Reviewed by Tammy & Kat

TITLE: Crossroads

AUTHOR: Riley Hart          

PUBLISHER: Self Published              

LENGTH: 241 pages

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After divorcing the woman he’d been with since he was seventeen, Nick Fuller is starting over. He owns the restaurant of his dreams and he’s determined to meet new people, find new passions, and experience life to its fullest. Easier said than done—that is until he meets his new neighbour, Bryce Tanner…

Bryce is all about a good time. He plans to show Nick how it’s done, help him meet a few women, and enjoy the gift of the single life he’s been given. But things don’t go as planned, and soon they realize they’d rather be together than with anyone else.

Neither man has ever wanted another guy, but there’s a connection between them from the start—a spark they can’t deny. They find themselves navigating an unfamiliar new world and dealing with unforeseen obstacles. Physical desire isn’t enough, and now Nick and Bryce are at a crossroads. They have to decide which way to go: the easy path they’ve always followed, or the one that’s determined to trip them up at every turn.

REVIEW by Tammy:

Nick Fuller has recently divorced his high school sweetheart and he’s determined to experience everything life has to offer except, he’s so busy at work he doesn’t have the time or the energy to experience anything! Which happens to be one of the main reasons for his divorce, his wife Jill felt that Nick spent all of his time building his restaurant and ignoring her so she cheated. Not to mention the fact that they both had judgemental, overly possessive mothers who had decided way back in high school that neither one of them were good enough for the other! Then he meets his new neighbour, Bryce Tanner.

Bryce is a party boy, he’s busy enjoying the benefits single life has to offer, a new woman every night and no attachments. When Bryce learns that Nick has only ever slept with his ex-wife Jill and no-one since the divorce Bryce decides to take Nick under his wing to help him meet women and enjoy being single. After spending the majority of their Saturday nights going out to clubs without any success in the woman department they realise they would rather spend their time together. Pretty soon if they’re not working Nick and Bryce can be found together, there’s a connection between them that neither can explain but neither of them ever look at women as prospective dates and if the one talks to or looks at a woman the “wrong” way the other gets a strange, unsettled feeling.

Bryce has been lying to his family for months about being in a committed relationship with his best friend Christi, they had tried having a relationship after Bryce recovered from a serious illness but they very quickly realised they make much better best friends than lovers. Bryce’s mother has loved Christi since they were in high school together and she has pinned her hopes and dreams of grandchildren on Bryce and Christi. Now, Bryce doesn’t have the heart to tell her their romance didn’t make it past the couple of months mark!

Both Nick and Bryce think nothing of the fact that neither of them have slept with a woman since they met and when Bryce has a family party to go to he invites Nick to go with him, he doesn’t even have to think twice about it. Christi is there as well but Bryce’s brother makes a comment about the fact that he hopes this relationship lasts, Bryce is confused because he is supposedly already in a relationship with Christi then his brother comments on the fact that he has never seen Bryce so attentive to a partner before but he practically doted on Nick all day! This is the defining moment for Bryce as he’s never thought of a man ‘that’ way but now that his brother has mentioned it he can’t get it out of his mind. Not being one to hold back Bryce goes to Nick’s place and kisses him so Nick punches him in the mouth! And so starts the beautiful sometimes incredibly confusing relationship between two straight men who fell in love with each other!

As with all of Riley Harts books Crossroads is another definite winner!! It is such a beautifully written love story full of self-discovery, self-courage and that’s not even mentioning all the hot monkey sex these two sexy men get up to!  You are doing yourself a disservice if you haven’t read Crossroads already! Go forth and buy your copy, NOW!!

Tammy’s RATING:

REVIEW by Kat

This  is  an  entirely  new  author  for  me  and  I  can  say  up  front…this  won’t  be  the  last  book  I  read  of  hers.    I  have  never  read  a  book  that  takes  both  main  characters  on  a  journey  of  personal  discovery  of  their  true  sexuality…from  perceived  being  straight  heterosexual  males,  to  both  realizing  they  could  actually  be attracted  to  another  man.    Nick  Fuller  is  a  committed,  monogamous,  faithful  divorcee  who  had  been  cheated  on  by  his  ex-­‐wife  and  Bryce  Tanner  is  a  commitment  phobic  man  only  out  for  a  good  time  while  struggling  with  his  future.    I  was  intrigued  and  captivated  by  their  struggles  to  come  to  terms  with  their  attraction  to  each  other  and  the  stumbling  blocks  thrown  up  by  some  of  their  respective  family  members.  It  was  refreshing  to  see  several  of  the  support  characters  not  only  recognize,  but  encourage,  the  budding  relationship  that  neither  knew  how  to  process,  let  alone  act  upon.

I  loved  how  Bryce’s  “jump  into  the  moment  and  see  what  happens”  personality  connected  and  interacted  with  Nick’s  responsible  and  honorable  persona.  Both  men  captivated  and  entranced  me  with  their  struggles  to  see  where  this  was  going.  My  heart  ached  when  Nick’s  conservative,  moralistically  judgmental  and  domineering  mother  “attacked”  Bryce  for  leading  her  son  into  a  life  that  she  wouldn’t  even  give  a  chance.  It  was  heartbreaking  and  devastating.  I  was  so  proud  of  both  men  for  standing  up  for  each  other,  as  they  knew  deep  in  their  hearts  that  they  were  each  other’s  “the  one”  and  fated  to  be  mates  for  life.

I  would  highly  recommend  this  new  HEA  book  by  the  talented  author  Riley  Hart  and  will  look  forward  to  reading  more  of  her  books.  This  is  definitely  a  5.0  book  for  me  and  I  just  hope  that  you  enjoy  it  as  much  as  I  did.

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