequel to Enthralled. Talk about cherishing! That was the most romantic ending I can remember reading in ages. Thanks again for that, if it hadn't been for you I wouldn't even have known she wrote a sequel, and Enthralled is my fav Vampire ever. I'm heading to Ellora's Cave to pick this one up...

You write fabulous recommends, BTW.

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

You made a good comparison. Laura Baumbach's alpha males are the most romantic in the M/M romance. Here Jamie is not so overwhelming, but still there is a bit of caveman in him, he reminds me a bit of Bram from A Bit of Rough. Elisa

[debbie1701.livejournal.com]

I enjoy your reviews. I've sent you a PM because I have a question about this book.
(I'm friends with snowmore, Alex and Max).

Debbie :)

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Ciao Debbie. I replied to you. And here I can add that, I'm an hopelessly romantic and so, if I like a book, 99% of the time, it has an Happily Ever After and a pretty man loves man forever ending. If not, usually, I warn my friends!

Mind if I friend you? Elisa

[debbie1701.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the reply.
I've friended you back. :)

[faesutherland.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the kind review, Elisa! Marguerite and I are so glad you enjoyed our story, we hope your lovely readers enjoy it just as much.

Thank you again, would you mind if we linked you from our site with this review? The site is at http://chasethedream.net

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Of course Fae, you can link the post. I know your site I linked you from my romance blog Rosa is for Romance.

And I liked your story, the ending of the second sex scene is funny and right! I was wondering how Nathan could be so loudy in an apartment with neighboors...

Elisa